Pervin Saket

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Women in Science

Beschreibung

An exciting new boxed set from the Learning TO BE board book series offers four true stories modeling important values: perseverance, courage, passion, and commitment The Women in Science boxed set includes the inspiring stories of 4 pioneering women: Commitment with Bibha Chowdhuri (first Indian woman physicist), Couragewith Anandibai Joshee (one of the first Indian women to become a doctor), Passionwith Aditi Pant (the first Indian woman oceanographer), and Perseverancewith Janaki Ammal (the first Indian woman botanist). The stories of these four incredible women are sure to inspire and encourage many young children to pursue their dreams. Written by award-winning poet Pervin Saket and illustrated by four talented illustrators, this box set will make an outstanding addition to your child's library. This simple text, written in verse, is the perfect way to introduce little readers to big values.

Autor

Pervin Saket is the author of the novel Urmila and of the poetry collection A Tinge of Turmeric. She is the 2021 Fellow for the Vancouver Manuscript Intensive, and was shortlisted for the Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize 2020. Her novel has been adapted for the stage, featuring classical Indian dance forms of Kathak, Bharatnatyam and Odissi. Her work has been featured in The Indian Quarterly, The Joao-Roque Literary Journal, Paris Lit Up, Singapore Unbound, Usawa Literary Review, Tiferet, and elsewhere. Pervin works as an editor for textbooks for primary, middle and senior school. Sriya Singh is an Illustrator and surface designer whose work focuses on themes of nature and feminine beauty with a hint of nostalgia. She taught herself illustration. After graduating with Honors in Zoology from Calcutta in 2019, she started working as a designer in a well-known Home & Furnishing company. Apart from full-time work, she loves to do freelance work in her free time. Over the years, she collaborated on various projects. She enjoys making children's book Illustrations and working on picture books. It allows her to be more playful with her style and experiment with colors. Sahitya Rani is an illustrator and art director based in Mumbai who has worked on numerous children's picture books. While illustrating for children has formed a large part of her work, in recent years, she has started expanding to graphic novels for young adults. Through her diverse body of work, she aims to contribute to relevant, representative and inclusive stories across multiple genres, reading levels and formats. Boski Jain is a visual designer and illustrator from Bhopal. She did her undergraduate from Symbiosis Institute of Design and completed a masters from the Indian Institute of Bombay in 2016, specializing in communication design. She has illustrated 10 children's picture books so far. She likes studying and incorporating different styles of Indian folk art in her work using bright colors and patterns. Annada Menon is a published illustrator based in Pune. She is specialized in painting from CKP, College of Fine Arts, Bangalore. She has worked on various editorials, album art and children's books.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: AdiDev Press
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 182mm x 185mm x 62mm
• Gewicht: 1180g
• ISBN-13: 9788195388691
• ISBN-10: 8195388698
• Artikelnr.: 68102150