Treehouse Vol.2 Issue 27

Dhaka Tribune Wednesday, November 19, 2014 Volume 2, Issue 27

Tales From the City Episode 70: The rat’s story

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Jonaki's Headquarters Hey friends, Enjoyed our last issue? Well this week we have a lot in store for you.

Get yourself introduced to Mawlana Bhashani at Discobang’s Pad (Pg-2) while also learn about Ancient Greece at Speedy’s Zone (Pg-5). There are

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amazing facts about eggs in Dr Meow’s Lab (Pg-6) where you’ll learn why you should include eggs in your daily diet.

Write to us because we love reading your pieces and send them in at treehouse@dhakatribune.com

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Keep an eye out for the Bangla Sesame Street Interactive puppet show at the Hay Festival Dhaka on November 22 from 10am - 12pm

Editor Zafar Sobhan Executive Editor Shahriar Karim Managing Editor Jahangir Hyder Magazine Editor Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Asst Magazine Editor Tahsin Momin Treehouse Team Fuad M Hossain Natasha Rahman Saudia Afrin Baizid Haque Joarder Rad Sharar Raisa Rahim Nahian Shah Contributors Nusrat Naushin

Contents

Cartoonist Syed Rashad Imam Tanmoy Rio Shuvo Graphics Tahsin Momin Mohammed Mahbub Alam Colour specialist Shekhar Mondal Production Masum Billah

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Advertising Shahidan Khurshed

Trivia Word on the street Out on a ride with friends

Circulation Masud Kabir Pavel

3 Tales from the city

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The rat’s story

4 Bhootum’s Classroom Amazing facts Learn English kids

5 Speedy’s Zone

History The tales of ancient Greece

6 Dr Meow’s Lab Fun science I am Adnan’s body Trivia Eggs

Discobang's Pad

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mawlana Bhashani

He was born on December 12, 1880.

He was one of the most famous leaders in the history of Bangladesh.

He took part in the movements during the British and Pakistan rule.

He was religious, down-to-earth and fought for the poor which made him gain popularity among the all.

He died at the age of 96, on November 17, 1976, in Dhaka and was buried in Tangail.

Answer Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani Suhadha Afrin

Word on the street

Out on a ride with Friends!

Riding the auto rickshaw with friends has always been fun, and it’s even more enjoyable when four can fit in together at once! Just as the saying goes-the more, the merrier! This saying is completely true as you can see by by the expression on the kids’ faces as they look out the side door of the vehicle. Maesha Joita

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Treehouse Comic

3 Story and created by Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Illustration by Rio Shuvo Coloured by Rio Shuvo

Tales From the City

Episode 70: the rat’s story

The story so far The rat tells Jonaki and Dr Meow what happened to the dogs when they were just puppies

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Bhootum's Classroom

TONGUE TWISTERS Tongue twisters are difficult to say.

How fast can you say it without making any mistakes?

I can think of six thin things, but I can think of six thick things too.

Find lots more fun things to do at www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids

Š British Council 2013

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Speedy's Zone

History

Tales of Ancient Greece The Ancient Greeks lived in Greece, the places that we now call Bulgaria and Turkey. They are known to have come up with new ideas for government, science, philosophy, religion, and art Democracy A form of democracy in ancient Greece was practised in the citystate of Athens for about 100 years.

It was an experiment. All adult citizens had to take an active part in government (rule by many). At this time, citizens were free men. The word “democracy” is Greek. It means “government by the people.”

Theatre The word “theatre” is Greek. Most modern theatres follow the Greek plan. The ancient Greeks loved live

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theatre. Every town had at least one open air theatre. These theatres attracted crowds of 15,000 people.

The ancient Greeks came up with three types of plays. Tragedies always had a sad ending. Comedies always had a happy ending. And satires poked fun at real people and events.

The Olympics The first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC at the Greek city of Olympia. The ancient Greeks loved competitions of all sorts, especially sports. The Olympics were not the only

competition held in ancient Greece, but they were the most popular.

Architecture Throughout the world, buildings were made in the style of ancient Greece.

The British Museum is an example of this. The ancient Greeks wanted their art to be visually interesting. Still, they were not going to let a building fall down because they wanted it to look beautiful. What they would do was design the support pillars so that from a distance they looked straight and graceful. But in reality, those pillars

might lean this way or that way in order to provide better support. The Greeks were great architects.

The first alphabet with vowels The ancient Greeks played an important part in the creation of alphabets. The first two letters of the Greek alphabet - alpha and beta - have given us the word “alphabet.” The Greek alphabet is over 2,500 years old and is still used today! The Greek alphabet was the first alphabet to include vowels. It is another gift we received from the Greeks..

Nusrat Naushin

Dr Meow's Lab

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Science

I am Adnan’s Body Hey everybody, my name is Adnan. Please help me! My body parts have been torn apart by an evil witch named Rafata! Only YOU can help me put them back together. Here’s how you can do it.

One body part of mine will be here every week. You have to cut it out, collect them every week until they all come together. I’m sure you can do it and save me from Rafata!

WEEK 1 Body parts:

Hair Hola amigos! I am Adnan’s hair. Rafata tore me away from Adnan’s head and now I’m all dirty. You gotta understand there are roots inside the head where the hair comes out from like a tree, called Follicles.

Like soil, the Follicle grows on Sebaceous, which makes the oil and makes our hair beautiful and waterproof. But no one has washed me for a while, and now there is too much oil amigo! I feel sick. Please help me get back to Adnan’s head.

Don’t miss the other body parts on: Volume 2, Issue 27

Trivia

Eggs So why are eggs healthy again? For building both muscle and brainpower, you need a fair share of eggs in your diet. Eggs offer protein, and they’re one of the few foods that naturally contain vitamin D, which helps the body absorb calcium. Eating protein at breakfast helps you feel fulllonger (no mid-morning hunger pangs). It even keeps your eyes healthy which will help you stay away from wearing those fat glasses! So, instead of going for chocolates, why not have an egg?

Nusrat Naushin

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