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Pack a punch

The boxer was determined to pack a punch, although he knew that competing with the best national boxers was not easy.This just means that the boxer

Get drastic with plastic

It’s time to act!

The Language of Birds: Fashionably ready

Birds around the world are getting ready for the Parlez-vous of Birds at Bali. Trapeza offers to design a less flashy, less fleshy wardrobe for Mrs. Corvid.

Nature’s gift

The Palmyra palm is also known as the ‘wish tree’. It offers nutrient rich food, at every stage of its growth.

Drawings from India

Pet friendly

Does your pet get lonely at home while you’re away at school? There’s a way to fix that.

Winds of change

On November 29, 1947 the United Nations voted in favour of partitioning British-controlled Palestine and allow the creation of an Independent Jewish State of Israel.

The Language of Birds: Hair affair

The Corvids have received an electronic invitation to visit the Queen of Birds in Bali. Her exotic costume gains the family’s attention.

Who moved my tree?

They brought the tree down. I watched in sadness as the squirrel was left homeless. But, that moment was decisive. I decided to do something.

What an asset

Like school life didn’t have enough exams, there was one more, every year, which made life miserable.

Power-packed

Muscle up your sentence with the right words

How Ruskin Bond keeps the magic of boyhood alive

Despite his wrinkles and slowed-down gait, there is still something Peter Pan-ish about Ruskin Bond

Cailletet and the liquefaction of oxygen

Oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and carbon monoxide were believed to be permanent gases incapable of existing in liquid form until 1877. By 1908, however, all of these had been liquefied, marking the beginnings of a new research field. A.S.Ganesh tells you how a letter from Louis Paul Cailletet on December 2, 1877 snowballed into the emergence of low-temperature research...

Illustrator Chetan Sharma on the joy of working with children

Chetan says nothing makes him happier than watching children’s faces light up as they catch sight of his illustrations in books

Students shine at the India Game Developer Conference in Hyderabad this year

A look at a few creations by school students that stood out at the India Game Developer Conference (IGDC) in Hyderabad

Nickel in the slot, music in the ears

One of the earliest forms of a jukebox was installed in San Francisco on November 23, 1889. Known as “nickel-in-the-slot phonograph” or simply as “nickel-in-the-slot machine”, these music players raked in a lot of money. A.S.Ganesh takes a look at this machine, seen by many as the first jukebox...

A literary fest that powered the imagination of children

The Vizag Junior Literary Fest brought home the message that books fostered empathy in children

Storyteller Roger Jenkins talks about the importance of stories in everyday life

He believes stories can teach children all about hope, happiness and tolerance

The Language of Birds: Fluttering delight

The Corvids are discussing the Parlez-Vous of Birds, when they are disturbed by an incessant knocking. We begin a series this week.

You are invited

It was a party! My friends and I were excited, but it turned out to be a very different one.

Short story | A bird of another feather

Sreemarthan looked down from the terrace, contemplating his holidays, when...

The first lift-off from the moon

On November 17, 1967, the spacecraft Surveyor 6 briefly launched itself from the surface of our moon. In the process, it not only became the first to lift-off from the moon, but the first to lift-off from a celestial body. A.S.Ganesh highlights the success of Surveyor 6...

Kutty Cop, an initiative by Uyir, teaches children lessons on road safety

The road to safety: Kutty Cops is an initiative that educates children on traffic etiquette with the help of their school teachers

Watch the magic of ‘The Dancing Bear’ unfold at the Vizag Junior Literary Fest

Mumbai-based The Puppetarians will be presenting this unique puppet show, which is an amalgamation of three styles of puppetry

The second edition of the Vizag Junior Literary Fest underway at Hawa Mahal

A literary treat: The second edition of the Vizag Junior Literary Fest will roll around on Saturday and Vizagites are agog with excitement. Here’s a curtain raiser on what to expect at the two-day event, which will be held at Hawa Mahal

On Children’s Day, make memories with your children at these spaces in Chennai

This Children’s Day, skip the malls and take your children to explore museums and parks, the way you did as a kid. Try these engaging city spaces, which familiarise children with the natural world, but are also fun for grown-ups

Pre-teens don creative hats

Meet three Hyderabad students who raise a toast to Children’s Day with their zeal

November 14 is Children’s Day and we ask authors what they think children must absolutely read

November 14 is Children’s Day and, amid all the song and dance, we thought we’d ask authors what they think kids must absolutely read

Nut-orious lesson

As the class headed to the forest to collect their practice objects, Wendy could not figure out what was wrong with her spells.

Drawings from India

Evil superhero?

Movie: Megamind (2010)Genre: Animation, ComedyMegamind starts off like any other usual superhero movie, where the hero saves the city. But, things

Abracadabra!

Be quick and with a sleight of hand you can make magic. Perform this simple trick to wow your friends.

Top of the green table

A chance discovery led to the cliff dwellings in the Mesa Verde. An intriguing village that leaves us asking many questions.

Sprays and spouts

That water is beautiful and precious is a known fact. Enhancing these qualities are the fountains through which it jets out.

Last laugh

Just when Amanda thinks Wendy will finally learn her lesson, the tables are turned...

November sky

A Beaver moon, Leonids shower, Mercury at its height...no dearth of excitement.

No stick-to-it-iveness

New Year resolutions that have not been ticked off end up being year-end resolutions. And, sometimes you get dragged into the whole thing.

Teller of tales

November 13 is the birth anniversary of Robert Louis Stevenson. Traditionally from a family of lighthouse engineers, he decided he would break the chain and become a writer instead.

Let them shine bright

Chief of city operations for Teach for India Sandeep Rai on his book that narrates stories of hope triumphing over despair

First ride on the ‘first’ motorcycle

The Daimler Reitwagen is widely considered as the world’s first true motorcycle. Gottlieb Daimler is often referred to as “the father of the motorcycle” because of this invention and it was his son, Paul, who rode it for the first time in November 1885. A.S.Ganesh takes a look at how the first test drive on a motorcycle ever came to be...

Janaki Sabesh conducts a gripping storytelling session in Visakhapatnam

The Chennai-based storyteller treated the students of the GVMC Primary School to a session of stories, songs and mimicry, ahead of the Vizag Junior Literary Fest

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