Kathmandu:

Looks like this season children are having a ball. Various expos, book exhibitions and competitions have been coming one after another, giving the children an active yearend.

One such activity for students was a two-day book exhibition and food festival at the Central Zoo, Jawalakhel, which concluded on December 30. The event was organised on the occasion of National

Trust for Nature Conservation’s 12th anniversary of handling the management of the zoo.

Around 10 publishing houses and various nature and wildlife conservation organisations had put up their stalls offering students books at discounted rates and information regarding conservation.

“We really liked the programme on protection of amphibians they showed on the computer. We also got to know about different species of birds,” shared class nine students Rephika Maharjan and Sakshi Mulmi, who were also the volunteers at the exhibition.

The books put on sale under good discounts by the publishing houses catered

to students of various ages and even had fictions. However, children’s books comprised a lion’s share. Students came in mostly with their parents. Various food stalls were also seen busy serving their customers.

“We are inspired by the response we have got. In the initial stage, the publishing houses and we were also not sure whether it would be a good idea to have an exhibition in the zoo. But in the end, it turned out to be unique and successful,” said RK Shrestha, Director, NTNC Central Zoo.