Author: Kinooze Learning
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Another Continent?
Just when you think that you learnt your geography chapters completely, something changes. Yes, a new micro continent named Mauritia has been found hidden under huge amounts of lava in the India ocean. While this comes as a shock to us, a team of international researchers – from Norway, Germany, Britain and South Africa are suggesting…
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Why do We Have Seasons?
Radha loves winters. She loves wearing furry jackets and fluffy scarves. This year on Christmas she wished for winters to stay forever. Sophie likes summers. She loves the fact that she doesn’t have to wear layers of clothes, and gets to eat ice candies whenever she wants to. Every year she hopes for summers to stay throughout the…
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Global Warming
(Our 11 year old reader Ansh, feels its about time that we all become serious about our planet’s health.) Global Warming is a big problem which no one seems to really be concerned about. Global Warming is a big problem as it is also the reason behind natural disasters such as floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, temperature…
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Lost and Found?
“I always prefer to believe the best of everybody; it saves so much trouble”, were the famous words of a renowned English author who was born in India. Rudyard Kipling. He stayed in India until he was five. Rudyard Kipling wrote a lot of stories and poems. A lot of his stories like “Just so stories”, “The Elephant’s…
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Gusty Cyclone Rusty
Tropical Cyclone Rusty has brought heavy rains and gutsy winds to the coast of Western Australia. The wind speed was as high as 165km/h (103mph). Port Hedland, in western Australia is having non stop downpour since past two or three days. Port Hedland had closed three main iron ore ports in the Pilbara region, the world’s largest…
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Mind your Manners
I know, I know, all of you are not discourteous enough to keep shoes on the computer, but aren’t you all a little bit impolite sometime or the other? Do you disagree? Hmm.. Let me remind you. When was the last time you said please or thank you to your mother who got up in middle of…
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Life Moves On
(A pragmatic poem by our little writer Mihika, who is just eight years old.) Cars are stuck in a terrible jam, Baby’s sitting in their cushy pram, Trains go on a bumpy ride, Camels choose the humpy side, Trucks are going everywhere, Parcels go here and there, The planes ride on the runway, People in…
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Mummies – Ghosts Of The Past
Are mummies really ghosts of the past? Well, not at all. The pictures of mummies might look a little scary, and many movies project them as haunted, but there is nothing to be afraid of them. In fact, mummies are really helpful to us. Mummies are bodies of an animal or human preserved for many years. They…
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India Launches Seven Satellites
One rocket. Seven satellites and a big feat achieved by India at Sriharikota. On Monday evening, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C20 (PSLV-C20) carried seven satellites into space including the Indo-French satellite Saral, the world’s first smart phone-operated nano satellite, a space telescope satellite and four other foreign satellites. President Pranab Mukherjee witnessed the event and was full of praise for…
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Happy Feet Jr Dies
The emperor penguin from Macquarie Islands, who had lost its way for an year, before it was finally found in New Zealand few days ago has died. The penguin nicknamed Happy feet Jr, was under the care of New Zealand zoo ever since it was found at Tora Beach, south of Wellington in critical condition. Happy Feet Jr was…
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Lost Callie
This cute story is penned by our little reader Ananya, who is eight years old. Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Callie. She was 9 years old. On her birthday, she got a new bike. It was purple in color. Callie had a sister named Kiana. One day, Callie went out riding…
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And The Oscar Goes To..
The Academy Awards or The Oscars are a set of awards given yearly for excellence in Hollywood film industry. That little gold statue is the most sought-after award any film actor or actress or anybody associated with movie making can receive. This year the ceremony was held at the Dolby Theater at Los angeles. The winners are – Life of Pi –…