Set in a small tribal village in India, this story follows young Shirvi, who decides to surprise her parents by preparing the house for the upcoming Harvest Festival. As she works under the magical full moon, moon beings descend to Earth—they come each year to enjoy the flowers, trees, and birds, which are absent on the moon. When one of the moon creatures falls into the river and starts drowning (because moon creatures can't swim!), Shirvi courageously saves it. In gratitude, the moon folk help her clean the house and begin to celebrate with music and dance. When they're disturbed by a human's presence, they leap onto the freshly plastered mud walls, leaving behind intricate patterns—and so, the origin of Warli art is born. The story is a magical fusion of folklore and science: exploring tribal art traditions while weaving in lunar imagination and natural curiosity.
Themes
Culture and Tradition
STEAM
Tribal and folk traditions
Warli art
Imagination and fantasy
Science through storytelling
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Comments
Comments
The students had a wonderful time listening to the story. They had previously learned about Worli art in our last unit, so reading this book was very enjoyable for them. They used their imagination to think that the little stick figures could be aliens or special people from the moon. They also related it to the learner profile attributes of caring. After the story, they did a character analysis of the main character and engaged in a VTR learning of See Think Wonder.
The students had a wonderful time listening to the story. They had previously learned about Worli art in our last unit, so reading this book was very enjoyable for them. They used their imagination to think that the little stick figures could be aliens or special people from the moon. They also related it to the learner profile attributes of caring. After the story, they did a character analysis of the main character and engaged in a VTR learning of See Think Wonder.