Stories for young minds

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?”

Crickets play an important role in the environment. They breakdown plant material and renew soil minerals. They are also an important source of food for other animals.

This story has a happy ending. Twice upon a time, a long, long, time ago only yesterday, I was riding my horse named “Giddy-Up”. All of a sudden, Giddy-Up stopped. What do you think I saw?

Endangered plants are groups that are very likely to die out or become extinct in the near future unless something is done to protect them. There are over 3,600 endangered plant species.

Some historians refer to the United States 2000’s or Two Thousands as the “Disasters and Digital Decade”. It was a year that began with people worrying their computers would stop working. Very f...

Some historians refer to the United States 2010’s as the “Social Media Decade”. Social media involved the use of interactive devices like cell phones and computers. This media allowed the creati...