Artist: Thumal
Age: 10
School: Children’s Art Circle / Colombo Children’s Book Society
City: Colombo
Country: SRI LANKA
This is our grandmother’s home. There we can find “jak trees” that grow in most parts of Sri Lanka. We can pick the fruits as it is available at lower heights. We use mature fruits as an alternative for rice. We called is a “Tree of Rice” and from it we eat ripe jak. It is very sweet used as a dessert. Seeds of the mature or ripe fruit can be boiled or roasted which tastes like chestnuts and is a very tasty and nutritious and natural snack.
Featured food(s) Jak fruit
I live with my father and my mother. I like reading books, dancing and singing in my free time. I like to read books any time and I hate fighting with friends. I want to be a doctor.
Artist: Punara
Age: 11
School: Children’s Art Circle / Colombo Children’s Book Society
City: Colombo
Country: SRI LANKA
In my scene I am depicting agriculture in Sri Lanka. Fields and gardens are packed with food we grow. We use many cultivation systems in my country. The value I am depicting is the importance of natural food and prosperity for my country.
Featured food(s)
I live with my mother, father and two brothers. In my free time I like drawing, reading, writing and playing and swimming. I like playing musical instruments. My goal is to be a good person is my country and the world.
Artist: Fathima
Age: 14
School: Children’s Art Circle / Colombo Children’s Book Society
City: Colombo
Country: SRI LANKA
This is a picture of trees and we protect trees because trees provide us with foods, without foods we can’t live, trees are very important for us. The value I am depicting is the importance of food, we can not live without food and trees provide us with food.
Featured food(s) Fruits and all food which is special for our daily life.
My mother is a housewife, my father is a business man and I have one sister. In my free time I play games and draw pictures. I like to draw pictures and I like to study and sing songs. I don’t like to hurt someone. When I grow up I want to be a teacher and I want to build a free school for poor children.