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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.

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 ...

Some teenagers enjoy listening to jokes but have difficulty telling them. For those who say that they can't tell jokes, the answer is "Yes you can learn to tell jokes. This book includes teenage jokes...

Where did the ancestors of the Inca come from? How did the Inca Empire develop? Who was the founder of the Inca civilization? What caused the downfall of the Inca?

My family cuddles. Our newborn baby loves to eat, sleep, and cuddle. I hug and cuddle my stuffed bunny to feel good. Hugs are different from cuddles.

A tessellation is an arrangement of shapes closely fitted together. There are many examples of tessellations found around us in nature, outer space, hobbies, architecture, and the arts. How do you use...

Our family is at a museum looking at a statue of Zeus. We wish that we could go back to the time of Zeus. Suddenly a blinding bolt of lightning fills the air, followed by the roar of thunder. Our fami...

An EMP kills the power. A husband fights through a burning Vegas to save his wife. Two boys navigate pitch-black tunnels to survive. And across the desert, a brother prepares for a siege none of them ...

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...

Abe has no friends. At the Monday morning circle meeting, the teacher was the first to notice Abe playing with something. “Abe, please put that away before I take it away!” Abe shoved it in the se...

Some dandelions are bright, yellow flowers that look like the sun. They close at night and open in the morning like small suns. They are one of the first signs that Spring has arrived.

Let’s go back thousands of years to a time called the Ice Age. The earth is colder than today. Part of the earth has been covered with ice and snow for a long while. How can you survive? "I’m sooo...