A new children’s book, titled Simple Machines Made Simple, wants to demystify mechanical engineering for kids as young as a year old. It recently beat its Kickstarter goal by 700%—raising more than ...

In high school, I dreaded reading George Orwell's Animal Farm. I remember hearing the upperclassmen complain about how boring they thought it was, and I nodded along. After all, it was about animals, ...

There is something extraordinarily magical when a child first learns to read. The important thing to keep in mind to encourage young kids is to make certain the books are not too difficult. If a child ...