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Chopsticks
Shay can never hold her chopsticks properly. When she uses them, they crisscross and make an X, and sometimes she cannot quite pick up the slippery pieces of tofu. Her mother laughs.
4 min |
September 2021

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Matthias and the Dragons
STRIDING QUICKLY ALONG, Matthias glanced uneasily at the black stone cliffs towering beside him. Ahead, a still lake swarmed with dark clouds of midges. Finally, he spied the faraway ocean. Now I know my way back, he thought. I’d better hurry. We’re leaving the inn this afternoon, and Father won’t be too pleased if I’m late.
4 min |
September 2021

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Doodlebug & Dandelion - The Jellybean Machine
“Where’s Dandelion?”
4 min |
July/August 2021
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THE FUN ZONE : Sundial
TAKE THIS SUNDIAL, or shadow clock, outside on a sunny day. It’s not as exact as a watch, but it’s more fun!
1 min |
July/August 2021

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Letters from Leo
CHILDREN STORIES
5 min |
July/August 2021

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Meltdown at the Doughnut Factory
CHILDREN STORIES
1 min |
July/August 2021

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OPHELIA'S LAST WORD - EXTREME JELLYBEAN CUISINE
IT TAKES A long time to make jellybeans! But whipping up this delicious jellybean bark won’t take you a whole week.
1 min |
July/August 2021

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Telling Time
Art by Kelly Canby
1 min |
July/August 2021

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Secret Message Scytales
HISTORY COMICS
2 min |
July/August 2021

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ONE WEEK WONDER
WOULD YOU WAIT a week to eat a jellybean?
3 min |
July/August 2021

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Golden Crested Crane
GRANDMOTHER STORIES
5 min |
July/August 2021

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The Stolen Smell
A Peruvian Folktale
5 min |
February 2021

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Ophelia's Last Word - Blowhole Your Nose
Not feeling whale? Stop your blubbering, and turn your tissue box into the biggest thing on land or sea!
1 min |
February 2021

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Doodlebug & Dandelion
Very Skunky Valentine
4 min |
February 2021

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The War of the Noses
It could have happened anyplace: Two noses met up face to face.
1 min |
February 2021

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SNOT-COPTER: Drone at Work
THE BOAT IS on the move. It speeds over icy waters toward a humpback whale.
3 min |
February 2021

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Fruity Valentine Nachos
Strawberries are red; Blueberries are blue. Valentine nachos Say, “I love you!”
1 min |
February 2021

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Soured on Pickles
IT STUCK TO the bar of soap in the bathtub, so you didn’t want to wash with it.
3 min |
February 2021

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Kitty Cleanup
HAVE YOU EVER wondered how your cat does such a good job of cleaning herself using just her tongue? Try this activity and find out!
1 min |
February 2021

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Odor-able Valentine
SPRAY HOW YOU feel this Valentine’s Day by sharing this silly card with your friend or family!
1 min |
February 2021

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A very Special Gift for Grandma
Mom says it’s Grandma’s birthday next week. Jack says he’s going to make her something out of LEGO® blocks. Does Grandma even like that stuff? I want to give her something she’ll like.
4 min |
January 2021

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The Sacrifice of the Rainbow Bird
A Tale from the Lenni Lenape
5 min |
January 2021

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R.A.O.K. Spinner
AN R.A.O.K., OR “random act of kindness,” is something you do to make someone feel good, just because. Spread some New Year’s cheer with this R.A.O.K. spinner!
1 min |
January 2021

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Ice Music
EVERY WINTER IN Luleå, Sweden, a remote town located just beneath the Arctic Circle, people are treated to a special concert. It’s not like any concert or recital you might have been to. The concert hall is an igloo, and all the musicians play instruments made almost entirely of ice! These ice concerts have also traveled to places such as Beaver Creek, Colorado, and the Italian Alps.
3 min |
January 2021

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Doodlebug & Dandelion
Doodlebug and the Diva
4 min |
January 2021

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Turtles Crossing
ALEX PEDALED HIS bike along the country lane that led to his house. As he rounded a bend, the tips of the cattails that grew around Johnson’s Pond came into view. His dad took him canoeing there sometimes, and Alex loved it. The pond was always so alive with activity. Frogs croaked along the shore, dragonflies hunted among the cattails, and sometimes Alex discovered turtles basking on sunny rocks.
4 min |
September 2020

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THE FLYING TORTOISE
A Nigerian Folk Tale
4 min |
September 2020

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Catching Frogs in the Clouds
PROFESSOR MARCIO PIE and his team stop on top of a mountain in Brazil. It’s cool and damp under the trees. The scientists listen.
3 min |
September 2020

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A Fish Named Dog
I locked eyes with the fish as I tapped flakes of food into his tank. He stared blankly at me through the glass. Not exactly my idea of a perfect pet.
3 min |
July/August 2020
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Jackson, Jackson, Make Up Your Mind!
ON A BLAZING hot summer day, the Johnson family piled into their rusty, old station wagon. Behind Mom and Dad sat Joseph and Jeffrey. Then Julie and Jolene in the row in between. Next came Jocelyn, Justin, and Jackson, all crowded in back. They were headed to Zindel’s Ice Cream Shoppe.
3 min |