A thousand years ago, Chacoan people built multi-story buildings and engineered roads in the high desert of New Mexico. Chaco Culture National Historical Park preserves the legacy of this ancient culture. It is one of the most visited prehistoric ruins in the United States, and is also a World Heritage Site for its “universal value.”
Read more…Immigrant Experience Children’s Books
The immigrant experience is life turned inside out – families leave everything behind in their home country, and start over again in a strange new country.
Children’s books open doors into worlds of difference, and create inspiring stories of hope, courage, new ideas, social change, and challenges of immigrants in America.
Read more…Laws Railroad Museum, Bishop California
At Laws Railroad Museum near Bishop California, kids can discover an open-air museum with 19th century locomotive and freight cars, old station depot, general store, blacksmith shop, family home, schoolhouse, miner’s shack, and period artifacts from a typical town in the Owens Valley more than a hundred years ago.
Read more…Last weekend in Santa Cruz
Presidents’ Day weekend we headed down to Santa Cruz on California central coast. In the winter months, it’s a great time to see marine life – sea otters, sea lions, harbor seals, and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is a year-round destination.
Read more…New and favorite Korea children’s books
Read fun traditional tales and contemporary stories, fiction and non-fiction children’s books about South Korea, host of the Olympic Winter Games this year.
Read more…Sail with Sir Francis Drake – Golden Hinde in London
In London, kids can explore the Golden Hinde, full-size replica of 16th century ship Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world. And read about the daring voyage of one of the greatest navigators and commanders to sail the seas.
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