Recently added articles from Highlights for Children:
Touchdown run.(Fun This Month)
Nov 01, 2009; ... This football game is packed with fans! Help Jason and his dad get from the entrance to their seats without stepping over ...
Tongue twister.(Fun This Month)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Can Pam pick pecans? November is National ...
Find the pictures.(Fun This Month)
Nov 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Can you find each of these 10 ...
Spread kindness!(Fun This Month)(World Kindness Day)
Nov 01, 2009; ... World Kindness Day is November 13. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. Clean up without being asked. 2. Play a game with a younger kid. 3. Listen carefully when people ...
Town "cryer.".(Fun This Month)(one-day market dedicated for onions in Bern, Switzerland)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Each November in Bern, Switzerland, a one-day market is dedicated to onions. Onions are sold on strings, in bunches, and in tasty dishes. Some are ...
Mystery photo.(Fun This Month)
Nov 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Peanut butter and cheese?(Fun This Month)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Sandwich Day is November 3. Plan a sandwich-building event. Have ...
Make someone smile!(Dear Readers)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2009; Clark, Christine French ... A few years ago, not long after Thanksgiving, my daughter, All, became sick and had to stay in the hospital. She got well, but for almost a week, she was bored and a little scared. Then one day, Cindy Smith, the art director of Highlights, visited her at the hospital--wearing a Santa ...
From The Circle of Days.(Poem)
Nov 01, 2009; Lindbergh, Reeve ... <Pre> From The Circle of Days Lord, we offer thanks and praise For the circle of our days. Praise For radiant brother sun who makes the hours around us run. For sister moon, and for the stars, Brilliant, precious, always ours. Praise For ...
The mystery of the missing apples.(Short story)
Nov 01, 2009; Mishica, Clare ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Yes!" cheered Rabbit as he peeked out his window. "The rain has stopped. Now I can pick the big red apples on my tree and make a pie." He grabbed a basket and climbed the little hill behind his house. But when he got to the top, he saw that the apples on ...
The Timbertoes[R].(Cartoon)
Nov 01, 2009; Robinson, Marileta ... "Let's Fly kites," said Tommy. "It's too cold," said Mabel. Tommy went outside. "Let's go hiking," said Pa. "It's too cold," said Mabel. Pa went outside. ...
You're the chef! For thanksgiving or anytime, bring something to the table.(Recipe)
Nov 01, 2009; Petersen, Candyce A. ... Chef's Tips 1. Wash hands well before starting and after handling meat. 2. Ask an adult to help with appliances and anything sharp or hot. 3. Clean up. 4. Enjoy! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] <Pre> Lemonade Glacier Punch Makes ...
The dolphin who loved games: I once had a dolphin named Peg as a friend.(Short story)
Nov 01, 2009; Berg, Lyle ... Years ago, I studied biology--the science of living things. I was fascinated by dolphins. When I had the chance to work with scientists who studied how dolphins lived, swam, and talked to one another, I took it. One day, a dolphin named Peg was brought to our facility and placed ...
The soggy-turkey contest.(Ask Arizona[R])(Column)
Nov 01, 2009; Rovetch, Lissa ... Dear Arizona, Our class is having a Thanksgiving party, and our teacher says we can suggest fun ideas for it. Now, if anyone could come up with a fun idea, it would be you. Am I right, or am I right?!--Thankfully Thinking in Thornton [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Good clean fun.(Hidden Pictures[R])
Nov 01, 2009; Davis, Tim ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In this big picture, find the glove, handbell, comb, bat, high-heeled shoe, pencil, heart, snowman, eyeglasses, banana, shovel, coat hanger, and wedge of cheese. Can you find these Hidden Pictures[R] on page 14? [ILLUSTRATION ...
Jokes.
Nov 01, 2009; ... Teacher: What ever happened to that little chicken who kept misbehaving at school? Principal: She was eggspelled. Natasha Nat, California Ron: What kind of sandwiches do bears like? John: I don't know. What kind? Ron: Growled-cheese sandwiches! ...
Giving Thanks.(Poem)
Nov 01, 2009; Earnhardt, Donna ... <Pre> Giving Thanks Biscuits, veggies, pies, and cakes, Turkey by the pound! Sharing blessings from the year, Family gathered round. At ...
Hanging by a thread: caterpillars have a trick to get out of danger. How they know when to use it?
Nov 01, 2009; Pochron, Sharon T. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A wasp crept toward a caterpillar on a leaf. Dr. Ignacio Castellanos of Mexico watched. He knew the wasp was a caterpillar predator, which meant it ate caterpillars. He wondered what the caterpillar would do. Would it do anything? As the ...
Elk.(Nature Watch)
Nov 01, 2009; ... From the Roger Tory Peterson Institute Did You Know? Horns last a lifetime, but antlers don't. Each spring, male elk begin to grow a new pair of antlers. These branched, bony growths start with a covering of fuzzy skin called velvet. When the antlers are grown, the velvet dries ...
What goes in the middle?(puzzles)
Nov 01, 2009; Krumwiede, Lana ... What do the objects in the left oval have in common? How about in the right oval? Now try to think of an object that could belong in both groups. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The left oval shows different fruits, and ...
