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 to bathe a buffalo
Water buffaloes love the water. That's why they are called water buffaloes. In Asia they are used to plow fields and rice paddies. Water buffaloes are not pets. They are work animals. But children...
The good earth
Kazino had set out early that morning. He had driven the cattle for an hour before finding enough grass for them to feed on. Now he brushed away the flies around his eyes and squinted at the sun. It...
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...
Clouds, winds, and the songs of birds
Storytelling time! Everyone in the class was excited, because today it was the new boy's turn to tell a story. The new boy was an Indian---a real Apache Indian! Surely he would have a wonderful...
Books to Read
There are so many fine books about the sea, you're sure to find plenty to enjoy. The books listed here are only a sampling. Your school or public library will have many more. Ages 5 to 8 A First...
Biologists and Archaeologists
Marine biologists study all the different kinds of animals and plants in the sea. They learn how each kind of creature gets its food, defends itself, and so on. Some marine biologists examine sea...
Sponges, sea squirts, and worms
> sponges Sitting on the sea bottom is an object that looks like a black, lumpy ball. It never moves. It cannot see, hear, or smell. It has no head or mouth, no nerves, muscles, heart, or...
The “fin-footed” ones
It was September, and the beginning of spring in the southern part of the world. Near a small island in the Antarctic Ocean, the water was filled with bobbing brown heads. Hundreds of animals were...
Sea cucumbers
There's a sea animal that looks like a vegetable, gets its food by \"licking its fingers," and shoots out part of its insides if it is attacked! Because this animal looks like the vegetable called a...