Clean earth
SUBAJAYANTHI B.
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Monika, Pravir and Roomy decide they have to do something to save the environment.
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It is a full moon night. The Green Ghost sends blood curdling cries and romps around with thunder-like din. Monika, who is on a holiday to Nainital to visit her cousins Pravir and Roomy, decides to confront the ghost along with them. What happens next?
Interested in a cleaner happier earth, the children call themselves "The Three Greens" only to find themselves solving a mystery. When they end up designing costumes for theatre artistes involved in environmental protection, they jump with glee.
Inquisitive, as most children their age, the three frequently come up with thought-provoking questions sure to halt adult minds. "Which has more water content?" they ask. "Banana skin or boiled rice?"
They wonder how the pristine beauty of Nainital can be saved from being marred by the tourists. During their drive down Delhi roads, they resolve to fight for a pollution-free environment when smog from vehicles jolts them out of their wits. They are shocked beyond belief to discover that people can actually not be bothered about some rare varieties of plants, and how simple it was to throw garbage into the lake without a vein of guilt.
Driven by the consciousness to protect the earth, "The Three Greens" vow to sport T-shirts with slogans on pollution and spread awareness in public places.
Rajesh Talwar in his book The Three Greens has tried to cover issues that threaten the environment with a storyline that is captivating, though between chapters you find text overlapping. Topographical descriptions of Nainital and Delhi are clear and precise.
Anitha Balachandran has, as usual, done a fine job of the illustrations.
The "down-to-earth" plot provokes the reader to think, which mystery stories rarely do.
The Three Greens, Rajesh Talwar, Orient Longman Private Limited, Rs. 135.
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