Every spring, jacarandas bloom in Mexico City. The colorful purple flowers are a living legacy of a Japanese gardener. The Mexican president wanted cherry trees. It was 1930, and President Pascual Ortiz Rubio had seen them lining the streets of Washington and desired the same beautiful spectacle fo

In this anthology, sixty-four award-winning authors and illustrators such as Michael Cunningham, Amy Bloom, Jacqueline Woodson, Terrence McNally, Gregory Maguire, Daivd Levithan, and Armistead Maupin, make imaginative journeys into their pasts, telling their younger selves what they would have liked...

Global bee populations continue to be threatened by poor farming practices, pollution, and urban sprawl. Yet, in the middle of Israel’s arid Arava region, bee colonies are coming back to life thanks to a perfect mix of clean air and plentiful fields of pollinator friendly crops. Because of Jewish Na