The Vanishing Sea
the tale of how the aral sea became the aral desert
$31.99
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2025
Summary
The Vanishing Sea: A Tale of Loss and Hope
This artful and thought-provoking picture book shares the little-known story of the disappearance of the Aral Sea—and the loss of livelihood and biodiversity as fishing villages and ships were left stranded in the desert without water.
The Aral Sea once stretched across modern-day Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. A large saltwater lake of Central Asia (called “sea” because of its vastness), the Aral Sea’s 26 square miles …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781797224596 |
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| ISBN-10: | 179722459X |
| Author: | Dinara Mirtalipova |
| Publisher: | Chronicle Books |
| Imprint: | Chronicle Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 216mm |
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About The Author
Dinara Mirtalipova
Dinara Mirtalipova is an award-winning folk illustrator and designer who was born and raised in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Her whimsical and instantly recognizable handcrafted work is inspired by Uzbek and Russian folklore and culture, which has been passed from generation to generation by her ancestors. She is the illustrator of Woven of the World—which received a BolognaRagazzi Special Mention for Nonfiction, a BIBF Ananas Grand Prix, and a Society of Illustrators Book Silver Medal—among many other books. She works and lives in northeast Ohio.
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