A modern fairytale about an ant, an elephant, a monkey and a girl, who set out to tame a supposedly fiery dragon.
Suniti Namjoshi Boeken
Suniti Namjoshi is een dichteres, kinderboekenschrijfster en lerares wiens werk kritisch thema's als identiteit, seksualiteit en sociale normen onderzoekt door een onderscheidende mix van humor en inzicht. Ze staat bekend om haar onconventionele benadering en haar vermogen om traditionele verhalen uit te dagen. Namjoshi's geschriften, die zowel poëzie als proza omvatten, weerspiegelen een diepe contemplatie van de menselijke ervaring en maatschappelijke structuren.
Aditi and her friends are sent to Antarctica by the Island Sage to stop the magic tricks of a little hobgoblin. But once there, they see a bigger problem – global warming!Gobby, the naughty little hobgoblin, is practicing his magic and running amuck in Antarctica—turning the white snow black, giving stripes and spots to the penguins, and scrawling pink graffiti on the mountainsides. As Aditi and gang hasten to stop him, they find that the world is warming up dangerously, the snows are melting. Something must be done. But what?Can ‘fun’ sometimes be more harmful than we think?What exactly does Global Warming do to the planet?Infused with magic realism, the Aditi Adventures series features Aditi and her Friends – an ant, a one-eyed monkey, an elephant and two dragons. Their adventures take them to different countries, even to outer space and cyberspace, and also raise questions about identity, character and friendship.
Aditi and friends set out to help the twins Roshan and Rohit who live in London. The River Thames has been poisoned and they are shocked to find out that a River Dragon is dying in its waters.