A Barber With a Big Heart

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A Barber With a Big Heart

For many kids, getting a haircut can be stressful. Vernon Jackson is making the experience a little bit easier.

Seated Vernon Jackson smiles with his barber shop in the background.

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Vernon Jackson gives free haircuts to children with special needs at his barber shop, Noble Barber and Beauty. The Cincinnati, Ohio, barber says it’s his way of giving back to the community.

Jackson started giving the free haircuts in 2021, through what he calls the Gifted program. He had learned that some kids struggle with the loud sounds in a barber shop, making it hard for them to get haircuts. So he decided to open his shop on his day off, when the shop is calm and quiet. This would allow kids to get used to the shop environment. 

“There [are] no other barbers or stylists in the shop, and I [can] give them the full attention they need,” Jackson told CBS News.

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Jackson collects donations online so that he can afford to give the haircuts for free. It turns out, many people want to help. Jackson has collected thousands of dollars on a website that he set up. When parents try to pay for the free haircuts, Jackson tells them there’s no need.

“I say, “No, trust me, this is part of the Gifted program,” Jackson said. “This is a gift from the community [and] myself—please receive it.”

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Vernon Jackson wants to use the money he raises to travel around the United States and give free haircuts to many more kids.

Giving Your Talent

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Many people give money to help others. This money is called a donation. But donations aren’t always in the form of money. It’s also possible to donate talents. Vernon Jackson is an example of this. He is a barber who gives his time and talent so kids can have free haircuts. 

Here are ways people can donate their talents to people in need.

  • Hairdressers and barbers can give free haircuts.
  • Knitters can make sweaters and blankets and give them to homeless shelters. 
  • Law experts and money experts can give free advice. 
  • Technology experts can help people fix their computers.
  • Bakers can have a bake sale and raise money.

There are so many ways to help others!

What Do You Want To Be?

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Vernon Jackson is a barber. Hair styling is a career for many people. News reporting is another career. What careers are you interested in?

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Did the T. Rex Have Lips?

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Did the T. Rex Have Lips?

Scientists think the T. rex had lips that covered its teeth when its mouth was closed.

A T. rex chases an ostrich dinosaur.

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What’s the scariest thing about a Tyrannosaurus rex? Probably its gigantic teeth! But a group of scientists say they don’t think the T. rex’s teeth could always be seen. They found evidence that the T. rex had lips that covered its teeth.

Scientists studied the teeth of a Daspletosaurus, a dinosaur that was related to the T. rex. They found that the teeth were in pretty good shape. They hadn’t rotted very much. This suggests that the Daspletosaurus was able to cover its teeth when its mouth was closed, keeping the teeth from dry air that can damage them. Since Daspletosaurus and T. rex were similar in many ways, scientists now believe that both types of dinosaurs had lips.

A T. rex skull, a T. rex head with teeth exposed, and a T. rex head with lips covering its teeth.

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Scientists used to think that the T. rex’s teeth could always be seen. Now, they think the T. rex had lips that covered its teeth, as shown in the bottom picture.

Before this study, scientists thought that T. rex teeth could be seen all the time, like a crocodile’s teeth. This is how T. rex is shown in many illustrations and movies. Why did scientists believe this? T. rex teeth could be up to 6 inches (15 centimeters) long. It was hard to believe that an animal with such big teeth could close its mouth. But now, scientists think the lips were necessary because they allowed the T. rex to keep its teeth healthy. And it needed its teeth to kill its prey!

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Over time, crocodile teeth wear down and eventually fall out. Luckily, crocodiles can always grow new teeth. A crocodile can go through thousands of teeth in its lifetime!

How Fossils Form

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The dinosaurs died out long before humans evolved. We know dinosaurs existed because of the fossils they left behind. Fossils are the remains or molds of life that have been preserved in rock. They’re usually the hard body parts, such as bone, teeth, or shells. Plants can also be fossilized.

How are fossils of animal bones made? 

  1. An animal, such as a dinosaur, dies and is buried in mud. Sometimes the animal sinks into the mud. Other times, it is covered slowly by bits of material brought over by wind or water.

  2. The bones of the animal are protected by the mud. Over time, the bones sink deeper and deeper, and more material covers them. Minerals fill the empty spaces in the bones.

  3. Over millions of years, the mud turns to rock, holding the fossils inside. When the rock is broken, the fossils are revealed.

Looking Sharp!

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T. rex teeth were serrated—full of small points, like a saw. Can you guess what the T. rex ate? 

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Zaila’s Secret to Awesomeness

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Zaila’s Secret to Awesomeness

Zaila Avant-garde is a spelling champ and a record-holding dribbler. Now, she’s also an author!

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In 2022, Zaila Avant-garde won the Rising Star Award at the Bounce Trumpet Awards, which recognize excellence in Black Americans.

Zaila Avant-garde has done some incredible things. She’s a world-record basketball dribbler She’s a spelling champ. And now, she’s an author! Avant-garde’s new book is called It’s Not Bragging If It’s True: How to Be Awesome at Life.

The book’s title comes from Avant-garde’s mom, Alma, who told her to be proud of the things she’s done. “It’s not bragging if it’s true!” Alma reminded her. Avant-garde holds three world records related to basketball, including a tie for dribbling the most basketballs at the same time. In 2021, she won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, a spelling contest for kids from all over the United States and a few other countries.

In the book, Avant-garde shares stories about her life and offers advice for kids. She writes that she sets goals for herself and then works to reach those goals. 

“It’s a lot of hard work,” she told CBS Mornings. “But it’s easy to do the hard work because it’s fun.” 

One of Avant-garde’s tips for kids is to help others. Another is, “Don’t be afraid to ask for help.”

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In 2021, Zaila Avante-garde won the Sports Illustrated Sports Kid of the Year Award.

Avant-garde has many goals for the future. She’s planning to go to college, where she wants to study science and play basketball. Someday, she hopes to study the human brain. 

“I’m super interested in the inner workings of the human mind,” she told People magazine. “I want to at least help solve the almost unsolvable puzzle of how the human mind works, or maybe solve it all together.” 

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Zaila Avant-garde won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2021 by spelling the word Murraya. Murraya is a word used to describe a type of tropical tree.

How to Dribble a Basketball

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Here are some tips for dribbling like a pro!

  • Dribble with one hand at a time. 
  • Practice dribbling with your right hand and your left hand. This will let you switch hands during a basketball game.
  • Keep your wrist and elbow loose. 
  • Control the ball with your fingers, not your palm.
  • Bend your knees.
  • The ball should not be higher than your waist.
  • If you’re playing in a game, it’s important to look at the other players, not the ball. Practice dribbling without looking at the ball.

Spelling Stars

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Zaila Avant-garde won the National Spelling Bee in 2021. Fourteen-year-old Harini Logan, seen in this photo, won in 2022.

Winning the National Spelling Bee is a big deal. There’s a lot more to learn about this major spelling contest!

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Give Me a Paw

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Give Me a Paw!

Most people are either right-handed or left handed. The same is true for dogs!

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Are you right-handed or left-handed? Most people are better at using one hand than the other. Experts say dogs are the same. Some are right-pawed, and others are left-pawed.

Scientists learned this by doing tests on dogs. They had dogs do things like stop a rolling toy, get a treat out of a container, or give a paw to shake hands with a human. Scientists also watched dogs as they began walking to see which paw the dogs put forward first. The tests showed that most dogs used the same paw every time—either the right paw or the left paw.

Scientists also found that about half the dogs were right-pawed and half were left-pawed. That’s different from humans. Only about one out of every 10 people is left-handed. For reasons scientists still don’t understand, most people are right-handed.

Scientists have found that many animals have a hand, foot, or paw they’re more likely to use. Here are a few ways to find out if your pet is a righty or a lefty.

  • Watch your pet walk. See if it uses its right foot or left foot first.
  • Wave a toy in front of your pet. See if it bats the toy with its right or left paw. (This works best with cats.)
  • Before your dog lies down, it may turn in a circle a few times. If it turns to the left, it may be left pawed.

Seeing your pet use one paw one time isn’t enough to figure out which paw they prefer. You’ll need to see them use that paw many times before you know it’s their favorite.

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Many U.S. presidents have had pets, but President Theodore Roosevelt had LOTS of pets. Roosevelt, who was president from 1901 to 1909, had a bear, a lizard, guinea pigs, a pig, a badger, a hen, a rooster, a hyena, a barn owl, a pony, and a macaw (a type of bird)!

Lefty or Righty?

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All the people shown in these photos are left-handed!

Most people are right-handed. In fact, scientists have found that even millions of years ago, early humans used their right hands to do things like pick berries. Scientists aren’t sure why so few people are left-handed.

Why do most people find one hand easier to use than the other? It may be because switching hands all the time would be too complicated for our brains. Instead, our brains tell us to use just one of our hands to do things like write, hold a fork, or throw a ball. And using just one hand to do those tasks helps us learn them faster.

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Summer Stories

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Summer Stories

Want an adventure? Check out a book this summer!

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Where can you find a great story? Open a book! Summer is the perfect time for reading. Here are some books you might want to read this summer.

Bounce Back

By Misako Rocks!

Lilico just moved from Japan to the United States. At first, it’s hard to get used to her new country. But with help from her cat and some new friends, things just might get better!

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Endlessly Ever After

By Laurel Snyder

This fun book puts readers right in the middle of fairy tales. How will the story end? It all depends on the decisions you make!

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Too Small Tola

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Tola lives with her family in a busy city called Lagos, which is in the African country of Nigeria. Tola gets teased for being small, but she has a big heart. When people need her help, kind Tola is always ready and willing.

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A dog pulls food out of a kitchen garbage with the words My Furry Foster Family and Truman the Dog.

Truman the Dog

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Kaita and her family decide to foster (take care of) a dog named Truman. Soon, Truman becomes comfortable with his new human pals. He gets into all kinds of mischief, but he’s very easy to love!

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The Hidden Seek

By Nate Cernosek

During a game of hide and seek, a brother and sister end up in a different world, where a witch is out to get them. The only way to go home is to win at hide and seek. This book is for readers who like slightly scary stories!

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There are way too many great books to write about all of them here. If you want to find out about more books, ask a teacher or librarian.

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The book Charlotte’s Web is about the friendship between a pig and the spider who helps him. It was written by E.B. White. White lived on a farm where there were lots of spiders. Over time, he realized how special spiders were and decided to make a spider the hero of his book! 

“I didn’t like spiders at first, but then I began watching one of them,” White once wrote.  “And soon [I] saw what a wonderful creature she was and what a skillful weaver. I named her Charlotte.”

Author Bingo!

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Animals Make Great Characters

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Have you ever read the book Pax by Sara Pennypacker? It’s about a friendship between a boy and a fox, and the journeys they both go on.

Animals are main characters in many great stories. You can read about foxes and all of your favorite animals at Britannica School.

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A Crown for King Charles III

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A Crown for King Charles III

The United Kingdom has a new king! King Charles III will be crowned on May 6.

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Charles, then a prince, inspects cadets at a military school in England in 2015.

The United Kingdom (U.K.) has a new king! King Charles III will be crowned on May 6, 2023.

King Charles does not need to be crowned to be a king. In fact, he became king when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died on September 8, 2022. But every new king or queen in the U.K. is crowned. It’s a tradition that goes back more than 1,000 years.

In the U.K., a king or queen is crowned at a ceremony called a coronation. Coronations take place at Westminster Abbey in London, England. King Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, will travel to the coronation in a black and gold, horse-drawn carriage. This type of carriage is used only for special events. People will gather to watch the carriage as it goes by.

Will King Charles actually get a crown? Sort of. The royal family has a collection of jewels and other valuable items, including more than one crown. During the ceremony, a crown will be placed on the king’s head. The crown was made in 1661. It is the same crown that was placed on Queen Elizabeth’s head in 1953, at her coronation.

Around 2,000 people will be at the coronation. This includes Charles’s sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, as well as William’s family. For everyone else, the ceremony will be broadcast and live streamed in many parts of the world.

You can see photos having to do with the coronation in the slideshow below!

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In the U.K., the king owns all the mute swans that swim in the country’s rivers and other open waters! (A mute swan is a species of swan.)    

The king also owns all “royal fish” in the country’s waters. These fish include sturgeons, whales, and dolphins.

Stay Out of My Castle!

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When you think of a king, you might think of a castle. Do kings and queens really live in castles? Yes! In the U.K., the royal family has many homes, including palaces and castles. The first castles were built in Europe more than 1,000 years ago. These early castles weren’t made to be fancy. They were built to protect the people who lived there. 

In medieval times, which lasted from about 500 to 1500, kings and lords (people from wealthy families who owned land) built castles. For hundreds of years, Europe was a place where people often fought over control of land. That meant that lands were often invaded. Over time, castles got bigger, stronger, and easier to defend. Here are some common castle features.

The Moat

Many castles were surrounded by a ditch called a moat. Sometimes the ditch had water in it. When the bridge was up, the moat was hard to cross.

The Wall

A stone wall called the curtain wall surrounded the castle. This wall was very thick and high enough that it could not be climbed with a ladder.

The Keep

The keep was the highest tower in the castle and was usually the strongest part of the whole property. When enemies attacked, people often went to the top of the keep for protection.

The Towers

Many castles had towers at their corners. From the high windows of these towers, guards could see enemies approaching and prepare for battle.

Spiral Staircases

Many castles had narrow spiral staircases. If you have ever seen a spiral staircase, you know they take longer to climb than regular stairs. If the enemy got into the castle, these staircases would have slowed them down.

King Charles

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For many years, the United Kingdom was ruled by Queen Elizabeth, who is at the center of this photo. Today, her son Charles (who stands next to her in the photo) is the king. You can read more about King Charles III at Britannica School.

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Celebrate Amazingness!

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Celebrate Amazingness!

Ice dancers Maia and Alex Shibutani wrote a book celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islanders.

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Maia and Alex Shibutani are Olympic medalists and authors!

Maia and Alex Shibutani are amazing. The sister and brother won bronze medals in ice dancing at the 2018 Olympics. And now, they’ve written a book about other amazing people. It’s called Amazing: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Inspire Us All.

The picture book tells the stories of 36 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have done great things. (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have ancestors from Asia or the islands in the Pacific Ocean. This includes more than 75 countries.)

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Maia and Alex Shibutani’s new book features 36 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Some of the people in the book are athletes like Maia and Alex. Others are artists, actors, or scientists. And others worked to change U.S. laws that were unfair to Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders. Maia and Alex had a lot of people to choose from. They couldn’t fit everyone into one book, so they picked some of their favorites.

“Hopefully this will just be a wonderful introduction…to the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities,” Maia told CBS Mornings.

Why did Maia and Alex decide to write a book? Maia and Alex are Asian American—their family was originally from Japan. They didn’t see many Asian Americans in the books they read while they were growing up. There weren’t very many Pacific Islanders either. Maia and Alex hope that their new book will show kids that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have made great contributions to the United States and the world.

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Amazing isn’t the first book written by Maia and Alex Shibutani. The Shibutanis are the authors of a series of fiction books called Kudo Kids. The books are about siblings who solve mysteries together.

Greats From All Walks of Life

Maia and Alex Shibutani wrote a book about amazing Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Here are just a few of the people in their book.

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Kalpana Chawla was an astronaut for NASA, the U.S. space agency. Chawla was the first woman born in India to travel into space.

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is one of the biggest movie stars in the world. Before he became an actor, Johnson was a wrestler. His mother’s family was originally from the Pacific island nation of Samoa.

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Daniel Inouye was a U.S. senator (a person who helps make U.S. laws). Inouye, whose family came from Japan, grew up in Hawaii. As a young man, he was injured in World War II and had to have his right arm removed. While in the Senate, he worked hard to protect the rights of people with disabilities and many others.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) Month in the U.S. You can learn more about this special month, and about some people who are celebrated in May, at Britannica School.

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A Tree Business Takes Root

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