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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Long ago, money was not used. It was salt, shells, or seeds that people traded with. Nowadays, we use paper money and coins, can you think of something that is most likely replace paper money and coins in the future? Here, you will read about how money, one of the most needed things today, came […]

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Cheetahs are spotted. Do you know why? The colour and the spots help them to mix with the surroundings. They are difficult to spot and it becomes easier for them to hunt. We say, they adapt to the surroundings. In this chapter, you will read about the cheetah.

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Just like the Big Foot of the United States, no one has ever seen the Yeti. There are rumours of the Yeti in the Himalayas and about its terrifying appearance. But no one has been able to prove its existence. What should we do then? Should we still believe in the local stories and wait […]

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Did you know that if you mix all the seven colors in the rainbow, it gives you the color white? Try it out in your science class. Ask your teacher to bring a prism; and face it towards the sun. You’ll be amazed with you see. Here, you will read about these fascinating rainbows.

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On December 28, 1948, a Douglas DC-3 aircraft, number NC16002, disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle while on a flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Miami. No trace of the aircraft or the 32 people onboard was ever found. What is this mysterious Bermuda Triangle? Find out from this chapter.

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When people die in Egypt, they are mummified. It means they are preserved so that the body organs do not get damaged. This was done in Egypt since the ancient times. Read this chapter to find out what else happened in ancient Egypt.

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“The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.” (Anonymous) But what is Plato famed for? Let us read and find out.

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