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Part of the Tunza (Swahili for treating with care & affection) Series sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme http://www.unep.orgto inspire awareness and caring for the Earth in children, parents and teachers. On her way to find water for her family who live in a desertified community, Trishna hits her head and falls unconscious. In this state she imagines, the Wind, Water, Earth and Sun talking to her of how to treat them as her ancestors did. When she awakens and is found, her family and neighbors conclude that something must be done to restore water to their village, and eventually Trishna’s dream becomes a reality. Fiction P/I

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A photo speaks 1000 words. Students can view, imagine, write and compare w/ the actual story

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