The alphabet: Not just for little kids. Zapped Zs, Alphabet Cities, dozens of cool and unusual alphabets, a lot of great books and projects, and…
The snake is almost always the bad guy. Voldemort’s Nagini in the Harry Potter series, Asmodeus Poisonteeth in Redwall, Cleopatra’s asp, and Satan in Milton’s…
Who doesn’t love the birds? And think about all the great birds in literature: Stuart Little’s Margalo, Harry Potter’s Hedwig, Mo Willems’s Pigeon. Edgar Allan…
Cephalopods, real and imaginary, pop up in an array of literature, from Game of Thrones to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (in which a giant…