Henry Ward Beecher, Friend of Slaves (Step 2)

By Max L. Knowles ReadOasis Step 2 On February 5, 1860, a strange thing happened at Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, [...]

Sincerely, Thomas Edison

By Cana ShortReadOasis Step 2(Part 1) An amazing thing happened this morning! I was walking down the street when I [...]

Every Day I Have the Blues

ReadOasis Step 2 Memphis Slim at the Piano Long black fingers were dancing. They were dancing on the white and [...]

Walt Disney’s Impossible Dream

ReadOasis Step 2 In 1934, Walt Disney began plans to make a movie. He wanted to create the first full-length [...]

The Freedom Writers

ReadOasis Step 2 The classroom was noisy. Erin stood up in front of her students, and she smiled. Then she [...]

C. S. Lewis: An Extraordinary Life (Step 2)

By David BelloReadOasis Step 2(Part 1) An ordinary boy and girl are looking at a painting on the wall. The [...]

Moving to Think (Step 1)

By Cielo Vera ReadOasis Step 1 Gillian Lynne could not sit still. She was eight years old now. And her [...]

Slower is Faster

ReadOasis Step 1(Part 1) Bill was walking slowly to class. He always walked slowly. He wore thick glasses, and it [...]

W.C. Handy: Father of the Blues (Step 2)

By Maria SonoraReadOasis Step 2 "Then I saw the beauty of primitive music." W.C. Handy, Father of the Blues W.C. [...]

The Genius of Leonardo da Vinci

ReadOasis Step 2 Leonardo da Vinci began working on the Mona Lisa in 1503. But he didn't finish it for [...]