Gruffalo Explains Covid-19 To Kids

The coronavirus pandemic can be very confusing especially for children. The makers of the famous children’s book The Gruffalo have used illustrations to spread the message of how to take precautions during this pandemic. The characters are depicted practicing social distancing, helping the elderly, calling their relatives on video, and exercising at home. The Gruffalo was first published in 1999 and it went on to sell 13 million copies. It was also turned into a stage play and an Oscar-nominated animation. Axel Scheffler, the illustrator of The Gruffalo, said, “I am not a nurse, I am not a...

Covid-19 Lockdown: Our Earth Breathes...

It is hard to believe that anything good could come out of the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus has infected hundreds of thousands of people around the world and caused governments to impose travel restrictions, curfews, and business closures. However, as people are being told to stay home to avoid the spread of the disease, social distancing has proved to be a blessing for nature and the global climate. Let’s explore the ways that social distancing is helping our planet. The Effects of Social Distancing One of the biggest impacts of people staying home is the drastic reduction in pollution...

O Ocean!

Raging seas and inky skies, a wave barrels down on my small fishing boat, and where am I? I am helplessly clinging to my meager wooden craft. The indigo swell crashes down on my maple-wood vessel, capsizing it. O ocean! Spare me from your horrible punishment, for I am sailing to Paradise, where the golden sun sits like a saucer of yellow milk in the robin’s egg-blue sky; where the cherry-red flowers smell sweeter than an afternoon on a calm summer’s day, where there is no conflict, where all is peace. The sky bursts into color, lavender mixing with emerald in the snowy clouds. The amber sun...

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