A New Chapter in a Hit Series!
The Sorgho Squad is back for another adventure. Book 2: “The Rumors Are True… Introducing Mashilla!” takes readers on an adventure around the world and a mysterious quest to Ethiopia to discover someone who might be able to solve many issues plaguing the planet. As always, the Squad’s deep commitment to the environment and an exciting, humorous story, accompanied by delightful illustrations is certain to keep readers engaged and glued to the page.
The Sorgho Squad Back in Action!
After the excitement of Book 1, readers get to meet their favorite characters once again. This time, they are dealing with a bigger challenge and their mission remains, as ever, to work to protect the environment. The brilliant Professor Sorgho, the sharp-witted Alice Atlas, his assistant, and Jowar, the eco-champion with an unwavering commitment are seeking Mashilla, a legendary figure linked to Jowar’s past.
The path to where Mashilla might be is not easy: it’s a quest guided by the clues on a cryptic recipe that takes the heroes across the world on an unreleneting search for someone who might be able to provide solutions to global issues, such as global warming, food scarcity, and other heavy-hitting issues. But even someone as powerful as Mashilla, who has done so much for sustainable farming, might prove to be insufficient to defeat such huge challenges…
Through jungles, temples, and riddles, the heroes will have to solve many obstacles on their path to Mashilla. And the solutions they find are always not just eco-friendly but a way to showcase the possibilities that exist in the real world.
The Squad solves puzzles and traverses dangerous terrains as they showcase things like bioplastic materials to make anything, even binoculars, and sorghum-fiber ropes that are an eco-friendly option. This gives readers a non-intrusive, engaging, and fascinating lesson in real-world environmentalism. The book also invites the readers to think about real issues and put in practice the solutions that we need on an individual and societal scale.
Nate Blum’s Comic Book Crusade
Author Nate Blum has always loved comic books and has also had a belief that stories can change the world. The Sorgho Squad series is his first attempt to inspire readers to think about new solutions and new ideas to protect the environment and humanity as well. He is an expert in the topics the books touch upon, related to biodiversity, the environment, and more thanks to his work.
Blum spearheads Sorghum United, an organization that works internationally to introduce sorghum, an ancient crop with many benefits and a potential element in solving climate change and global hunger thanks to its properties, like protecting soil from erosion or being able to be cultivated in water-stricken areas. Headquartered in Nebraska, the organization works on a global scale. The work Blum has done to protect the environment is reflected in the saga, and his clear passion also shines through each situation the characters face and, more so, in each solution they find.
