It seems that since she was a very young child, Katherine Applegate was meant to write a book about talking animals."My favorite books as a child were 'Dr. Dolittle,' which my dad read to me, and then later 'Charlotte's Web,' " Applegate says.And she's written dozens of talking-animal books. ...
It's easy to think of history as being about big events — wars, elections, laws — that took place a long time ago. Sometimes history doesn't seem to be very personal.But that's not right. History is about people. Humans create history. They start wars — or end them. People also change ...
You may have seen colorful, eye-popping space images in books or on NASA websites. There are beautiful spiral galaxies that shine in pinks and blues; glowing green and yellow clouds with great white-tipped columns; or the radiant leftovers of exploded stars that may look like an eye or a ...
For 12-year-old Olivia Bean, the best half-hour of the day is when the game show "Jeopardy!" is on television.It's the only time when Olivia feels she's in control of her life. After all, her dad has moved away and is living in California with his new family. Her mom's boyfriend has moved in. ...
Mike Dutton remembers the first time he got real encouragement from an art teacher. He was in third grade, and he had made a tiger sculpture."It was Mr. Briggs," Dutton, now 35, said, recalling the event as if it were yesterday. "I made this tiger, and he liked it so much that he lent it to ...
Wherever he goes, 11-year-old Adam Webb looks for Civil War artifacts to collect. In his bedroom, he displays 150-year-old Civil War items, including buttons and bullets. He also has a collection of books about the war. He sketches pictures of Civil War heroes and uses Lincoln Logs to build ...
Have you ever heard of the Fountain of Youth? According to legend, anyone who drinks from the waters of the magical spring will be made young again.The story has been around for thousands of years. One version has explorer Ponce de Leon looking for it — and perhaps finding it — in Florida. ...
Aidan Meath's friends have a nickname for him: Dr. Seuss.It's a pretty good nickname, considering that, like Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss's real name), Aidan has written a book that carries an important message for kids.Of course, Geisel was in his 30s when he published his first children's ...
When I was a kid, the thing I enjoyed most about New Year's Eve was trying to stay awake until midnight. My parents didn't force me to go to bed early, but my heavy eyelids usually got the better of me well before the new year arrived. It wasn't until my 10th birthday that I reached the finish ...
We suspect many of you soon will be playing with new toys that Santa has left under the tree. But if that's not enough, we've put together this collection of books that will surprise, delight and keep you reading during the holidays.<strong>"No Other ...
