Recently added articles from Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication:
Get up and dance! Put on your dancing shoes--this form of exercise is a lot of fun!(GET UP AND GO!)
Nov 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED Dancing doesn't have to be fancy. You don't have to be great at it either. Just have fun! People dance at all stages of their lives. Babies start to wiggle to music at an early age and learn to move and groove not long after. And you've most likely seen ...
Sound & sense.(hearing loss)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sometimes it seems the only downside of an MP3 player is that you usually can't bring it to school. But there's a bigger worry. Eighty percent of otolaryngologists--doctors who care for ear, nose, and throat problems--fear that earbuds may lead to higher ...
Heimlich hero.(Interview)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Did you ever wonder whether you'll be able to apply the things you learn in health class to real life? Sam Barrera of Cypress, Calif., did. That is, until the day he saved his English teacher from choking. Earlier this year, Judy Rader was munching on almonds just before class began, and ...
It's the climb.(MOVE)(indoor climbing)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Have you ever wanted to go rock climbing but felt nervous about all those jagged stones--and that steep drop? Or maybe you don't live near any climbable cliffs. We have the perfect solution--indoor rock walls. Climbers wear harnesses and ...
Car crash casualties.(PULSE)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009 ... When you're driving, you might make risky moves if you're not worried about your own safety. But teens involved in car crashes often harm--and sometimes even kill--people besides themselves. Check out these statistics from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Fatalities ...