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Samples of Original Content Developed for Childrens’ Books
Insincere people will never get far. Others are smarter than you think them to be. Never take any one for granted.
(Animal Stories developed for a client)
Outwitted!
Minnie Longtail was an elderly mouse who lived with her family in a burrow, beneath a chestnut tree. Since her family was fond of good food, she was always cooking and baking! A big black spider that lived in the area, was tempted by the aroma of her cooking and longed to sample something… anything. He grew tired of waiting for an invitation from her. But that was not to be, because Minnie hated all insects who dared creep into her nice and tidy home.
Actually Minnie was quite kind-hearted and would help anyone who was ill or in trouble. One day she saw a squirrel which had been bitten by a dog. She took him right in, dressed his wounds and offered him some delicious muffins!
Seeing this spider had a brainwave. One evening he landed up on her window sill and pretended to be very weak and nearly fainting. But Minnie saw through his acting. She guessed that he was only after her food! So she took up a huge broom and swept him off her window sill. Shocked, the spider scampered away as fast as his eight hairy legs could carry him, and gave up his dreams of ever tasting Minnie’s delicious dishes.
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Excerpts from Miscellaneous Research Projects
(General Knowledge Publication for middle school level students)
The Importance of Fresh Water
Water is one of the most precious natural resources of our planet earth. It is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen in its liquid state, which is colourless, odourless, transparent and without any particular taste. No living creature can survive without water.
Water can be categorized as either fresh water or brackish/saline (salty). Fresh water is water that has less than 0.5 parts per thousand of dissolved salts. While 97.5% of the available water in the world is saline, only 2.5% is fresh water. Most of this fresh water (68.7%) is in the form of ice and glaciers in the Antarctic, the Arctic, and in various mountainous regions of the world. About 29.9% exists as fresh groundwater and only about 0.26% is found in rivers, lakes, ponds and man-made fresh water bodies such as canals, ditches and reservoirs. Other sources of fresh water are rain and snow. |
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What is nanotechnology?
(365 Questions & Answers; General Knowledge book for bedtime reading for children aged 12years and above)
Nanotechnology is broadly a field of applied science and technology, dealing with the control of matter on the molecular level in scales smaller than 1 micrometre. One micrometre is equal to one millionth of a metre or one thousandth of a millimetre. Nanotechnology is thus concerned with matter of exceedingly small sizes normally 1 to 100 nanometres, and the classification of devices within that size range. One nanometre measures one thousandth of one millionth of a metre or one millionth of a millimetre.
The word Nano is derived from the Greek nanos, nannos, little old man, dwarf. Nano, the prefix, means one-billionth, which has been used to identify and name nanometres, nanoseconds, nanograms, nanolitres, etc. Nanotechnology describes the creation of structures that are nanometres in size. The technology is derived from the processes used to make microelectronic circuits, computer chips which are composed of tiny wires and switches that typically are hundreds of nanometres in width. Recent advances in computer science have been made possible to a great extent by this ability to make smaller and smaller wires with less expensive technology.
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Who’s the Donkey?
(Part of a poem from a collection being developed for one of our own publications)
Every morning at the break of day
To the forest the King would make his way
With him went his trusted minister
Leaving behind Gopal, the court jester!
This would make Gopal a little sad
But a lot of patience is what he had.
Finally one day the good King did say
“Come walk with us to the Forest” you may.
Happily did Gopal go with them
But things did not remain the same.
Soon the King felt the heat of the sun
And Gopal’s troubles had just begun!
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Khudiram Chattyopadhaya
(A story from a collection being developed for one of our own publications)
Khudiram Chattyopadhaya was the father of Sri Ramakrishna. He was a simple, honest and devout Brahmin, who regularly worshipped the deities Raghuveer and Sitala Devi, set up at his own home. He loved these deities and thought of them as his family members.
Very often he would see the goddess Sitala Devi, who would appear as a little girl and accompany Khudiram on his morning rounds in the garden. She would help him as he plucked flowers for his puja, sometimes bringing boughs and branches within his reach, making it easier for him.
Sri Ramakrishna’s mother, Chandramani, was as devout, generous and simple as her husband. She too was able to see the deities whom she worshipped – Brahma, Lakshmi Devi and many others.
Those who are devout, simple and pure of heart are able to see God in all his various forms. God visits such people. That is why – Sri Ramakrishna said – God appeared as the sons of Nanda Ghosh and Dashrath.
It is possible to see God and even speak with him. God will appear to his devotees as Kali, Krishna, Ram or Sitala – in whichever form they worship.
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