Fighting Back By: Kristina Lyn Heitkamp Gone are the fishnet stockings, short skirts, and heavy make-up. Moving beyond theatrical entertainment, roller derby has evolved into a competitive, athletic game played internationally. Co-ed teams and junior leagues are...
The Rift Valley By: Kristina Lyn Heitkamp East Africa’s Rift Valley has proven a rich source of information about our distant ancestors. Fossil finds there, including the famous Lucy and Turkana Boy, have permanently altered our understanding of how modern humans...
Boxes of Bugs By: Kristina Lyn Heitkamp Boxes of Bugs: The science and art of collecting insects Around the world, there are over 900 thousand different kinds of insects. Mounds of creepy crawlies can either be someone’s nightmare or someone’s muse. This article...
Getting Paid to Make Games and Apps By: Kristina Lyn Heitkamp For a technophile, its not a big leap to want to create something new. This title offers readers from grades seven through twelve the chance to discover career options in game and app development and the...
Canary in the Coal Mine By: Kristina Lyn Heitkamp Canary in the Coalmine: Soundtracks of climate change A summer storm lights up the sky, and a fierce wind kicks up. A crow squawks as a cacophony of ambulance and fire sirens cut through the air, drowning out distant...
