There are 206 bones in your body. Among those 206 bones, which are the hardest ones? Yes, you guessed it right. Teeth are the hardest bones in the human body. If teeth are so hard and strong, then why do they decay and break? Well, it’s because of the germs. How can you  protect your […]

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Although the internet was first used in 1960’s, it was only in the 1970’s that it was first opened for public. Until then, it was only used by the military to share and send secret information. Find out all these and much more about the internet from this chapter.

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The first known convention of Astronomers was held in the Mayan city of Copán, in the year 700 A.D. This means Mexico was interested in science and technology from long ago. Read this profile to know everything about Mexico.

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The Antarctic Desert is the World’s largest desert. Its area is 13, 830,000 which means that as far as your eyes can stretch, you can see sand, sand and only sand. It doesn’t sound good, does it? Read this chapter on deserts.

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There is no accurate picture of Socrates and his philosophical viewpoint. It is because Socrates never wrote his philosophical texts, and whatever we know about him is based entirely on the writings by his students. This is called the Socratic Problem. Let us find out how much the students conveyed about Socrates through their writings.

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The world’s third leading producer of olives, Greece has cultivated olive trees since ancient times. Some olive trees planted in the thirteenth century are still producing olives. And you remember olives from the Olympic Games, don’t you? The winners of Olympic races were awarded with olive crowns. Sounds interesting. Read this chapter and know more […]

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Why is it that although Mahatma Gandhi was born in India, he is respected throughout the globe? I live in a place which is so far from India and yet, everyone recognizes Mahatma Gandhi. Surely, he must have done some noble deeds to make him so prominent. Read this chapter and find out for yourself.

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Although whales are the largest animals on earth, the smallest whale is only about 2.6 m long and is called the dwarf sperm whale. Surprising! I thought all whales are large animals. Read this lesson and find out more about whales.

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In the past, only a few people went to school. There were no school buildings. Teachers sat under a tree and taught, while the students gathered around him and listened. Sounds amazing, doesn’t it? I wonder what the students then would describe their school like. In this chapter, a boy describes his school. Make sure […]

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There’s a festival called Dashain that’s celebrated in Nepal. It lasts for fifteen days, and the excitement about this festival is that everyone flies their kites. There are hundreds of kites in the sky, and everyone is busy fighting their kites. In the Afghanistan, kite fighting is celebrated each year. People from almost every household […]

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