Is your last name---your family name---Smith? Then, long ago, you had an ancestor who made things out of metal. Is your family name Fields? Then, long ago, you had an ancestor who lived near fields....
A death in the family
United States In most countries, people who have died are buried in the ground with a special ceremony. It's a sad time when someone in the family dies. Everywhere in the world there are...
The basic kind of family
> Canada > > The family is the center of Eskimo life. > > Eskimos love children and seldom punish them. The basic family group in most parts of the world is made up of a father, mother, and one...
Brothers and Sisters, Moms and Dads
What is a family? To the ancient Greeks, it was a mother, father, and their children, living together in the same house. That's what the word "family" has meant to many people for thousands of...
What we learn makes the difference
Botswana Kwi lives in a hot desert, so he doesn't wear clothes. He has no house---his family travels from place to place to find food. Kwi is six years old. He lives in the Kalahari Desert in...
The sun’s family
The planet earth is part of a family. It is one of nine planets that belong to the sun. We can see some of these planets at night, shining like bright stars. Like the earth and the moon, the other...
This Little Finger
a Costa Rican nursery rhyme adapted by Joan Gilbert Van Poznak This little finger found a little egg, This little finger cooked it, This little finger sprinkled salt on it, This little finger...
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