Treehouse Vol 1 Issue 10

Dhaka Tribune Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Volume 1, Issue 10

Tales From the City

Episode 10: The landlady

What kind of trouble has Jonaki got herself into now?

Read Tales from the City to find out

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Jonaki's Headquarters Hey Friends!

We have a bunch of new stuff for you to check out in this issue! This week, we’re going to show you how to make your own bird feeders to help those poor little birdies in this extreme heat, introduce a cool new musical instrument call the Xylophone, and a give you a brand new look at one of the oldest toys in the world, the yo-yo. There’s also the

Amazing Facts that you can check out in Bhootom’s Classroom and so much more, all waiting inside for you!

Do let us know if there’s something else you’d like to see in the Treehouse.

Send us your drawings and poems! We love hearing from you! Write to us at treehouse@dhakatribune.com

Love Jonaki

A weekly production of

DhakaTribune Editor Zafar Sobhan

Magazine Editor Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Treehouse Team Sabiha Mahmud Sumi Rubab Nayeem Khan Munira Fidai Afshan Sattar Azfar Rahman Natasha Rahman Saudia Afrin Contributor ASM Foysal Apurba Karmaker Tahsin Momin

Solution: The guitar player is the killer, as one string is missing from the string – the string used to strangle Carlos.

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Cartoonist Syed Rashad Imam Tanmoy Graphics Sabiha Mahmud Sumi Mohammed Mahbub Alam Production Masum Billah Advertising Shahidan Khurshed Circulation Wahid Murad Email treehouse@dhakatribune.com Website www.dhakatribune.com

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Sports Star Shakib Al Hasan Did you Know Bionic hand Word on the Street Naim Joke of theDay Learn English Kids Wordsearch

3 Tales from the city The Landlady

4 Dr Meow’s Lab

Animal facts Inland Taipan DIY Bird feeder Fun Science Lava in water Pet tips Giving your dog a bath

5 Speedy’s Zone

Book The Thing About Luck Movie Ice Age 4: Continental Drift Toy Yo-Yo Video game Super Hexagon Music Xylophone

6 Bhootum’s Classroom Amazing facts Math tricks; History facts Wizard of ID

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Source: Jaago Foundation www.jaago.com.bd

word on the street

joke of the day Q Where do frogs leave their hats and coats?

A In the croakroom!

Tahmeed Shadab

did you know

Through The Tiny Years

Bionic Hand Just think of all the things you could not do, if you did not have your hands or even one hand. The simplest of tasks would be most difficult and some tasks would be impossible.

When people have lost their hands or legs in accidents, scientists have provided simple artificial limbs for

them. These have been no more than a false hand or foot or in the old days, just a stump. Today, scientists are developing what is called a bionic or cyber hand. The new hand will be able to work with the help of a microchip, and users will be able to move the fingers and even feel things. Tahsin Momin

No road is long when the company is good. Naim and his friends are perfect examples of that! Born in the same neighborhood, these kids have been together for as long as they can remember. Growing up in a small slum near Banani, these children have seen terrible things. Their houses were demolished a year ago. Despite all of that, these buddies stood by each other – through the tears and the smiles.

Ibrahim says he can bet his favorite

toy on the fact that they will be friends forever, even after they grow up. The rest of the gang giggles. Rifts happen between them, but often the tiniest of bodies have the biggest hearts. They forgive and start their games all over again! They might not know where they will go in life or how far, but one thing is for sure- as long as these friends are together, they’d let nothing dim each others' smiles.

Tasmia Nehreen Ahmed

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1. This toy is like a bicycle, but you stand up to use it.

2. You can use these to colour in your drawings.

3. A toy bear.

4. This is round and you can kick it.

5. You can drive to the toyshop in one of these.

6. Imagine travelling to other planets in one of these.

7. You can dress them up and do their hair.

8. A mechanical figure, some of them can move and talk.

9. You can read all kinds of stories in one of these.

10. You can take pictures of your family with one of these.

You can play this game and more online at: www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids

Shakib Al Hasan Profile Bangladeshi Cricketer Major Teams Bangladesh, Worcestershire, Kolkata Knight Riders, Dhaka Gladiators, Leicestershire Playing Role All-rounder (Bowling preferable) Batting Style Left-handed Bowling Style Slow left-arm orthodox Career Statistics (ODI) Total Matches 129 Run Scored – 3,688 Batting average-35.12 No of 100s - 5 No of 50s - 25 Highest score - 134 Balls Bowled – 6,578 Wickets Taken – 161

Born in 24th march 1987, he is one of the youngest players ever to represent his country in an ODI match (against Zimbabwe in august 2006). Shakib Al Hasan is well known for his slow orthodox bowling style.

From 2009 to 2011 he was known as the best all-rounder in the world.

He is also the highest run scorer for Bangladesh in ODI matches. In July 2009 he took over captaincy of the Bangladesh cricket team until he was relieved in 2011.

He captained the Khulna Royal Bengals in the 2012 Bangladesh Premier League. Earlier this year, in the second season of BPL, he led the Dhaka Gladiators to victory. He is the first Bangladeshi ever to play for an English county cricket club.

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Treehouse Comics

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Created by Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Story by Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Illustration by Syed Rashad Imam Tanmoy

Tales From the City

Episode 10: the landlady

The story Making Home Jonaki has finally arrived at the City after leaving the forest.

While she is excited about having her own place, the other people at the Treehouse have other thoughts...

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Dr Meow's Lab

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Lava in water!

Necessary equipment Vegetable oil Water One tea spoon salt Food colouring

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Instructions

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Inland Taipan’s are mostly found in the regions of central to eastern Australia.

They have a very interesting way of adapting to the environment around them. They change their skin colour during seasonal changes.

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Each bite contains 110mg of venom which is enough to kill 100 people or 250,000 mice! This venom takes only 45 minutes on an average to kill an adult human.

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These snakes are 50 times more venomous than the average cobras.

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Surprisingly they do not attack unless they are provoked.

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PET TIPS

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Fill ¾ of the cup with water

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Add 4-5 drops of red food colouring

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Slowly pour oil into the water and watch how the oil floats

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Sprinkle some salt in the water.

You should see blobs of lava

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Keep adding salt to continue the process . You can make your own lava colour by putting different food colours How does it work?

It’s very simple; we all know oil is not a soluble substance for which it floats on water.

However, salt is heavier than oil so it drowns by taking some oil with it and gets dissolved. The oil comes up on the surface when the salt dissolves in the water. Thus it creates a lava-like effect in the water.

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Squeaky Clean Fido

Dogs are hyper creatures; they run around the neighbourhood way too often and by the time they return home they are covered in dirt from head to paw.

Since your parents wouldn’t allow you to keep a stinky pup here are a few things you can do to turn that around and it all starts with cleaning your precious pet.

Location All cleaning must be done in the bathroom; let’s face it if you started giving Fido a bath in the living room you and your pet both risk facing the wrath of angry parents.

Tools You will need towels, shampoo, hairbrush, and a towel. Never mix any of these tools with your own.

Brushing Before splashing a bucket of water on your dog, brush through his coat thoroughly to find out if he’s got fleas or not. If he does then try using an antiflea shampoo.

Bathing This will be a breeze because unlike cats dogs are enthusiastic about baths. Wet his coat with water, apply shampoo and massage his head, face, body and of

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Wrap it up Once you’re done, rinse off the foam with water and dry him up using a towel.

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Chirp, Chirp…

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It’s a super-hot summer again and even though it’s just April yet, it’s sweltering hot! However, ever think of the tiny birds in the summer who find no water to drink during flights? Well, here’s your chance to help the little birdies out!

Follow some simple steps to create your own bird feeder and watch your feathered friends flock to you.

What you need • • • • • •

2 small/medium sized terracotta pots (not too heavy) A piece of cloth Superglue Two 6-inch ruler-length pieces of wood Paint Scissors

How to get it done First, take a small bowl and paint it. Use terracotta saucers or shallow bowls so that you can paint easily. You can get these very cheap from any roadside vendor. Be careful to only paint the outside of the pot and not the inside. You will be putting water in it later!

Let the paint dry. This should take 20 minutes tops, in this heat. Just put it out in your veranda.

Once dry, cut two, very long, thin strips of cloth with a pair of scissors and arrange them in a cross.

Then place your bowl on the intersection of the cross and paste the two strips of cloth diagonally with superglue. (Superglue can be dangerous: get an adult to help you here).

Now paint the other bowl and let it

dry. Place the dried bowl above the first one and use more glue to stick the sides of the bowl to the four strips. Space the two bowls at least 8 to 10 inches apart.

Tie the four ends of cloth strips upward and let the glue dry.

Tie them in a way that there are still enough cloth strips left on top.

Don’t tie up the top completely. You will need the bits of cloth to tie to a hanger.

Finally, glue one piece of wood beneath each wood to create a bird perch and hang your bird feeder up.

Fill one bowl with water and the other with grains. Make your feeder colourful to attract more birds.

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Speedy's Zone

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This week’s instrument is the Xylophone. It is a member of the percussion family, which means this pretty thing is a cousin of the drums.

It is one of those fancy foreign cousins too, because while other percussion instruments make crashing noises, the Xylophone produces a pitch when struck. Xylophones have been around

since 2000BC. They were probably being used in Asia first, and then quickly spread to Africa, and arrived in Europe in the 19th century.

To make a sound on the xylophone the player must strike a bar with a mallet. When the xylophonist strikes a bar with a hard mallet, the xylophone produces a bright and sharp sound.

When the xylophonist strikes a bar with a soft mallet a more muted sound is produced. Sabrina Fatma Ahmad

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Not your usual geometry game

Close to Extinction: Ice Age 4

The Thing about Luck Author Cynthia Kadohata Age 10yrs Genre Contemporary Fiction Treehouse Rating 4/5 The story The story is about a Japanese American girl named Summer who is used to the life of a migrant worker. She has a brother who is hinted to be autistic. When at the age of 12, her parents suddenly have to leave for Japan, Summer accompanies her grandparents to the harvesting trek. Here, she learns how to get along with her elders, how to establish relationships and the story takes you through her highs and lows during this transitional period of her life.

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The story sheds light on the trials and tribulations of the farming world and while not action packed, Summer’s conversational narrations and her humour and warmth are sure to win you over.

Parental Advisory There is some talk of death but in a positive way, more grateful than morbid. All in all, a safe and fun read! Munira fidai

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In this fourth instalment of the Ice Age series you will find yourself alongside Manny, Diego, and Sid unexpectedly ending up in the adventure of their life time.

Scrat, the nut loving squirrel, ends up in the centre of the Earth and unknowingly causes a massive crack resulting in the continents to drift apart. Meanwhile Sid’s family comes by unexpectedly, only to drop off granny and abandon them again. Manny and Peaches (Manny’s daughter) has a falling out after an argument. Shortly afterwards, Manny is forced to separate from his family because of the continental breakdown. Sid, Manny and Diego are trapped on a chunk of ice and are carried away by the current. You will find yourself laughing along with your friends and family in this amazingly entertaining and fun filled adventure movie. Get a copy of it, if you haven’t already, from your nearest store and let the adventure and fun begin.

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Up and Down!

Available since 500BC, Yo-Yo is by far one of the oldest toys around.

The modern Yo-Yo was discovered when a manufacturing company was setup in California in 1928 by Duncan. Made out of plastic and available in plenty of eye catching colours, it definitely has its mark on a child and even on some adults.

Popularity of the Yo-Yo went off the charts in the late 70’s and 80’s when a lot of research went on to make the Yo-Yo more interesting.

Made of two discs and connected in the middle with an axle and a loop of string connected to the centre axle. It simply works by winding up the string, putting a finger in the loop at the end of the string and then throwing the Yo-Yo as hard as you can. It will unwind and then wind itself back on to your hand.

It might not have much going on about it but it is available in plenty of colours to make your child drool over it.

Available at all toy stores for only Tk50. Tahsin Momin

A game that’s monstrously hard but equally just as fun, Super Hexagon requires a lot of skill, but gives you satisfaction for every extra second you survive.In the game, you’re a tiny little triangle surviving the maze of hypnotic, geometric shapes that close into the middle of the screen. The vibrant, funky colors and the retro music give a very arcade-like feeling to the game. Super Hexagon practically has a heartbeat of it’s own as the entire game screen beats to the rhythm of the thumping music.

There are three unlocked modes: hard, harder, hardest, and chances are, your first few attempts will leave you dead in five seconds. But the difficulty of the game practically invites you back. It’s devious, brilliant, and exciting! The skillfully designed game will have you addicted in no time.Warning: Super Hexagon is not for the fainthearted.Available for download on smart-phones. Afshan sattar

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