Art and Craft is a diverse and creative subject that allows kids to explore ideas or concepts and then express it by making something. Today arts and crafts are a great pastime and educational tool for kids. It can not only keep the tiny tots busy and entertained on a rainy day, but also extend a child's fine motor skills, develop concepts like colour or numbers and see scientific processes like gluing and paint drying in action. It also helps to develop the creative instincts of a child, who is ever so enthusiastic to learn and create something new. However, children always need their parents' or teachers' guidance, attention along with love and affection in their lives. Hence, drawing, painting or making simple, yet attractive craft items with them could be real fun and a great way to create a lifetime of memories for you and your children/students, as the case may be. The book is a treasure trove of novel ideas and beautiful creations of Arts and Crafts with easily available objects, such as: crayons, water and oil colours of different shades, glue, scissors, paper, wax, clay, stones, metal pieces, magnets, leaves, flowers, etc. There are collage items, various coloured paper craft items, marble painting, sculpting, greeting cards, paper lanterns, bookmarks, balloon mask, etc. that have been explained in the book in detail, exclusively for school children in the age group of 5 to 12 years. Thus, the book will serve as a useful guide for art and craft teachers as well as parents, who are always keen to decipher and carve out the best for the young ones.

This book provides students with decision making, critical thinking, skill building and fun-filled hands-on projects. All the mathematics projects included in the book are classroom tested which focus on concept development through creativity.The sete-by-step easy projects explained in this book help to remove the mathematics phobia commonly present in students and boost their self-confidence.Salient Features:Simple and lucid language Attractive illustrations/diagrams Creative skill-building ideas Concept-building ad decision-making projects Easy availability of project materialsIndividual and partner projects promoting cooperative learning and systematic reasoningProjects based on the latest CCE curriculum of the CBSE and other State Boards' standardsReinforcement of previous knowledgeThe book is a 'must read' for all, particularly the school children in the age group of 10 to 14 years.

From why use DTP, to who uses it, to Software used in DTP, the author Bittu Kumar takes you through all fundamental elements necessary for performing a good job with Desktop Publishing. Aided by step-by-step instructions, actual screen shots, illustrations and specific attributes in using MS Word, Microsoft Paint and MS Publisher this book details how to be a successful Desktop Publisher. More importantly, you become fully aware of why you must consider significantly important five questions when applying design principles in desktop publishing projects: 1. What is the DTP project designed to do? 2. What is the project designed to communicate? 3. What format will best communicate the project's message? 4. What design constraints does the project budget impose? 5. What design techniques will help the viewer understand the project's message? It also briefly informs you how to put these five graphic design tools – Space, Fonts, Color, Illustration & Photography and Consistency - to good use when designing and executing a desktop publishing work.

Did you know that about 25 percent of the drugs prescribed worldwide are derived from plants? Of the 252 drugs in the World Health Organization's essential medicine list, 11 percent are exclusively of plant origin. Today, herbal plants are used to treat a number of health conditions, including allergies, arthritis, migraines, fatigue, skin infections, wounds, burns, gastrointestinal issues and even cancer. These herbs are less expensive and they're a safer means of treatment than conventional medications, which is why so many people are choosing to go back to this traditional idea of medicine. Herbal medicine has its roots in every culture around the world. Herbal medicine uses the plant's seeds, berries, roots, leaves, bark or flowers for medicinal purposes. Benefits of Herbal Medicine They have a holistic approach and aid in proper absorption and digestion They are not disease specific but act as a preventive medicine that positively affects the overall health and well-being by boosting the immune system They are at par with allopathic medicines and are at times known to be effective in treating diseases like cancer and autoimmune diseases They are self-contained and nutritive in nature, therefore, are non-toxic and harmless This book contains details of more than 150 herbal plants, their family, property, benefits and uses. Read the book and start deriving holistic benefits the herbal plants offer for the whole family.

Ayurveda, which literally means "the science or knowledge of life”, is the traditional medical system of India. Its origin dates back an estimated 5-10,000 years, and it is widely considered to be the oldest form of health care in the world. Ayurveda is based on the premise that disease is the natural end result of living out of harmony with our environment. 'Natural' is an important word because Ayurveda understands that symptoms of disease are the body's normal way of communicating disharmony. With this understanding of disease, Ayurveda's approach to healing becomes obvious: to reestablish harmony between a person and environment. Once reestablished, the need for the body to communicate disharmony diminishes, symptoms dissipate, and healing is said to have occurred. Through various chapters, the author Dr.Murli Manohar gives out the Ayurvedic concepts of health & treatment, diagnosis by Ayurveda, role of diet and season in health & disease, symptoms & causes, prevention & treatment, nutrition & diet, herbal therapies & nature cure for common and chronic ailments.

Bring out your child’s creativity and imagination with more than 60 artful activities in this completely revised and updated edition Art making is a wonderful way for young children to tap into their imagination, deepen their creativity, and explore new materials, all while strengthening their fine motor skills and developing self-confidence. The Artful Parent has all the tools and information you need to encourage creative activities for ages one to eight. From setting up a studio space in your home to finding the best art materials for children, this book gives you all the information you need to get started. You’ll learn how to: * Pick the best materials for your child’s age and learn to make your very own * Prepare art activities to ease children through transitions, engage the most energetic of kids, entertain small groups, and more * Encourage artful living through everyday activities * Foster a love of creativity in your family

We all are well aware of the fact that Medicinal Plants and Herbs have been used by mankind from times immemorial, particularly in the traditional Indian systems of medicine, such as Ayurveda and Homeopathy. Some of them are even toxic, but of immense pharmaceutical value. Basically, plants have the ability to synthesise a wide variety of chemical compounds that are used to perform important biological functions and to defend against attack from predators, like insects, fungi, bacteria and viruses, thus, protecting us from a number of deadly diseases like Cancer, Tuberculosis, AIDS and many incurable Skin and Venereal diseases. The study of plants for medicinal purposes is called as Herbalism or Herbal Medicine and the usage of these medicinal plants for treatment and cure of different types of diseases is known as Herbal Cure. This book contains an exhaustive list of about 130 medicinal plants and herbs which are used totally or in parts, such as their roots, stems, leaves, or barks, crushed or decocted, boiled or mixed with warm water or honey, etc., to treat innumerable commonly occurring diseases like: cough and cold, fevers, pneumonia, skin diseases, indigestion, diarrhoea, asthma, and even snake-bites and scorpion-stings.