Once upon a time, there was a small beautiful bird with colourful feathers. The bird lived in a big palace with a dwarf. The dwarf kept the bird in a cage and was cruel to her. But the bird still loved him. One morning, the dwarf was nowhere to be seen. The bird was worried. […]
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• Common name : Cornflower • Scientific name : Centaureacyanus • Family : Asteraceae • Native land : Europe, North America and parts of Australia It is an annual flowering plant. The plant blooms from late spring to summer. It grows up to 3 feet tall. Most plants grow roughly 1 to 3 feet tall
• Common name : Mosquito Fern • Scientific name : Azollacaroliniana • Family : Salviniaceae • Native land : North, Central and South America It is an annual floating fern and resembles algae. Normally, azolla is grown in paddy fields or shallow water bodies. It multiplies very rapidly. The plants can be dark green, dark
• Common name : Rosebay • Scientific name : Rhododendrons azalea • Family : Ericaceae • Native land : South-Eastern Asia, North- Western Himalayas, Tibet and Western and Central China extending south and east to Malaysia and the Philippines It is the national flower of Nepal. It is an evergreen, shrub-type plant with bell-shaped flowers.
Rosy was a baby elephant who lived in A lot of visitors came to see Rosy. They watched her in amazement as she could eat a dozen bananas in one go. But she was sad and missed the company of other elephants. One day, the zookeeper forgot to lock the door of Rosy’s cage. In
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Smoke is the visible gas that comes out after incomplete burning of fuels. If a fuel is completely burnt, it gives off carbon dioxide, water vapour and free nitrogen, and does not give off any smoke. Smoke is generated only when fuels do not get proper conditions for combustion like enough oxygen and high temperature.
• Common name : Avocado • Scientific name : Perseaamericana • Family : Lauraceae • Native land : Mexico, Central America and South America It is a multi-stemmed tropical evergreen tree. Avocado leaves are typically glossy, elliptic to ovate and dark green. Small greenish-yellow flowers bloom in panicles, followed by green-skinned, pear-shaped to rounded fruit.
The ocean water is salty due to elements, ions and compounds dissolved in it. The constant erosion and breaking down of rocks causes elements, ions and compounds to be continuously washed away to the ocean, through streams and rivers. Though salt keeps coming into the ocean in this manner, it gets removed too through sprays
• Common name : False Rockcress • Scientific name : Aubrietadeltoidea • Family : Brassicaceae • Native land : European mountains This belongs to the cabbage family and is a perennial plant. But it is widely planted in rock gardens worldwide as an ornamental plant. It forms a low cushion of evergreen leaves, literally smothered
Once, there was a gentleman. He was always ridiculed as he had a giant hump on his back Once, he was out in the forest at a late hour. He saw a hut and decided to spend the night there. The little hut was ghostly and dark. To make it less frightening, the man decided
• Common name : Aster Zigzag • Scientific name : Symphyotrichum prenanthoide • Family : Asteraceae • Native land : Eastern North America and Eastern Canada The plant is named after the curious twist in its leaves. It is a perennial flowering plant. It is among the last flowers of autumn. This plant grows in
• Common name : Hart’s-tongue Fern • Scientific name : Aspleniumscolopendrium • Family : Aspleniaceae • Native land : Michigan and New York, Japan and Europe It is an evergreen fern. It has an unusual, almost tropical appearance, with wide, leathery-green fronds that are strap-shaped. Plants form a low clump, best suited for rock gardens
• Common name : Poplar, Quaking Aspen • Scientific name : Populustremula • Family : Salicaceae • Native land : Northern Hemisphere Poplar is a slender deciduous tree that grows up to 30 metres tall. It displays a smooth, grey-green bark, random branching, rich green leaves that turn brilliant yellow during autumn. Poplar trees are
Once upon a time, Mrs Penguin wished to have a house. Papa Penguin said, “We will build a palace for you.” They all set to work. Bettie and Katie collected sand. Dumply helped Papa Penguin build the sandcastle. Mrs Penguin brought food for everyone. They ate and then continued with theirwork. Finally, the castle was
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• Common name : Garden Asparagus • Scientific name : Asparagus officinalis • Family : Asparagaceae • Native land : Eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor areas It is a spring vegetable, a flowering perennial. It is available from early September to March. An asparagus plant can grow up to 39–59 inches tall. It has stout