TIME For Kids - Student Reader Grade 1

Acknowledgments
“Bubbles” by Deborah Underwood from Ladybug, Magazine for Young Children Reprinted by permission of Carus Publishing
Company, Cricket Magazine Group.
“The Caterpillar” by Douglas Florian Copyright © 1994. Used by permission.
“Hamster Hide-and-Seek” by Avis Harley Text Copyright © 2011. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.
“Loose and Limber” from WHISKERS AND RHYMES by Arnold Lobel. Text Copyright © 1985 by Arnold Lobel. Reprinted by
permission of HarperCollins Publishers.
“Cloud Parade” by Kristen M. Camiolo from Ladybug, Magazine for Young Children. Reprinted by permission Carus Publishing
Company, Cricket Magazine Group.
“Sunflakes” from COUNTRY PIE by Frank Asch. Text Copyright © 1979 by Frank Asch. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins
Publishers.
“Sarah Enters a Painting” by Susan Katz. Reprinted with the permission of Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing Division.
From the autograph album by Lillian Morrison Copyright © 1960 by The Owens Publishing Company. Used by permission of
Marian Reiner for the Author.
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Book Cover: (c) David Young-Wolff/Alamy; (tr) PhotoLink/Getty Images
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Issue 1........................................................ 5 Issue 9...................................................... 53
Retell Main Idea and Details
Photographs and Captions Charts
Context Clues Context Clues
Issue 2.......................................................11 Issue 10.................................................... 59

Main Idea and Details Main Idea and Details
Maps Signs and Symbols
Issue 3...................................................... 17 Issue 11.................................................... 65

Compare and Contrast Author’s Purpose
Diagrams Charts
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Author’s Purpose Retell
Charts Photographs and Captions
Issue 5...................................................... 29 Issue 13.................................................... 77

Main Idea and Details Compare and Contrast
Lists Diagrams
Issue 6...................................................... 35 Issue 14.................................................... 83

Author’s Purpose Compare and Contrast
Photographs and Captions Signs and Symbols
Issue 7...................................................... 41 Issue 15.................................................... 89

Main Idea and Details Main Idea and Details
Diagrams Photographs and Captions
Issue 8...................................................... 47
Main Idea and Details
Maps
Context Clues
Contents
Issue 1
A Green
Retell • Context Clues • Photographs and
School
See the otter?

Captions
It lives at the pond.
So do other animals.
Pond Life .......................................................... 6

It’s a
Earth Helpers ................................................... 8
(c) Peter Weimann/Animals Animals - Earth Scenes; (tr) Bridget Barrett
Wet and Dry

World!
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Leave it to Beavers DIAGRAMS ......................... 10
Issue 2
Main Idea and Details • Context Clues • Maps
World
Water Day
Getting over the Hump .................................. 12

Not a Drop to Drink........................................ 14
Bubbles POETRY ............................................... 16
(c) Chloe/Galbe.com; (tr) Stockdisc/PunchStock
Many children in Africa had

no books. Camels brought
the books to the children!
Issue 3
Helping
Compare and Contrast • Context Clues
Out in
• Diagrams
the Park
A Ladybug’s Life ............................................. 18

L ADY BUGS
GROW UP
These big bugs
begin as eggs.
Giving Time for the Common Good ............. 20
(c) Yves Lanceau/NHPA; (tr) NPS
Then they change.
The Caterpillar POETRY .................................. 22

Find out how!
Issue 4
Colorful
Author’s Purpose • Context Clues • Charts
Veggies!
Eat Well, Feel Well ........................................ 24

Orange You Glad? ......................................... 26
Climb the Pyramid DIAGRAMS ......................... 28
(c) Steve Satushek/Riser/Getty Images; (tr) Jorge Uzon/Corbis
Be Happy and Healthy!

Run, play, and eat well. You will
flip for this healthy way of life!

Issue 5
Good
Main Idea and Details • Context Clues • Lists
Citizens
Sharing with Others ...................................... 30

Thanks, Mom and Dad .................................. 32
Hamster Hide-and-Seek POETRY .................... 34
(c) DLILLC/Corbis; (tr) Jim West
Elephant families are close.

So are other animal families.
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Issue 6
Rain
Forest
Author’s Purpose • Context Clues
Gifts
• Photographs and Captions

Welcome
to the
The Forest Roof ............................................. 36
Rain Forest
Rain Forests: From Soup to Nuts .................. 38
(c) Kevin Schafer/Corbis; (tr) Linny Morris Cunningham/Jupiter Images
The rain forest is

a colorful place.
Explore it with us.

Life in the Rain Forest DIAGRAMS ................... 40
Issue 7
Make
Main Idea and Details • Context Clues
a Move
• Diagrams
Digging for Bones ......................................... 42
Animals on the Move .................................... 44
(c) Jorge Gonzalez/The Field Museum; (tr) image broker/Alamy
Found!
Loose and Limber POETRY .............................. 46
Scientists found bones of a dinosaur.
It may have looked like this.
Issue 8
Windy
Main Idea and Details • Context Clues • Maps
Places
Wow! Wind Works! ...................................... 48

Blow, Wind, Blow! ........................................ 50
Cloud Parade POETRY ..................................... 52
(c) Dennis MacDonald/PhotoEdit; (tr) David Ball/Corbis
Wind makes things move.

It fills sails and pushes a big
boat. What else can it do?

Issue 9
Water
Mystery
• Charts
Sunny Side Up................................................ 54
Where Does the Water Go? .......................... 56
(c) Gerard Lacz/FLPA/Bruce Coleman; (tr) Image Source/Getty Images
See Me in t h e S ea !
I am a dolphin.
Sunflakes POETRY ........................................... 58

I see many animals in the ocean.
Meet some of them!
Issue 10
What Is
for Dinner?
• Signs and Symbols
Wise
Whoo’s a Wonderful Bird? ........................... 60
(c) David Grubbs, Billings Gazette/Wide World Photos/AP Images; (tr) Murray, Patti/Animals Animals - Earth Scenes
as an
Owl Food for Whoo? ............................................ 62
Growing and Changing CHARTS ..................... 64
This is an owl. It is a bird. “Whoo,”
it says. Find out more inside!
Issue 11
American
Author’s Purpose • Context Clues • Charts
Symbols
Prize Pets........................................................ 66
All for America! ............................................. 68
Best Lady Liberty DIAGRAMS ................................... 70
(c) Juice Images Limited/Alamy; (tr) Adam Jones/Getty Images
of the U.S.
For many people, the family
dog is always “the best.”
Issue 12
Dollars
Retell • Context Clues • Photographs and
and Cents
Captions
Money Goes Around ..................................... 72
(c) Tom Stewart/Corbis; (tr) Dennis Brack/Black Star/Newscom
This boy made money selling

How Money Is Made ..................................... 74
lemonade. What should he do
U.S. Coins CHARTS ............................................ 76

with the money?

Issue 13
Now
and Then
• Diagrams
Things Change .............................................. 78
Read about the
What a Trip! .................................................. 80
(c) NASA; (tr) FPG/Getty Images
The Space Shuttle DIAGRAMS ......................... 82

shuttle’s trip.
Issue 14
Amazing
• Signs and Symbols

Museums
History
Weaver
Wild About Museums ................................... 84
Teri Rofkar makes
baskets. So do many
Native Americans.
A Basket Maker ............................................. 86

(c) James Poulson/Daily Sitka Sentinel; (tr) Richard Cummins/Corbis

Sarah Enters a Painting POETRY ..................... 88
Issue 15
It’s
Sports Time!
• Photographs and Captions

Being a
Baseball
Get Ready, Get Set, Go! ................................ 90
Star Play Ball! ........................................................ 92
(c) Tim Shaffer/Reuters/Corbis; (tr) Brian Bahr/Getty Images
Layson Aliviado played in the

Little League World Series.

From the autograph album POETRY .............. 94
A Green
School
See the otter?

It lives at the pond.
So do other animals.
It’s a
(c) Peter Weimann/Animals Animals - Earth Scenes; (tr) Bridget Barrett
Wet and Dry

World!
Pond Life
Ponds are places to row a boat or to swim.
We can hike near them. We can fish in
them. Ponds are also homes for many
animals. They live in and out of the water.
In the morning, a dragonfly
Gary Meszaros/Photo Researchers

flies in the air. It flies over
the pond and looks for
bugs to eat.
Ron Sanford/Photo Researchers

Kent Foster/Photo Researchers
In the afternoon,
a swan swims.
Its long neck ducks
under the water.
This mom finds
In the evening,
plants for its babies
a raccoon races.
to eat.
It stays up at night.
It finds plants and
animals to eat.
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Gay Bumgarner/Alamy
Animals and plants live in, on, and by

the pond. This heron eats bugs and frogs.
It can trap a bug as the bug creeps on a
big lily pad. The pond is a good place to
find food.
neck that stretches

out or tucks in
webbed feet
hard, flat shell

Karen Beckhardt
Issue 1 •7
Goodwillie School is in Michigan. It is a
green school. No, it is not painted green!
Kids work together to help the environment.
Bridget Barrett
Kids reuse and recycle.
Boys and girls do not waste
things here. During class,
they find ways to reuse
things. Brett recycles a
plastic bag to make a kite.
Kids then go outside.

Children in green schools
recycle glass and plastic
bottles after lunch. By
doing this, new products
can then be made.
Courtesy Goodwillie Environmental School
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Bridget Barrett
Children learn about plants and

animals. After class, they go to the
park. They discuss, or talk about,
what they see.
David Coulson
A green school is good for Earth.

Green schools use much less power
and light than other schools. Green
schools can save money. The money
that is saved can help the school.
Issue 1 •9
A beaver likes to build a dam in a river.
How does it do this?
First, it puts sticks at the very bottom of
the river. Then, the beaver adds stones and
leaves. Soon, the dam blocks the river and
makes a pond. The beaver builds a house,
or a lodge, in the pond.
Here is a picture of a pond. It shows where
a beaver lives.
(c) Robert Glusic/Getty Images; (b) Mike Maydak
lodge
den
food
entrance
dam
10
World
Water Day
(c) Chloe/Galbe.com; (tr) Stockdisc/PunchStock
Ma
Many
any
a ny children in Africa had
o books. Camels brought
no
the books to the children!
Garissa is a remote, or faraway, village in the
desert in Kenya. Kenya is a country in Africa.
Children who live near Garissa do not have
any books to read. People all over the world
have given books to a special library for
these children.
Cedric Galbe/Galbe.com
The Desert Express

Camels live in this sandy
part of Kenya. They can
carry up to 400 pounds
of books on their backs.
People, on the other hand,
can’t carry that many!
Check Out the Camels
Now camels carry books to
towns near Garissa. Where
you live, there are libraries.
Sally and Richard Greenhill/Alamy
People can get to a library

by walking or taking cars,
buses, or trains.
↑ Children in Texas take
out library books.
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Books Bring Smiles
Cedric Galbe/Galbe.com
Children in Garissa now
have books to read. They
love it when the camel
library comes. In one
town, an 11-year-old boy
takes his time with his
book. “I really want the
book to stay in my head,”
he says. ↑ Camels brought these books.
Children like to read them.
Ethiopia
A Look at Kenya
Somalia
Size: 224,960 square miles
(two times the size of Nevada)
Kenya
People: 29 million Garissa
Nairobi
Capital: Nairobi
What people speak: English
and Swahili
Map Key
Where it is: East Africa Capital
City Karen Minot
Issue 2 • 13
Onne van der Wal/Corbis
Not a Drop to Drink
Arctic Ocean
Water covers a lot of Earth.
Still, many people around North
America Europe Asia
Atlantic
the world are thirsty. Pacific
Ocean
Africa
Ocean South Indian
America
Ocean Australia
Joe Lemonnier
World Water Day

Water is in oceans, rivers, lakes,
ponds, and puddles, and even in our
sinks. Yet in many places, people
have no water to drink. So world
leaders chose a day to teach about
it. The day is called World Water
Stockdisc/
PunchStock Day. It is on March 22 of each year.
Water, Water Everywhere All Water on Earth

Most water on Earth is salty. 2.5%
fresh water
You can’t drink it. You can
only drink fresh water. This
picture shows the amount 97.5%
of fresh water and salt salt water
water on Earth.
Charles Rex Arbogast/Wide World Photos/AP Images
What’s Next?
By 2025, there may be eight billion
people on the planet. They will need
more fresh water to drink, to wash in,
and to grow food. World Water Day
makes us think about the importance
of water and how we use it.
Tatan Syuflana/Wide World Photos/AP Images
Water Wise
Kids around the world help
out on World Water Day.
They make posters. They
teach others to save water
by taking short showers and
watering plants at night.
Issue 2 • 15
By Deborah Underwood
Bubbles in the fish tank,

Bubbles in the lake,
Bubbles in the batter
When my mommy bakes a cake.
Bubbles in the ocean,
Flowing with the tide,
Bubbles in the garden
Where a spittlebug can hide.
Bubbles from my bubble wand
Float across the path.
But my favorite kind of bubbles
Are the bubbles in my bath!
16
Helping
Out in
the Park
LADYBUGS
LADY
L ADY BUGS
GROW UP
These big bugs
begin as eggs.
(c) Yves Lanceau/NHPA; (tr) NPS
Then they change.

Find out how!
The life of a ladybug begins in the spring.
A ladybug grows in three stages. Then it
becomes an adult.
1 The Egg Stage

A female ladybug finds
Jerome Wexler/Visuals Unlimited

a leaf. Then she lays
many eggs.
2 The Larva Stage

An egg hatches. Out
comes a little bug, or
Robert Pickett/Papilio/Alamy
larva. It is much smaller

than a grown ladybug.
3 The Pupa Stage

The larva grows a new hard
Scott Camazine/Photo Researchers
skin. It covers the ladybug

like a shell.

4 The Adult Stage
The ladybug then pushes
out of the skin. Its body
is soft and wet. The air
makes it hard and dry.
Stephen Dalton/NHPA
Now the ladybug is grown!
eye
wings
mouth
m
Look at tthe tinyy
body of a ladybug. antenna
Like all bugs, it has leg
Masterfile
three body parts and six legs.

But its wings are different from those
of other bugs. It has two outer wings.
They cover the thin wings under them.
Issue 3 • 19
NPS/Eric Leonard
Giving Time for the

Common Good
You can see rivers and canyons in

Big Bend National Park in Texas.
You can also meet a park
Catherine Karnow/Corbis
ranger there. They help people
stay safe and follow rules. They
are paid to do this work.
Arrowhead shape
Badge of Honor
National park rangers
work for the National
Park Service. All rangers
wear a patch on their
Sequoia
tree uniforms. It shows what
the parks stand for.
Ilene MacDonald /Alamy
Mountain
Why do you think this
shape and these pictures
Bison
were chosen?
Some other people
work in Big Bend,
too. They teach people
about the park and
fix trails. These special
people are volunteers.
They work for free.
NPS
Volunteers are good citizens.

They make the park a better place.
Their work helps everyone because
the park belongs to everyone.
Some Big Bend volunteers got

a big “thank you.” A group called
Take Pride in America gave awards to
48 Big Bend volunteers who worked
more than 100 hours.
Charles Holbrook
Every day, volunteers give

their time. Some work in
parks. Some work in cities.
Wherever they are, other
people have a good reason
to say “thank you!”
Issue 3 • 21
By Douglas Florian
The caterpillar’s not a cat.

It’s very small
And short and fat,
And with those beady little eyes
Will never win a beauty prize.
The caterpillar’s brain is small—
It only knows to eat and crawl.
But for this creepy bug don’t cry,
It soon will be a butterfly.
(l) Creatas/PunchStock; (br) Stockbyte
22
Colorful
Veggies!
(c) Steve Satushek/Riser/Getty Images; (tr) Jorge Uzon/Corbis
Be Happy and Healthy!

Run, play, and eat well. You will
flip for this healthy way of life!
Parts of the body work
together to toss a ball or ride
a bike. Eat healthy foods to
keep all body parts healthy.
Many people eat too much.
They also eat foods that are
not good for them. To stay
healthy, keep in shape and
Corbis
igmyle/
eat good food.

Jim Cra
Eat grains for power.

Ask for wheat bread
when you eat.
Oats, wheat, Eat cheese and yogurt
and bran give for your bones. Smile!
you energy. Your teeth are strong and
healthy because of calcium.
Courtesy Time for Kids
Drink your milk, too!

Eat fruit for your skin
and hair. Bite a berry. Food Groups
To Help You Grow
Taste an orange. Fruit
makes you sneeze less.
FRUIT
Why? Fruit fights off colds.
apples
bananass
Eat vegetables
strawberries
errie
rie
es
for your eyes.
oranges
Foods like carrots,
squash, and greens VEGETABLES
are packed with broccoli
vitamins. corn
lettuce
Eat meat, fish, carrots
and beans for your MEAT
muscles. When you chicken
eat these foods, you fish
get stronger. They beanss
have lots of protein. beef
DAIRYY
milk
cheese
yogurt
eggs
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Fred Lyons/Cole Group/Getty Images; Burke Triolo Productions/Getty Images; Burke Triolo Productions/Getty Images; Ken Cavanagh for
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Issue 4 • 25
A sweet potato is orange, right? Not always!
Some are dark red. Some are as yellow as a
lemon. Let’s read about others.
Farmers Make Art

A sweet potato starts out orange.
But farmers may mix many kinds
of potatoes together. This can
make them turn red. Scientists
can add different colors to the
crops to change their color, too. Kazunori Yoshikawa/A. collection/
Getty Images
The Color Purple

Carrots are full of vitamin A.
Vitamin A helps your eyes stay
strong. Have you ever seen
Diez, O./Peter Arnold Inc.
a purple carrot? It may look
funny. But it has extra vitamins!
Jupiter Images
Kurt Wilson/

Healthy Bites
Farmers now can grow
orange cauliflowers.
These cauliflowers have 25
times more vitamin A than
white ones. Cauliflowers
can also be purple, yellow,
and green. They are a
healthy snack.
Jorge Uzon/Corbis
Colorful Vegetables
The chart shows the colors of some vegetables.
Which color vegetable would you like to eat?
white yellow orange purple
potato
po potato potato potato
bean bean
cauliflower
ca
aulli cauliflower cauliflower cauliflower
carrot
c
carr carrot carrot carrot
Christine Schneider
Issue 4 • 27
Climb the Pyramid
This food chart is shaped like a pyramid.
T
Read it to learn about the foods that
will keep you healthy. Choose the right
foods from each group to feel good.
Also exercise to be well.
D. Hurst/Alamy
Grains Vegetables Fruits Oils Dairy Meat & Beans

M
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Good
Citizens
(c) DLILLC/Corbis; (tr) Jim West
Elephant families are close.

So are other animal families.
Sharing with Others
Sharing is more than ttaking
aking tturns
urns wit
th
with
a ttoy. Sh i
Sharing iis giving
i i d caring.
and i
Good citizens help make things better
for everyone. They help people in the
community or around the world.
Pat grows food for

hungry families.
She collects food at
the community garden.
The food goes to people
in need.
Jim West
Anna and Bob give

their time. They read
to a younger child who
cannot read.
Robin Sachs/PhotoEdit

(bkgd) Purestock/Jupiter Images
Ben Van Hook
Brittany and Robbie help

soldiers. Their group sends
phones to them. The soldiers
can call home. This makes
everyone happy.
Tyler collects money and

toys. He helps out. He works
with a group that thinks all
kids should get holiday gifts.
Kids smile when Tyler comes
AP Photo/Wendy Yang, Charlotte Observer;
to see them!
Photodisc/Getty Images
1. Toys for Tots collects toys for

children all over the world to enjoy.
2. UNICEF collects money to pay for
food and medicine.
3. The Girl Scouts help girls become
tomorrow’s leaders.
Issue 5 • 31
Thanks, Mom and Dad
Many animal babies start out small and
helpless. Mom and Dad are there! In most
animal groups, the mom takes care of the
young. The dad helps in other ways.
Thanks for the food.

An otter mother feeds its
pup a crab. The baby can
not find its own meal.
The baby leaves its mother
when it’s six months old. Frans Lanting/Minden Pictures
Thanks for the ride.

This crocodile mother
carries its baby. Mom
brings it to the water
for safety. Mom and
baby stay close for up
Anup Shah/Nature Picture Library
to two years.

Thanks for the lessons.
Cubs learn to hunt by
playing with their dads.
When Mom is out hunting,
the lion protects the cubs.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand/Ardea
Thanks for keeping me

safe. A goose father flaps its
wings. It warns others to stay
away so the baby is safe.
Pete Oxford/Nature Picture Library
Family Names
Animal babies have their own names. Some
baby animal names are funny. Some may
surprise you! Read the list to learn some.
1. A baby goat is a kid.
2. A baby elephant is a calf.
3. A baby tiger is a cub.
4. A baby kangaroo is a joey.
5. A baby frog is a tadpole.
6. A baby skunk is a kit.
Issue 5 • 33
By Avis Harley
Over my arm
she softly flows—
cinnamon coat
and whiskery nose.
With marble eyes
she stops and peeks;
lets me stroke
her knapsack cheeks.
Then ripple-of-fur
takes her leave
to probe new roads
inside my sleeve.
(tc) Digital Archive Japan/Alamy
34
Rain
Forest
Gifts
Welcome
to the
Rain Forest
(c) Kevin Schafer/Corbis; (tr) Linny Morris Cunningham/Jupiter Images
The rain forest is

a colorful place.
Explore it with us.
The rain forest is very green, wet,
and hot. It is packed with trees
and is full of life.
Some animals send a
warning. It says, “Watch out
for us!” These frogs have lots
of poison on their skin.
George Grall/National Geographic/Getty Images
Some animals just hang

around. Sloths spend time
hanging from trees. Look at
how the baby holds its mother.
Michael & Patricia Fogden/Minden Pictures
Some animals come out

just at night. This bug is
scary to look at. Its spikes
scare off enemies.
Michael & Patricia Fogden/Corbis

People can spend time exploring the
rain forest. They can walk on bridges
high over the ground. They can see so
much green! Scientists explore the rain
forest, too. They study the plants that
help sick people. The rain forest is the only
place in the world where these plants live.
People on a high bridge see

the rain forest roof.
Michael J. Doolittle/The Image Works
Issue 6 • 37
Rain Forests:
From Soup to Nuts
Moree than half of the world’s plants
i l li
and animals live iin rain
i fforests.
t P l
People
need to help protect the rain forests.
Food from the Rain Forests
Cocoa beans, bananas, some nuts,
and coconuts come from the rain
forests. Without the rain forests,
you would not have vanilla,
needed for baking!
(tl) Squared Studios/Getty

Images; (c) Hans Reinhard/
zefa/Corbis; (bl) Yasuhide
Fumoto/Taxi Japan/
Linny Morris Cunningham/
Getty Images
Rain Forest Healing Powers

Jupiterimages
Rain forests have special plants.

One quarter of all of our
medicine comes from 3,000
rain forest plants. Healthy rain
forests keep us healthy, too.
← These plants help cure
Ralph Clevenger/Corbis
illnesses and save lives.
w
From Soap to Rope

Fibers from the rain forests are
found in rugs, ropes, and string.
Oils from the rain forests can
make paint, soap, and shampoo.
(t, b) Photodisc/Getty Images
Better Air
People and animals need a
gas called oxygen to breathe.
Plants make oxygen. Rain
forests help the world breathe
better. They help add more
oxygen to the air.
Rain forests help plants and

animals meet their needs. →
Rain Forests at Risk Andrew Linscott/Alamy
People cut down trees to use as lumber

or to make room for farming. Many rain
forest plants and animals need our help.
You can join a rain forest rescue program.
You can celebrate Arbor Day, too. This is
a day to encourage tree planting.
Issue 6 • 39
Life in the
Rain Forest
Look at this
his picture. It shows the layers off
a rain forest and what lives in each layer.
Emergent Layer
the tallest trees
Canopy or Roof
butterflies, birds,
insects, small animals
Understory
more insects and birds
Forest Floor
large animals and
more insects
(t), (c) Barbara Spurll
40
Make
a Move
(c) Jorge Gonzalez/The Field Museum; (tr) image broker/Alamy
Found!
Scientists found bones of a dinosaur.
It may have looked like this.
Peter Makovicky/The Field Museum
Scientists dug. They found bones.
Scientists found a new kind of dinosaur.
No one knew of this dinosaur before. At
la
nt
ic
O
South
Pac
The dig took place in South
ce
America
an
iﬁ
c
O
America. Argentina is a country in
ce
an
Argentina
South America. That is where two
scientist brothers found the bones.
On a Dig Paige Billin-Frye
scientists
brush trowel
saw
chisel
dinosaur fossil

Peter Makovicky/The Field Museum
Big tools came first.

The scientists used a saw,
trowels, and chisels. They
pulled out a block of rock.
Little tools came next.
The scientists used brushes
to clean the big block.
They found shoulder and
leg bones. skeleton
The skeleton helps scientists learn

about dinosaurs. The scientists put the
bones together. They try to see what the
dinosaur once looked like. Its arms were
like wings. Its nose was long like a beak.
That is why it is called a birdlike dinosaur.
John Weinstein/The Field Museum
Issue 7 • 43
Animals on the Move
People have strong legs for running,
hopping, skipping, jumping, and walking.
How do animals move?
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The snail crawls in the grass.
The bottom of its soft body is
like a foot. Strong muscles in
the foot pull the snail’s body
and shell.
image broker/Alamy
The dog runs in the yard.
This dog has short legs. Some
dogs have long legs. Most dogs
like to run and jump. This one
is chasing a ball.
NHPA/Stepen Dalton
The frog leaps into

the water. It pushes
off with its long, strong
back legs. The frog
springs into the air,
then splashes down.
The eagle flies in the sky.
It flaps its wings to rise and soar.
The eagle’s tail helps it turn. When
the eagle is ready to land, it folds
its wings.
Photodisc/PunchStock
The dolphin swims in the sea.

The fin on its back helps the dolphin keep
its balance. It steers and turns with two
flippers. The dolphin’s tail has a flat part
called the flukes. The dolphin glides when
it moves its tail and flukes up and down.
Jeff Rotman/Index Stock Imagery
tail
fin
flukes
flippers
Issue 7 • 45
Loose and
Limber
By Arnold Lobel
Loose and limber,

Beanbag Jim
Seems to have
No bones in him.
At carnivals
And vaudeville shows
He ties himself
In knots and bows.
He’s known to all
Throughout the land
As nature’s living
Rubber band.
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Windy
Places
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A flag waves. A kite sails across
the sky. Wind has lots of power.
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Wind can spin pinwheels.
Wind toys and weather
vanes stay still. The wind
blows. Then they can go fast!
Philippe Gisselbrecht/Wide World Photos/AP Images
Wind can help

balloons move up.
Hot air lifts a balloon up.
Wind can make it soar!
What power it has!
Mark Shenley/Peter Arnold, Inc.
Wind can change the shape

of trees. Some places are very
windy. Trees, ice, and even
rocks change shape over time.
Wind can be used to
make electricity.
The wind machine is like
a very big pinwheel. Its
blades, or wings, catch the
wind. The machine can
then turn the wind into
electricity. Yuki Ishii -UNEP/Peter Arnold, Inc.
Tornadoes in the United States
Wind blows and

turns into strong
storms. A tornado
is a strong storm.
The red and orange
parts of the map
Jean Wisenbaugh
show where a lot of

U.S. tornadoes start. Tornado Alley
Issue 8 • 49
Blow,
Blow, Wind,
Wind, Blow!
Blow!
Wind is moving air. It can be strong
or weak. People measure windy
weather. Hold on to your hat! Erin Paul Donovan/
Alamy
We will go to some windy places.
On a Mountain Top
Many people say this
New Hampshire mountain
is the windiest place in
the U.S. The wind blows
very fast on this peak.
Mount Washington,
New Hampshire
The Windy City

This is Chicago’s nickname.
It got this name because
of its strong winds. These
winds come partly from
its location along Lake
Michigan.

David Ball/Corbis
That Blows Me Away!
The continent of Antarctica is
very cold. Strong winds blow
over the icy land. It may be the
windiest place on Earth. Winds
can blow more than 200 miles
Fritz Polking/
Peter Arnold, Inc. per hour!
The Real Windy City

Dodge City, Kansas, is the windiest city in
the United States. The wind there blows
14 miles per hour on most days.
Windy Wonders
This map shows windy places.
Mount Washington,
The United States New Hampshire
Chicago,
Illinois
Dodge City,
Kansas
Sophie Kitteredge
Issue 8 • 51
By Kristin M. Camiolo
See those silly clouds scoot by!

A puff parade across the sky:
One ice-cream cone, two telephones,
Three baseball hats, four furry cats,
Five purple plums, six bongo drums,
What funny fluffy clouds float by!
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Water
Mystery
(c) Gerard Lacz/FLPA/Bruce Coleman; (tr) Image Source/Getty Images
S e e Me in t he S ea !
I am a dolphin.
I see many animals in the ocean.
Meet some of them!
It is warm in the summer. People go
to the ocean to get cool. They share
the water with many living things!
The sun shines on the ocean top. Tiny
plants need the sun to survive. Other
ocean life then eat these plants.
Carol Buchanan/Alamy
Some animals hide.

This little crab crawls
under rocks. It creeps
behind other animals
to hide. Its hard shell
keeps it safe.
Some animals drift. Michael Durham
Jellyfish glide in the water.

Watch out! These soft
animals can sting.

Some animals swim
to the top to breathe.
A whale mom shows its baby
calf how to swim. Many fish
swim down when it is light
out so they cannot be seen.
This helps to protect them.
At night, they then swim to
the top to eat.
Amos Nachoum
How Big?
Ocean creatures are all different sizes.
The chart shows how big some are.
200 feet
(165 feet)
150 feet
Size (in feet)
100 feet
(80 feet)
(50 feet)
50 feet
(10 feet)
0 feet
bottlenose whale shark blue whale man-of-war
dolphin jellyfish
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Issue 9
Where Does
the Water Go?
Someone left wet footprints here.
Soon the footprints will be gone
gone.
What will make them go away?
Rain, Rain, Go Away

Rain makes puddles on the
sidewalk. Then the rain stops. Image Source/Getty Images
The sun comes out. Before

long, the puddles are gone.
Where did the water go?
From Liquid to Gas

The puddle water went
into the air. The sun’s
heat changed the water
from a liquid to a gas
called water vapor. You
Element Element cannot see the gas, but
you can feel damp air.

Drying Out
After you go swimming,
where do you hang your
Element
swimsuit to dry? You hang
it in a sunny place. The sun
will help it dry fast.
What happens when you leave
your swimsuit in the shade?
Element
A Water Vapor Experiment

Look at what happens to water in two
jars. One jar has a lid. The other does
not. On Monday, both jars have the
same amount of water. On Tuesday,
one jar has less water. Some of the
water went into the air. The other jar
has the same amount of water. The lid
stopped water from going into the air.
Monday Element
Tuesday Element
centimeters
15
Height in
10 12 cm 12 cm 12 cm
5 8 cm
0
Jar without lid Jar with lid Jar without lid Jar with lid
Issue 9 • 57
Sunflakes By Frank Asch
If sunlight fell like snowflakes,

gleaming yellow and so bright,
we could build a sunman,
we could have a sunball fight,
we could watch the sunflakes
drifting in the sky.
We could go sleighing
in the middle of July
through sundrifts and sunbanks,
we could ride a sunmobile,
and we could touch sunflakes—
I wonder how they’d feel.
Melanie Hall
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This is an owl. It is a bird.
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it says. Find out more iinside!
“Whoo,”
What Is
as an
Wise
Owl
for Dinner?
Whoo’s
a Wonderful Bird?
Owls are ssuch
uch fascinating birds. Their
bodies are made to survive in the night.
Owls stay awake at

night. The moon is up,
too. Most owls sleep
when the sun comes up.
Could you do that?
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Owls hear very well.

They hear better than
any other bird. When an
owl hears a sound, it can
Dwight Kuhn
turn its head far around.

Owls have big eyes.
They see quite well at night.
In the day, they do not
move. This makes it hard
for enemies to spot them.
60 • Time For Kids Dwight Kuhn
Dietmar Nill/Nature Picture Library
Owls fly quietly. Their wings are very
long. There is lots of space between their
soft and fluffy feathers. These things help
owls stay quiet. They can hunt much
better this way.
Owls hunt. Their very

sharp eyes and hearing
help owls hunt. They eat
lots of mice and other
little animals.
Stephen Dalton/Minden Pictures
Chase A. Fountain, TPW Staff Photographer
Bird Sign
This sign can be seen on the
trails in some Texas state parks.
These parks are near the Gulf
of Mexico. Many birds live here.
The sign tells people that they
can see different birds.
Issue 10 • 61
Food for Whoo?
Living things need energy to live
and grow. Energy comes from food.
Most owls hunt for food at
J & C Sohns/Jupiterimages
night. But the burrowing
owl hunts in the day. You
can find this little owl in
parts of Texas.
A burrowing owl eats
insects mostly. Sometimes
it eats mice. It may also ↑ The burrowing owl lives
in a hole called a burrow.
eat other small animals.
The sun gives energy

to plants.
Plants make food from sunlight.

62 •
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Time For Kids
BigStockPhoto.com
© Taranik Ulia
Animals as Symbols
Symbols stand for things. Many
animals are symbols. The lion is
a symbol of courage. The dove
is a symbol of peace. The owl is
a symbol of wisdom. What did
the artist add to this picture to
show that the owl is wise?
How do the living things shown get

energy? It all starts with the sun. Without
the sun, plants would not get energy.
Without plants, grasshoppers would not
get energy. Without grasshoppers, owls
would not get energy.
Grasshoppers eat plants. Owls eat grasshoppers.

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Issue 10
Growing and Changing
This chart shows how an owl
changes as it grows.
Life Stage What happens at this stage?
egg
All owls start life inside an
egg. They must hatch, or
Kennan Ward/Corbis
break out of, the eggs.
nestling
Nestlings are young helpless
Winfried Wisniewski/Foto Natura/
birds. They stay in the nest.

Parents bring food to them.
Minden Pictures
fledgling
Fledglings are birds just
able to fly. They are not
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fully grown.
adult
An adult owl stops growing.
Winfried Wisniewski/Foto Natura/
It can make more owls

like itself.
Minden Pictures
What are the life stages of an owl?

64
American
Symbols
Best
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of the U.S.
For many people, the family
dog
dog is always “the best.”
Prize Pets
Many people own dogs. Purebred dogs
can compete in dog shows.
Dennis Van Tine/Landov
Dogs get a prize

ize like
the Olympic medal.d l
In the United States, the
Westminster Kennel Club
runs a famous dog show.
Only the best purebreds
are allowed to compete.
Judges are experts on the breed

they judge. At this show, they
examine, or look over, the dog.
They look at how the dog
moves. Judges see if the
teeth, bones, and coat
are perfect.
Reuters/Seth Wenig/Landov

Courtesy Time for Kids
A handler presents the dog

to the judge. The handler
moves around the ring with
the dog. One dog in each
breed wins best in its breed.
Then only one dog out of all
the breeds wins Best in Show!
Reuters/Ray Stubblebine/Landov
Presidents’ Pets
Many of our country’s leaders had pets. These
animals lived in or around the White House.
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(cw) Peter Steiner/Alamy; Tetra Images/Alamy; Joe McDonald/Corbis; Craig Lovell/Eagle Visions
President Pet
George Washington Polly the Parrot, 36 hound dogs
Thomas Jefferson two bear cubs
John Q. Adams alligator, silkworms
Theodore Roosevelt rat, snakes, and a flying squirrel
Herbert Hoover opossum
John F. Kennedy two hamsters
Issue 11 • 67
All for America!
The bald eagle is a symbol of America.
It stands for freedom. It is just
one symbol of our country.
Symbols stand for us.

Bald eagles fly fast and high.
They live near lakes, seacoasts,
and rivers. They swoop down to
catch fish. Bald eagles are brave. Adam Jones/Stone/Getty Images
A bell tells a story. The

Liberty Bell is also a symbol
of freedom in America. It rang
when this country was started.
Then it cracked. Now it can
not ring. Many people visit it
in Philadelphia.
Lee Foster/Alamy

A flag waves for freedom.
A woman named Betsy Ross
made the first United States
flag in 1776. It had 13 red
and white stripes and 13
Corbis
white stars. The stripes stand

for the first 13 colonies.
Saving our symbols!

Bald eagles were in
danger. People worked
together to protect this
John Foxx/
symbol. It helps us see
Getty Images
why America is great!

↑ Our flag has 50 stars
for our 50 states. (t to b) Ken Cavanagh for Macmillan/McGraw-Hill;
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Items Symbols
The Eagle one-dollar
Gets Around bill
The Great Seal is the
symbol of the United the
States. The bald eagle President’s
is on the Great Seal. flag
Find the Great Seal
fifty-cent
and eagle on the
coin
items in this chart.
Issue 11 • 69
L a d y L i ber ty
torch
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tatue o
off L Liberty,
iberty, o
orr
crown
Lady yL Liberty,
iberty, iiss a ssymbol
ymbol
of liberty
iberty a
and
nd ffreedom.
reedom.
It is over 100 years old!
It stands on a big stone book
base, or pedestal, in the

harbor in New York City.
pedestal
It is more than 150 feet
tall. One finger is 8 feet
long! The nose is more
than 4 feet long!
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harbor
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Dollars
and Cents
(c) Tom Stewart/Corbis; (tr) Dennis Brack/Black Star/Newscom
This boy made money selling

lemonade. What should he do
with the money?
Warren Jacobi/Corbis; Scott Gibson/Corbis
(tl to tr) Mike Agliolo/Corbis; Brand X Pictures/PunchStock;
Money Goes Around
You can choose what to do with your
money. You can save it, spend it, or give it
away. Then you can earn some more!
Laura Dwight/PhotoEdit
Save Money First you save
money. You put it in the bank.
The money earns interest. This
is money that the bank adds in.
Spend Money Now you

can choose to spend the
money you saved or save it
for something special.
This girl buys food. Courtesy Common Cents NY Penny Harvest
Give Money You can

give money to help feed
hungry people or take
care of animals.
(tr) Scott Gibson/Corbis
(tl) Mike Agliolo/Corbis; (tc) Warren Jacobi/Corbis;
This girl earns money at a yard sale.
Earn Money Then, you can sell goods or

services to make more money. Goods are
things. You can sell old toys. Services are tasks
done for other people. You can walk a dog.
Where Money Is Made

Money is made in places called mints.
Look at the map to see where U.S. mints are.
The United States
West Point, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C.
San Francisco, California Map Key

Fort Worth, Texas = coins
= dollars
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How Money Is Made

Money does not g
grow on trees. Do you
know how coins and bills are made?
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
It’s made at the Mint.

The United States Mint makes
every U.S. coin. First, strips
of metal pass through a
machine. The machine cuts
out round disks. Another
machine then stamps a ↑ 750 new coins are
made every minute!
picture on them. Finally,
the disks are metal coins.
Check this out!

Copper, a metal, is in the
United States Mint Image
middle of a coin. The outside

is also copper and a metal
called nickel.But most of a
nickel is made of copper!
↑ A five-cent coin is
called a nickel.

Dennis Brack/Black
Star/Newscom
Is it paper money?
Dollar bills look like paper.
But they are not! U.S. bills
are made out of a kind of
cloth. The cloth is called
rag. Rag is stronger than
paper. It keeps the bills ↑ Twenty-dollar bills
from tearing.
It’s hot off the press!
Bills have special marks
on them. You can only
see the marks in a
bright light. Then you
know it is real money.
Dian Lofton
watermark
A New Quarter star

map
The U.S. Mint made 50 new
quarters. Each U.S. state has its
own quarter. This is the Texas
quarter. It shows a state map and
a star. It shows Texas’ history.
Texas is called the Lone Star State.
Issue 12 • 75
U.S. Coins
The U.S. government makes money. It makes
bills and coins.
i Thi
This chart
h shows
h what
h iis on a
coin. Are some of these coins in your pocket?
Coin Person Shown on Front Picture on Back
Abraham Lincoln Lincoln Memorial

Cent
Thomas Jefferson Monticello,

Jefferson’s home
Nickel
Franklin D. Roosevelt Torch, olive branch,

and oak branch
Dime
George Washington Texas map and star
Quarter
George Washington Statue of Liberty
Dollar
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Now
and Then
Read about the

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shuttle’s trip.
Things Change
P
People
l discover
di things.
thi They
Th invent
i t
new machines. We learn new ways
to do things. Over time, our lives
change in many ways.
FPG/Getty Images
Making Clothes
Long ago, families made their
own clothes. They sewed their
clothes by hand. The sewing
machine was invented about 150
years ago. It helped people sew
their clothes faster.
Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP/Getty Images
Now, most clothes are made

in big factories. The factories
have many machines and many
workers. The factories send the
clothes to stores. Families go to
stores to buy their clothes.

In the Classroom, Then and Now
Schools have changed too. Look at these
two pictures. One is from long ago.
One is a classroom today.
Chalkboard Whiteboard
Desk Picture Desk Computer
Christina Kennedy/PhotoEdit
Corbis
Then Now
How are the clothes different? How

are the desks different? What are the
children and teacher doing?
Name other ways that these

classrooms are the same and different.
Issue 13 • 79
Robert Kopecky
The space shuttle was in space

for 12 days. Then it came back
to Earth. Its crew carried a big
new part to the space station.
Robert Sullivan/AFP/Getty Images
How can I become an astronaut?

If you want to be an astronaut, study science
and math. Astronauts have to know these
subjects well. They earn top grades in school.
Astronauts go to college, a school after high
school. They learn how machines work in
college. Later, they run and fix machines.
What do astronauts do? Argosy
When astronauts go into space,

each one has a different job.
The commander is in charge.
The pilot flies the space
shuttle. Other astronauts
fix shuttle parts or work
on science projects.

The astronauts visited the
space station. That is where
astronauts live. It is also where
they work in space. They can
NASA
live there for a long time.
Each astronaut had a job

to do. Astronaut Joe Tanner
worked on the outside of the
space station. He helped add
a new part to the station.
NASA
space station
space shuttle
Up and Up! Robert Kopecky
The space shuttle went

220 miles
to the space station.
This picture shows
the path it took. How
many miles did the
space shuttle go up?
Earth
Issue 13 • 81
The Space Shuttle
Look at the picture. It shows the three
main parts of the space shuttle. How
can you tell it is from the United States?
Look for a clue!
The rocket
boosters lift The tank
the shuttle off holds the fuel.
the ground.
The orbiter
carries the crew.
Trevor Johnston
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Amazing
Museums
History
Weaver
Teri Rofkar makes
baskets. So do many
Native Americans.
(c) James Poulson/Daily Sitka Sentinel; (tr) Richard Cummins/Corbis
D you lik
Do like tto llearn new thi
things??
Then a museum is a place for you.
Let’s visit two museums in Texas.
Stars, Bones, and Bugs Richard Cummins/Corbis
What can you learn in a natural science

museum? You can learn about stars and
planets. You can learn about rocks and
dinosaurs. You can learn about living
things, too. Learn about these and more at
the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
Stock Connection/Fotosearch
This museum has a special

place for butterﬂ ies.
They live inside the museum.
A butterfly might land on
your finger!

NPS
This is a baby
sea turtle.
Ready, Set, Run NPS
Padre Island National Seashore is a

different kind of museum. It is an outdoor
museum and a park. You can see birds that
live at the seashore. You can see the sea
and many sand dunes.
You might also see baby sea turtles! Each
year, sea turtles are hatched at the park.
The tiny turtles are put on the beach.
They run quickly to the sea. One day,
some turtles may return to the beach
to lay eggs.
Ilene MacDonald/Alamy; Leigh Smith Images/Alamy
A Good Sign
Signs tell us important things.
They help us find places. They
tell us rules. What do the
signs in this park tell us?
Issue 14 • 85
A Basket Maker
Basket making is a kind of art
art.
Native Americans learn it from
their families. Teri Rofkar learned
it from her grandmother.
Back to Her Roots

James Poulson/Daily Sitka Sentinel
Teri makes baskets from spruce roots.

Spruce is a kind of tree. Many things are
made from spruce wood. Why? Spruce
bends easily.
Old Baskets
Baskets were made thousands of years ago.
In the past, they were used as drinking cups
and for cooking. Later, pots were used for
this. Weavers made baskets to sell or trade.
Navajo Mono Lake Paiute Onondaga Aleut

and Micmac
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American Indian/Smithsonian Institution; (cr) Pearl Yee Wong/Courtesy Michigan State University Museum;
(r) David Heald/National Museum of the American Indian/Smithsonian Institution
Past, Present, and Future
In the past, all baskets were made by hand.
Today some baskets are made by machines.
A machine can make a basket in minutes.
In the future, baskets may be
made from new materials. They
may have different shapes than
baskets made today. But some
people will still make beautiful
baskets by hand.
Teri teaches people to
make baskets at a festival. →
Walter Larrimore/National Museum of the American Indian/Smithsonian Institution
Native American Sign Language

Native Americans spoke many different
languages. Some used sign language.
Here are the signs for some animals.
(l to r) Bernard Adnet
Bird Deer Owl

Make up your own signs for other animals. See
if your friends can match the animal to the sign.
Issue 14 • 87
By Susan Katz
If I stepped
into this painting,
I’d hurry past the grown-ups
dozing in their chairs
and rush up to the table
where that boy is reaching
for something I can’t see from here.
A toy house? A train? A set of paints?
Maybe I’d stop
to play with him awhile.
And then I’d climb
that curved brown stair
(bkgd) Royalty-Free/Corbis
to find out what

the painter hid way up there.
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It’s
Sports Time!
Being a
Baseball
Star
(c) Tim Shaffer/Reuters/Corbis; (tr) Brian Bahr/Getty Images
Layson Aliviado played in the

Get Ready, Get Set, Go!
Basketball players take shots in seconds.
Find
d out about
b time in other
h sports.
A sprint, or a short race,

takes only seconds. Blink!
The race is over. The
fastest men run a race in
less than 10 seconds.
Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images
A horse race lasts minutes.

The Kentucky Derby is a big
race. The horses run a mile.
The race is exciting!
Mark Cowan/Icon SMI
Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
A soccer game is
longer than an hour.
Players run, kick, and
try to score. The action
does not stop.
← The clock shows hours,

minutes, and seconds.
Brad Hamann

A golf tournament lasts
for days. Each day, golfers
play a round. That is 18 holes.
The winner is the player with
the lowest score!
Reuters/Beverly Schaefer/Newscom
Anja Niedringhaus/AP Photo

A tennis tournament can
last weeks. Smash! Each
game’s winner plays again.
The best players meet in
the last match.
A football season takes
Brian Bahr/Getty Images

months. Top teams still
play after the season
ends. The Super Bowl is
the last, biggest game.
Brad Hamann
← This calendar shows

days and weeks of a month.
Issue 15 • 91
(t) Courtesy Time for Kids
Kids all around the world play baseball

and softball.
Top teams compete. Todd Plitt
But only a few get to play in

the Little League World Series
in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
That’s where the top teams
face off.
Kids have fun. The World Series is not
only about baseball. Kids make friends.
They meet kids on other teams.
Todd Plitt
Kids get ready.

Coaches help teams get
ready before a game.
A coach helps train
athletes to compete.
A coach encourages
w players to work together
This team stretches before as a team.
a game.
Elsa/Getty Images
Players have different

responsibilities or jobs.
But they work as a team to
win. The pitcher throws the
ball. The catcher catches
the ball.
This player swings the bat.
Kids who play well

become stars. Little League
players sign their names on
baseballs. They feel famous.
Other kids admire them.
Todd Plitt
KEY
= capital city
Kauai = city
Oahu
Ewa
The Hawaiian Islands Beach
Honolulu
In 2005, a team from Ewa Maui
Beach, Hawaii, won. The
players were from the island
of Oahu. It was the first time Pacific Ocean
a Hawaiian team won the
Hawaii
Jean Wisenbaugh
Issue 15 • 93
By Lillian Morrison
If at first you don’t succeed,

Slide for second.
In curve, out curve,
Slow ball, drop.
Don’t forget Jim
The star shortstop.
Life and baseball
Are just the same;
You must strike hard
To win the game.
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Acknowledgments

“The Caterpillar” by Douglas Florian Copyright © 1994. Used by permission.

Book Cover: (c) David Young-Wolff/Alamy; (tr) PhotoLink/Getty Images

Published by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, of McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.,

Printed in The United States of America

Issue 2.......................................................11 Issue 10.................................................... 59

Issue 3...................................................... 17 Issue 11.................................................... 65

Issue 4...................................................... 23 Issue 12.................................................... 71

Issue 5...................................................... 29 Issue 13.................................................... 77

Issue 6...................................................... 35 Issue 14.................................................... 83

Issue 7...................................................... 41 Issue 15.................................................... 89

See the otter?

Pond Life .......................................................... 6

Wet and Dry

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Getting over the Hump .................................. 12

Many children in Africa had

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A Ladybug’s Life ............................................. 18

Then they change.

The Caterpillar POETRY .................................. 22

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Eat Well, Feel Well ........................................ 24

Be Happy and Healthy!

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Sharing with Others ...................................... 30

Elephant families are close.

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• Photographs and Captions

The rain forest is

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Wow! Wind Works! ...................................... 48

Wind makes things move.

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Sunflakes POETRY ........................................... 58

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• Signs and Symbols

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This boy made money selling

U.S. Coins CHARTS ............................................ 76

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The Space Shuttle DIAGRAMS ......................... 82

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• Signs and Symbols

A Basket Maker ............................................. 86

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• Photographs and Captions

Layson Aliviado played in the

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See the otter?

Wet and Dry

In the morning, a dragonfly

Gary Meszaros/Photo Researchers

Ron Sanford/Photo Researchers

Animals and plants live in, on, and by

neck that stretches

hard, flat shell

Kids then go outside.

Courtesy Goodwillie Environmental School

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Children learn about plants and