Safekeeping the voiceless

If today I ask somebody about a mammoth,I will be laughed off with a question about what the term means. A mammoth is an ancestor of the present-day elephant,an animal species that is now extinct from earth.

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If today I ask somebody about a mammoth,I will be laughed off with a question about what the term means. A mammoth is an ancestor of the present-day elephant,an animal species that is now extinct from earth. Soon we will hear the same for tigers and many other animal species as well. Yes we will,if we go on destroying the natural environment at the same pace. Being thankful to God for giving us the most evolved brain,we should use it for the betterment of the society and other species as well and not to make plans for how to destroy it. We are destroying the forests where these animals live,we are killing them not only for our need but also for our never-ending greed,and moreover the sudden change in the climate brought due to human deeds is another reason for their extinction. Why man has forgotten that we are not the only species living on this earth,but also billions of animal and plant species are share this plant with us? We should conserve wildlife and try saving them from reaching the verge of extinction.
Harshita Mohan

I had a dream
I had a dream,
Where I saw a house of cream.
I went to see,
And smiled with glee,
I noticed a lake,
Where there was a cake,
I ate it in a second,
Without any end.
Then I saw a lurking rabbit,
And I asked it for a smile.
But,it just shaked its bushy tail,
And jumped into the bush
Ishan Singh,Class IV,Eicher School,Parwanoo

So much for strength
Iron is strong but fire melts it.
Fire is strong but water quenches it.
Water is strong but the sun
evaporates it.
Man is strong but fear casts him down
Fear is strong but courage defeats it.
Courage is strong yet death
terminates it.
Sarthak Punj,Class IV,Eicher School Parwanoo

Thank-you,teacher
Thank-you skilful teacher,
For teaching me to be
a stronger,smarter person,
academically.
Thank-you teacher,
For acting like a friend,
And taking time to teach me
Lessons hard to learn.
Thank-you for your caring
and lots of other stuff;
for all the things you gave me,
I cant thank you enough.
Ria Gupta,Class II,Eicher School
Parwanoo

Learn with fun!
Disney Publishing has launched two exciting new range of workbooks Smart Beginnings for pre-schoolers (2-4 yrs) and School Skills for kids aged between 5 and 7 years,to inspire and encourage early childhood learning in a fun and engaging way. Available in English,these workbooks will feature Disneys popular characters Mickey Mouse,Winnie the Pooh,Disney Princess and Disney Fairies. Starting this month,Disney will release 10 new titles of Smart Beginnings and School Skills workbooks every quarter. Smart Beginnings features locally inspired content and themes which resonates with local kids,while School Skills aimed at older children features Disneys favourite stories and characters. Together both ranges will cover themes that form an integral part of a young childs world. Smart Beginnings titles for this quarter include numbers,shapes,letters,patterns and colours and School Skills will include evolved math and english concepts such as uppercase,lowercase words,vocabulary,addition and subtraction.

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