Nature and Environment

A hand-picked selection of books from Tara, packed in gorgeous handmade and screen-printed gift bags. This bag is perfect for Ages 10 and above.

Speaking to an Elephant & Walking is a Way of Knowing

Madhuri Ramesh, Manish Chandi, Matthew Frame

The Kadars are a small indigenous community in South India. Even though they no longer live deep in the forest, they still walk its paths every day. These richly illustrated books show their lives through folktales and real experiences.

Tree Matters 

Gangu Bai, Gita Wolf, V. Geetha

Artist from the Bhil tribe in central lndia paints her community’s close everyday relationship to trees.

Water

Subhash Vyam

An exquisite illustrated Gond tribal fable about water…and on the human relationship to this most primeval of elements.

The Enduring Ark

Joydeb Chitrakar, Gita Wolf

A contemporary environmental retelling of the great flood tale, featuring Patua scroll art from Bengal.