Author: Kinooze Learning
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What is Happening in Turkey?
Turkey is disturbed. Do you know why? It all started out last week on May 28th with a very simple protest. The protest was to save some trees at the famous Taksim square. A new development project required to cut 600 trees of the Gezi park near Taksim square. In order to preserve those trees…
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French Open Quarterfinals
The stage is all set for exciting Quarterfinals at French Open 2013. In men’s singles event, top four seeds (‘seeds’ in the world of tennis refers to the ranks of the players) have reached the last eight and the clashes are set as shown below. Remember that the number in square bracket [ ], represents…
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Jantar Mantar
Have you ever been to an observatory? An observatory is a room or building housing a telescope or other scientific equipment for the study of natural phenomena. In present day observatories, we have housed advanced astronomy gadgets that tell us all we want to know about the celestial bodies in space. What about the times…
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A Strange Day
( An imaginative story by 7 year old Rhea.) One day I woke up only to find out that I have become as tiny as an ant. Before I could understand what was happening around me, in seconds I turned into a honey bee. WHAT WAS HAPPENING? First I turned into an ant and then…
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Oldest Torah Scroll Found
This is exciting news for Jewish people! An 800 year old Torah scroll dating back to 1155 to 1125 has been found stored in the library of University of Bologna, Italy. Torah, for Jews holds immense religious significance. It consists of five books of Herbrew bible that include all the biblical laws of Judaism, a religion followed by…
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Animals in The Zoo
(This thoughtful poem has been penned by Ishan, 9) The animals in a zoo, The cow makes a moo, The chicken says cock a doodle doo, That’s all they can do. The lion is in a cage, And he is in rage, The elephant making it’s roar, And rising it’s trunk to soar.
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Moon Dust Collected by Neil Armstrong Found in a Warehouse
On July 20, 1969, The Apollo 11 successfully landed on the moon with three American astronauts – Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin. While on this mission, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins collected moon dust from the various spots on the surface of the moon. The samples were gathered so that they could be analysed to learn more…
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A Trip to Gujarat
(Kaavya, 12, shares the thrill she experienced while exploring Gujarat, a state in western India.) Inspired by Amitabh Bachchan, the brand ambassador of Gujarat, I packed up to browse the western state. As my plane landed at Ahmedabad and as I stepped on the land of Gandhi ji and Sardar Patel, the soil, the air, the nature seemed…
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Action at Roland Garros
The French Open is one of the major tennis tournaments in Paris, France, at the Stadium Roland Garros which has been named after a famous French aviator Roland Garros. French Open 2013 round 1 matches have been proceeding pretty much as expected. Top three women players, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka have made…
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Yellow
(There is so much to associate with any colour! 10 year old zeal explores just that in her poem.) The bright rise of sun, Mommy’s beautiful dress, Grandma’s star-shaped bun. The sound of power, The stroke of sunflowers, Twinkling birds. The taste of pride, A splash of sunlight, Momma’s raspberry pie. The feeling of a…
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Fishy in my Aquarium
(Disha is here again with a thoughtful poem ..) Fishes are the most wonderful things in nature, They are cute small and almond –shaped creatures. Using eyes they see and breathe through gills, They just love eating my fish food pills. They love swimming in water, And playing with bubbles pitter-patter. Sometimes they play…
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Japenese Man Oldest to Climb Everest
Someone once said, “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” This certainly holds true for Yuichiro Miura, an 80 year old Japanese man who successfully scaled Earth’s highest mountain – Mount Everest. He is the oldest man ever to climb the Everest. So how did he do it? Miura said…