The way that a group of people live is called its culture. Each group of people has some ways of life that make it different from all other groups of people. Scientists called cultural...
People Watchers
Would you like to dig up the skeleton of someone who lived thousands of years ago? Or explore the bottom of the ocean for treasure from sunken ships? Or do things to help people live better and be...
How do you get to school?
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...
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...
Vacation time
A vacation is a time to forget work and worries. It's a time to have fun, or a time to rest. It's a time for families to do things together. Some families like to take trips to faraway places....
Riding the waves
How would you like to live in a house that bobs up and down like a cork in a bowl of water? Some families live like this because it is the only kind of house they can afford. Others find that a house...
We take our homes with us
How would you like to pack up everything you own, including your home, and move from place to place many times a year? That's what the Bedouins ihnz) do. The Bedouins are Arab nomads who live in the...
Cave for rent
A cave can be a dark, musty, creepy place---a den for bats, birds, and crawly things that whir and buzz. Or a cave can be a cozy house for a family. In southern Spain, many families live in caves....
Let’s Go to My House
The very first kind of house was a cave. It had walls that kept out harsh winds and prowling animals. It had a ceiling that kept out the rain. It had a floor on which to sit or curl up and sleep. In...
Four parents to a family
> When grandparents, parents, and children live together, they do most > things together, too. "Over the river and through the woods, To grandfather's house we go; The horse knows the way to carry...