Two young people making a difference

Two young people making a difference

Yesterday’s Roanoke Times had an uplifting article about two siblings, Kinley (age 12) and Camden, 10, who have set up a “Little Free Library” in their front yard in Northeast Roanoke (Virginia USA). The Little Free Library movement seeks to...
The Meteor Shower

The Meteor Shower

Every year in early August, we are treated to a special “nature show,” called a “meteor shower.” No, this has nothing to do with using water or staying clean. It has to do with science, so we will need to know some terms first. A comet is...
Life in the USA: Summer Camping

Life in the USA: Summer Camping

Call of the wild: Kids get hooked on camping in classes for families   KANSAS CITY, Missouri Tessa, 8, and Isaac, 6, didn’t want to leave Missouri’s Weston Bend State Park. The Minters were barely out of the park when the kids began begging for a...