The number 5 seems to be a lucky one for Gene Luen Yang, an author and illustrator. At a ceremony at the Library of Congress in Washington recently, he became the fifth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. And it was in fifth grade that he began writing and drawing the comic books ...

True to the model, there was both depth and breadth to the TED Ed Talks shared by Payson Junior High students Tuesday morning.With a variety of subjects from anxiety and dyslexia, to spiders and pigeons, 19 seventh and eighth graders braved taking the stage alone to deliver their ...

Olivia Styler is a fourth-grader at Traverse Mountain Elementary School. She was chosen as the Daily Herald's Utah Valley Student of the Week.Olivia is new to Traverse Mountain Elementary this year, yet has made friends and settled in quite nicely. She has lived in Provo and Walnut Creek, ...

It's not all sand in the Arizona desert. You also can find a rain forest, a savanna and even an ocean. What's even more strange: They are all inside.Those very different environments are part of Biosphere 2, a series of interconnected buildings that look like gigantic greenhouses from the ...

Emily Escamilla, 8, of Spanish Fork, is a third grade student at Rees Elementary. She was chosen as the Daily Herald's Utah Valley Student of the Week.According to teachers and peers, Escamilla is a good, honest kid. She is very positive and can find the good in any situation. She is great at ...

All the excellent, award-winning books on this list celebrate African-American people and culture — and all are great picks for your kids.<h3>‘Last Stop on Market Street,’ by Matt de la Pena, ages 3 and older</h3>“Last Stop on Market Street,” which won the ...