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Paleontology & Other Big Ideas for Young Minds

Paleontology & Other Big Ideas for Young Minds

Michael Crichton’s novel, Dragon Teeth, features two scientists fiercely racing to be first to dig up strange, enormous fossils in the American West. Reading this fact-based story of discovery-at-all-... ...more

Ancient World ,Teaching History All Posts &2024

March 24, 20247 min read

Two Thousand Years of Leap Years: A History of Correcting Time

Two Thousand Years of Leap Years: A History of Correcting Time

Why do we have a leap day every four years? Read on to find out. ...more

Ancient World ,Middle Ages All Posts &2024

February 18, 20243 min read

The Amazing Achaemenid Empire

The Amazing Achaemenid Empire

Author, Allison Parkinson, shares her research experience and fun facts about Cyrus the Great and the Achaemenid Empire. ...more

Ancient World ,Teaching History All Posts &2023

May 25, 20234 min read

25 Time Travel Novels and series for Children, Middle Grade, and Young Adult

25 Time Travel Novels and series for Children, Middle Grade, and Young Adult

Time Travel Is An Exciting Science Fiction/Fantasy Genre Where The Plot Possibilities Are Truly Endless And They Can Sometimes Be As Educational As They Are Entertaining. ...more

Ancient World ,Middle Ages Renaissance to New World 18th & 19th Century 20th Century Teaching History All Posts &2023

May 06, 20236 min read

The Legend of the Trojan Horse: Fact vs. Fiction

The Legend of the Trojan Horse: Fact vs. Fiction

The legend as we know it… The story of the Trojan War was really an epic poem called the Iliad. An ancient Greek named Homer wrote it. You might have heard about a prince named Paris who fell in love... ...more

Ancient World ,Teaching History All Posts &2022

August 23, 20223 min read

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