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Laurie Ann Thompson, tells of some very tiny critters who are also very tough. If you never heard of a tardigrade, you won't forget it. You can also read the text here.
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Andrea Warren tells the story of a tale by a young father became a classic for all times. You can read the text here.
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Lights all around us are part of the holiday season. But light in technology sends any kind of message. Vicki Cobb explains how. You can read the text here.
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Here's evidence that cat's are smart. Aline Newman tells the story of Percy, a cat who commuted from home to his favorite spot by train, every day. And he returned every day the same way.…
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Author Carla Killough McClafferty tells the sad story of the outcome of the use of paint that contained the newly discovered element radium, that glowed in the dark. A clock manufacturer hired many…
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Marlene Brill gives tips on how to write a biography. She uses her experience on the writing of her biography of Delores Heurta, a woman who was an activist for rights of immigrant farm workers. …
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The Librarians at the Scarsdale, NY Library made this video. I was doing a series of program asking kids to make videos from We Dare You, and they felt that if they couldn't make a video, how…
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This is an amazing story of a nineteenth century design competition of engineers to build a bridge across a river in what is now West Virginia. Roxie Munro has a personal interest and that's…
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Aline Newman and her husband Neil were awakened in their country home by a strange sound in their house. It must have been made by an animal but it was a sound like no other. So they investigated…
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Selene Castrovilla tells a compelling story of a French hero of the Revolutionary War. The support of the French was key to separating our colonies from the British. You can also read the text…
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Deep in the ocean, down where the blue and green light of the sky cannot penetrate, there lives a fish that can see the color red. Why? How? Author/illustrator Steven Jenkins explains. You can…
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Enslavement of Africans is the brutal stain on the founding of the United States of America. Doreen Rappaport tells the compelling story of a man who escaped slavery with the help of others. You…
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Want to know how crime-solving became a profession? Marissa Moss tells the riveting story of a man who founded one of the first great detective agencies on the planet. You can read the text here.…
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Susanna Reich, an iNK author, discovered that she lived near the home of a woman who was key to getting women the vote. So she investigated and composed a Nonfiction Minute you won't want to…
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Should the government be able to force you to accept a vaccine for a very infectious, deadly disease that may keep you from getting sick and protect society? Cynthia Levinson, our Scribe for Social…
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Who was America's first astronaut in space when we were losing the space race to the Soviet Union? Jan Adkins tells us of his heroic journey, You can also read the text here: Teachers can find…
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