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What does it take to fuel a rocket to space? Rocket scientists use hydrogen and liquid oxygen, but could anti-matter engines and black-hole drives fuel our spacecraft of the future?

Kelsi is starting school in Sweden, but English is her first language. She would like to learn Swedish so she can make some school friends. Soon Kelsi discovers that she is not the only immigrant student in her class and befriends a girl named Sanaa.

Organized and Engaged: Simple and Effective Strategies to Support Executive Function explains what executive function is, why it matters, and how it differs from self-regulation. Discover strategies, activities, and play-based ideas to support children’s classroom success.

In urban areas, bicycle riding is often favored over driving cars. More and more large cities are introducing bicycle lanes to encourage this healthy and eco-friendly mode of transport. Some countries in Europe like Denmark and the Netherlands helped start the biking sensation. Some cities even allow people to even rent a bike for a small fee. Explore your city by riding on a bike with a friend!

Tam and Cam are stepsisters who are supposed to work together, but Cam sees Tam as her rival and always leaves all the work for her to do. When a festival comes to town, will Tam succeed in catching the eye of the king? Follow along on this Cinderella-esque tale from Vietnam and find out!

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to babysit 100 brothers and sisters? Ribburta doesn't think that it will be that hard but what she doesn't realize is just how much trouble 100 siblings can get into. After a long day of babysitting, Ribburta decides to take a nap. What will happen when she takes her eyes off her younger siblings and danger approaches?

Mama Kiwi has finally laid her eggs! Now it's time for Papa Kiwi to take care of them until they hatch. Learn what Papa Kiwi must do in order to protect his babies. See how he hunts for food and protects the eggs all by himself until it's time for the eggs to hatch!

Emma is afraid to ride the bus on her first day of school. She thinks of the perfect solution to help her feel better—she’ll bring her pet chicken with her! Chicken Licken isn’t partial to riding the bus, though. What happens when something scares her?

Marissa’s family is moving from their house near the ocean to a farm in the Utah desert. She will miss many things about the ocean. One morning, Marissa wakes up to the sound of sea gulls. Sea gulls don’t live in the desert, do they?

Every country may have different foods, but almost all of them have a dish with noodles. All around the world, kids share their favorite regional pasta dish. What is your favorite sauce and noodle recipe? Do you share the same favorite as other kids from your country?

During the Civil War, rural families had to watch out for guerrilla fighters called bushwackers. Josey McBride and her Missourian family in this story find their farmhouse abruptly invaded by these troublesome thieves. If the McBride family is lucky, the women and children can outsmart the notorious Bill Wilson and his gang.

With Alligator's Halloween party starting in two hours, Cat and Mouse think up ideas of costumes.

How would you survive a meteor impact? Learn about the different ways some plants and animals survived the meteor that killed all the dinosaurs! Do you think you could adapt as well as these tough creatures?

At every stage in a tree's life cycle, it provides a home for many animals and insects.

The lamiak are part-humans believed to possess gold. In this folktale, a midwife helps deliver a lamia's baby. In return, the lamia offers her gifts that will bring her good fortune. But the midwife's human flaws get the best of her.

Have you ever flown on a plane and heard the pilot speaking in some kind of code? Now you can understand what he is saying! The alphabet is different for airplane pilots. Instead of ABC, pilots say Alpha, Bravo, Charlie. Learn this new way of communicating with Click and Jane as they use the phonetic alphabet and pretend to be airplane pilots!

Have you ever wanted to know more about cruise ships and how they stay afloat on the water? Learn more about the different parts of a cruise ship, how it functions, where the crew operate the ship, and activities that passengers can do while aboard.

Mikoto is turning 10, which means she finally gets her own dragon! There’s only one problem—will her dragon be red like her American father's? Or blue like her Japanese mother's? As Mikoto waits for her dragon to arrive, she thinks about her identity and culture from Japan. Will her dragon help her accept who she really is?

When your fairy godmother is the most proper person in the entire kingdom you had better be on your best behavior, especially if you want dessert! What’s a girl with an itchy nose to do? Until she learns proper sneezing manners, she can’t have any cake. Of course, this isn’t just any cake—it’s the best chocolate cake in the entire kingdom. Perhaps there’s a spell book around that can help.

A family of pixies is looking for a place for their children to sleep, but nowhere on the farm is good enough. Will they find somewhere in time to return the farmers horse and cart for planting season? Listen along with this Cornish folktale and see just where a pixie littling can get some sleep.