“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.” 02 GÉRARD DE NERVAL, FRENCH WRITER AND POET ACTIVITY BOND WITH THE BEST THE TREE LOVER His mesmerizing descriptions of nature and his won- 5 Lesser-known books derful way with words—this is Ruskin Bond at his Book Bond finest. Read on as Rusty tells the story of his grandfa- Suryakumari Dennison, Teacher, Aavishkar Academy ther’s relationship with the trees around him, who’s It is Ruskin Bond’s A. father B. mother by Ruskin Bond that you must read convinced that they love him back with as much ten- birthday! Answer these C. grandfather derness as he loves them. Vagrants in the Valley questions on the works D. grandmother Ruskin Bond has This book catches up with our favourite Rusty Dust on the Mountain of this popular author Whom do we meet in as he plunges not just into the cold pools of by choosing correctly ‘The Blue Umbrella’? written a string of When twelve-year-old Bisnu decides to go to Mussoorie 3 Dehra but into an exciting new life, dipping his from the options. A. Rajaram B. Rusty to earn for his family, he has no idea how dangerous and unforgettable tales – toes into adulthood. At once, thrilling and What was Ruskin C. Ranbir D. Ruth lonely life in a town can be for a boy on his own. As he nostalgic, this heart-warming sequel is Rusty Bond awarded for sets out to work on the limestone quarries, with the 1 In which year do the stories about nature at his best as he navigates the tightrope his novel, ‘The Room on choking dust enveloping the beautiful mountain air, he events of ‘A Flight of between dreams and reality, all the time main- the Roof’? 4 and animals, and the finds that he longs for his little village in the Himalayas. Pigeons’ occur? taining a glorious sense of hope. A. Booker Prize A. 1657 B. 1757 bond formed between B. DSC Prize C. 1857 D. 1957 C. JCB Prize Rusty Runs Away Which did Ruskin humans and the wild. D. John Llewellyn The Day Grandfather Bond not write? Rusty’s world is turned topsy-turvy when Rhys Prize 5 As we celebrate Tickled a Tiger his father and grandmother pass away in A. ‘Tiger in the Tunnel’ In ‘The Cherry Tree’, B. ‘Tiger! Tiger!’ Grandfather had brought home Timothy, the little quick succession. The twelve-year-old is Ruskin Bond’s 86th which of Rakesh’s C. ‘A Tiger in the House’ tiger cub, from the forests of the Shivaliks. sent away to boarding school by his 2 relatives is his mentor? D. ‘Tigers Forever’ birthday, here are Timothy grew up to be a friendly tiger, with a guardian, Mr Harrison. Restlessness, monkey and a mongrel for company. But some coupled with an ambition to travel the Tiger!’ ‘Tiger! B. 5) 1857 C. 4) some of his lesser- strange circumstances lead grandfather to take world, compels him to run away from his Rajaram A. 3) grandfather C. 2) 1) D. John Llewellyn Rhys Prize Prize Rhys Llewellyn John D. 1) Timothy away to a zoo. Will they meet again? This rather humdrum life at school. But the ANSWERS: known great writings is a heart-warming story of love and friendship! plan fails, and he is soon back in Dehra, with his strict guardian. KNOWLEDGE BANK movie 'Raazi'? Word supports causes that WUZZLES Quiz time A. Meghna Gulzar aggrandize him in the INDIA Wise Binturong B. Karan Johar eyes of the world. Native to South and South East Pratibha Srivatsan, class IX, Royale C. Ram Gopal Varma Aggrandize: Increase A Teacher should Asia, Binturong has a cat-like Concorde Intl School, Bengaluru D. Nitesh Tiwari the scope, power or face and a body like a bear, giv- Q.4) What is the name of the elevate her students to NATURE Q.1) Which UNESCO World Heritage importance of first Indian-made nuclear do their best. ing them the name bearcats. Site was built on the land of submarine? Synonyms - Canonize, However, they are nei- Kachhwahas of Ajmer? It is terrifying to see A. INS Viraat B. INS Arihant C. INS dignify, elevate, enno- ther bears nor cats; A. Sun temple, Konark B. Jantar Mantar how modern public Sindhughosh D. INS Chakra ble, enshrine, exalt, they are related to C. Taj Mahal D. Elephanta Caves glorifies anxiety. civets and fossae. They enthrone, glorify, Q.2) Who was the first Indian have shaggy black hair, Bhargav Podapati, class bowler to score a hat trick in VII, RCIS, and a prehensile tail Examples test cricket? Kalyan Nagar, that is as long as their Alexander is a phi- A. Kapil Dev B. Harbhajan Singh Bengaluru body. Binturongs are lanthropist who only C. Anil Kumble D. Zaheer Khan carnivores but they eat fruits too. They have a Q.3) Who directed the distinctive smell of buttered popcorn; it keeps preda- ANSWERS tors away. FAMILY CIRCUS B) INS Arihant INS B) 4. Gulzar Meghna A) 3. Singh Harbhajan B) 2. Mantar Jantar ) Mahika Manoj, class X, RCIS, Kalyan Nagar, Bengaluru B 1. S.F. AND COMIC KIDS IDIOM OF THE DAY ➤ ’The crux of the matter’ Meaning: The central or critical point of an issue. Abhiram Vijayaraj, class IX, RCIS, Bengaluru Little fun; little Always be work in progress arth Bansal, of Apeejay School, Noida Sharing and Caring- achievements received Pradhanmantri Rashtriya Baal 1. Explore various traditional and local art Puruskaar 2020. This laurel was award- forms of your state ed to Parth for his invention, a laser Pstick designed especially for patients suffering Heal the World 2. Design and go to the indoor treasure hunt from Parkinson disease. he pandemic has 3. Go camping in a living room and décor it in The stick will assist such patients in controlling opened another side of the same way human emotions. It has their unstable gait. The inspiration for this unique brought families, soci- 4. Click pictures of nature around you and give and innovative device came from constantly T ety and world together, them a tagline observing his grandmother’s difficulty in walking. it has ensured that we keep con- nected and help each other during 5. Learn quilling and make different jewellery Parth once again reflected his creative insight these testing times. Till now we were 6. Cursive writing practice when he utilized the lockdown period and engrossed in fulfilling our needs designed a wrist watch that sounds an alert in 7. Vocabulary enhancement by learning 5 new only where as now person is trying case someone doesn’t not follow social distancing to help others. My appeal through words daily this message is to donate clothes to and comes closer than 1.5 m. the needy people so that they are 8. Utilize their time in making their multiplica- able to cover up themselves and tion and time tables strong STUDENT CORNER bring smile to their faces.Many in- 9. Learn different different types of hair braiding dividuals, NGO, organisations, celebrities, sportsperson, and heads 10. Create something out of waste material Celebrations of institutions are trying to reach 11. Attend story telling sessions online I Never Thought out to the maximum at this hour of Mamta V Bhatnagar, Director and need. The front line workers like doctors, Founder Principal, ManavSthali School, 12. Learn braille graffiti police etc are working for the safety of oth- I never thought Our eyes would be filled Rajinder Nagar 13. Learn any toy making art form of state within virtual ers without thinking about their own safe- Our world will stop with fear and grief ty - caring and sharing.We polluted planet and birds to vanish because of our ac- earth and brought destruction to ourselves tions.Time has taught us that we should be Jyoti Bhalla, Principal, Manaskriti School, Sec 82, Like this, due to covid Roads would be devoid and habitants of many species of animals caring for nature then only we can survive. Greater Faridabad peripheries Things will become cata- And hospitals brimming strophic I never thought he Earth Day at Parevartan School, And nations will be Ghaziabad was celebrated digital- shocked But let us all hail to our ly. School chairperson Vinu I never thought Police forces, doctors Mental Calisthenics During Lockdown T Chaudhri and principal Sangeeta Sharma were overwhelmed with the Paint- and sanitation workers nline classes, being locked up at stage set a more difficult target for yourself. ilarly quizzes, webinars, surveys, book discus- ings, Posters, video and audio messages I never thought For all their efforts home, social distancing would take Give up procrastination. Strengthen your sions will also tickle your mental faculties from all the stakeholders of school a toll on you. Together we have to resolve to complete a particular task for the Jigsaw your way to mental clarity-rid- Students learnt how to re-use recycla- I will be locked and let us all come Ofight the virus and at the moment day. dles, brain teasers, anagrams, tangrams-they ble material instead of disposing them like In my own house together staying home safely and avoiding group ac- Experiment- do new things, keep your- are excellent cognitive activities how a shoe box could be recycled into a Let us all pledge tivities seems to be the only solution. Let’s self busy and create. Learn a new skill, once you get the hang useful magazine holder, and a milk tetra Or asked to keep dis- use time judiciously and give ourselves a Sing ,dance, act, draw, doodle, embroider, of it share your learning with your family pack could be used as a wallet and many tance We will fight together mental work-out-let’s condition our mind to cook, write, read –through your creativity member more.