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What’s New? Ludwig von Beethoven: Master Musician (April 2018) His passion for music and creating compositions resulted in melodies played and replayed around the world. Go behind the scenes in this issue to uncover the secrets of his world and what drove this passion?

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What’s New? Smooth Sailing (April 2018) Canoe river rapids, dive into a rescue at sea, sail with pirates, and be transported by Violins of Hope.

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What’s New? On the Home Front: The United States in World War II (April 2018) The support and sacrifices of America’s home front citizens had a dramatic impact on World War II’s outcome.

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What’s New? Making Work Easier (April 2018) Discover what the six simple machines are and how they help us work—and play. With activities, crafts, and more.

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What’s New? Monsters (March/April 2018) This issue, we’re celebrating monsters—all things fanged, clawed, twisted, ferocious, strange, and defiant.

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What’s New? Let’s Move (April 2018) Travel to a pond and watch ducklings splash, play outside with friends, and enjoy the springtime!

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What’s New? Perfect Poison (April 2018) Why do plants make poisons? Why do snails? Could some poisons be medicines? And how do you tell which?

Learning the Big Words Authentically

What do the following words have in common? Providence Squalor Barter Reigned Destitute Restitution If you said they are all slightly uncommon words that should be part of an educated person’s vocabulary, you are correct. If you said they are all words of the ilk that might show up on an SAT […]

Back to School Supplies for Louisiana

Today is my daughter’s first day back to school. Like millions of other kids around the country, she gathered her new school supplies, stuffed them in her new backpack, crammed in her spotless lunchbox (complete with an adorable lunchbox note, natch) and staggered out the door, totally weighed down by the sheer amount of stuff […]

The Art of Listening

We all have feelings and opinions. One of the best ways we have to understand each other’s feeling and opinions is to listen, to simply stop talking, open our minds and our hearts, and listen to what the other person has to say. Listening to people who we think are different from us can […]