Hoof and claw marks on trees! Cannibal bees! Lichens that threaten lizards! Ruddy is back to cracking nail-biting cases, uncovering the secrets of the natural world and meeting a cast of unforgettable animal characters along the way.
After the success of ‘Naturalist Ruddy’, Rohan Chakravarty comes with another adventure: ‘Carri-On, Ruddy!’ A clever Ruddy Mongoose and Kanha Tiger Reserve’s resident nature detective, our sleuth has an instinct for digging and a nose for mysteries.
Ruddy investigates unusual phenomena and animal interactions that unfold like nature’s ‘crime scenes’, even when no laws are broken.
Carri-On, Ruddy!by Rohan Chakravarty.Penguin Random House.
With witty narration and playful illustration, Rohan’s second book in the series blends detective fiction, natural history, and ecology in a way that never feels like a lesson. He is the creator of Green Humour, a series of comics and illustrations on wildlife and nature conservation.
At a time when children are growing up more connected to screens than to the natural world, ‘Carri-on, Ruddy!’ slips environmental conservation through the backdoor, one detective case at a time.