We all know that chocolate is delicious. But do you know where it comes from? How it is made? Chocolate is made from cacao beans, which are the seeds of the cacao tree. The history of chocolate begins in Mesoamerica and dates back to 350 BC. The Aztecs believed cacao seeds were the gift of Quetzalcoatl,… Continue reading The secret history of Chocolate
Category: Stories
One Less Giraffe In The World Is Not A Good Thing
There is a photo of an American woman called Tess Thompson Talley posing with the dead body of a giraffe on social media. She made the kill in South Africa in 2017 and wrote; “Prayers for my once in a lifetime dream hunt came true today! Spotted this rare black giraffe bull and stalked him for quite… Continue reading One Less Giraffe In The World Is Not A Good Thing
The Friendship Issue
The Digital version of the Friendship issue is out! This is one of our favourite issues, with so many things to see and do! We’ve tweaked it, adjusted it, and made it work so it can be easily read on a screen. Look out for poetry from Nadine Kaadan and David Roche, and she information about… Continue reading The Friendship Issue
Are Scary Stories Good For Children?
In 2016 researchers working for The Book People and asked 1000 parents if they like to read scary stories to their children. This is what they found: 78% of parents (that’s almost 8 out of 10 parents) said that baddies helped children tell the difference between good and evil. 53% (just over half) that they helped children “learn… Continue reading Are Scary Stories Good For Children?
Prime Numbers Stand Out
Prime Numbers are natural numbers greater than one that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers. The new prime number is super long with 22,338,618 digits! So it has a nickname- M74207281, which seems equally long! The millions upon millions of prime numbers that mathematicians have already found are a small part… Continue reading Prime Numbers Stand Out