In June, 1940, hours before the Nazis occupied Paris, Hans and Margret Rey fled the city on homemade bicycles. They carried with them little more than their winter coats and an illustrated manuscript ...

Aimed at preschoolers, “Curious George” inspires children to explore science, engineering, and math in the world around them. And what better guide is there for this kind of exploration than the world ...

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky!

Image: CURIOUS GEORGE 3: BACK TO THE JUNGLE (credit: courtesy of CURIOUS GEORGE is a production of Imagine, WGBH, and Universal. Curious George and related characters, created by Margret and H.A. Rey, ...

The origins of English expressions are often obscure and require deep linguistic and documentary research to be explained. Being phrases, not single words, their intrinsic meanings can be ...