CSE has already produced four storybooks for children, Raindrop, Within the Well, Naina's village, Chilika Adventure and Chipko. They have been received well by children, parents and teachers. One of the books received an award from the National Council for Educational Research and Training.

1. NAINA’S VILLAGE Published 1992, by Feisal Alkazi, Priti Jain, Jayshree Oza and Kaushalya Ramdas, cover and illustration Neeta Gangopadhya.

The book is about two children from a city who visit a village in the hills of Uttar Pradesh to spend their summer holidays. "Naina’s Village" narrates the experiences of two children during their stay in the village and their exposure to Indian rural reality.

2. THE RAINDROP* Published 1993 , by Priti Jain, Feisal Alkazi, Martha Farell and Kaushalya Ramdas, cover Stephen Marrazi, illustration Stephen Marrazi and Reenie.

"The Raindrop" is about a village near Chandigarh in Haryana. The book tells the story how this village was able to transform itself from a drought prone one to a food exporting one through community efforts and scientific water- shed management

* Given an award in the XXIXth National Prize Competition for children’s literature by NCERT (National Council of Education Research and training )

3. CHIPKO Published 1993, Feisal Alkazi, Priti Jain, Kaushalya Ramdas, Martha Farell and Shevta Kalyanwala, illustrations and cover Reenie.

"Chipko". The book is about a people’s movement to save their forests and trees. Chipko movement started in 1970s in the Chamoli district of Uttar Pradesh and saw active participation of women in the forefront.

4. THE CHILIKA LAKE ADVENTURE Published 1997, by Shveta Kalyanwala, Feisal Alkazi and Martha Farrell, edited by Srabani Sen and Bindu Nambiar, cover and illustration by Kavita Dutta.

• Wondering what is the relationship between mainstream curriculum and environment education?

• Are you a concerned parent or an enthusiastic educator wanting to conduct your own Ecological Footprint Project ecotour with children?

Order a copy of the Teacher’s Manual – Our Ecological Footprint

The manual deals with issues with a perspective specific to a large metropolis like Delhi – viz. water scarcity, water pollution, air pollution and waste management.

If you reside in another part of the country, you, too, can link the concept of the Ecological Footprint with that of the City-as-an Ecosystem and adapt it to the problems and issues specific to your area.

Information has been structured so as to act as resource material for the teacher on each ecotour as well as in the classroom. Certain sections can be photocopied and distributed to students as additional information.

An Environment Education Manual for School Teachers

Our Ecological Footprint – Think of your city as an ecosystem.   A book that aims to bring an environmental focus to mainstream education to make it more relevant. It helps teachers to

• Relook at the relationship between subjects in the curriculum and environment education
• Adopt methods of knitting its concepts into the regular curriculum, and
• Equip them to conduct their own Ecological Footprint Project

How can a city have a "footprint"?

The manual has been divided into 5 sections – the first is an introduction to the concept of the city, as an ecosystem, and as the perpetrator of a ‘footprint’.

The remaining sections deal with issues predominant in urban life – viz. pollution of river water, water harvesting, waste management and urban forests as purifiers of air.

Information has been structured so as to act as resource material for the teacher on each ecotour as well as in the classroom. You can even photocopy certain sections and distribute to students as additional information.

Emphasis has been laid on learning by doing – simple activities have been suggested which provide insights to the problems as well as solutions.