I Am Not a Burden!
Imagine that you aren’t allowed to attend school because you are a girl and will soon have to be married. This is the experience of millions of girls in India who want to receive an education and have a better life.
Month: April 2006
How to Make a Birdfeeder
Many kinds of birds are flying home from their winter vacations and will probably be in need of a snack!
Field Trip: A Reminder of Pain and Hope
On March 7th, two tenth grade English classes from Progress High School in Bushwick, Brooklyn, visited the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan. As we began the tour, we entered through gray walls that symbolize hope and pain.
Eating Lunch in Japan
Japanese public elementary schools provide lunch for school children. It isn’t free, but cheap. Each school sets up its own unique menu.
Coyote Seeks City Life
Hal the Coyote snuck into the city from rural areas upstate. He ran and swam and finally made it to Central Park’s many nooks and crannies.
Book Review: Salamaca's Journey
Sharon Creech’s book Walk Two Moons is the tale of Salamanca, a free-spirited girl who travels from Ohio to Idaho with her eccentric grandparents in hopes of bringing her mother, who left their family, back home.
Baseball Gets a Homerun
Most people think that baseball is as American as apple pie, but the game is growing in popularity and people now play it all over the world.
