by Hamza Bivalves are marine animals that have one shell on the top and one on the bottom. Oysters, which are the most valuable of all bivalves, are common in shallow, warmer waters. Females lay five million to fifty million eggs in a year, but few mature. The shell starts to harden one...
Dear Readers, Welcome to a special edition of the Magnum Opus newsletter. We just love sharing the work of the brave and talented students who took the plunge and submitted pieces for our 2019 Writing Contest. The contest was open to all students ages 8–18, whether or not they had...
Nathan McLean, age 16 As one of the most prolific writers of our history and who single-handedly forever transmuted our perspective on pirates because of his creativity, Robert Louis Stevenson has undisputedly made his mark on literature and quite frankly, the world. Disastrously, there...
by Emma Mauser, age 17 Many moons ago a spirit descended on the lands of the forest where the animals lived. At first the animals were delighted with the small white, cold flakes that fell gently from the sky. They would let them melt on their noses. They would laugh and leap about in...
by Mary Charles Johnson, age 12 Dorothy Gibson, an upand-coming silent screen actress, was in for the ride of her life. Immediately a hit, she starred in Hands Across the Sea and Miss Masquerader in 1911. She decided to go on a six-week vacation with her mother since she could now afford...
