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Tigers and monkeys and tapirs, oh my! Joel Sartore's latest book, "National Geographic Photo Ark: Babies," captures the ...

Poet and author Charles Ghigna shares the story of a poem he wrote after waking up to his infant son's babbling over a nursery monitor.

Aren't those already taken by other animals!? Haha! Fun quiz ... but am going to get my grand kids involved. It'll be a fun and learning experience for us. Great hub. Thanks for SHARING.

Navigate your way into this beautiful art form with this list of the most famous poems ever written. What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean ...

Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for when you feel like laughing. Maybe that’s why poetry has even taken over ...

“She knows children, she knows what interests them, and she is writing about what interests her as well—about human nature, about animal nature, what makes us tick.” Barba first encountered ...