What's the latest news? Did our team win yesterday? Will it rain tomorrow? Everyone wants to know what's happening. We're curious about things that go on everywhere. Thanks to the invention of...
Put it in writing
When you do your homework or write a letter to a friend, the marks you make on the paper stand for the sounds you make when you talk. Writing is a way of turning sounds into marks that fit...
No words, just pictures!
In Afghanistan, there are roads for cars and trucks and roads for camels and donkeys. Even if a driver is from another country, he can tell which road is which by the picture signs. Picture signs...
We all make different sounds
When a dog barks, we all hear the same sound. But a French boy says that his dog is saying "gnaf-gnaf!" A German girl says her dog is saying "wau-wau!" And Japanese children say that their dogs are...
Actions speak louder than words
When a person in Tibet wants to say to someone, "I respect you," he sticks his tongue out! When two people meet in Japan, they bow. And when a man in some parts of Eastern Europe wants to say, "Hi,...
Show and Tell
What was the most important thing ever invented? It was---language! With language, people can explain ideas and trade thoughts. Communication--- being able to share information---is what made...
Ketwago’s religion
It is almost night on the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. As the sun sets, the sky turns red, then purple, then black. Ketwago watches the stars come out. He believes they are the eyes of people...
Fujiko’s religion
Fujiko's feet go crunch-crunch as she walks along the gravel path with her mother. The path winds through a grove filled with trees, rocks, and ponds. It is like a big park, but it is really a place...
Nikos’ religion
Bong-bong! The happy sound of the bell, ringing from the church that overlooks the little Greek town of Pigadi, is telling Nikos to hurry. He runs the last few steps to the church and goes to stand...
Sue’s religion
Late again! Sue dashes up the steps of the small, white church in Atlanta, Georgia, and tugs open the door. Slipping inside, she hurries to her Sunday school class. The Sunday school room is just a...