Volume VI | Issue 2 3 | `85 | August 2O22
Volume VI | Issue 3 August 2O22
Chief Editor Kakani Veera Brahmam Sub Editors Shinjini Malik Muhammed Fazil Athul M Tooba Shaikh
WORLD LION DAY
RED COLOBUS MONKEY
Art & Design Riaz Ahmed Artist Illustrations Karthik Alti
WONDER PARK
INSPIRING DRIVER
Poem: Adam had a Dream............................... 3 Amazing Places................................................... 1O Events.................................................................... 11 Story: Leela and her Friends............................ 12 Story: The Clever King....................................... 13 Amazing Facts..................................................... 16 Quiz........................................................................ 17 Poem...................................................................... 18 Craft....................................................................... 19 Story: The wice men... ....................................... 2O Story: Julie and Lily........................................... 21 Learn with Fun..................................................... 22 My Eyes Stronger............................................... 23 Find Me.................................................................. 24 Crossword............................................................ 25 My Space.............................................................. 26 Picture Puzzle...................................................... 27
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Note: Dear parents and teachers, we would request you to go through our children’s magazines and encourage your children to read it as it is full of interesting things! We urge you to guide your children while reading the magazine as there are terms they might not recognize. We have used relatively strong words in some of the essays as it will help children develop a great vocabulary. There shouldn’t be any difficulty going through the pages as we have curated the edition keeping the children’s age group in mind. The magazine comes with a ‘word finder’ for terms that are not yet in children’s memory. We have also incorporated a ‘Did you know?’ section, for children to take interest in the topics! We hope you find the magazine interesting! Keep reading. August 22
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POEM Adam lived near the sea,
He wanted to be legendary
He allowed little Adam to go When she, his mother, said a firm no
So he ran to the ocean one day And decided to go far away
They feared many a dreadful thing And waited for what fate had to bring!
He wanted to travel beyond his land And see the world as he had planned
But when they gave up and started to mourn They heard a great man return
One day his father learnt about it, And granted him the permit,
The ran to the port to look at him, It was Adam who fulfilled his dream!
He saw a zeal in his son And patiently waited for Adam to return
He was too precious for his mom and dad Adam made them very proud and glad!
Several days passed by And his wife only wondered why? We should always pursue our dreams
Legendary: Great Permit: A token of allowance 3
August 22
Lions have disappeared from 9O per cent of the places which previously housed this magnificent animal on Earth.
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World Lion Day is observed every year
across the globe. There are less than 5O,OOO lions in the world right now. The first World Lion Day came into being in 2013. It was headed by Dereck and Beverly Joubert, a couple who were passionate about the preservation of these wild cats. The couple launched the Big Cat Initiative (B.C.I) in partnership with “National Geographic” for protecting the lions across the globe. This day is celebrated to create awareness about the decreasing Lion population in the world and helping them live in their natural habitats, without any fear, protecting them from danger! So, let’s all go ahead and do our best in protecting these glorious animals.
on August 1O to raise awareness about the conservation of lions. Scientifically known as ‘Panthero Leo,’ lions are referred to as the ‘Kings of the Jungle.’ The lion is an endangered species on the IUCN Red List. India has the largest population of lions in the world. The 5 biggest cats which are found mostly in India include The Asiatic Lion, The Royal Bengal Tiger, The Indian Leopard, The Clouded Leopard and The Snow Leopard. Lions are mostly loved by children, thanks to iconic characters like Simba from “The Lion King.” Poaching and hunting has resulted in decreasing lion populations
Endangered: In danger Iconic: Memorable
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Colobus monkeys have really tiny thumbs unlike most of the other primates. August 22
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Red Colobus monkeys are a species of old-world
monkeys found around the eastern, western, and central parts of Africa. Colobus monkeys are chillers; they hang in the forest canopy, dreaming the day away. There’s nothing frenzied or fast about them. Red Colobus monkeys are one of the most threatened species of primates in all of Africa, due to the destruction of forests; it could be assumed that there are not many of them left in the wild. These monkeys inhabit mangrove swamps, scrubby shrub lands, moist forests and farmlands. Red Colobus monkeys usually live in groups consisting of four adult males and many adult females.
Chillers: Not very scared Frenzied: Wildly excited
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August 22
BEST BUDDY
It took seven years for the movie to be completed!
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Wonder Park is an adventure comedy film. A young girl named
June encounters a real version of her magical amusement park. Filled with the world’s wildest rides and operated by fun-loving animals, the amusement park is real fun! June’s friends at the park include Boomer the Bear, Greta the Wild Boar, and Steve the Porcupine. Steve is the safety manager of the park. Peanut, the chimpanzee is loved by all and is the leader of the amusement park. The happiness in the park does not last long, as danger strikes, June and her friends, embark on an incredible journey to save the park. The film stars the voice talents of Brianna Denski, Matthew Brodereick, Jennifer Garner and Ken Hudson. The movie directed by Dylan Brown released in the year 2O19.
Encounters: Faces Embark: Start
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AMAZING PLACES Oia is an idyllic settlement located in the northwestern part
of Santorini, Greece. In this village, the winters are mild and the summers are dry. Oia is home to some breathtaking sites including the Maritime Museum and several art galleries. They say, Oia has the most beautiful sunset in the world. The best time to have panoramic views of the Aegean sea in all its glory is during dusk. Oia is also called Apano Meria or Ano Meria. The indigenes of the city are referred to as ‘Apanomerites.’ Oia is the perfect destination for shutterbugs. There are two main types of housing in Oia; the cave houses and the captain houses. Majority of the churches in the village were dedicated to sailors.
Idyllic: Like a picture Panoramic : A 36OO view
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EVENTS The bouncy castle festival is a festival
The world’s largest bouncy castle for kids was set up at Elings Park in Santa Barbara, California, USA this year from March 25-27. The world’s largest bouncy castle for adults was set up in Southampton in Australia again in April in 2022. The new kid’s castle occupied a space of 13 square foot, while the adult’s one was 3OO plus meters long! Wouldn’t it be great if we could all go?
in which big inflated castles, filled with air are created and placed in fairs where children have the time of their lives. There are several activities, races, and obstacles that children need to overcome to win the race. Children jump on these balloons and go several feet high above the ground and fall down on the balloons without getting hurt! This keeps the kids relentlessly excited and wanting more! These festivals take place in city centers where events can be organized and children can participate without any hesitation.
There are Bouncy Castle Festivals even for adults! After all there is a kid in everyone right
Inflated: Filled with air Relentlessly: Non-stop
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STORY
Leela
among each other? She told Asha to cut the walls out of cardboards, Lata to make the roof of the doll house, Seema to paint the walls while she created the interiors. They were too excited to make the doll house and completed it within a few hours! She set up all the dolls inside the doll house, and all played together for hours!
was a little girl who always wanted to build a doll house. She dreamt of a little doll house in the corner of her bedroom ever since she was a toddler. She made a list of all the things that she would require. She started on the journey of gathering all the raw materials. But after many days she was extremely tired and was able to finish only a small per cent of the work. Disheartened she gave up. The next day, all of Leelas friends came to play with her when she had an idea. What if she divided the work equally
We can accomplish much more if we work together.
Gather: collect Interiors: Inside
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STORY A
rich girl named Seeta lived in a small town called Ambikapur. Due to a great emergency, Seeta had to visit her mother in a distant town. In a large pot, Seeta put all her jewellery and filled the other half of the pot with olives and sent it to her friend Indira. Seeta didn’t tell Indira about the enormous wealth in the pot. She just told Indira to keep the pot safely as it was delicate and precious. On returning to Ambikapur after two years, Seeta immediately went to Indira’s house to fetch her pot. But on opening the pot, Seeta saw all her jewellery was gone! Infuriated, Seeta went to the court and accused indira of stealing her gold.
After an hour, the king ruled that Indira had indeed stolen Seeta’s gold! The ministers enquired how the king was so sure, the king said, “Seeta told me she had filled half the pot with her jewellery and the other half with olives at the time she left the pot with Indira, two years back! But when we opened the pot today, the olives were still raw! If Indira didn’t open the pot, the olives would have perished by now! Isn’t it simple?”
Distant: Far away Accuse: Blame
Crimes can’t be hidden for too long!
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August 22
PICTURE
STORY A Tourist visited Ladakh for a trip. This is a conversation between the tourist and his local driver named Jigmet.
Tourist: What do you plan on doing after the tourist season has ended? How will you earn money? Jigmet: I plan on going to Siachen. There I will join the army as a loader.
Tourist: You mean you’ll join the army as a Jawan? Jigmet: No. This is a contract job. I cannot join the army as I’m already past the age limit.
Tourist: How will you go there? Jigmet: First, I will travel 265kms to Siachen Base camp, where my medical check-up will be done to see if I am fit enough. Then if I pass, the army will issue uniforms, shoes, warm clothing, helmet, etc. After that, we’ll climb mountains for 15 days to reach Siachen as there is no motorable road. We’ll work there for 3 months. August 22
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Tourist: What work will you do? Jigmet: I’ll work as a loader. I’ll carry the supplies airdropped in Siachen for the soldiers, from one chowki to another, on my back.
Tourist: Why doesn’t the army use any animals or vehicles for transporting? Jigmet: Siachen is a glacier, so usual vehicles will not work there and ice scooters make a lot of noise which attracts enemy attention and that can be dangerous. Animals cannot survive the cold as we are at an altitude of 18875 ft with -5O degrees C in winter. We go out quietly at night around 2 am and pick up loads and bring them back to the barracks. Tourist: Aren’t you scared of getting hurt? Jigmet: We get paid 18OOO rupees per month. Since all expenses are taken care of, we can save upto 5OOO rupees in these three months. I need the money for my family, especially my daughter’s education.
Jigmet: Many of my friends have died by falling into the vast crevasses, or due to frostbite. Some have even been shot down by enemy bullets. But it is all worth it because I get to serve the army and my country, which is the best reward of all. It makes me feel proud to be an Indian. 15
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AMAZING FACTS
A newborn Chinese
is so small it can almost be held in the palm of the hand
is the most dangerous bird in the world. With one kick it can kill its enemy.
African
A group of
is the most talkative bird in the world August 22
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QUIZ
1. Who invented the Computer? A) Thomas Edison B) Pascal C) Max Planck D) Charles Babbage
2. Gateway of India is located at? A) New Delhi
B) Mumbai
C) Kolkata
D) Chennai
3. Saina Nehwal is associated with which sports? A) Badminton
B) Table Tennis
C) Chess
D) Archery
4. The young one of a frog is called? A) Tadpole
B) Calf
C) Colt
D) Kitten
5. The cry of a lion is called? A) Trumpet
B) Growl
C) Roar
D) Quack
6. Which is the world’s most popular fruit? A) Mango C) Tomato
B) Strawberry D) Banana
Answers: 1-D, 2-B, 3-A, 4-A, 5-C, 6-D. 17
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POEM Taqwa Fatima
The tiny ant looked in the mirror one day,
And thought: “Why did I have to be this way?” “Why am I so meager, so small? Why couldn’t I be an elephant, big, mighty and tall?” I carry rice, sugar and grains to eat… While the elephant plucks fruits standing on his mighty big feet! As she was complaining and crying about her misery, A big blue elephant listened to her story. “You know, little ant,” said the big blue elephant, “Behind every creation of God, a purpose is meant!” “I don’t have to carry around grains its true, But there are so many things I can’t pursue! An ant can carry 5O times its own body weight, And this is something written in their fate! “I didn’t think about it” said the teensy little ant, Let’s not focus on what we can’t!”
Misery: A source of discomfort Teensy: Tiny
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We are all unique in our own way!
CRAFT What you need: • One blank greeting card • Scissors and Glue • Yellow and white chart papers • Black and brown sketch pens • Wobbly eyes
Steps:
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Draw a bear head on the blank greeting card and cut the shape out with a pair of scissors
Cut out yellow chart papers, one in an oval shape and the other two in a round shape. Stick them near the mouth and ears.
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Draw the nose, lips and whiskers of the bears with a brown sketch pen.
Add googly eyes above the nose and the mouth.
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Open the greetings card and paste a white circular sheet, smaller than the card on the opening page. Write lovely messages and send it to your friends and family. 19
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STORY In a town called Tomshire there lived a
laughed and told him that was because he predicted his future a long time back and there was no trouble in store for him at all. The wise man was suspicious. He gathered all the people who were as suspicious as him and decided to set up a trap. The wizard was complacently walking towards Tomshire when he suddenly fell into a deep hole. If he could really predict the future, he wouldn’t have gone out of his house at all. All the people realized he was a fraud who just fooled people and used their insecurities and fears to earn his bread and butter. Tomshire got rid of this wizard and nobody spent any money on fortunetellers anymore.
wizard who told everybody their future. He would extract a great amount of money from the poor bemused people and tell them stuff that was far from the truth. People thought if they got to know their future, they could prepare adequately before the hazard. The wizard knew the people were going to fall in his trap and give him a huge sum of money for predicting their future. He fooled many people and grew very rich, but one day he met a wise man who was very suspicious. The wise man asked the wizard “how is it that you tell everybody their future, but you never predict yours.” The wizard
You should never trust people who claim to know the future.
Extract: Collect Bemused: Confused
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STORY Julie was always a brave girl and her
a long time. Next morning, Julie went to school with Lily. As Lily’s classmates saw her sister Julie accompanying her this time, nobody said a thing. Julie informed the authorities about the misconduct of her sister’s classmates, and all the students received a strict warning. Nobody bullied Lily ever again for her crooked teeth.
parents Tom and Martha were very proud of their child. Julie had a younger sister named Lily who had crooked teeth. Whenever Lily went to school, her friends would make fun of her crooked smile which made the poor girl break into tears all the time. Fed up of this, Lily decided to tell Julie about her bullies in the classroom one night. Julie was very displeased that her sister had not spoken about the problem Lily was facing earlier, and had suffered for such
Displeased: Unhappy Authority: People in Charge
Talk to your elders, if people trouble you unnecessarily.
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LEARN WITH FUN
August 22
Help monkey to find bananas
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MY EYES STRONGER
Find 7 differences between the two pictures
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5
3
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Match the numbers with the pictures
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FIND ME
WHAT COMES NEXT?
A
B
C
A
A
B
C
B
CROSS THE ODD ONE OUT
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CROSS WORD
Complete the puzzle by identifying the names of the animals
Across:
• KANGAROO • ZEBRA • GIRAFFE
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A
Down:
B
• PANDA • PARROT • RABBIT
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August 22
MY SPACE
Look at the picture and make a story of your own within 1OO words
L. Shashank Varma Class 2 G, Roll Number 12 Jubilee Hills Public school Hyderabad, Telengana
Ram and Rihaa are camping. It is fun as it is an experience. Camping is an overnight activity involving overnight stays, away from home. It helps us to increase self confidence. Ram’s campsite is located by the river. They swim whenever they want. Rihaa’s map helped them to reach their destination. It’s a lovely trip for them. Note: Want your name and story to be featured here? Try again in our next month’s issue! Write a story on a given image and send it to us. One lucky winner will win a cash prize of 5OOrs. And their story will be featured here. August 22
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Arrange the puzzle in the correct order. Put the correct number in the space provided
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PICTURE PUZZLE
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THIS ACTIVITY DEVELOPS FINE MOTOR SKILLS
