Children’s book The Tortoiseshell Beetle draws from Nature, a learning space like no other

One monsoon day, Rohith goes for a walk with his teacher by a lake, near his school. This idea forms the crux of naturalist Yuvan Aves’ latest story for children, The Tortoiseshell Beetle. “Nature is an inclusive learning space,” feels Yuvan, who is also an educator working with five Government schools and a private Montessori school in the city. A natural learning space frees the child, by developing these innate capacities.” In this story illustrated by Reshu Singh, a child struggles to “see the meaning of things” in a conventional schooling system. “The natural world is such a space,” says Yuvan, adding that ultimately, if children grow up reading such stories, “they will stand-up for these species and the living world around them.” The Tortoiseshell Beetle is available for reading on storyweaver.org.in.