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Mt. Everest: A Really Big Rock!
Mt. Everest: A Very Big Rock! Mt. Everest, which is 29,029 feet above sea level, is the tallest mountain in the world. It's located in Asia, on the boundary between two countries: Nepal and China. As far as anybody knows, the mountain had never been climbed...
The Mississippi River
The Mighty Mississippi: It's a Mighty Big River... No wonder they call it, "The Mighty Mississippi." The Mississippi River is America's largest river by far. It's about 2,320 miles long. It passes by 10 states. And, water from 31 states drains into it. It is...
Jupiter: The Biggest Planet in the Solar System
Jupiter: The Biggest Planet in Our Solar System... The Sun has eight planets. Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and Jupiter is the fifth. Jupiter is the biggest planet in our Solar System by far. In fact, it's over two-and-a-half times bigger than all the...
Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross
Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross First, Clara Barton was a school teacher. Then, she worked in Washington, D. C. in a government office. But she became famous during the Civil War when she brought much-needed supplies to the Union soldiers. That's how...
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase: Lots of Land at a Very Low Price... In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson and his fellow Americans made a terrific real estate deal. With the backing of Congress, Jefferson arranged for the U.S.A. to purchase a huge territory from the...
The Amazon River
The Amazing Amazon: The Biggest River on Earth... The Amazon River is huge. In fact, it flows more water than the next seven biggest rivers combined! It's in South America; it's about 4,000 miles long; and, it runs through several countries: Guyana,...
Roberto Clemente: A Hero in More Ways Than One
Roberto Clemente Was a True Hero, in More Ways Than One... Roberto Clemente was born in Puerto Rico in 1934. He came to America to play baseball and became one of the best players of his generation. As a star for the Pittsburgh Pirates, he led the National...
George Washington Carver: A Friend to Farmers
George Washington Carver: A Friend to Farmers... George Washington Carver (1860s-1943) was born in a town called Diamond, Missouri, but he became famous as a professor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. It was there that he taught his students better ways to farm....
Bessie Coleman: A Pioneering Pilot
Bessie Coleman: A Pioneering Pilot In 1892, Bessie Coleman was born in a very small town called Atlanta, Texas (It's not to be confused with Atlanta, Georgia, which is a very big town!). Bessie was the 10th of 13 children. When she was six, she went to school in a...
Grantland Rice: “It’s Not Whether You Win or Loose…”
Grantland Rice: It's Not Whether You Win or Lose... Grantland Rice loved sports, and he loved to write. So it's no wonder that he became a sportswriter. In fact, he became one of the very best sportswriters in the first half of the 20th century. Covering stars like...