> The house I live in is built of brick and stone. It's the place I call > home. I wondered about the big house on my block. One day my mother and I went there to visit. I saw tables, chairs, beds,...
LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN
> "London Bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down, > > London Bridge is falling down, my fair lady. The London Bridge that was forever \"falling down" in the nursery rhyme was built of...
WHAT A CASTLE REALLY WAS LIKE
All kinds of king\'s and all kinds of lords built all kinds of castles in Europe long before the United States became a country. Many castles are no more. Others have fallen apart and stand in...
A PREHISTORIC MONUMENT
On a broad plain in southern England stands a cluster of huge, tall stones. They are the remains of something that was built by prehistoric people, probably more than 3,500 years ago. Many people...
BUILDINGS JUST FOR ART
Most buildings are built for people to live in, work in, or go to school in. But in all parts of the world, there are buildings that were built for displaying works of art, such as paintings and...
The last great days of sail
The clipper ship David Crockett was built at Mystic, Connecticut, in 1853. She was one of many famous clippers, the fastest sailing ships ever built. The David Crockett rounded Cape Horn forty-eight...
This is the house that Jack built.
This is the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. The House That Jack Built This is the rat, That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the cat, That killed the rat, ...