This is a children's environmental storybook based on deserts and desertification. This children's story is part of the "Tunza Environmental Series for Children". 'Tunza' means to treat with care of affection in Kiswahili. UNEP (the publisher) hopes to inspire caring for the Earth through creative literature that sparks the interest and awareness of children, their parents and teachers.

 

This book is part of a book series called Tunza Environmental Series For Children .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 30 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 2006 by UNEP .

Illustrator: Adrienne Kennaway moved from Kenya to London when she was 15 to study at the Ealing School of Art. Later she attended L'Academia de Belle Arte in Rome. It was on her return to Kenya that she began illustrating the picture books that have made her well known.