Nature Writing for Children: Soup, Sea and Stories
From the origins of life in the oceans to turtles returning to the same shores year after year — how do we tell stories of the sea to young readers?
Join Kartik Shanker, Professor, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, and author of From Soup to Superstar, in conversation with Shashwat DC, as he reflects on writing about nature for children — from marine life and evolution to the quiet connections between science, storytelling, and conservation.
This webinar is part of the Nature Writing for Children series by Azim Premji University, which brings together authors, educators, and readers to explore how storytelling can reconnect children with the wild, the real, and the urgent.
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About the speaker
Kartik Shanker is Professor at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, where he works on the ecology of terrestrial and marine fauna. He has set up long-term monitoring programmes for sea turtles and sharks and rays across the country.Shanker is also a founding trustee of Dakshin Foundation, where he oversees work on marine flagships and community wellbeing, and founding editor of the magazine, Current Conservation.He is the author of the book From Soup to Superstar, a historical account of sea turtle conservation in India and of several children’s stories including Turtle Story, The Adventures of Philautus Frog, Moonlight in the Sea, and Lori’s Magical Mystery.
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