Rich Linville

Spirit Bear's parents tell him never to enter the cave alone because it is dangerous. While his parents are asleep, Spirit Bear enters the cave and is swept up and up into a the world of the Snow Kingdom. He must fight the evil wizard.

Why do kids need to know about growth mindsets? Scientists have found that there are two different kinds of mindsets: fixed mindsets and growth mindsets....

Anyone can tell jokes. The most important part of any joke is the pause before giving the ending or punch line. Goblin jokes can be told anytime, as well as Halloween.

The 1950s or fifties is referred to as the beginning of the Golden Age of American capitalism. Income grew and many Americans entered the middle class that made up about 60 percent of Americans....

I am born on November 22, 1744, in Weymouth, Massachusetts. My name is Abigail Smith. Maybe my last name will change when I’m older. My family owns four slaves. Phoebe is a slave who takes care of me while I am a child.

Aesop's Fables are more than 3,000 years old and still have meaning today. You can enjoy listening to fables and try to think about the meanings or morals. Not everyone has the same meaning for a fable. Many possible meanings are given for each fable....

One version of Murphy’s Law says: If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong. If you’ve stepped on bubble gum, or if you’ve ever dropped an ice cream cone, you learned Murphy’s Law....

Enjoy two fables to find the meanings as well as recipes to make pizzas and stone soup without the stone.

This is a retelling of a folktale about the Little Red Hen. She asks the farm animals for help. Each refuses to help her. Find out what lessons will be learned from what happens....

Chocolate is one of the most popular flavors in the world. Over 5,000 years ago in the rainforests of Ecuador, the people planted the seeds from the wild cocoa trees. They ground the beans to make a chocolate drink with water.

Sharks are a type of fish. There are more than 400 different kinds of sharks. Each kind of shark can have a different tail design. The tail allows sharks to move fast, make quick turns, or balance themselves in the water....

Who are the Mayans (MY-anns)? Why are they a mystery? Where did they come from? What did they eat? Why did they build pyramids? What did they predict would happen in the future? Why did the Mayan civilization die out? What can we learn from the ancient Mayans? Find out....

“Mama and Papa, I’m hungry!” says baby goat Gruff. Mama goat and Papa goat Gruff say, “Yes, we’re starving, too"....

When Jesus wandered around Ancient Israel, He told stories that had meanings. People would come from far and wide to listen to His stories and watch Him perform miracles. The story of the Good Shepherd was one of the many stories told by Jesus.

Around 1,000 years before Jesus Christ, there was a child sheepherder name Saul, who would later meet David. As a youth, David herded sheep for his father. He played the lyre or harp to calm the sheep....

The complete rhyme of Mary Had a Little Lamb and it seems to be based upon a real girl by the name of Mary Sawyer (1806 - 1889). She brought a pet lamb to school. An uproar followed....

In the royal palace is Odin. He says, “As All-Father, I challenge you other gods to a contest to prove once and for all who is the best!”

It's not fair. A contract is a contract. I'm being cheated. Oh, excuse me. You look confused. Let me start at the beginning. I am over 4,000 years old. I’ve had a hard life. I was born a goblin at the bottom of a volcano and abandoned by my parents....

Awww, come on now, do you actually believe those stories that they tell about me? Let me, Rapunzel, tell you the true story. What? Don’t you like my hair short? It all started when I was a baby. Aren’t I cute. Except that I’m bald!

Modern bears are mammals with large bodies, short legs, small round ears, long noses, short tails, and shaggy hair. On each paw, bears have five claws. They walk on four legs but can also stand and sit just like humans....