The Girl Who Asked Why
by Namu Marupudi
Emma has a question for everything.
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Emma is a bright little girl with big, curious eyes who always wants to know how things work and why the world is the way it is. Every morning at her window: 'Why is the sky blue? Why do birds sing? Why does the sun rise?' In the garden, she finds a tiny seed on the ground: 'Why does a small seed become a big plant?' — and Mr. Green, gardening nearby with gentle hands, kneels beside her: 'Seeds have tiny instructions inside them, like nature's secret recipe. Water and sunlight help them grow tall and strong.' Emma writes it all in her little notebook. At school, Ms. Bright tells the class, 'Asking questions is the first step to learning,' and says Emma asks the best questions. And when a puddle disappears after the rain, Emma tugs her science-loving dad's sleeve — 'Dad! Why do puddles disappear?' — and learns about the sun turning water into droplets that float up into the sky. A warm celebration of curiosity, question-askers, and the grown-ups who answer them.
- Curious — hungry to know why
- Wonder — the amazing feeling of not knowing yet
- Recipe — instructions for making something, like nature's seed recipe
- Notebook — where questions and answers live together
- Evaporation — when the sun turns water into floating droplets
- Explain — to make an answer clear
- Learning — what grows from good questions
- Proud — how it feels to ask the best questions
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