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...
Living in Two Worlds
Imagine how surprised these Indians were when they first saw men from Europe. In the Indians' world, clothes were made of animal skins. Their tools and weapons were made of wood and stone. But the...
People Watchers
Would you like to dig up the skeleton of someone who lived thousands of years ago? Or explore the bottom of the ocean for treasure from sunken ships? Or do things to help people live better and be...
The Way We See It
Thousands of years ago, a person dressed in animal skins painted pictures on the wall of a cave in France. The paints were made of powdered red rock and black charcoal. These were mixed with fat to...
Our Stories, Songs, and Sayings
Everywhere in the world, grown-ups have always told stories to children. Stories about dragons, giants, and fairies. Stories about warriors and great battles. Stories about animals that talk and act...
Show and Tell
What was the most important thing ever invented? It was---language! With language, people can explain ideas and trade thoughts. Communication--- being able to share information---is what made...
We Believe
Most people in every age and in every place have believed in a power or powers greater than themselves. This belief in a greater power is called religion. There are many different religions. Each...
Living Together
What is the first thing you must do before you can play a new game? You must learn the rules. Rules let the players know what to do. If all the players played the game their own way, the game would...
Time for Fun
What's the most fun for you? Do you like to shoot marbles? Do you like to swim, or ski, or go camping? Do you like to read, or draw, or make things? People have always thought of ways to have fun. ...
The Ways We Work
The sun is shining on our backs. In town, we shall be paid fish for our barley. That was a song of Egyptian farmers, more than 3,000 years ago. Wall paintings in ancient tombs show these farmers at...