If you see fireworks bursting in the sky, you might say, "Oh!" And if you see a litter of puppies, you might say, "Ah!" Other times you might feel like saying "Oh" or "Ah" are when you see certain...
Riddle me this
The more you feed it, the more it will grow high. But if you give it water, then it will quickly die. What could it be? Some kind of animal that lives without water? A desert plant? The answer...
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...
Riding the waves
How would you like to live in a house that bobs up and down like a cork in a bowl of water? Some families live like this because it is the only kind of house they can afford. Others find that a house...
Water, water, everywhere
Arabs have camels, sheep, and tents. And they live in sandy deserts, right? Well, not always. In Iraq, there are Arabs who have canoes, water buffaloes, and reed houses. And they live in a big, wet...
A green sprout and a rainbow
It was springtime in Japan, and Sayuri was glad. The cherry trees were in bloom and the warm air was filled with their fragrance. It really is wonderful, thought Sayuri, how everything seems to come...
The seven days myth
"What is the very oldest story you know?" Jane asked her grandmother. Her grandmother thought for a moment. "I guess it must be the story of the Creation, from the Bible." "How old is it?" Jane...
Wings over the water
Far out over the southern sea, thousands of miles from the nearest land, a great, graceful bird soars in the sky. The bird is a wandering albatross buh traws). It has the longest wings of any bird...
Birds
You might mistake an eel for a snake, or think of a whale as a fish. But no one can mistake a bird for any other kind of animal. Birds are the only animals that have feathers. And all birds have...
Sea squirts
Did anyone ever call you a "little squirt"? They were calling you after a little creature that lives in the sea---the sea squirt. A sea squirt may look like two tubes joined together at the sides....