Adventure, Awards & Life Lessons: ‘City Without Water’ by Manikya Sanghi is the Comic Every Child Needs
Within 3 days of publishing, ‘City Without Water’ was selected as Editor’s choice by the publisher. To everyone’s surprise, these story and comic books intended to inspire kids & students to enhance life-skills, were written by an 11 year old Indian prodigious author Manikya Sanghi. The books went on to receive amazing reviews, prestigious awards, a world record and lots of love from the readers.
Read on to know how these books can help your kids and students take a next step towards excellence.
CITY WITHOUT WATER is an innovative comic book designed to teach children essential life skills through a creative storytelling format and story based activities. This comic book is part of an educational endeavour by Indian prodigious author Manikya Sanghi, which focuses on providing children with opportunity to help enhance empathy, communication, decision-making, problem-solving and other essential life-skills. Unlike comics that serve only as entertainment, these comics blend story with activity-based learning. The comics follows a compact yet engaging storyline. Children are further presented with fun and interactive activities, which are based on the story. These activities help them reflect, think, and deeply imbibe, what they’ve learned.
The project idea came to Manikya from observing a gap in children’s educational resources that balance fun and learning in a meaningful way. Many books aim to entertain, while others may be too focused on academic content. This comic book fills the gap by combining the appeal of visual storytelling with guided activities that encourage personal growth.
The book starts by telling the life story and challenges of a little dragon, which is instantly appealing to children of all ages and backgrounds.
The book is now available in 3 formats. This includes a short story book for younger ones. The coloured, or black and white options of the comic are meant for children between the ages of 7 and 13—an age where forming good Life Skills, habits and emotional awareness is crucial.
‘City Without Water’ has been published in 3 formats:
- Short Story and colouring book
- Black and White Comic with Story Book based Life Skills enhancing Activities & Colouring pages
- Fully Coloured Hard bound Comic Book with Story based Life Skills enhancing Activities
One of the highlights of these comic books is that it has already won multiple awards in the field of children’s education and creative publishing. It has also received appreciation from teachers, parents, and child development experts for its impactful content.
Here are three amazing review received from readers on Amazon:
‘City Without Water’ is a story with a beautiful inspiring message for overcoming self-doubt. I found the story to have a deeper message within it. As as the days passed, the story and the message grew over me, getting me to ponder over a few things I was experiencing in my own life. The story eventually became a medium for me to make a positive change in my life (something I was reluctantly holding back earlier). I am glad that I purchased this book. The child author is surely super talented and gifted.
I will recommend everyone not just to buy this book for your kids, but read it yourself too. It is a simple quick read like Panchtantra stories, but is full of wisdom like them too.”
Amazon Customer, November 23, 2021
“…Very engaging story which brings out the emotional complexities of a little one and how he learns to handle it to become a confident grown up. I really loved it. I recommend all parents to buy it for their kids
Amazon Customer, April 9, 2023
“Excellent Story for kids”
“Manikya has written one of the best stories I have read for kids. Even my grand daughter loved it a lot. Keep doing your work. Our blessings are with you.”
Amazon Customer, March 3, 2022
City Without Water Books & Comics are now also available on worldwide on Publisher’s Website, Amazon worldwide and Flipkart India. You can also ‘Look Inside’ the Books, ‘Preview’ first few pages and then decide to buy.
A website www.citywothoutwater.com has also been launched to promote the comic, allow for online purchases, and offer downloadable activities and solutions.
This has made the comic widely accessible through online platforms to help it reach kids and families whom it can truly help.
It also offers an opportunity for schools, bookstores, educational organizations, among others to discover these books and help it reach classrooms and workshops.
These comics aim to further create a positive social impact by helping children become aware and build life skills at an early age. This can contribute to the development of confident, thoughtful, and responsible individuals as they grow up. With a strong concept, award-winning content, mesmerizing illustrations and empowering activities, City Without Water story books and comics can lay a successful and meaningful foundation for bright future of our coming generations.
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