What joy simple pleasures bring! One of our greatest gifts is the ability to simply take time to appreciate and enjoy the world around us. Fine-tuning our ability to notice detail is an important skill of the artist and the writer. It is an important skill for everyone to enjoy! Every time you see […]
Today marks the 104th anniversary since the tragic night in the dark North Atlantic Ocean when the S.S. Titanic struck an iceberg and sank, killing more than 1,500 passengers and crewmembers. Even more than 100 years later, people everywhere are still enthralled by the stories of heroism, tragedy, and sacrifice that are part of the […]
By Lisa Clancy, MSLS In honor of National Library Week, we’re having a month-long celebration of the people who make our libraries run, who help us find the books we need, and who always know how to research topics for reports and term papers. In this 3-part series, we asked librarian extraordinaire Lisa Clancy to […]
One of the things I love most about living in Virginia is the ability to explore our country’s rich history without ever leaving the state. Many historical figures have proudly called Virginia home through the years, including the third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, who not only was born here (in Shadwell, VA) […]
by Suzanne Dix To the delight of all school librarians across the country, April is a special month that raises awareness and celebrates the connection of school librarian and student. Established in 1985 by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), thirty-one years later school librarians, media specialists and teacher-librarians take the month (or […]
by Rosalie Baker, editor of Dig Into History Divination! Now here’s a topic that has been on my “to do” list for a long time. The subject certainly is a fascinating one, but presenting it to our readers would be a challenge. We certainly do not want to encourage any readers to follow or […]
So full disclosure: I’m so un-athletic that I am still recovering from playing fantasy football. Luckily, my kids seem to enjoy sports. We’ve got currently got Kung Fu, Youth in Motion/Girls on the Run, and horseback riding on the roster, with soccer and field hockey starting this spring. My kids swim, ride bikes, rock-climb, hike, […]
Some of the world’s most eye-catching buildings were designed by Zaha Hadid, an architect known for fluid shapes that allow her designs to appear to flow effortlessly into their building sites. Ms. Hadid has designed buildings and structures as diverse as the aquatics center used for the 2012 Olympics in London, the Bergisel Ski Jump […]
I’ve never been a big fan of April Fools’ Day, having been the victim of many a cruel prank by my cruel parents as I was in the crucial formative years of my youth. However, I am also a fan of paying it forward, so I gleefully embark on new and enjoyable ways to torture […]
Chances are, unless you are between the ages of 8 and 15 years old, you haven’t been to Cricket’s Chatterbox lately. The Chatterbox is our online writing forum where kids can develop and contribute to stories, including creating characters, building new worlds, and learning the art of narrative. It’s a unique, safe writing space moderated […]