Fifty years ago, on December 24 1968, Apollo 8 spacecraft orbited the moon.
For the first time, astronauts saw Earth from the depths of space, and took a photo that changed the world.
Read more…Celebrate Diwali: Festival of lights from India
Find out how Diwali, five day festival of lights, is celebrated – origins of the festival, lighting oil lamps, offerings to the goddess Lakshmi and god Ganesha, special Diwali sweets and snacks, and children’s books.
Read more…National Constitution Center Philadelphia: We the People
“The power of the Constitution will always be with the people.” George Washington 1787.
Definitely plan on a visit to the National Constitution Center on your next family trip to Philadelphia (best with older kids and teens, though little kids will have fun in the Signer’s Hall).
Read more…New! Childrens books about art and poetry
Look at art from all over the globe with artist David Hockney, paintings dance and sing through the streets of New York, story based on two paintings by Dutch artist Vermeer, Pablo Neruda composes a joyful poem about an onion, and a boy who grows up be a Poet Laureate of the United States, Juan Felipe Herrera.
Read more…Summer’s end: Travel to far destinations with new children’s books
Summer is winding down, but travel to adventurous and far destinations with new children’s books. And kids can stay as long as they like! Read books about China, Egypt, Guatemala, Easter Island and Australia.
Read more…Myths and Legends: Real places to visit
See if you can spot ghosts of two young princes, playing in the Tower of London. Visit Tokyo Senso-ji temple, established with miraculous appearance of Kannon and a golden dragon. Windswept headland in Cornwall England is site of Tintagel Castle, birthplace of King Arthur. In Greece, explore ruins of ancient Mycenae, founded by legendary hero Perseus who killed snake-haired Medusa. And wander through the Jewish quarter in Prague where Rabbi Loew breathed life into a clay giant.
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