Jeannine Atkins is the author of Get Set! Swim!, which was named a "Choices" selection by the Cooperative Children's Book Center. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and their daughter. Visit her online at jeannineatkins.com.
Venantius J. Pinto was born in Bombay, India. A fine artist, designer, and animator, Mr. Pinto lives with his wife in Sunnyside, NY. This is his first picture book.
"An exemplary first picture book for both author and illustrator, this collaboration will appeal to a wide audience of children." -- School Library Journal "A testament to heroism, based on events in northern India in the 1970s. When cutting crews came to slash the forest, women and girls faced down the developers and halted the destruction. More books of this caliber might help save the planet." -- Smithsonian MagazineCCBC Choices - Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
"An exemplary first picture book for both author and illustrator, this collaboration will appeal to a wide audience of children." -- School Library Journal
"A testament to heroism, based on events in northern India in
the 1970s. When cutting crews came to slash the forest, women and
girls faced down the developers and halted the destruction. More
books of this caliber might help save the planet." --
SmithsonianChoices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Notable Children's Book, Smithsonian
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