Many children walk to school. Others ride their bikes. Some go to school in a car or a bus. But how do children get to school when they live in the middle of a lake? In Colombia, South America, many...
Special problems—special classes
Akibo kneels on the sloping roof. Putting down his bundle of thatch, he makes sure it is in exactly the right place. Then he ties it down so that it will not slip off. The hot sun burns the back of...
Where do you go to school?
Thanon felt as if there were a thousand butterflies in his stomach. This would be his first day of school. He was now 8 years old, and in Thailand, where Thanon lives, this is when children start...
First lessons
Ketwago and his family live in the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. They belong to a group of people known as Bushmen. Most Bushmen do not raise animals or plants for food. Instead, the men and...
How Do You Know?
Ketwago was learning to hunt. Pulling his bowstring tighter, he moved slowly forward. "Stoop as low as you can," said his father from behind him. "When we stoop over, the antelopes think we are...
