Ten Important Reasons To Save Trees

                                                         
Trees are among the most precious and valuable gifts given to us by nature and we need to save them.Saving trees is one of the biggest needs of today.It is important to save trees because life exists on the earth due to them,  all living things on the planet earth are directly or indirectly dependent on trees for their survival.
Besides providing shelter and food for mankind and for other living creatures there are so many reasons to save trees and here are a few important reasons out of those :-

1. Trees produce oxygen- As we all know that we can't breathe without oxygen and trees provide it for us. One tree produces two hundred and sixty pounds of oxygen every year on an average. Two mature trees can produce enough oxygen for a family of four members.

2.Trees clean the air-Trees play an important role in cleaning the air by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and by intercepting the airborne particles like fog, dust and smoke.Trees also absorb odors and the harmful pollutant gases like sulfur dioxide , carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and bad ozone. They improve the quality of air by filtering out pollution particulates, they trap them on their leaves and barks.

3.Trees bring rain-Trees help to increase rainfall due to the process of transpiration.The leaves, stems and flowers of trees release water as water vapor in the air. This water vapor adds moisture in the air and makes it saturated and then the rainfall occurs.

4. Trees prevent soil erosion-Trees protect the soil against the ravages of wind and rain.Strong roots of trees hold the soil in place and prevent it from getting washed or blown away due to water or air respectively. Thus , trees protect the soil surface . By this way trees help to counter any long-term damage to our environment.

5.Trees reduce the heat and boost air conditioning-Trees help to reduce the temperature of air by blocking the sunlight. As mentioned above a tree releases water as water vapor in the air through the process of transpiration. This conversion of water to water vapor helps to remove heat energy from the air.
Trees also work as a natural air conditioner .A single tree can produce the cooling effects of 10 room size air conditioners. Trees can reduce the air-conditioning needs by at least 30 percent if we place them properly around buildings.

6.Trees save water -Trees can save water as the shade provided by them slows down water evaporation.They prevent the slow loss of water by increasing the atmospheric moisture.Trees slow down water runoff and help to recharge groundwater.According to the experts, trees with deep roots can help ground water recharging during monsoon season.

7.Trees control flood-Trees can trap a large amount of water with the help of their roots.They prevent water runoff during heavy rain fall that can cause flooding. 

8. Shade of trees protect us from ultra-violet rays-The shade of trees protect you from the harmful effects of the sun's ultra-violet rays,these rays  can cause the skin cancer.Trees could reduce the risk of skin cancer by providing protection against sun exposure.They can reduce the UVB exposure by about 50 percent.

9.Trees increase the value of property-Trees add beauty to a place.Researches say that people love to buy a house or a property surrounded by green trees.Trees around a property can increase its value by more than 15 percent.

10. Trees provide medicines- Trees have always been an important source of a wide variety of medicines.Today about 50,000 plant species are used to make medicines.The extract of leaves, barks, roots ,seeds, wood and flowers of different trees have been used to make medicines to cure different types of diseases.In fact trees provide a wealth of useful remedies for human race.
These are only a few reasons among uncountable reasons to save trees but are enough to help us to understand the importance of saving trees. If we want to save our future we must Save Trees.

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Easy Ways To Help Your Mother At Home

                                                                   
 Dear children, your mother have to do a lot of work everyday. Taking care of a family and a house is not easy at all, it is a very tiring and stressful job. She makes a lot of efforts to make your life easier and comfortable. So what about giving a helping hand to your mom in her household work? 

 It is right that you are so busy with your school, homework, studies and other activities. But you can still manage to take out some time from your daily routine and help your mom in her work at home. Your small help will be a huge support for her.
Here are some easy ways to help your dear mother in the household work -

                                                                            
                                          

                                        

Keep your place clean and tidy- Don't make your room a mess, keep it clean and tidy by keeping your books, toys, clothes ,shoes  and other stuff at it's place. Do not throw the bits of paper, food wrappers etc on the floor. Your mom will feel very relaxed to see your room neat and clean.

                                                                  

                                                                                   

Water the plants- Watering the plants is not very difficult. It is a very nice and enjoyable activity. The best part of it is that by doing this you can take a closer look of nature too.

                                                 
Fill the water bottles-In summers a lot of water is needed for drinking.It becomes very difficult for your mom to provide cool water for the whole family but anyhow she does it. You can help her by filling the water bottles. Every time when you see an empty water bottle fill it and keep it in the fridge.

                   

     Set the table for dinner- Setting the table for dinner is fun and not so difficult at all. When your mother is ready to serve the dinner you can lay the table, you will surely enjoy it. Don't forget to keep your plates in the sink when you have finished eating.

                                                             

Help her in dusting the furniture- Dusting the furniture is a very time taking work. It will not be possible for you to dust everyday but you can help her in dusting on Sundays or on other holidays. 

                                                    
 Hang out the washed clothes- Older kids can help their mom in the laundry work by hanging the clothes outside. It will take just a few minutes.

So these are a few easy ways to help your mother at home to make her  household duties easy for her. You will feel so good to see a much relaxed and happy mom.
                                    

                                                                  
''The most beautiful thing in this world to see your parents smiling and knowing that you are the reason behind that smile.''
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Note For Parents- Taking part in the household activities depends on a child's age and abilities. Some tasks are easy and can be done by both the older and younger kids.But if it is something difficult it can be done  only by the older children. The supervision of parents  is important when kids are doing these tasks.
                                                                                       -Aunt Mary
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The Pencil Story

Hello dear friends,  you know me well ! I am your little Pencil, you use me to write on paper and to make beautiful drawings or sketches.I am a useful little instrument for students as well as professionals.

                                               
Today I am sharing some information about me with all of you. I hope that you will find it interesting.

Most of the people think that a pencil is made of lead but the fact is that is that pencil contains no lead. A pencil is made of Graphite which is the form of carbon. Earlier people used to call Graphite black lead.                       
                                                   

                                                           

A very large amount of Graphite(Black Carbon) was found in Cumbria (England) at a place called Borrowdale. It was the time before 1565. The people of that place found it very useful to mark their sheep. It was pure and solid to be divided into sheets. The sheets were cut into sticks.These graphite sticks or rods were placed between two wooden halves,these halves then glued together to form a pencil. That is how pencil came into existence.

  

Later in the year 1795 , a French officer Nicolas Jaques Conte developed the method of mixing clay with powdered Graphite

and forming the mixture into rods.The making of modern pencil is based on that method.

Today different grades of pencil are in use .The most popular and common pencil which people normally use for writing is HB grade pencil. 9H is the hardest and 9B is the softest pencil.

 Now let me tell you one more thing that how I got my name.The word Pencil comes from the Latin word Penicillus which means the little tail.

So this is my little story, 'The Pencil Story'.

DOLPHINS: Know All The Facts About Dolphins

                                             
Dolphins are smaller, toothed whales which mostly live in salt water oceans but some Dolphins live in rivers too .There are two types of Dolphins - Oceanic Dolphins and River Dolphins.The word dolphin means the fish with womb , it originally comes from an ancient Greek word . Dolphins are mammals  and they belong to the order Cetacea and are considered very wise intelligent and friendly.

                       
                                                                        
Dolphins breathe air with their nose which is on the top of their head. They have soft and smooth skin with no scales. Dolphins are very social animals and they help each other to fight with their enemies like sharks and other predators. They swim in large group or herd. The large group of dolphins is called a pod or school.They communicate with each other by whistling and clicking.
                                                       

They find their prey by Echolocation , in this way, they make sound waves to locate objects around  them. Dolphins usually eat fishes and squids.

The male dolphins take care  of their young ones (calves) when the mother dolphin has to leave the babies in order to search the food.The male dolphins are called bulls and the female dolphins are called cows.

                                                                  
One very interesting fact about the dolphins is that they have two sides of the brain and when they sleep only one side of their brain sleeps while they keep the one side of brain awake. They also keep their one eye open while sleeping to watch out for their enemies.   Sharks are dolphins' biggest enemies, they always are afraid of sharks.

A dolphin's brain is quite similar to a human's brain. They have very good eyesight too . They can see colors , they can see things in dark and they are able to see an object in the water. Dolphins have an amazing hearing power  , they can hear a sound under water.

                                            
Bottle nose dolphin (in the image above) is the most common and popular dolphin in the world. 

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SAVE WATER TO SAVE LIFE(Article)

                                                            

                        " No water , no life. No blue , no green ."
                                                                             -Sylvia Earle
Yes, that's right. Everything,everyone in fact the whole world cannot survive without water. Plants need water , animals need water,  human beings need water to live and survive. Water is the most important resource of nature that is required to ensure our survival. Life can not exist without water.

                                                        
We need water every day and every time. From drinking to cooking food from bathing to cleaning we use water all the time. Water is also essential for agriculture , for running industries and for transportation.
An average person can stay alive for many days without food but without water it is impossible to live for more than one or two days. 

                                                   
About 75% of planet earth is water and that is the reason of existence of life on earth. If there will be no water on earth it will become a dead planet like mars which has no life.
As the population of world is increasing the usage of water is increasing too day by day . Because of growing population and pollution  people of almost every part of the world are facing the problem of clean water shortage.Conservation of fresh and clean water is one of the biggest needs of today. We must have to protect and save water if we want to save life on the earth.
                                                

                                                       
We can contribute to conserve the clean water by making some small efforts. These small efforts made by us can save lots of water.  
  Here are some easy water saving tips by which we can save water   at our  homes -

                                      
              1. Keep the tap closed while you brush your teeth,by 
                  doing this we can save 6 liters of water every minute.                                                        

                                         

                    2. If you find a dripping tap in your home immediately fix                      it, it will help to save 15 liters of water a day.
                                        

                                          
         3. Always use a watering pot instead of water pipe for 
             watering the plants a water pipe uses 540 liters of water                    per hour. 
                                       

                                                            
        4. Plug the sink or get a tub to wash dishes in so you don't                     need to let the water run.
                                       

                                         
         5. Turn off the tap when you are scrubbing your face                             while washing the face.
                                      

                                                     
       6. We can save many liters of water by taking shorter shower.
                                      

     7. Wash only full loads in the washing machine,washing small             loads needs double amount of water.                                 
                                              

                                              
       8. You can wipe your glass widows with a wet cloth rather than             washing it .       
                                        

                                                      
       9. We can use the rinse water from the washing machine for                 mopping the floor.
                                   

                                    
    10. Wash the vegetables and meat in a container instead by                     using running water.
                                         
         You can do our bit to save water by following these water                  saving tips. So save water to save life.
     
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THE FASTEST BIRD IN THE WORLD (Article)

There are many birds which can fly very fast,but do you know which is the fastest bird among all those fast flying birds? 
The fastest bird in the world is "PEREGRINE FALCON".Yes , this is the bird which can fly with the speed of 320km per hour (200mph). No other bird known, can match the flying speed of Peregrine Falcon in it's hunting dive.Falcons hit their pray in mid air.The unmatchable diving speed makes this bird so unique and amazing.  

This bird is not very big in size, in fact it is about the size of a crow. The mass of Falcon is 1 or 2 k.g. It is usually 30 to 36 cm long. The thin tapered wings of Falcon help it to change it's direction during the flight.Another quality of Falcon is it's sharp vision. 

The scientific name of Falcon is" Falco."The bird has been found in all parts of the world.

                                                                         -Aunt Mary                                                               

                                         

                                                                       

DISCOVER YOUR HIDDEN TALENTS AND ABILITIES AND LET THEM BLOOM

                                  
My dear children, I want to share with you a beautiful incident of my college life. One of my friend was very good in drawing  sketches. Every one was so impressed with her talent of drawing. She did the course of sketching and drawing. One day me and that friend of mine were sitting in the common room of hostel , many other girls were also there. I was reading a film magazine and saw a beautiful picture of Demi Moore ( my favorite Hollywood actress ) "Look , isn't she looking stunning in this picture!" . "Yes , really she looks so pretty!", my friend said .  

"Can you draw a sketch of her ?" , I asked to my friend. "Yes of course", she said and took out her drawing book , pencil ,  blotting paper, scale and eraser from her bag and started making the sketch. Just for fun I also started making the drawing of that picture. After few minutes I realized that I was drawing so nicely. That thought made me confident  and I continued  drawing. And trust me I made such a beautiful sketch, even some of the girls said that I made a better sketch than my friend. I could not believe ,that I could make a sketch like that. It was a hidden talent of mine and I was not aware of that. Now I make sketches and I feel so good when I draw something on paper , it makes me happy.
Actually we all have talents, abilities and qualities and sometimes are unaware of them. It could be-           
                                            DRAWING

                                        
                                           SINGING

                                                      FOOTBALL PLAYING
                                     

                                         
                                         WRITING 

                                        PAINTING                        
                                           

                                         
                                        DANCING 
                                      

or any thing else. Always try to recognize your talents, your skills, your qualities and your abilities and use them in the best way. It is up to you that either you want to keep your talent as a hobby or you want to make it your profession. 
But one thing is for sure, that if you use your talent in a better way it  will help to bloom your personality and will boost your self- esteem.  
Most importantly it will make you feel happy and confident .Is not that wonderful ? So bloom  like a rose and shine like a star and be happy.
                                                                     LOVE - AUNT MARY 

                                                                 

SMILE FOR YOURSELF AND FOR OTHERS!

What does a photographer say to us when we are getting ready to 
 get clicked by the camera? "Smile please " and we try to give our best smile , why ? Because smiling is the most beautiful expression of our face, it increases our face value and gives our face a positive look and who doesn't want to look good in a photograph , right ?
                               

So when we can smile for a better photograph why can't we smile to make our life beautiful. A smile improves your outer look and it also presents you as a person with a positive attitude in front of others and that helps you a lot in today's stressful life.Every one loves to see a person with a gentle smile on his or her face .
                                 

Besides this, smile can do wonders from the health point of view.It reduces our stress, it stretches our muscles and expands our lungs. It also helps us to release our suppressed emotions and feelings and it lightens up our mood. Smiling slowdowns our heart rate and we feel calm and relax.           
                                        

  We should smile a lot but keep one thing in mind that we are not hurting anyone by our smile and we should avoid smiling on any sad occasion! So my dear friends smile for making yourself healthy and happy and smile to bring cheerfulness and positivity around you.  
          

           
        " A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work                          wonders and accomplish miracles!" - William Hazlitt
                                                                             
                                                                                 - Aunt Mary