Tina’s favourite thing to do was listen to her grandmother’s stories about the time before now. In Grandmother’s world, people lived in green meadows and forests; children played with the birds and animals, and splashed in clear streams. “Why wasn’t I born then?” Tina asked Grandmother one night. “I want so much to live where the air’s clean and flowers grow!” Grandmother looked at Tina solemnly. Then she said, “If you want something badly enough, you can make it happen... ”'Tina and the Green City' is part of the Tunza Environmental Series for Children, sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). \"Tunza\" means \" to treat with care of affection\" in Kiswahili. UNEP hopes to inspire caring for the Earth through creative literature that sparks the interest and awareness of children, their parents and teachers. See also 'Tessa and the Fishy Mystery' , ' 'Tore and the Town on Thin Ice' , 'Trishna and the Dream of Water' and 'Theo and the Giant Plastic Ball'.