Articles for Grade 3

Today, millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains all over the world will celebrate Deepavali or Diwali. Deepavali (Deepa means light and Avali means row of lights) is also known as the festival of lights....

With the filming of the two sequels of J.K. Rowling's last book 'Deathly Hallows' about to wrap up, its three stars, who have practically grown up on the movie set, are getting ready to venture out into the bigger world - Surprisingly enough, each one of them is about to pursue something you would very much associate with their book character....

Most spiders spend their days spinning webs to snare unsuspecting insects - Not the Bagheera Kiplingi - this species spends its days conniving to steal leaves....

Each Summer, hundreds of kids and adults participate in sand sculpture events all over the world. However, for most of them it is merely a hobby. Not for Sudarsan Pattnaik though - He takes it so seriously, that he has even opened a school called Sand India, where he and his team teach students how to create stunning sand sculptures....

'Fit Fun and Forever Young' - that's the slogan for the 2009 World Masters Games currently going on in Sydney and they mean it - For in these games anybody from 25 to 100+, is welcome to compete in any sport they see fit....

While the Python Water Car may not look as slick as a Porsche or an Aston Martin - It is capable of doing something way cooler - like zooming in and out of water with amazing ease and at twice the speed of currently available amphibious vehicles....

It turns out that our favorite-ringed planet Saturn, has yet another ring - one that is so massive, that it could fit one billion Earths!...

Malia and Sasha Obama woke up to some very exciting news this morning - Their dad, President Barack Obama was named the winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, the world's most prestigious honor, awarded annually, to a person who has done the most or the best work to promote peace in the world....

First it was a lizard that resembled Spiderman - Now it's Teacup pigs, that is taking Britain by storm. This time around even celebrities like Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley from Harry Potter), are being drawn in by these incredibly cute creatures...