Culture

The things human beings make, inherit, and hand forward—books, art, traditions, ideas, craftsmanship, technology, and the cultural artifacts that shape a life.

Freshly harvested carrots being rinsed under running water in a kitchen sink.

The Photo Essay: Carrots

Something extraordinary happened to me the summer before I entered the sixth grade. I didn’t recognize it as extraordinary then, and I don’t remember anyone else thinking much about it either. It was one of those quiet markers driven into the soil of a life, unnoticed at the time but obvious when viewed years later.

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Shiloh standing beside a large mural of the Very Hungry Caterpillar.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Again

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Again For more than fifty years, children—and the adults who love them—have delighted in the little caterpillar who eats his way through an astonishing feast before quietly transforming into a magnificent butterfly. There is something timeless about Eric Carle’s stories. Their bold colors, simple language, and gentle rhythms invite children into

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