Kata-kata Hafiz berjaya menyentuh hati Adam. “betul kata kamu,” kata Adam dengan rasa menyesal. “Marilah kita bersama-sama membersihkan sungai ini,” ajak Hafiz. Ramai penduduk kampung yang datang membantu membersihkan sungai itu. Setelah beberapa jam, sungai itu menjadi bersih. Adam berasa lega dan gembira. Mereka melukis poster untuk menjemput lebih ramai orang untuk bersama-sama membersihkan sungai itu. 44
Adam and His Fish Author & Illustrator Oliana Lydia (8 Years old) 45
Adam is a boy. He is eight years old. His hobby is playing football. He has many pets. His favorite pet is fish. He has many pet fish. Adam cleans the aquarium every week. The fish are happy because the water is clean. 46
One day, Adam was busy with his study because the test was just around the corner. He didn’t have time to clean the aquarium for the fish. Hence, the aquarium was dirty, and the fish were dying because they couldn’t breathe. 47
So, the fish knocked on the aquarium’s wall to get Adam’s attention. The sound caught Adam’s attention. He immediately realised how dirty the water was. He quickly cleaned the aquarium and changed the water. The water was clean again and the fish were all happy again. Moral: All living things need clean water to live. 48
Two Boys Who Love The Environment Author & Illustrator Elijah Ben Jarry 49 (10 Years Old)
There were two boys named Daniel and Danny. They were both taking a walk in the park. ”I like here because the air is very refreshing. And the park is very clean without any trash on the ground,” said Danny. 50
When they were enjoying their walk. Suddenly, they saw a boy littering in the park. “We have to take care of our environment,” said Danny. They confronted the boy and asked him to pick up his own trash. 51
The boy listened to their advice and picked-up the trash then threw it into the rubbish bin. He apologized and went home. Danny and Daniel went home happily because they have exercised their responsibility to the environment. Moral It is our responsibility to take care of the environment. 52
Save paper Author Olivia Sara & Natasyah (12 Years Old) Illustrator Asyiqin (12 years old) 53
Ali loves to draw. In fact, it is his hobby. However, Ali has a bad habit. He loves to throw away his drawings whenever he made even a small mistake. He is simply wasting the papers. Sometimes, the papers didn’t even go into the rubbish bin. Ali just don’t care about the environment. 54
When Ali was busy drawing, his mother came into his bedroom. She was shocked to see the bedroom. The papers were all over the floor. Therefore, his mother asked him to clean his bedroom. 55
After that, his mother called him. “Don’t waste papers, Ali.” she said. “Do you know that many trees are cut down to make all these papers? If we can save these papers, we can save some trees.” She continued. The Moral Save paper, save trees. 56
Save the Environment Author & Illustrator: Nur Umierah Binti Johnidi (10 Tahun) 57
The environment refers to everything that surrounds us. For example, the trees, plants, rivers and all other things. Nowadays, the natural environment in our surroundings are under threat due to human activities. Humans are damaging the environment on a daily basis, pressing the need for its protection Save the Environment 58
There are many ways that we can save our environment. Firstly, recycling and reusing old items are some of the best ways to start saving our environment. This way, we are reducing the trash that goes to the landfill. Besides that, we can also reduce energy usage at home by turning off the appliances when they are not in use. Doing so will reduce the amount of gas and electricity we use. 59
Besides that, planting more trees can support the environment by reducing pollution in the atmosphere and improving air quality. Trees will inhale carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen, which helps recycle the air for all living organism. It also helps in decreasing the global warming effect. In conclusion, it is very important that we must keep our environment safe and tree from pollution. The protection of the environment is in the hands of humans because only humans can save the environment. 60
Vegetable Monsters Author & Illustrator Nurul Asyiqin (12 Years Old) 61
Luffy is nine years old. Luffy and his mum went to the supermarket to buy some vegetables. They bought vegetables like carrot, cabbage, onion and potato. At night, Luffy’s mum cooked many delicious food. Luffy loves the food, but he hates vegetables. “Mummy, I don’t want to eat these vegetables,” said Luffy. 62
“You have to eat vegetables to become healthy,” replied his mum. “Okay mum, I will eat them later,” said Luffy. Luffy lied. When his mum finished her dinner and when into the kitchen, Luffy sneaked outside and threw the food away. He gave his empty plate to his mum. “Wow, you have finished your vegetables!,” praised his mum. Luffy was happy because he was able to fool his mum. 63
Later that night, Luffy heard strange noise coming from outside his house. He saw the vegetables were alive. They look like monsters and were very angry. The vegetables chase after Luffy, He ran as quickly as he can while crying his heart out. Luffy’s mum woke him up when she heard his cries. Luffy woke up and realised he was dreaming. He told his mum about the incident. He promised not to waste food anymore. 64
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