Fact: Some beetles eat dung and lay an egg on top of a ball of it so that the baby will have plenty of good dung to eat when it hatches. Another fact: Butterflies taste with their foot hair, not their
"As for life, it is a battle and a journey in a strange land."--Emperor Marcus AureliusSeeking to control an empire that spread throughout the Mediterranean world and beyond, the ancient Romans develo
"Outstanding individuals have the whole world as their memorial."--Pericles The influence of ancient Greek civilization has been felt throughout modern Western history. Greek ideas can be found in the
Sometimes a book is more than a book—it is a way for readers to meet an extraordinary person and discover an exceptional life. Winfred Rembert grew up in the 1950s in rural Georgia as the child
