p. 76 — Paragraph (Original Verbatim)

76 | Poorvi —G rade 6 
Let us read 
Amber returned from 
school and sat down in 
the shade of the neem 
tree in her courtyard. 
She felt that the tree 
was whispering to her. 
She looked at the tree 
and spoke to the tree.
        

p. 76 — Dialogue (Original Verbatim)

Amber : Namaste! I am Amber. I would like to talk to you. May I?
Neem Baba : Sure, dear Amber. I know you. You played in my shade in your childhood. You may call me ‘Neem Baba’.
Amber : I have seen you almost everywhere. Please tell me something more about yourself.
Neem Baba : I am very old. I was born millions of years ago somewhere in North India or Myanmar. Soon, my family spread outside India.
Amber : Outside India? Where else can neem be found?
Neem Baba : My family can be found in many Asian and African countries and even in some parts of America.
Amber : That’s wonderful! Who gave you your name?
        

p. 77 — Name Story (Original Verbatim)

Nurturi Ng Nature 
Neem Baba  : The story of my name is very thought-provoking. I was born in India and given Sanskrit names such as Arishta (the one 
who cures diseases), Nimba and  Nimbaca. The name ‘Neem’ is given by the Iranians.
Amber : Really?
Neem Baba  : Yes, in Hindi, my name is Nimb. In India, I have other names—Nim, Leemba, Nimori, Nimbamond, Nimbe and Nimo.
Amber : You are so well known! That is wonderful.
Neem Baba  : Dear Amber, we become well known for what we do. People find us useful and that is why they know us. Scientists call us 
‘bitter grace of God’, ‘nature’s gift to man’, and ‘cleanliness-parting tree’. Some even call us ‘magic tree’ and ‘the tree of the twentieth century’.
        

p. 78 — “Let us know our neem” + Dialogue (Original Verbatim)

78 | Poorvi —G rade 6
Let uS KNOW O ur NeeM 
Common name:  Given by: 
Period of birth: 
Born at: 
Found in: 
Common names: 
Names given by scientists: 1. 2.
Names given by others: 1. 2.
ii 
Amber  : I know that people clean their teeth with your twigs and protect clothes with your leaves. Sometime back, when my brother 
had measles, the doctor told us to put neem leaves on his bed and make him lie down on them. Can you explain why?
Neem Baba  : The doctors know that neem leaves have chemical properties that destroy germs. Measles cause itching all over the body. 
Neem leaves give comfort and do not allow germs to breed. Neem leaves, bark, flowers, fruits and even roots can be used to make 
medicines to cure many diseases.
        

pp. 79–80 — Farmers & Daily Uses (Original Verbatim)

Nurturi Ng Nature
Amber  : Yes, I once had a cough and I  could not breathe properly. My grandmother cured me with a medicine made from  neem bark. 
And when my father had itching in the eyes, she prepared a kajal from neem flowers, which cured him.
Neem Baba  : Oh, little Amber, you know so much. Remember, these remedies are to be used only by people who are well trained and have 
a lot of experience.
Amber  : Yes, I will. Tell me Neem Baba, is there any use of neem for the farmers?
80 | Poorvi —G rade 6
won’t breed in them! This must  be a cost-effective  method to stop mosquitoes from breeding. Please tell me other uses of neem in 
our daily life. 
  Neem Baba  : Of course. People save their stored grains from insects by adding neem seed powder to them. Neem oil is also used to 
make soaps and toothpaste. Furniture made from neem wood is not eaten by termites. Neem also purifies the air. There are many 
qualities yet to be discovered. Will you discover them when you grow up?
        

I. Compound Words (from the text)

83 | Nurturi Ng Nature	III	Amber 	speaks	to	Neem	Baba	as	if	sp... 
Open compounds: neem oil, well known, well trained, seed powder
Closed compounds: something, grandmother, childhood
Hyphenated: thought-provoking, cleanliness-parting
        

II. Verbs (Present → Past) + Sentence

III. Figure of speech — Personification

Amber speaks to Neem Baba as if speaking to a person — this is personification.

• The leaves whispered in the wind.
• The flowers danced merrily in the breeze.

हिंदी: निर्जीव/पेड़-पौधों को मनुष्य जैसा गुण देना—personification।

Let us listen

You will now listen to a boy speaking to his mother. As you listen, select the correct statements. (Transcript p. 101)
        

Let us speak (Leaf-card activity)

चार सूखी पत्तियाँ (अलग-अलग पेड़ों की) इकट्ठा करें; चित्र/रंग, नाम और एक उपयोग लिखें; बोलकर प्रस्तुत करें—कक्षा अनुमान लगाए।

Let us write

84 | Poorvi —G rade 6 
Let us write
You have read about Neem Baba. Look for a tree in your neighbourhood and write a paragraph about any one tree that you 
like. You may use the following hints:
• Where it is located • What it looks like (height, trunk, leaves, flowers) • Why you like it (shade, medicinal properties, shelter, beauty) 
Give a title to your paragraph.
        

Let us explore

When people from Persia came to India and saw that a common tree was growing here, they started calling the tree Azad Darakhte Hindi.
So, the scientific name of Neem in Latin became Azadirachta indica.
Neem has different names in the Indian languages. Discuss with your teacher and find out which Indian languages these names belong to.
Name — Nimb, Nim, Leemba, Nimori, Nimbamond, Nimbe, Nimo