City of Stars – Book on Sustainable Living
City of Stars, a book on sustainable living, is available in two versions – only storybook and story and activity calendar book.
INSPIRATION STORY
In Nov 2017, after the Diwali break, I got a frantic call from another distraught parent…”Our children are suffering because of unhealthy, polluted air. Can we request their school to put purifiers in the classrooms? Can’t we do anything about it?”
I felt devastated seeing our children, elderly and many other adults suffering from bad bouts of health for months together year on year. I also felt sad seeing our children deprived of the original joys of childhood – gazing at the sky full of stars and playing freely under the blue skies.
It struck me then that the future of our children – and their health – lies in our own hands. WE (the citizens) need to change our everyday habits first and become RESPONSIBLE instead of only expecting our government to take action.
If we want to see the bright stars and blue skies again, every month our habits must change, through the year follow and maintain, to our friends and family explain, remind them of the habits they need to sustain!
Thus, City of Stars – an experiential book in the form of a calendar- was conceived…
I wanted to be part of the solution to spread awareness, break all myths and change behaviours for a GREENER, CLEANER and HEALTHIER planet. I realised that AIR and other forms of ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION is not a seasonal issue and a worldwide problem.
I started writing stories linked to air and other forms of environmental pollution in the form of real-life conversations between a child and his parents. The central character of Abdu is inspired by my son, to whom I have been reading these stories, while writing and rewriting them over the past one year.
I have also created an only storybook version of this book for children and their families across age groups to spread mass awareness about this issue.
I hope this book will introduce all the little Abdus and their families across the world to the small and big lifestyle changes for a GREENER, CLEANER and HEALTHIER planet!
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