Crash Course
The Raft, the River, and The Weird Ending of Huckleberry Finn: Crash Course Literature 303
This week, we're continuing our discussion of Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.' This is part two of our talk about Huck Finn, and this time we're looking at the metaphors in the book, a little bit about what the...
Crash Course
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Part 1: Crash Course Literature
In which John Green teaches you about Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This week, we'll talk a little bit about Samuel Langhorne Clemens, who wrote under the name Mark Twain, and how he mined his early life for decades to...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How fiction can change reality - Jessica Wise
Reading and stories can be an escape from real life, a window into another world -- but have you ever considered how new fictional experiences might change your perspective on real, everyday life? From Pride and Prejudice to Harry...
Wonderscape
Preschool Prep: Learning the Alphabet - Historical Men and Women from A to Z
Learn both the alphabet and history with young, animated character Alex, as he explores historical men and women from A to Z! Each upper-case letter of the alphabet gets presented several times then linked to a corresponding person and...
Mythology & Fiction Explained
Why Biblically Accurate Angels Look Like Your Worst Nightmare - (Exploring Angelology)
Today we take a look at how angels were described in various religious texts and they look nothing like you'd expect, unless you imagined nightmarish Lovecraftian beings. These figures include the Seraphim, Cherubim, Ophanim and the...
Wonderscape
Preschool Prep: Famous and Fun People from A to Z
Journey through both the alphabet and history with ten-year-old animated character Alex, as he explores famous and fun people from A to Z! Each upper-case letter of the alphabet gets presented several times then linked to a corresponding...