Beginning in the late 1700s, social, moral and particularly religious precepts began to be woven into science and natural history books for children. Most authors…
One of the coolest looking and most useful websites currently online for young people — especially young boy people — is John Scieszka’s guysread.com. Scieszka…
When you ask a child what their favorite subject in school is, the answer is often, “Recess.” As far back as 1884, in a paper…
It’s Geography Awareness Week, and already young people around the country are gearing up for the big National Geographic Bee in which students from fourth…
Books on science and natural history composed a significant part of the publications for children in the 19th century. The writers of these texts were…
“So, what do you want to be when you grow up?” is a standard inquiry that adults use to initiate conversation with the kids around…
The summer is the perfect time for kids to go exploring, in search of far away places and lost worlds. And there are many recent…
With the school year ending, it’s the season of report cards and awards — of every conceivable kind: ribbons and certificates, trophies, medals, and plaques,…
If you’re a Harry Potter fan who is totally (and I mean totally!) immersed in everything about the popular series, you may want to mark…
When John Newbery published the first books specifically designed for children in the mid-1700’s the books had a dual purpose: to both amuse and instruct.…