Age Group: 6 - 9 Years

Description:

Left right… left right… Young Jivya follows the ants everywhere — up mud walls, through rustling leaves, over cool stones. When he loses his Aai at the age of seven, the shock takes his words away entirely. The ants become his only companions. Then one day, they lead him somewhere new — a place filled with lines, circles, and triangles, with stories of the people and life all around him. Could this discovery give Jivya a new voice — one that needs no words at all? This is the remarkable true story of Jivya Soma Mashe, the Padma Shri-winning Warli artist from Maharashtra who transformed his grief and silence into breathtaking art, taking an ancient tribal tradition from the mud walls of Dhamangaon village to galleries in Mumbai, Paris, and beyond. Part of the Magic Makers series by award-winning author Mamta Nainy, this beautifully told picture book biography celebrates the extraordinary power of creativity to heal, express, and connect.