The Historical Times of Mary Fields
by, Jo Carol Hebert In 1619, a Dutch ship brought the first enslaved Africans to the American colonies to be sold to the highest ‘bidder’. This ‘transatlantic slave trade’ forced […]
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by, Jo Carol Hebert In 1619, a Dutch ship brought the first enslaved Africans to the American colonies to be sold to the highest ‘bidder’. This ‘transatlantic slave trade’ forced […]
by, Jo Carol Hebert The word, Iditarod, from the language of early natives of North West Alaska, means “a distant place”. The now-abandoned town of Iditarod was founded on the […]
by, Jo Carol Hebert “We’re off!” On July 6, 1908, Matthew Alexander Henson writes this simple but momentous message in his explorer’s journal. It is the first entry of his […]
Listen and read-along with this fun poem titled, Counting Mardi Gras by, Candace Marley Conner Listen! First the boom, boom. Then the clip, clop. Do you hear what’s coming next? […]
Listen and read-along with this story by, Jacob Lockett. Long ago in the old town of Cobbleshire, there lived a dragon who couldn’t breathe fire. Trixie was huge and green. She could flap her […]
Check out this fun project by our friends over at Art Projects for Kids. Directions Step #1 – Draw grid-lines or fold paper to make creases. Step #2 – Draw the Cardinal according […]
by, Jo Carol Hebert This fascinating five-syllable-named mammal is known as a ‘flying lemur’. An odd animal (except to other ‘colugos’), it is neither a ‘true’ lemur (a monkey-like mammal); […]
Horses, oxen, and dogs have always been getting the credit for helping humans. However, there are some new animal-heros on the scene and what they can do may amaze you. […]