As children, most of us had a pet rock at one point or another—maybe because our parents wouldn't let us get a real life animal, or just because it was fun to have something to carry around in ...

Thaddius "T.J." Atencio Jr. knows when he sees good craftsmanship. The 6-year-old first-grader at Beulah Heights Elementary used that word to describe a bird's nest he saw at his home in Pueblo. … ...