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 [...]

The Mystery and Horror of Poe

ReadOasis Step 3 A man sits at night in his room alone. He is deeply saddened by the death of [...]

El Greco: Genius of Spanish Art

ReadOasis Step 2(Part 1) El Expolio by El Greco El Greco wanted to be a great artist. (His name means [...]

Escape at Bedtime

By Robert Louis StevensonReadOasis Step 3 Photo by NASA The lights from the parlour and kitchen shone outThrough the blinds [...]

The Meaning of Haiku

ReadOasis Step 2 (Part 1) An old man is walking along a rocky river bed. He is a traveller, but [...]

Wishes

By Sara TeasdaleReadOasis Step 2 I wish for such a lot of thingsThat never will come true--And yet I want [...]