A heartwarming story of two resourceful sisters who bring the safety of solar-powered light to their family. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Global issue of solar power replacing unsafe, unhealthy fossil fuel power at core of story EDUCATION MARKET: Includes information on Nepali culture, map of Nepal and instructions for making a solar-powered pizza oven NEPALI CULTURE: Provides authentic introduction to Nepali village culture FEMINISM: Two sisters cooperate as young entrepreneurs to help their sick baby brother

 

There are 40 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2014 by Barefoot Books Ltd .

Teacher and writer Theresa Heine has also written Elephant Dance: A Journey to India and Star Seeker: A Journey to Outer Space for Barefoot Books. Theresa lives in Berlin.