Le Guin Octavia Butler was the first Black woman to win accolades in science fiction, not only blazing a trail for many others but also—as many of the best short stories do—transcending strict ...

Here are 10 funny campfire stories that are perfect for both kids and adults! Use these as the best way to tell a short story ...

There is a quieter, more succinct wing of literature that thrives on pithy conciseness: the short story. The authors of ... William Faulkner, circa 1935. This science fiction classic explores ...

ByNina Strochlic This story appears in the June 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Water is pouring out of the sunny sky thanks to start-up Zero Mass Water, which invented a solar panel ...

The Science of Stories project invites ... They can be used as short activities, as part of a class or club session; or extended to fill a whole lesson. Each story and topic includes: a story, KS3 ...

Whether they’re talking about the importance of bats or why your teeth ache when you eat ice cream, hosts Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas have a knack for picking science stories that kids will find ...

published recently in the journal Psychological Science, with lead author Qianqian Wan, a doctoral student in psychology at Ohio State. The findings suggest that while young children may have ...

All children, no matter what their ability. 500 Words is now one of the most successful story-writing competitions for kids in the world. Nearly half a million pupils have written a story for us ...

Storybooks are the best way to engage children and impart knowledge. A good book can get the message through better than a verbal conversation. Everything from vocabulary, grammar, language ...

Eudora Welty was a short story writer and novelist known for her ... The family consists of Battle and Ellen, their eight children ranging from Shelley, eighteen, to Bluet, two; the old aunts ...

Around one in three children worldwide are short-sighted, a new study has found ... team by emailing us at ...