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For #EarthDay 
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We begin with Editor Scissorhands @bijal_v (who gave us the idea for this #thread) reading us some delightful kid-lit (1/n)
We begin with Editor Scissorhands @bijal_v (who gave us the idea for this #thread) reading us some delightful kid-lit (1/n)
From the sleepy #loris to gentle #elephants... let& #39;s hear from @dincy_mariyam, a PhD student at @cwsindia, whose recommended #NatureReading is a witty and hilarious incredible #memoir by an ecologist. #EarthDay https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">
Ever wondered where @thetoonguy gets inspiration for his brilliant Green Humour #comic strips? Rohan Chakravarty is here to tell us, ready with some of his favourite paperbacks!
(On an unrelated note, we wonder what Green Humour& #39;s policy on sharing books is?https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😏" title="Smirking face" aria-label="Emoji: Smirking face">) #EarthDay https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">
(On an unrelated note, we wonder what Green Humour& #39;s policy on sharing books is?
A suspenseful thriller, incredibly relevant to #corona times... what #book is ecologist @anishafishtoe finding hard to put down?
P.S. We& #39;re going to discuss this one at the end of the month at @ReadingNature - do pop by for the chat! #EarthDayhttps://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">
P.S. We& #39;re going to discuss this one at the end of the month at @ReadingNature - do pop by for the chat! #EarthDay
When not guiding #shore walks with @MLOMumbai, writer @SejalMehta06 can& #39;t help but dip her foot (https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙃" title="Upside-down face" aria-label="Emoji: Upside-down face">) in many genres - some literary #SciComm, a little #natural history - here& #39;s what her #EarthDayReading looks like https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌊" title="Water wave" aria-label="Emoji: Water wave">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Deciduous tree" aria-label="Emoji: Deciduous tree">
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And moving towards land (but not all the way...), Priya Ranganathan, a wetland ecologist at @atree_org reminds us of why #mangrove ecosystems deserve our attention with her recommended read for #EarthDay https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">
The lovely @nehaa_sinha has been sharing stories and
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Aaand we& #39;re back with more!
Joining the chat is writer @leftofwrite, covering an impressing range including & #39;The Loras& #39; by Dr Seuss—a title she regularly recommends to her postgrad students !
Three cheers for teachers bringing environmentalism into classroomshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥳" title="Partying face" aria-label="Emoji: Partying face"> #EarthDay https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">
Joining the chat is writer @leftofwrite, covering an impressing range including & #39;The Loras& #39; by Dr Seuss—a title she regularly recommends to her postgrad students !
Three cheers for teachers bringing environmentalism into classrooms
Short story writer @Jyothi_Vinod70 has pored through some environmental #fiction this year - & #39;Float& #39; by JoeAnn Hart and & #39;Where the Crawdads Sing& #39; by Dalia Owens...
We& #39;ll let you hear her out, while we aggressively scribble on our TBR lists! #EarthDayhttps://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">
We& #39;ll let you hear her out, while we aggressively scribble on our TBR lists! #EarthDay
Primates and #elephants and #otters (oh my!) Come for the #book recommendations, stay for @Ishikamacaca & #39;s lovely paperback show-and-tell, peppered with illustrations and comics. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐾" title="Paw prints" aria-label="Emoji: Paw prints">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦦" title="Otter" aria-label="Emoji: Otter">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐒" title="Monkey" aria-label="Emoji: Monkey"> (1/2)
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All these books warranted another tweet @Ishikamacaca
:-) (2/2)
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Cara Tejpal, who heads the @SanctuaryAsia Mud on Boots project, covers a impressive range of genres with her hefty stack of #nature books, with choicest eco- #fiction, Indian #wildlife history - more in the next tweet!
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...some science fiction, words on animal #intimacies, and did we spot some apocalypse talk? Whew!
Folks, how are all your to-be-read lists faring today? Ours are through the roof! #EarthDay2020https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">
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Folks, how are all your to-be-read lists faring today? Ours are through the roof! #EarthDay2020
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This seems like a good time to pop in a (not so) quick word from one of your two hosts at @ReadingNature, @VaishaliRawat :-) (1/3)
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Many of these books were collected from quaint bookstores with so much character. Could you guess which ones are signed copies?https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🖋️" title="Lower left fountain pen" aria-label="Emoji: Lower left fountain pen"> (2/3)
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And another little prose on #owlets by #RuskinBond https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦉" title="Owl" aria-label="Emoji: Owl">
@VaishaliRawat (3/3)
@VaishaliRawat (3/3)
Speaking of hosts... yours truly (there& #39;s two!) @prernabindra is here too walk us through her current nature #reading list!
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#Tigers, #elephants, #trangopans, and some lovely poetry to leave you with.. @prernabindra (2/2)
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