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Sejal Sinha Swims with Sea Dragons
By (Author) Maya Prasad
Illustrated by Abira Das
2
Simon & Schuster
Aladdin
15th November 2023
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Fish and marine life
FIC
Hardback
128
Width 140mm, Height 210mm, Spine 18mm
213g
This second book in the chapter book series about a young Indian American girl who loves science and has a big imagination introduces readers to an incredible sea creatureperfect for fans of The Magic School Bus and Over the Moon!
Sejal and her brother, Abu, are excited to visit their aunt, who is a marine biologist. During a fun trip to the beach, Abu discovers a small, blue creature washed up on shore. Its a blue dragon! Despite its name, it doesnt breathe firebut it is fearless, preying on much bigger animals.
Sejal is ready to see the blue dragon in action. With a submarine powered by Imagination Fuel, she plunges into an underseas adventure. She hopes she can learn more about how the small but mighty blue dragon might help her as she deals with her own battle with a class bully.
Maya Prasad is a South Asian American author, a Caltech graduate, and a former software engineer. She currently resides in the Pacific Northwest, where she enjoys hiking, canoeing, and raising her budding bookworm kiddo. Shes theauthor of young adult novelDrizzle, Dreams, and Lovestruck Thingsand the Sejal Sinha chapter book series.Maya has also had short fiction published inForeshadow: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading and Writing YA,Cast of Wonders,andVoyage YA. She is passionate about creating brown girl leads in childrens literature.
Abira Das is a freelance artist with experience in book illustration, graphic design, and video game art. She is the illustrator of the Sejal Sinha chapter book series.