Kids’ World
View(s):The Blue Whale
Blue whales are very large. They are listed as an endangered species. A blue whale’s tongue alone can weigh as much as an elephant. The blue whale can produce a sound that can be detected over 800 km away. A baby blue whale gorges on nothing but mother’s milk and gains about 200 pounds every day for its’ first year. The blue whales’ heart is about the size of a car. A human can crawl through its major blood vessel.
The blue whale is very fast. A mature blue whale weighs the equivalent of 30 adults. The blue whale eats a species of creature called krill.
It is believed that 10,000 to 25,000 blue whales live in the oceans of the world. So the blue whales are some of the most amazing creatures in the world. We should protect them.
Theshan Harshadewa
St. John’s College, Nugegoda
Never too late
There are five oceans in our world. They are the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic oceans. The biggest of all is the Pacific Ocean. The smallest is the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic Ocean is the shallowest ocean in the world and home to the Lion’s Mane Jellyfish. 40% of the world’s oil fields are in the Indian Ocean. It is also the warmest ocean. The Atlantic Ocean is the world’s second largest ocean in the world. It covers 20% of the world’s surface. Greenland the world’s biggest island is situated in the Atlantic Ocean.
We humans pollute the oceans a lot. People dump rubbish in to the sea and ships dump oil. Because of this, dump patches are formed. The Great Barrier Reef (the largest living being on earth) is being destroyed due to the irresponsible actions of humans (sea pollution).
Thanks to the oceans, we can fulfil most of our needs. Oceans are advantageous to both humans and animals. They are used to produce electricity, as a mode of transport, tourism, extracting salt, fishing etc. Oceans are one of the main sources for the rain cycle. If we pollute the oceans we won’t be able to get any of these advantages.
Humans can save the oceans if we obey three main rules. They are Reuse, Reduce and Recycle. Reuse is using something again, instead of throwing it away. Reduce means reducing the amount by curtailing something which is unnecessary. Recycle means after you use something, using it for different purpose. If we practice these 3R steps, then we will be able to reduce the amount of garbage annually released to the ocean.
There are also the 2T steps, as well. They are Trash and Treatment. Trash means removing rubbish in environmental-friendly way. Treatment means using up the things that you can’t recycle.
These are ways to keep our planet clean and tidy. We must protect sea creatures as well, as they are part and parcel of the oceans. We all must get together and it is not too late to save our oceans even though we made it a junkyard. Let’s save our oceans.
Okitha Pathiratne (Grade 7)
Royal College, Colombo 7
Books are my friends
I read books in my free time. It is my favourite hobby. I usually read English storybooks. It is a very interesting hobby.
I have a collection of books in my home. I keep my books in my cupboard. My parents buy me books. I do not miss the exhibitions in my school. I sometimes go to the library and read books.
I can improve my knowledge by reading books. I can learn a lot from books. They help me to do my school work too. Books take me to a world of imagination. I do not feel lazy to read books. My favourite book is Cinderella.
“A good book is a good friend”.
Methupama Wijerathne (Grade 
Holy Cross College, Gampaha
My favourite person
My favourite person is my mother.
She always cares about me. She makes me tasty food. She is always working to make our family strong. When I am absent from school she asks my friends’ mothers to give their books to complete the absent notes. She worries when I am sick and she cares for me. She buys me new clothes and sometimes even toys. She always makes me happy. If I forget to do my homework she remembers and tells me to do it.
She loves me and I love her too because
of her kindness. She is the best mother in the world.
Seneth (Std 6)
Jennings Int. College, Nainamadama
My family
There are four members in my family. They are my father, mother, sister and me. My father works in Vallibel Finance.
My mother works in the People’s Bank.
My sister goes to Royal International School.
Lasheera Dasanayake (Grade 3)
Royal Int. School, Kegalle
Trip to Udawalawe
Udawalawe, a national park in Sri Lanka is famous for elephants and is located by the Udawalawe reservoir. In the last school vacation I had a trip to see it with my family and cousins. We went to the entrance early morning around 5.30 so that we could see the morning beauty and to see more elephants.
We noticed a group of three elephants eating branches of trees. My Grandma said these three elephants are called as a ‘Thunpath Rena’ (Trio). The mother, baby and mother’s sister or another female elephant is called the ‘Thunpath Rena’.
My Grandma said that when a baby elephant is born, another female elephant in the group also begins to lactate.
People believe that milk given by its own mother is not sufficient for the baby. People believe that a Thunpath Rena is as dangerous as a single male elephant called a ‘Thani Aliya’.
The elephants were playing in the mud with their trunks. We took some good photographs of them. Some baby elephants were very naughty and were spraying soil on to their backs and others with their trunks. We visited ‘Eth Athuru Sevana’ where disabled elephants were taken care of. We saw caretakers feeding baby elephants with mega milk bottles.
This was the most memorable trip
I have had in my life.
Hirun Kalupahana (11 years)
Richmond College, Galle