Treehouse Vol 1 Issue 17

Dhaka Tribune Wednesday, August 7, 2013 Volume 1, Issue 17

Tales From the City Episode 17: TROUBLE

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Jonaki's Headquarters Hey Friends!

Another week, and it will be Eid! That means morning prayers with the family, finally trying out your brand new clothes, eating halwa, and of course, the salami.

How exciting! Are you doing something else this year? Write in and tell us!

If your friends come over to visit, Speedy’s got tons of fun ideas for you all to try out. Watch a movie together.

Challenge each other to a video game.

And our Toy of the Week is perfect for a fun time running around on the roof.

Since we still have a few days to Eid, you can head over to Dr Meow’s lab for a science experiment to try while waiting for iftar. Stay busy, have fun, and have a wonderful Eid.

Love Jonaki

A weekly production of

DhakaTribune Editor Zafar Sobhan

Magazine Editor Sabrina Fatma Ahmad

Solution: The thief is the gentleman sitting in the couch. He has managed to hurry home and get another jacket, but the shape of the label is different.

Treehouse Team Sabiha Mahmud Sumi Rubab Nayeem Khan Munira Fidai Afshan Sattar Azfar Rahman Natasha Rahman Saudia Afrin Tahsin Momin Alveera Mamoon Sama E Deen Rifat Binte Haider

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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 Valentino Rossi Supervillain Gru Teacher of the week Khan Mohammed Pavel Hossain Word on the street xxxx Learn English Kids Wordsearch

3 Tales from the city Trouble

4 Dr Meow’s Lab

Pet tips Union of claws and paws DIY Volcano inside a mug Fun science Secret messages Animal facts Flamingos

5 Speedy’s Zone

Book The Wells Bequest Movie Epic Music Macedonian gajda Toy Squirt guns Videogame Super Mario Galaxy Cartoon Sheep in Big City

6 Bhootum’s Classroom Amazing facts Facts Who was Ida? Jokes

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Discobang's Pad sports star

Teacher of the week

There is Nothing Called Free Lunch Readers, this week our favourite teacher is Khan Mohammed Pavel Hossain.

Hossain was only 17 when Gateway offered him his very first job as a junior.

IELTS and O’levels teacher. Since then, he climbed the ladder of success teaching at reputed institutions like Mentors, Mastermind and now, an A’level Business Studies teacher at The Aga Khan School. Hossain himself was a student of AKS; he later completed his MBA from IUB in 2011. Very few people are aware, but Hossain is also a passionate photographer for which he won several awards. When asked about his alternate job option, Hossain replies, “If I wasn’t a teacher, I would’ve been a businessman.

Traditional jobs never suited me, I got bored and there was no creativity.” Truly, rarely do we see a teacher who cares for his students like his own children.

“Students can always somehow bring a smile on your face,” says Hossain.

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CHOWDHURY WASIF HASSAN

word on the street

Joyride Boys will be boys. Not everyone is able to afford a fancy car, but when the rains cooled the streets and this band of boys wanted a joyride, they just hopped onto the back of a pickup, and off they were, with the wind in their hair, and the thrill of holding on for dear life.

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LearnEnglish Kids

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• Alter Ego Felonious Gru • Place of Origin Albuquerque, New Mexico

• Occupation world’s #2 villain • Achievement Stole the moon • Gru’s wish is to be the world’s #1 villain.

• His plan involves stealing the moon, which would be the crime of the

Answers 1. Tiger 2. Piranha 3. Octopus 4. Spider 5. Cobra 6. Scorpion 7. Mosquito 8. Shark 9. Python 10. Lion

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• His former rival was the young and arrogant, Vector, Mr. Perkins’ son.

• He works with Dr. Nefario, who builds gadgets and weapons for Gru, and based on what Dr. Nefario said, they have been planning the moon heist for a long time.

1. It has dark stripes over orange fur.

2. It has razor sharp teeth and lives in South America.

3. It has eight tentacles. If it has blue rings stay away, it’s poisonous!

4. Red Backs, Tarantulas, and Black Widows are all kinds of this scary animal.

5. This snake has a hood, and is very poisonous.

6. It has a sting in its tail that it uses to paralyse its prey.

7. They kill over three million people every year.

8. Great Whites and Hammerheads are both kinds of this sea creature.

9. This snake kills its prey by crushing it to death.

10. This animal is sometimes called ‘king of the beasts’.

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

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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 17: TROUBLE

The story Pokamakor Academy, the school for talented bugs, is a scary place for a forest firefly to be in. But it seems like she’s just found a new friend. Or has she?

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Volcano inside a Mug PET TIPS

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Cats and dogs generally don’t get along, and it’s difficult for those of you who want both as pets; but who says you can’t turn that history around? Read on more to find out how woofs and meows can get along without being at each other’s necks.

Start slow Cats are the jealous type and dogs are the confused type. You have to give them some time to get used to each other. If you force them to act friendly with each other, they will get into a fight.

Pet pet Pet your dog if it’s trying to get along with the cat. If he’s being silent in front of the cat, praise him for his good behaviour. Dogs are very loyal, if he understands that this is how you want him to behave, he’ll play nice.

Your kitty You need to place your kitty in a place which is far away from the dog, or else it’s Fido who’ll get attacked by your cat.

Introduce Hold your cat in your arms, and ask your parent or an older sibling to slowly bring the dog to you.

Take a towel and rub it on your dog, then place the towel near your cat’s bowl so that he gets used to the dog’s smell.

Repeat They won’t get along on the first try, so you have to keep trying if you want both pets to live in harmony. rubab nayeem khan

Readers, we have witnessed volcano-like projects in our school fair. However, this trick here is suitable for all those who are just as much curious about volcanoes and don’t want to spend much on expensive materials.

Things you’ll need • Parents approval • Fireproof glass container • Sand • Wax • Cold Water Step 1 Put the wax at the bottom of the fireproof glass container.

Step 2 Add some sand and slowly, start filling up the container with cold water.

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Step 3 Carefully heat the bottom of the glass container. Remember to be cautious!

Ask an elder to guide you if necessary.

Step 4 Now, wait for the magic to happen and enjoy your very own volcano in your hands.

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Fun

Science

mammal facts

secret messages You will need • Half a lemon • Water • Bowl • Cotton Bud • White Paper • Hairdryer How to Squeeze lemon juice into the bowl and add a few drops of water. Mix and dip the cotton bud into the mixture and write a message onto the white paper. Dry it with a hair dryer to see your message.

Explanation Lemon juice is an organic substance that oxidizes and turns brown when heated. Diluting the lemon juice in water makes it very hard to notice when you apply it on paper, so no one will be aware of its presence until it is heated and the secret message is revealed. Sama E Deen

FLAMINGOs

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• Flamingos are famous for spending most of their time , standing on one leg.

• A flamingo’s neck is made up of 19 bones.

• Their unusual beaks and feathers are made of keratin.

• The bend visible, halfway down the flamingo’s leg is actually its ankle.

• Their diet consisting of algae and prawns give their feather the vibrant pink colour.

• Flamingos hold their bills upside down while feeding in order to filter out food from the water.

• A flock of flamingos is called a flamboyance.

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Speedy's Zone

5 Whole New World Readers, this week we have a special treat for you. Loosely based on William Joyce’s children’s book, “The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs,” the movie that was released this summer certainly created a buzz. Meet M K (Amanda Seyfried) a typical 17-year-old teen who just lost her father and is forced to live with her dad who happens to be a scientist (Jason Sudeikis).

Professor Bumba believes that they

MUST watch movie

are surrounded by tiny human soldiers, about which MK is very sceptical. Things turn about when actually human soldiers are alive and how their world faces challenges in different ways. Although the book is quite different, this movie has been dubbed as the “Date Movie” of the season.

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Book

travelling through time

The story When Leo finds a six-inch version of himself, accompanied by a beautiful miniature girl in a small alien machine, he is left in amazement. His search for this mysterious object leads him to New York City, where he meets Jaya, the very girl he had seen with his minature self, in that machine. Together they time travel to 1890s London, in their innocent search but very soon they stumble upon a villain, who demands the machine from them and threatens

to destroy the whole world, if his demand is not met.

Any good ?

The Wells Bequest is filled with adventure, tension, humour and thrill to keep its readers hooked to each of its pages. Portraying strong themes on bravery, determination and gaining self respect, this book is a great read and suggestion for all.

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Music

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about Macedonian Gajda

available in Bangladesh. From Tk300 onwards, you can be the owner of a squirt gun! But be careful, do not play with it inside the house or without any supervision; we want our readers to be always safe and sound.

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Gajda bags are generally made of sheep or goat hides.

Different regions treat the hides in a different way. Simplest methods involve the usage of salt.

The animal skin is a wind bag, and occasionally you’ll see one with hooves or even a head still attached.

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Till now we came across all sorts of different superheroes, but it’s not every day we see a domestic animal such as a sheep about to save its farm. Meet Sheep, our hero, an average farm animal in the Big City. He’s up against General Specific- the villain who wants to use Sheep to make a Sheep Powered Ray Gun. Sheep, along with his love Swanky the Poodle gets ready to fight General

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SPLASH OTHERS THIS SUMMER

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4 These instruments are most popular in countries like Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey.

5 They are usually played in pairs.

6 The instrument consists of parts like: Blowpipe, Chanter, Stocks, Drone, bags which are each treated in a different manner.

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cartoon Specific. The silly humour makes it fun to watch; the show also portrays expressions and phrases in a literal meaning. The show is being aired in Cartoon Network but you can also buy the DVDs if you want to have fun with Sheep and become a part of his adventure!

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To the stars and more!

Natasha Rahman

toy From tubs to shower, we all love playing with water. At some point of your life, I’m sure we all played “water fight” with our flasks/ bottles. This week we bring you the ultimate tool for the perfect water fight - Squirt Gun. Colourful and in all sizes, squirt guns are pure entertainment. These guns are widely

Video game

If you are an avid Mario fan, then Super Mario Galaxy is worth pining for. With deep, addictive plots and settings, this game surpasses all of Mario’s previous adventures. The game begins with Mario receiving a note from his beloved Peach, asking him to go to the castle for a gift. But before he can talk to the princess, the infamous Bowser and his son arrive in a fleet of airships and use a giant UFO to pluck the Princess’ castle right out of the ground and into space. Now it is Mario’s mission to travel off to the galaxy, collect power stars for his ship and fly off to the center of the universe to rescue the princess and set everything right again. The game play is absolutely crazy but in the right way. Each of the levels are filled with clever, sometimes dangerous traps and puzzles for Mario to navigate, all following the laws of physics and gravity. With a moderate to a slightly high level of difficulty, this adventure might at first be a bit frustrating to new players but it provides the exact intelligent and tough workout expected from a Mario mission. In all, this game is a must play and a definite thrill for all Mario Bros out there.

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