by Carol Patton | Jul 31, 2025 | All About Animals
In chapter 11 of The Adventures of Mo, Annie, the armadillo from Amarillo, meets Mo and Finchy. (Do you know where Amarillo is? In what state?) Annie is smart, friendly and, although she would probably disagree, very strange looking. Have you ever seen an armadillo?...
by Carol Patton | Jul 18, 2025 | All About Animals
More than 700 different kinds of dinosaurs lived on this planet for about 165 million years. Some were big. Some were mean. Scientists believe they lived everywhere, on every continent, and even flew in the skies. Some dinosaurs were carnivores, which means they were...
by Carol Patton | Jul 1, 2025 | All About Animals
In chapter 6 of The Adventures of Mo, Mo and Finchy meet a group of cats at a museum during movie night. Mo didn’t know much about cats but Finchy knew he didn’t want to be their dinner. Think you know everything there is to know about cats? Prrr. . .obably not. Just...
by Carol Patton | Jun 17, 2025 | Our Wild and Wonderful World
People aren’t the only ones affected by climate change. So are animals. Do you know what climate change is? Sometimes it’s called global warming. It means that the Earth is heating up, which is changing typical weather patterns. Imagine wrapping a blanket around...
by Carol Patton | May 30, 2025 | America's Firsts
Close your eyes for just a moment. Imagine being a young woman who was just transported back in time to the early 1800s. You want to be a physician. But medical schools in this country reject your application over and over for the same reason: you’re a woman. Not...
