WHAT IS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY? Some holidays are old. Others are not. But new holidays can teach ..
WHAT IS CINCO DE MAYO? – Cinco de Mayo is a day to celebrate. It comes from Mexico. It happens ..
What is Chinese New Year? – Chinese New Year is a special time. It marks the start of a new year. ..
Thousands of years before the United States or Canada were countries, hundreds of groups of people lived ..
ONE Defining Racism “Can we talk?” EARLY IN MY TEACHING CAREER, A WHITE STUDENT I KNEW ASKED ..
When I lived in Peru, I often wondered what the land had looked like before Europeans carried out a brutal ..
For gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their supporters, June is a month of pride and celebration, ..
When I was very little I used to watch my big brothers get ready for school. I loved to see them button ..
During the Revolutionary War, the thirteen colonies needed a way to work together to manage the war effort, ..
When I was a little girl, after church on Sundays, I would visit my great-grandmother Mimi. She told ..
A Noisy Snake Say hello to a snake that really makes some noise! The rattlesnake gets its name from its special ..
Meet the Copperhead Watch your step walking through the woods. You just might step on a copperhead snake! ..
A Dangerous Snake Cobras are some of the world’s most dangerous snakes. They are feared around ..
A Super-Sized Snake The anaconda is one of the largest snakes on earth. Just how big is it? This snake ..
Meet the Boa Constrictor You wouldn’t want a hug from this big snake! Boa constrictors don’t ..
What is racism? Where did it come from? Why does it still exist? And what can we do about it? These are the kinds ..
ACTIVISM Some people think Native people have disapeared. But that is not true. Native people are still ..
BORN HUNTERS Some baby sharks begin to hunt before they’re even born. For example, after about ..
Before the baby hippopotamus became known as Owen, he lived with his mother in a group, or pod, with ..
COUPONS My stomach growls. This morning, I skipped breakfast, though not ’cause I want to. When ..
Howard learned the joy of reading from his father, which made Papa very proud. Often Papa would brag ..
In September of 1983, an art dealer by the name of Gianfranco Becchina approached the J. Paul Getty Museum ..
Once upon a time in Tulsa, there was a community called Greenwood. Its residents descended from Black ..
Prologue The Day My World Changed I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died ..
How Pride Day Began with a Riot. In the 1960s, there weren’t many public places where LGBT people ..
