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April 01, 2020 Wednesday 11:42:34 PM IST

The Mystery of the Missing Soap: A Pandemic Thriller To Teach Kids Hygiene

Children are fond of mysteries and thrillers. The 'Mystery of the Missing Soap' is not just a thriller for children to while away leisure time but an unique e-book created to help them understand the essentials of hygiene and health very vital in the present outbreak of Covid-19.
The book created by Katha, a literary organisation working for children, is available in English, Hindi and Tamil. The Assamese and Marathi versions will be out soon. The storyline revolves around the evil Asura, Tobakachi, who wishes to conquer India by spreading the attack of the deadly Coronavirus; the e-book serves as an exciting one-stop guide for children to know how to protect themselves from the pandemic, as it is filled with interesting facts and do’s and dont’s that children should follow.
The e-book will be soon available at a nominal price on Amazon Kindle. However, the books can also be read for free on https://books.katha.org/e-books
Says Geeta Dharmarajan, Founder, Katha: “The idea is to reach out to everyone, including children from low-income communities, and hence, anybody can read the book for free. All they need is an internet connection or a smartphone/laptop/any other device that supports an internet connection. Our objective is to protect our children from this pandemic, as much as is possible, and awareness is crucial for the same.”