The story of Graindell, the "planetoid shaped like an eye", is about the friendship and adventures of two boys, Abu and Thor, who made their dreams come true through hard work, industry, and altruism, and by standing up for their principles. IRRI's hope is that this book will make our young and old readers appreciate the scientific effort that goes into producing better-yielding, better-growing, and better-tasting jolly grain for all the rice-eating people of planet Earth.