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Why are bees so important? What is the life cycle of bees? What is causing lots of bees to die? What can you do to help bees?

The 1950s or Fifties is referred to as the beginning of the Golden Age of American capitalism. Income grew and many Americans entered the middle class that made up about 60 percent of Americans who we...

It is 1620. We Pilgrims do not agree with the Church of England and decide to sail to America which is known as the New World. Ahead of us is a wooden cargo ship with no sails. We see a wooden mayflow...

• Enjoy the two fables, "Stone Soup" and "The Little Red Hen", to find the meanings as well as recipes to make pizzas and stone soup without the stone. 

Kids have fun trying to understand these illustrated funny sayings. There are many that they may not have heard. On the other hand, they may hear these funny sayings and idioms without understanding t...

Why do we argue and disagree? This is a retelling of a story from India. Seven blind people visit a zoo. The zoo guide takes them to the elephant cage. Six blind people touch different parts of the el...

There is a castle far, far away and stormy storm clouds are pouring down buckets of rain. Outside the castle is a girl who is a Princess. She is lost in the rain. The Princess thinks, “In the distan...

Visiting the train museum, Miles and Louis say at the same time, “Wouldn’t it be neat to ride on these model trains!” Suddenly, they shrink smaller and find themselves on the platform of the mod...

The Shadowhunter Chronicles meets Chinese diaspora folklore in this sequel to the #1 Sunday Times bestseller Darker by Four! The Shadowhunter Chroniclesmeets the Chinese underworld, dra...

A fun scary read for children who enjoy scary stories. We read scary fiction stories for many reasons. One reason is for excitement. Another reason is to face our fears. When I was 11 years old, I had...

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 ...

Gingerbread Girl says, “I live in a big city. But, I won’t live here for long!” Gingerbread Boy says, “I live in a small town. But, I won’t live here for long!” Gingerbread Girl says, “T...