Glow-Worms: Nature’s Lanterns in World War I Trenches
(Source) One of my favorite childhood memories is chasing lightning bugs (or fireflies) through the dusky evening woods as the bioluminescent greenish lights from their tiny abdomens flashed on and off. It was magical! In fact, catching the little critters and cupping them in my hands, or temporarily placing a few in a jar for observation, was as much a rite of summer as eating popsicles or building sandcastles! But who knew that this species from the Lampyridae family also a
Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's "Chocolate Pilot"-- Book Review
This post contains an affiliate link. Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's "Chocolate Pilot" Written by: Michael O. Tunnell Published by: Charlesbridge (2010) Grades: 4-7 Ages: 9-12 The dramatic conclusion to World War II in the European theater is well-documented, and most people know how the Allies stopped Hitler and the Nazi party and defeated Germany. But lesser known are the facts about what happened to that nation and its people in the years immediately follo
