Told from the point of view of a land called Sherjahaan, this stunning true rewilding story set near the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in India will inspire young activists and animal lovers.
In the late 1990s, a local couple bought Sherjahaan (land of the tigers), a patch of land next to the famous Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in India. Once tigers roamed freely there, but over-farming and tree-felling upended the ecological balance, and the ground was barren. The couple, moved by the possibilities, got to work. They removed invasive species and fenced the land off from people’s interference, too. And twenty years later, thanks to the dedication of the couple and the natural cycles of the earth, the ecosystem has recovered, and a variety of wildlife, including tigers, have returned.
Dai Yun was born and raised in Nanjing, China, became an Australian citizen inSydney, and now lives in Singapore. She has written many books published internationally, but Sherjahaan is her first book published in the United States. She is particularly drawn to real-life stories around the world that reflect the relationship between man and nature.
Roger Mello is a Brazilian illustrator and writer. He has published more thana hundred titles, including poetry, short stories, screenplays, and children’s books. Mello has won many awards for writing and illustrating, including the Luis Jardim Award and the Best Children’s Book 2002 International Award. In 2014, he became the first illustrator from Latin America to win the Hans Christian Andersen award for children’s books.
Told from the point of view of a land called Sherjahaan, this stunning true rewilding story set near the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in India will inspire young activists and animal lovers.
In the late 1990s, a local couple bought Sherjahaan (land of the tigers), a patch of land next to the famous Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in India. Once tigers roamed freely there, but over-farming and tree-felling upended the ecological balance, and the ground was barren. The couple, moved by the possibilities, got to work. They removed invasive species and fenced the land off from people’s interference, too. And twenty years later, thanks to the dedication of the couple and the natural cycles of the earth, the ecosystem has recovered, and a variety of wildlife, including tigers, have returned.
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Dai Yun was born and raised in Nanjing, China, became an Australian citizen inSydney, and now lives in Singapore. She has written many books published internationally, but Sherjahaan is her first book published in the United States. She is particularly drawn to real-life stories around the world that reflect the relationship between man and nature.
Roger Mello is a Brazilian illustrator and writer. He has published more thana hundred titles, including poetry, short stories, screenplays, and children’s books. Mello has won many awards for writing and illustrating, including the Luis Jardim Award and the Best Children’s Book 2002 International Award. In 2014, he became the first illustrator from Latin America to win the Hans Christian Andersen award for children’s books.
