Product Description: 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 brothe...read more

In this tour of the solar system, readers can ride into the night on the bridle of Pegasus, stir up boiling volcanoes on Venus, and even swim across Jupiter's gigantic seas. With its blend of adventure, science and mythology, this book provides all kinds of facts about the solar system and the mysteries of the night sky.

Ravi is fascinated by his grandfather's stories of India and descriptions of a sun like a ferocious tiger, wind like a wild horse, and monsoon rains which cascade like waterfalls from the sky. This is a written exploration of India through the conversation between a grandparent and grandchild, and also has endnotes on Indian culture, and animals.

Grandfather tells many stories about his native India in answer to Ravi and Anjali's questions, such as the tale of a procession of elephants on the feast of Divaali when he was a boy.