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Similes (SIM-uh-LEEZ) are words that can make you smile. Similes are words that compare two different things. Similes have either the word “LIKE” or the word “AS”. Have fun making up your...

What do mermaids use for money? Sand dollars! Note to parents, grandparents, and other adults: Children do not have to get or understand every joke. Say, “You’ll get the joke later or when you are...

I am playing in the backyard with my toy robots. I wish I could visit the robot world. Suddenly, a lightning storm, and I shrink smaller and smaller. Is my wish coming true? I shrink smaller than an a...

Princess Aviana thinks, “In the distance, I see a castle. I’ll knock on the castle door to ask for shelter and a warm, comfortable bed for the night.”

The Winking Stork says, “This is a tale that takes place twice upon a time in a magical, enchanted land." The Winking Stork remarks, “Froggy do you remember now that you were once a human prince w...

The ants in our ant colony work closely together to help the society. They even climb on top of each other to reach food. Yet, there is one miscreant ant named “Mystery” who helps no one except hi...

The largest land animal today is the elephant. It can be longer than a car, as high as a house, and weigh more than five cars. They can live for over 70 years in the wild. In a zoo, the oldest elephan...

A colorfully illustrated retelling of a Grimm’s Fairy Tale about a wife and husband who are both poor shoemakers. In a time of need, they are helped by the kindness of strangers.

Follow the adventures of a salmon fish from birth in a mountain stream to the ocean and back to its mountain birthplace. Learn how salmon know where to travel from fresh water to salty ocean and back ...

This is a story about "excessive pride'' that was told in Ancient Greece over 3,000 years ago. You should be proud of what you can do. But, don't be too proud. The Ancient Greeks believed that excessi...

My name is Eddie. I sit down and look at my computer screen. Oh! No! A virus alert! My fingers touch the dusty screen. I feel like I’m falling into a pit. I shrink smaller and fly into my computer. ...

At the seashore, Léa picked up a big seashell and put it to her ear. She loved to hear the echo of the ocean’s roar. Suddenly, the shell whispered one word, "Mermaid." Léa found herself swimming a...