Recently added articles from Highlights for Children:
The "why" behind the Fourth of July.(Fun This Month)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Have you ever been curious about the Declaration of Independence? Find out what it's all about. With ...
Guess who!(Fun This Month)(silhouette)
Jul 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A silhouette is an outline of an object or a person. It's named for Etienne de Silhouette, a French minister of finance who liked to make cut-paper ...
Tongue twister.(Fun This Month)
Jul 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Say this ...
5 Summer job ideas.(Fun This Month)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Here are some ways to stay busy (and maybe earn a few bucks)--with your parents' permission. 1. Can you pitch, juggle, or play the piano? Offer to teach your skill. 2. Help ...
Parents' day is July 26.(Fun This Month)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Make a collage to let your parents ...
Party at the ranch.(Fun This Month)(National Day of the Cowboy)
Jul 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In honor of National Day of the Cowboy (July 25), have a ranch-themed party. Dress in jeans and bandannas, play country music, and learn a basic line dance to ...
Find the pictures.(Fun This Month)
Jul 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Can you find each of these 10 pictures at another place in this magazine? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
First, the moon ... next, Mars?(Dear Readers)(1969 Moon Landing)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2009; ... I remember that hot July night in 1969 when man first walked on the Moon. My parents let my sisters and me stay up late to watch the event on our black-and-white television set. The Moon walk thrilled everyone-grown-ups and kids alike. All of us realized that we were watching ...
When Cats Dance.(Poem)
Jul 01, 2009; ... <Pre> When Cats Dance Cats may disco when they're glad,rumba when they're feeling mad.Hip-hop cats are never sad,but my cats love to tango. Gliding smoothly through the door,sliding 'cross the kitchen floorto the music ...
Disc-dog champ.(Danny Eggleston and his pet Guinan)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Danny Eggleston was sitting on his couch one day, tossing a plastic disc into the air. To his delight, his puppy leaped over a coffee table and tried to grab the disc. Danny was familiar with competitions where dogs chase flying discs. Guinan (GUY-nin), his border-collie puppy, ...
Sunny solves a mystery.(Short story)
Jul 01, 2009; ... "Where's my sock?" asked Mom. "It was here on the couch last night." Sunny's heart began to thump. "It's a mystery!" she said. "I need my secret-detective kit!" "Mmmm." Mom's head was in the laundry basket. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sunny ran to ...
Goofus and Gallant[R].(Cartoon)
Jul 01, 2009 ... "It's not fair," says Goofus. Gallant helps by entertaining small kids. Goofus goes on a hike unprepared. "I'm glad I brought Water," says Gallant. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Word-square puzzles.
Jul 01, 2009; ... Copy the grid (without letters in it) twice onto paper. Read the clues, and use the answers to fill in the squares. The answers should read ...
Kestrel.(Nature Watch: From the Roger Tory Peterson Institute)
Jul 01, 2009 ... The kestrel can hover like a helicopter. It flutters its wings back and forth. That motion holds the bird steady in the air. Very few birds can do that. The kestrel hovers over a field or meadow. Then it dives to catch a grasshopper or mouse. The kestrel can fly fast and catch ...
Matching.(Nature Watch: From the Roger Tory Peterson Institute)
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Waking up a president!(Short story)
Jul 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On June 1923, reporters assigned to cover President Warren G. Harding's two-month Voyage of Understanding must have thought themselves lucky. As the presidential train visited cities and towns across America, Harding would deliver major speeches and dine ...
Gently down the stream.(Hidden Pictures[R])
Jul 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In this big picture, find the muffin, trowel, teacup, celery, baseball bat, flashlight, cap, swan, musical note, slice of pie, toothbrush, handbell, candle, fish, and canoe. Can you find these Hidden Pictures[R] on page 14? ...
Jokes.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Willy: Why did you just jump into a pool with no water? Silly Billy: Because I don't know how to swim! Brianna Darling, Indiana A woman walked into the local library and asked the librarian, "May I please have a cheeseburger, some fries, and a milk shake?" ...
The Birthday Bash.(Poem)
Jul 01, 2009; ... <Pre> The Birthday Bash The night's extra-brighton the Fourth of Julywhen the fireworks meetwith the ...
Old guitar, brand-new band.(Ask Arizona)(Short story)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Dear Arizona, I want to be in a band, but I don't know how to put one together. Do you? --Rockin' in Rhode Island [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dear Rockin', Well, yes and no. The band I'm in is seriously unusual (meaning the sounds we ...