Explore This World Explained

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Start with a subject you already care about—or follow a thread somewhere unexpected. Explore stories about how our world became this way, with the evidence, people, and choices kept in view.

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Story

Amaterasu and the Rock Cave

When Japan’s sun kami retreats into a rock cave, the world falls dark. Enter a vivid retelling of Amaterasu’s story, with illustrations and learning activities exploring curiosity, laughter…

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Story

One More Take

OKAY, BUT… HOW? Quinn has a marble, a camera, and a desk that is running out of room. The marble dropped into the cup, struck the rim, and…

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Some questions become stories.

Go deeper with Tales That Shaped Us, challenge the ordinary with Okay, But…, or take a question into the classroom.

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