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Jack and Annie were too stunned to speak. Staringat the bizarre creature, Jack remembered the story ofthe Raven King-how the king had wanted to be abird, how he had stolen a spell from the Wizard ofWinter, how the spell had worked only halfway andlef
Jack opened his eyes. He and Annie were wearingpurple and pink outfits with huge ruffled collars. Ontheir heads were funny hats. On their feet were redslippers with big bows. Who are we? Annie asked. I don't know, said Jack. He didn't feel like a wis
So that's why Merlin sent for those books! saidTeddy. What books? Who's the Raven King? said Jack. Now it all makes sense, said Teddy. Who's theRaven King? said Jack. But I wonder how he found the Diamond ofDestiny, said Teddy. Teddy, who's the Raven
Jack and Annie perched on the ledge and peeredinto the nursery. Teddy's lantern and hazel twig werestill on the floor. But there was no sign of Teddy. Teddy's not here yet,croaked Annie. Let's go aheadand putthe diamond back in its place. Jack didn't
Teddy dropped down to a ledge. Jack and Anniefollowed. Hidden in the shadows they crouched together, their dark feathers touching. They peered out at the moonlit lair of the Raven King. 68The king's giant nest was tucked under a rockyoverhang. It was
The Halloween season abounds with witches and goblins and ghosts. While many children and adults put on costumes and pretend to be witches, a new book reminds readers that there are still people living in a world haunted by witchcraft. In Spellbound:
Cigarettes are bad for your health. But thats only if you smoke em. If you use them to line your nest, they might actually do you some good. Because birds that decorate their digs with discarded cigarette butts are less bothered by parasites. Thats a
When a wolf was eating an animal, a small bone from the meat got stuck in his throat. He could not swallow it, so he felt a terrible pain. He ran up and down, and tried to find something to relieve th
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Sometimes good research can get done with a tool so simple a child could do it. For instance, scientists around the world recently set out thousands of fake caterpillars made from clay. NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce explains why. NE
By Jessica Berman Washington 13 June 2007 Chinese paleontologists have unearthed a massive dinosaur fossil in Mongolia. They say the giant dinosaur belonged to a family of bird-like dinosaurs that were a tiny fraction of its size. VOA's Jessica Berma
This is a story about the birds and the bees. When the Yao people of Mozambique want to find beehives full of honey they make this noise [brrrr-hm]. That sound attracts the attention of what are appropriately called honeyguide birds. If you ask Yao h
But this is not much good for the tree. Its seeds have gone nowhere. A grizzly bear mother and cubs. It's unusual for a grizzly to have so many cubs. This mother has found two orphans, and adopted them. But now she has four cubs to fatten up before t
the equivalent of a human being with a brain the size of a pea. Lobes for both sight and smell are tiny. Areas controlling information analysis, learning, and complex thought are barely developed. If you look at the size of their brain, you actually
The loud cry rang again through the dry air. Teddy barked. Jack and Annie turned around in the clearing. Itwas hard to tell where the sound was coming from. The terrible cackle came again. There! said Annie. She pointed at a bird in a gumtree. The bi
Wild Songbirds Can Pick Up New Tunes Only a few kinds of animals are known to learn their vocalizations from listening to others. Us, of course. Elephants. Bats. Cetaceanswhales and dolphins. Pinnipedswalruses, seals and sea lions. And parrots, hummi
It's time that I bought a new camera. I need a digital that has a decent zoom. I realized that the other day when I was outside, trying to get a good shot of two birds who were nesting. I had been busy throwing the ball to our dogs, when I saw a flas
Meanwhile I was examining this unusual bird. Conseil was not mistaken. 我于是检查一下这只奇异的鸟。康塞尔没有搞错。 Tipsy from that potent juice, our bird of paradise had been reduced to helplessness. 无双乌被豆寇汁迷醉了
Dialogue 1 Jingjing visits Mark where he works. 京晶去马克工作的地方 Jingjing: What's that you're reading, Mark? 京晶:你在读什么呢?马克 Mark: Oh, this is the first actual book I've read in a year or so. 马克:这是我最近一
Don: [TO SELF] Number 9...osprey. Yael: Hey Don. What's up? D: I'm making a top ten list of the best animals of all time. Y: What's on the list? D: Dingo, aardvark, python, tapir, rhesus monkey, black widow, bullfrog, owl, osprey. Y: That's only nine