Explore the life and work of the author Joan Lowery Nixon when you visit this site. This resource features several links to more information on this author and her work.

Find out more about the award-winning author Christopher Paul Curtis when you explore this site. This resource provides biographical information, a booklist, and an interview transcript.

Site presents a concise and thorough review of the book," Bud, Not Buddy". Included on the site, are discussions and activities related to the book. Additionally, there are links to other children's books with related themes. Grade 4 and...

The question of "what was it like for children living in Victorian England" is answered in this website teacher resources are included.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about 13-year-old Ana who went to visit the orphanage in Peru where her American parents adopted her. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in author's purpose.

Selected (9) reading passages (grades 10-12) to pair with "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd. In this novel about family connections and racial equality, Lily Owens and Rosaleen, Lily's housekeeper, run away to Tiburon, South...

Baseball's biggest icon once served jail time and spent most of his life believing he was a year older than he really was. Known by many nicknames including the "Sultan of Swat," the "Behemoth of Bust" and the "Great Bambino," Babe Ruth...

This is the text of the short story "Big Sister Sally" by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. Sally gets custody of her orphan relative and all her personal possessions.

Read the full text of "The Winning of Barbara Worth" by Harold Bell Wright about an orphaned girl adopted by a financier.

Read the full text of the well-loved classic "Anne of Green Gables" by Lucy Maud Montgomery that recounts the adventures of an 11-year-old orphan named Anne.

Read the full text of the short story "The Gentle Boy" by Nathaniel Hawthorne about a young Quaker boy who is left orphaned after his father is killed and his mother is banished.

A fascinating article on orphaned or abandoned mines in Canada.

This site contains a review of the book "Train to Somewhere," as well as related books and other Internet sites.

The Hospicio Cabanas was built at the beginning of the 19th century to provide care and shelter for the disadvantaged - orphans, old people, the handicapped and chronic invalids. This remarkable complex, which incorporates several...

The cheetah is built for speed. Scroll over this picture of a cheetah to find out how its anatomy is functional for hunting.