Once Upon a Time

My Shadow

> by Robert Louis Stevenson I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I can see. He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head; And I…

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Oceans, Lakes, and Rivers

High tide, low tide

It is early in the misty morning. You are standing on a cliff that overlooks the sea. Gulls soar overhead, calling to one another with shrill cries. Below you, the gray sea crashes against the shore….

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How long, how fast, how hot, how heavy?

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A meter is slightly longer than a yard, or just a little longer than five Childcraft books placed flat, side by side. The word meter comes from a Greek word that means “measure.” And it is from the…

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