Vercingetorix, King Over Warriors

GRANDFATHER RAN HIS knobby fingers through his bushy gray hair as he shuffled down the short hallway from his living quarters to the chilly storefront.

Asha, Bird of Hope - Part 2

Seth has recently moved to Seattle with his mom, where they live with his new stepdad and stepsister, Beatrice, on a hill above Puget Sound. Seth’s stepdad works for the city and seems like a nice guy, but Seth is unhappy about the change. One summer day, Seth and Beatrice watch as a new neighbor, Mrs. Kadima, moves in next door. When the moving men carry into the house a large object covered with a sheet, Seth and Beatrice are curious, especially when they hear a voice under the sheet screaming, “Jambo! Jambo!” When they go over to introduce themselves, they learn that Mrs. Kadima is from Kenya, in Africa. Her husband, James, has died, and she has come to Seattle to live near her son.

The King Who Wanted To Fly

A Persian Legend from the Shah Nameh Retold by Marilyn Bolchunos.

A King's Freedom

DID YOU KNOW that the triangle is the strongest geometrical shape? Triangular braces, called trusses, are used as supports in many large construction projects.