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 Title: The Girl Who Wouldn’t Talk Author: Bob “Mr. Z” Zaslow Illustrations: Liuba Syrotiuk ISBN: 9781954346116Review:Kayla was a young confident girl. In class the teacher asked if a whale was a fish or mammal. Kayla was confident the whale was a fish and quickly raised her hand. She was wrong and a classmate named Gabriella had no problem laughing at Kayla. Gabriella was sent to detention and Kayla just stopped talking. She had lost her confidence and hadn’t talked for three days. Her parents took her to see the doctor who couldn’t help her. When her grandmother visited, she told...

Many common herbal plants, when grown in the garden, are drought tolerant. They are native to Mediterranean countries where summers are dry like our own. The biome or ecosystem of Mediterranean vegetation is known as maquis, and the types of plants found in it have characteristics similar to those in our own primary ecosystem, which is known as chaparral. Chapparal comes from “chaparro,” which means dwarf or scrub oak in Spanish, and shrubby scrub oaks are dominant in both maquis and chaparral, often referred to as shrub forests. One of the characteristics shared by maquis and chaparral plants is foliar...

For years I have been reading Afrikaans stories to my children as part of our school day. Every year we do a little bit more and even though the official second language in our high school is French, I do want my children to be able to understand the Afrikaans that happens around them. They don’t have to be fluent and they don’t have to be able to write books in Afrikaans, but I do expect them to be able to have at least a good understanding when they read it, or they are read to and I would like...

The pilgrims celebrated their first harvest in their new home, in November 1621 but had no sugar for the desserts we enjoy today. In 1789, George Washington proclaimed the first Thanksgiving to celebrate the conclusion of the country’s war of independence and ratification of the U.S. Constitution. This year marks another milestone in history. We have an opportunity to rethink what's truly important in our lives and how to celebrate thanksgiving in more meaningful ways (read History.com's article on Thanksgiving 2021). A house at the Plymouth Plantation museum in Massachusetts … Freedom is Why Thanksgiving is Celebrated Our country was...

My course through Curaçao’s cuisine began with funchi nearby a hotel that once served Dutch royalty. Then it made its way to hearty stews served within the iconic city of Willemstad. Along the way, I stumbled into a barrio of Lionfish delicacies and took a turn to bake a traditional bread and dunked it into a bowl of fish stew. Bon Bini, to my colorful culinary adventure in Curaçao. Before diving into my edible experiences on the colorful island, I asked myself an open-ended question with no correct answer. What is the best way to describe Curaçao cuisine after a...