Successful children’s authors Posted August 25, 2021 Last month, Eric Carle, the beloved children’s book writer and illustrator, died. His most famous book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar — about a caterpillar…
Dog mayor and goat mayor raise money to renovate playground in Vermont town Posted August 4, 2021 A dog and a goat have helped raise money to renovate a community playground in the town of Fair Haven, Vermont. What makes this couple different is that the dog is the mayor and t…
Onomatopoeia in English Part 2 Posted August 1, 2021 Continued from Part 1… Onomatopoeia words are great ways to describe how a person sounds when they talk. Words beginning with “gr” — like “grunt,
Onomatopoeia in English Part 1 Posted July 31, 2021 Onomatopoeia words are sound words; they resemble the sounds they mean. Take, for example, the word “bang”: “He lifted the gun and — bang, bang, bang! — he shot three times.” They…
The dad you always wanted is the dad you could aspire to be Part 2 Posted July 4, 2021 Continued from Part 1… Kenney is well aware of the importance of fathers. One of eight children, Kenney’s own dad abandoned him at the age o…
The dad you always wanted is the dad you could aspire to be Part 1 Posted July 3, 2021 Being a good father is hard, which is why many men think twice before starting a family. But if they’re looking for tips for dads, they should check out Rob Kenney’s YouTube chann…
A Vermont school shut down because of toxic chemicals. Now it’s moved to a Macy’s Posted June 11, 2021 Students who once shopped at a downtown mall in Burlington, Vermont, are now attending high school in a former Macy’s department store. About seven months ago,…
Word Wonders: The language of the body Part 2 Posted May 9, 2021 Continued from Part 1… Often when a police officer arrests someone they twist the arms of the person behind their back to put handcuffs on. In English…
Word Wonders: The language of the body Part 1 Posted May 8, 2021 Some adjectives and phrases in English come from parts of the body. They can be very vivid and expressive. The word “nosy” originally meant to…
Word Wonders: Canadian English’s confusing eh Part 2 Posted April 11, 2021 Continued from Part 1… This understatement is a very Canadian trait. In Canada, showy displays of confidence or success are often met with a r…