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How Do I Love Thee? (or Sonnet 43) by Elizabeth Barrett Browning was included in a collection of love poetry called ‘Sonnets from the Portuguese.’ How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight … Read more
Who was Leonardo da Vinci? What did he do? Why is he famous? What were some of his most famous artworks? What were some of his inventions? When and where did he live? Learn the answers to all these questions and more with this brief, child-friendly introduction to the ultimate Renaissance Man, Leonardo da … Read more
Want to know a little bit more about Pennsylvania but only have two minutes? Take our two minute tour of the Keystone State, the second state in the United States of America. Learn about its patriotic history, nicknames, state symbols (state tree, state bird, state motto, state flag, state flower, etc.).
Want to know a little bit more about Delaware but only have two minutes? Take our two minute tour of the first state in the United States of America and learn about its early settlers, nicknames, state symbols (state tree, state bird, state motto, state flag, state flower, etc.) and how big it is … Read more
The Washington Post is a march composed by John Philip Sousa in 1889. It is one of Sousa’s most popular pieces. It was composed at the request of The Washington Post’s (the newspaper) owners, to be played at an essay contest award ceremony.
Widely considered the greatest work by American composer John Philip Sousa, ‘The Stars and Stripes Forever’ is the official National March of the United States of America. The march was composed on Christmas Day, 1896, and was an immediate hit. Take a listen and you’ll see why!
Have you ever seen the constellation Orion in the night sky? Find out how to identify it, when to see it, the myth of Orion the Hunter, and a little bit about the great Orion Nebula in this child-friendly introduction to one of the most striking constellations in the heavens.
Come learn about the amazing creatures that inhabit the coral reefs and how to protect them! We’ll see sharks and sea turtles, parrotfish, eels, octopus, clownfish, anemone and more in this fun, kid-friendly adventure full of facts about the coral reef.
‘The Tyger,’ written by William Blake in 1794, is one of the most anthologized works in English. (This means it is frequently included in collections of poems.) Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies. Burnt … Read more
Though a famous free-standing poem in its own right, Jabberwocky was written for Lewis Carroll’s 1871 novel Through the Looking Glass, a companion piece to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. `Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. “Beware the … Read more