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A better jellybean

<p class="krtHeadline">Now you can give your kids an all-natural version of the classic treat. YumEarth Naturals All Natural Sour Beans contain no artificial colors or flavors, are gluten-, nut-, and dairy-free, and have a mouth-puckering taste that our kid testers loved. YumEarth ...

C’mon, Get Appy! 20 apps that are kid-adored and parent-approved

<p class="krtHeadline">It’s mind-boggling to learn that Apple recently sold its 25 billionth app(!), but it’s certainly not hard to understand why. A dazzling array of wondrous, educational and just flat-out entertaining apps exists for all ages. If you’ve got children, and ...

Zoos want to catch polar bears to save the species

Polar bears are perfectly suited to life in the Arctic: Their fur blends in with the snow; their heavy, strongly curved claws allow them to climb over blocks of ice and snow and grip their prey securely; and the rough pads on their feet keep them from slipping.The one thing they cannot survive ...

Here’s the pitch for baseball books

The Major League Baseball season is now underway and coming soon to a ballpark near you. To get you in the mood for the season, here are some baseball books that bring out all the excitement and beauty of the game: the thwack of the bat, the smell of a freshly mowed infield and a ball that is ...

Children of the Titanic

"We've had a little accident. They're going to fix it, and then we'll be on our way."Steward on the RMS Titanic, April 14, 1912- - -It wasn't the loud scraping noise that woke 12-year-old Ruth Becker and her mother that freezing April night. It was the sudden silence. Like others aboard the ...

Write a book by age 9? Piece of cake

What do you get when you take a 9-year-old girl who loves cupcakes — and who helps other students in her New York City school solve their problems — and you add in her mom, a professional writer?The answer: "Peace, Love and Cupcakes" by Sheryl Berk (the mom) and Carrie Berk (the ...