Cattails grow in marshes, on riverbanks, and near water-filled ditches. Their flowers become fuzzy, brown rods that look and feel like the tip of a cat's tail. Cattail roots are good to eat. The...
The day’s eye and a cup of butter
Did you ever wonder how some wild flowers got their names? The daisy looks somewhat like an eye. And, like an eye, it opens up at the beginning of each day. So, long ago in England, people named it...
Fairies, sneezes, and piles of gold
that ragweed was the favorite plant of the fairies. But it seems strange that the fairies would like a plant that makes many people feel sick. In most flowers there are tiny grains called pollen....
The perfume plant
> calamus Do you think it would be fun to have leaves on the floor of your house instead of a rug? Long ago, people in Europe and early settlers in America would gather leaves of the calamus...
The lion’s tooth
Dandelions are good to eat! For years, people in different parts of the world have eaten the young, spring leaves of dandelions. Some people boil them and eat them with salt and pepper. Some people...
Helping to save animals
> Ducks Ducks can't find food when rivers and ponds are frozen. These men are breaking the ice so the ducks won't starve. Many people work to help keep animals from being killed. For some people,...
In other lands
Many animals we see in zoos are domestic animals of far-off lands. In India and Southeast Asia, elephants help build roads and clear forests. Camels pull plows and carry people in parts of Africa...
Special helpers
> Guide Dog > > Sheep Dog > > Sheep dogs are trained to help take care of flocks of sheep. > > Guide dogs help blind people walk without stumbling or bumping into > things. Dogs make good pets....
Work and play
> Thoroughbred Horse > > Thoroughbreds are slim, handsome horses that can run fast. They are > raised for riding and jumping. Horses have been useful to people for thousands of years. People used...
Domestic Animals
The chicken is a domestic animal. Domestic animals are the animals you see on farms and ranches and in people's homes. Most domestic animals are useful to people in some way. From some domestic...