Rich Linville

My email is teachersask@yahoo.com, and I will respond to comments and questions. Using a child’s first name and interests, I will custom-write books for adults and children. Email me if you are interested in a custom children's book. For 45 years, I enjoyed teaching all subjects in elementary, middl...

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Snakes

By: Rich Linville

Why are snakes important? Snakes control pest populations such as rats and mice that might overpopulate and destroy crops or carry diseases. They can be both predator and prey. Snakes maintain a healt...

What is a Virus for Kids

By: Rich Linville

To understand what a virus is and what you can do about viruses, you must first learn about living cells that are invaded by viruses. This can help you prevent infections by viruses as well as stop th...

Veterans Day

By: Rich Linville

Veterans Day is a holiday observed every year on November 11th. It honors military soldiers who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Since 1775, the United States Armed Forces have played an...

Groundhog Day for Phil

By: Rich Linville

I’m a baby groundhog living underground in a den. Snow is above me. Living in a cold place, I grow two coats of hair. One is gray-white and the other layer is thick brownish. I’m grown up now. My ...

Bible Brothers Jacob and Esau

By: Rich Linville

Esau was born before Jacob. Jacob came out holding onto his older brother's heel. It seemed like Jacob was trying to pull Esau back into the womb so that he could be first born. What can you learn fro...

Bats and Their Life Cycle

By: Rich Linville

Because of movies and books, bats are misunderstood by many people. Some think that all bats fly into your hair, carry rabies, and are blind bloodsuckers. In fact, bats are smart, gentle animals. They...

1990 to 1999 USA’s Prosperity and Conflict Decade

By: Rich Linville

Some historians refer to the USA 1990’s or Nineties as the “Prosperity and Conflict Decade”. It was a time with prosperity, a presidential scandal, signs of the conflicts to come with the first ...

Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish (Bible for Children

By: Rich Linville

Jesus is preaching to a crowd near the Sea of Galilee. Near the edge of the water, Jesus sees two boats. Jesus boards the boat belonging to Simon who will be later called Peter. Moving away from the s...

Rhymes for Children

By: Rich Linville

Rhymes can have meanings that are not the same for different people or rhymes can just be nonsense. Enjoy these many bedtime rhymes.

The Platypus and its Life Cycle

By: Rich Linville

The platypus or duckbill has feet and beak like a duck with a flat tail like a beaver and fur like an otter. Except for zoos, the platypus is only found in the rivers and streams of eastern Australia ...