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Seven

The ancient Greeks thought of seven as a shape with seven sides and seven corners. Such a shape is called a heptagon, which means "seven corners." Seven seemed like a special, magical number to...

Nature Crafts

Nature crafts are collector crafts! All year round, all round the world, nature offers things you can use for craft projects. On sunshiny spring and summer days, look for sea shells as you walk...

The Feast of Lights

Hanukkah On the stove, crisp potato pancakes sputter in a skillet. In a corner, children spin square tops on the floor. On the table, candles twinkle in a candleholder. It's Hanukkah nu kah), the...

A shining salute

Days in Spain Every year, in August, the city of St. Augustine, Florida, has a birthday party that lasts for four days. It is called \"Days in Spain," because the city was settled by people from...

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,...

Holiday Time

All kinds of holidays Hurray, it's a holiday! Many holidays are days when you don't have to go to school and grown-ups don't have to go to work. These are often fun-filled days when your family...