Qatar is getting more green cover thanks to the aggressive plantation drive initiated by the authorities ahead of the 2022 World Cup. With the green cover increasing a lot of birds and butterflies have moved in to make the parks and sports stadiums their new home.
A number of butterflies can be spotted in the parks and if children had difficulty in naming and describing the beautiful creatures in the past, not any more.
As The Peninsula Qatar reports, “Flying Colours”, a children’s colouring book, was recently published. It’s dedicated to promote the idea of environmental education is helping children to identify nature’s jewel in various green locations in Qatar.
The book gives an extensive reach at the diverse nature of butterflies along with numerous shades and colors which were undefined and not readily available earlier. The art work for the book has been done by Qatar-based Supriya Gaikwad, while Pramod Sahu is the author and publisher of the book.
“The book encourages and engages children to know more about mother nature,” said Supriya about the book which has listed 21 species of butterflies.
The colouring book is to promote the idea of environmental education and envisages learning through coloring while rejuvenating the wholeness of the mind.
“The book gives an extensive reach at the diverse nature of butterflies along with numerous shades and colors which were undefined and not readily available earlier,” Supriya said about the book.
The book contains a precise description of the butterflies, facts and findings besides a page for anatomy. The book besides having a picture of the butterflies has a drawing of the butterflies which children can paint with the right colours.
“The art work is based on the concept of reading, identifying and encouraging children to colour and explore this beautiful creation which we find in mother nature,” said the artist who completed her fine arts studies in 2010 from India’s renowned JJ School of Arts.
Supriya dabbles in pencil, charcoal, oil painting water, acrylic, dry pestal, print on zink, lino, wood, lithograph, acrylic sheet and screen painting.
“Art develops the observational skills of children and whatever they come across they try to draw. It helps them to build up their memory. Their hidden talents are translated into amazing art of various forms and shapes,” she said about her experiences in teaching art to students based in Qatar.
