W.C. Handy: Father of the Blues (Step 3)

ReadOasis Step 3 "Then I saw the beauty of primitive music." W.C. Handy, Father of the Blues W.C. Handy at [...]

This Old Man

A Traditional Children's Song ReadOasis Step 1 This old man, he played one, He played knick knack with his thumb, [...]

Winter Time

By Robert Louis StevensonReadOasis Step 5 Berit Watki Winter in Merstham (Creative Commons) Late lies the wintry sun a-bed,A frosty, [...]

Great Waves of Art

ReadOasis Step 3 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) was a Japanese artist, painter, and maker of prints, called UKIYO-E. During his life, [...]

Country Music is Storytelling

One day, Johnny Cash took the stage. He smiled wide. His black clothes shined. He said, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." [...]

Stevie, The Musical Wonder

ReadOasis Step 3 The announcer opens the envelope. He looks down at the card, then smiles. "And the winner is, [...]

The Death of Bach and His Music

ReadOasis Step 2 Johann looked at the piece of music. But he just saw clouds of dark marks on a [...]

The Queen of Glamour Rock

ReadOasis Step 4 Freddy ran onto the stage pumping his fists. And the crowd of 72,000 fans roared. Bouncing over [...]

If by Rudyard Kipling

In 1907, Rudyard Kipling received the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was the first English-language writer to receive the prize. Kipling [...]

Master of Words: Bob Dylan (Part 1)

ReadOasis Step 2 It was January 1961. In the cold north of Minnesota, a young man of 19 years packed [...]