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WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE

You may know how you got your name. But do you know how some oceans and seas got their names? The Pacific Ocean was named by an explorer from Spain, Ferdinand Magellan. When Magel­lan sailed on the…

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How Does Your Garden Grow?

Living-room gardens

> avocado Would you like to have a garden in your living room? One way to do it is to buy house plants. Philodendrons, ser­pent’s tongue, and rubber plants, which grow wild in hot parts of the…

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August

The month of Augustus

August is the eighth month of the year. It has thirty-one days. In ancient Roman times, when the year began in March, August was the sixth month and had thirty days. This month was called Sextilis,…

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