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What Is a Green Economy?

Have you noticed rows of white metal objects like the picture above? While they don’t look like the old-fashioned wooden windmills of storybooks, these are windmills. More and more windmills are being used to produce … Read more

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When Disaster Strikes, People Help

Suitcases and bags lined the sidewalk outside Agawam High School in Massachusetts. Students weren’t preparing for a trip, though. Those suitcases and bags were full of emergency supplies. They contained canned food, water, blankets, and … Read more

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Crispus Attucks

He was one of the first Americans to die in the struggle for freedom. He was an African American.  Who was Crispus Attucks and why was he killed? Crispus Attucks was believed to be the … Read more

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A New Gate in Central Park

Central Park is a beautiful and peaceful park in the middle of New York City. It is surrounded by a low stone wall with many entryways. These are called gates. The names of the original … Read more