Access to reliable light can mean access to greater opportunities, to employment, and to education. In celebration of light and the joy of reading, Shell #makethefuture and GravityLight have collated a set of 50 classic stories from around the world.
The story of Tomi, a schoolboy who finds a dog tied up in the forest and stoned by boys. Tom and the dog become friends immediately, but not all the residents of the town agree with Tom about the value of the stray dog, and the boy is forced to go into hiding with his new furry friend. Tom also has to work hard to convince his family at home to let him keep the dog.
Professor Archibald Chagrijn exposes the world to his blubbering gas, which makes people sad and causes them to cry. Bassie proves immune to the blubbering gas -- as he has had an overdose of laughing gas. The professor is hiding on the Canary Islands, but Bassie and Adriaan manage to track him down.
Welcome to Ariel and Zoey and Eli, Too, where three sibling-musicians write and perform songs, and interview accomplished artists. In 2015, the trio were nominated for a Daytime Emmy award in the category of Outstanding Original Song.
The rights to Captain Pugwash were purchased by The Britt Allcroft Company, which since 1997 has issued a number of digital and part computer-animated cartoon films based on the Pugwash character, set on the island of "Montebuffo", "somewhere in the Spanish Main". Peter Hawkins did not provide the voices, HIT Entertainment instead employing a full cast with James Saxon in the title role.