Bumoni's Banana Trees (English)

Author : Mita Bordoloi
Illustrator : Tarique Aziz

Bumoni’s big backyard, just outside the Kaziranga National Park, is bursting with banana trees. Then one night a herd of wild elephants crosses the river, discovers the trees, and gorges on them. Bumoni’s family is very upset – how do they keep the elephants away? Bumoni has an idea! But then, what will the elephants eat now? Spare but dramatic pictures create mood and atmosphere in this affectionately told story, set in Assam, of a family’s sustainable relationship with the environment – and elephants!

Originally in Assamese

2022: Winner, Neev Book Award - Early Years  

2022: Winner, Green Literature Festival Honour Book Award

2022: Honor Book, Toka Box Top South Asian Book Award

 2022: SCBWI's Recommended Reading List - Books in Translation

 2021: SCBWI's Recommended Reading List - Native, First Nations & Indigenous Heritage

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Age 4+
Specifications 28 pages; 9.5” x 8.5”; full colour; soft cover
ISBN 978-93-90834-25-9
First Published 2021
Tags conservation, sustainability, environment, elephants, picture books for 4 year olds, Assam

In harmony with nature

Without being pedantic or prescriptive, the author communicates how nature takes care of us and how we can do the same by being grateful, sharing, and recycling. — Teacher Plus

SCBWI Recommended Reading 2021

Featured on Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' Recommended Reading List 2021 – Native, First Nations, and Indigenous Heritage. SCBWI

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Bumoni's Banana Trees (English)

Bumoni's Banana Trees (English)

Bumoni’s big backyard, just outside the Kaziranga National Park, is bursting with banana trees. Then one night a herd of wild elephants crosses the river, discovers the trees, and gorges on them. Bumoni’s family is very upset – how do they keep the elephants away? Bumoni has an idea! But then, what will the elephants eat now? Spare but dramatic pictures create mood and atmosphere in this affectionately told story, set in Assam, of a family’s sustainable relationship with the environment – and elephants!

Originally in Assamese

2022: Winner, Neev Book Award - Early Years  

2022: Winner, Green Literature Festival Honour Book Award

2022: Honor Book, Toka Box Top South Asian Book Award

 2022: SCBWI's Recommended Reading List - Books in Translation

 2021: SCBWI's Recommended Reading List - Native, First Nations & Indigenous Heritage

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