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What is the difference between hugs and cuddles? Cuddles are held longer than hugs. Hugs can be a quick way to greet someone. Cuddles can be between families and close friends. Cuddles and hugs are a ...

The adventures of Rocky Magma starts deep in the earth. Rocky flows up through layers of earth to the surface to become the three kinds of rocks. The rock cycle is also shown.

It is January 29, 1954. I am born in the heart of Mississippi in a place called Kosciusko, (KAW-zee-ESS-koh). My mother is a housemaid who broke up with my father. She raises me on her own. My name is...

Abby, Liam, Ben, and Charlotte are very hard workers. After many years, they finally make a time machine. What will happen when they go back in time to the age of dinosaurs?

A day without laughter is a day wasted! April Fool’s Day may have started in 1582 when the calendar was changed in France. New Year’s Day used to be on April 1st. It was changed to January 1st. Pe...

While hiking, I am daydreaming about what it would be like to live in the Middle Ages with castles, knights, queens, and kings. Suddenly, I slip into a river of icy cold water. I’m spinning around a...

Taking care of your eyes is important whether you wear glasses or not. If you take good care of your eyes, they will help you enjoy the world around you and be safe.

Some United States historians refer to the decade of the 2010’s as “The USA’s Turbulent Decade” or “The Years the United States Cried.” It was a time of natural disasters and political cha...

Even though it is called the Silk Road, it was not one road. Many historians prefer the title of Silk Routes. The Silk Routes were more than trade routes. They were a knowledge highway.

Because a house mouse is small, its first instinct is to hide, freeze, or dart away when it senses danger. Around anything unknown, a house mouse is shy.

A day without laughter and learning is a day wasted! Why does a kangaroo have a pouch? What kind of music do kangaroos like?

My name is Quirky Bear. I wonder what quirky means? I think it means “odd”. Do you have any quirks? I love to ask questions like “The faster we run, what is the hardest thing to catch?”