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A Trip to Remember special to you.
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6 BrainPlay 12 Bleezer’s Ice Cream
What is your favorite Try a scoop of . . .
insect? periwinkle sauerkraut?

7 Upside Down on a 14 Hidden Pictures®

Summer Day
Sweet summertime. Puzzle
These bots can boogie.
8 Disappearing Acts 15 Jokes 18 Sea Stumpers
Is someone trying to A funny bunny and more. An underwater puzzle.
sabotage the talent
show? 16 Watching the Sun 19 The Timbertoes®
“Rot” Pa turns trash into treasure.
10 Goofus and Get ready for this month’s
Gallant® solar eclipse! 20 Your Favorite
Gallant apologizes for Family Trip
hurting a friend’s feelings. J.T. and his parents rode
in a monster truck.
11 Gallant Kids
Sophia Collins and Emy 21 Picture Smash-Up
Jacobo sold their book to Draw your own creative
raise funds for charity. combo!

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With tall green trees,
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Disappearing
Acts
By Jason O’Hare
Art by David Bucs
“My apples are missing!”
cried Philip.
It was the day of the camp’s
annual farewell party and talent
show. Philip was making apple
pies to share. Other campers
would be bringing fresh-made
cookies, performing magic,
singing, dancing, and even
juggling. Parents were invited,
too. But while Philip was
searching the kitchen’s storage
room for a jar of cinnamon, his
apples disappeared from the
kitchen counter.
Philip swung open the door
8 AUGUST 2017
“Someone took
his leash!”
and stepped outside. In the
center of camp, a bunch of kids
were getting ready for their acts.
Maybe one of them had seen the
apple thief.
Was someone
trying to sabotage
their day?
His friend Jenny was out of
breath. “I’m trying to catch my
dog,” she explained. “My mom
dropped him off for my animal
act, but someone took his leash!”
“The apples for my pies
disappeared, too,” Philip said.
“That’s weird,” said Jenny.
“Maybe the same person took
the leash and the apples.”
They agreed to keep a
lookout, and Philip walked on.
He found Annie in front of the
lodge, tying a sheet onto a rope.
“Hey, Annie, have you seen
anyone walk by with a bunch of
apples?” he asked.
Annie shook her head. “I’ve
been focused on painting a
welcome sign for tonight. I
wanted to draw it on the
sidewalk, but someone took my
colored chalk. Lucky I’d already
grabbed this paint in case it
rained, and lucky I found this
rope to hang the sheet with.”
Philip was becoming
suspicious. Was someone trying
to sabotage their day?
 He spotted Ricky practicing
his lasso routine.
“Hey, Ricky! See anyone walk
by with a bunch of apples?”
Philip asked.
“No,” said Ricky. “I’ve been
trying to figure out this rope.
It’s different from my lasso, but
that went missing.”
Now Philip was sure someone
wanted to ruin the festivities.
But why?
The twins were getting ready
for their clown act.
“Anyone go by with a bunch
of apples?” Philip asked them.
“I don’t know,” said Steve.
“We were busy putting on our
makeup. We made it ourselves.”
Why weren’t they using face
paint? Philip wondered. Was it
possible . . . ?
“Did someone take your face
paint?” he asked.
Sam nodded. “How did you
guess that?”
“I think Annie’s using your
face paint. Someone took her
chalk,” Philip said.
The twins looked at each
other sheepishly. Steve pulled
a box of chalk from his bag.
“We found it under the tree,”
said Sam.
“We didn’t think anyone was
using it,” said Steve, “so we
crushed up a couple of pieces
and mixed it with water for
our makeup.”
They saw shiny
green apples high
in the air.
“So Annie has your face paint
and you have her chalk,” said
Philip. This was starting to
make sense.
He led the twins to Annie.
“My chalk!” she cried.
“And there’s our face paint,”
said Sam.
“And Ricky must have Jenny’s
leash,” said Philip. “But who has
Ricky’s lasso?”
“You mean this?” asked Annie.
Now it was her turn to act
sheepish. “I needed a way to
hang my sign.”
Philip led everyone to Ricky,
and Annie handed over the rope.
“My lasso!” said Ricky.
“And that’s Jenny’s leash,”
said Philip.
“Jenny!” Annie called across
the field. “We found your leash.”
“Now I know who
has my apples.”
“Yay!” said Jenny. “So, Philip,
did you find your apples?”
At that moment, Jenny’s dog,
who’d been running wild, trotted
up and dropped a tennis ball at
Jenny’s feet.
Jenny laughed. “Did you steal
that tennis ball?”
That’s when Philip knew. “He
did steal it! And now I know who
has my apples.”
It could be only one person.
As the group walked toward
Dave’s cabin next to the kitchen,
they saw shiny green apples
high in the air.
“I was desperate! Someone
took my tennis balls,” Dave said.
“Fortunately, you’re a good
juggler.” Philip laughed. “None of
them are bruised.”
“I guess we learned a lesson,”
said Jenny. “Don’t assume that
things are free for the taking.”
“Even if you’re a dog,” said
Annie, smiling.
While the rest of the group
searched for the other tennis
balls, Philip rushed back to the
kitchen to finish his pies. He
had just enough time to put
them into the oven. In fact, when
it was time for the party, they
were still warm.
Goaonfd us There’s some of Goofus and Gallant in us all.
When the Gallant shines through, we show our best self.

Gallant
®

“Would you like a burger?”

asks Gallant.

Goofus handles other

people’s food.

“I’m sorry that I hurt your

feelings,” says Gallant.

“Don’t be a baby. I was just

kidding,” says Goofus.

YOUR Goofus and Gallant Moments

“I felt like Goofus
when I cheated to
win a game.”
Miles, Age 10, Florida
“I felt like Goofus when
I let my cat out when
she wasn’t supposed
to be out.”
Ariana, Age 8, Arkansas
“I felt like Gallant
when I told some people
that they have very nice
handwriting.”
Jake, Age 9, Ohio

10 AUGUST 2017 Art by Leslie Harrington.

 Gallant
K ds
Smile,
Everybody!
Sophia Collins and Emy Jacobo
have been best friends since
kindergarten. “I play with Emy
outside a lot,” Sophia says. “We
like to read and do art together.”
The girls like to work together
to help others, too. They wrote a
book and used it to raise money
for St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital.
It started when Sophia and
Emy had free time in their
first-grade class. They decided
to create a book for Sophia’s
younger brother, Sam, and
Emy’s younger sisters, Kielyn
and Lia. “We made the book to
help them read,” Emy says.
Whenever they had extra time,
Sophia and Emy worked on their
Photo by Rob Jacobo.
“I felt like Gallant when
I talked to a friend who had
been mean to me before.”
Paige, Age 6, Massachusetts
E
Emy Jacobo
J b and Sophia Collins used the
money from their book to help sick children.
book, called Smile Everybody! It’s
about “all the reasons to smile, no
matter who you are,” the girls state
on the back cover. Sophia and Emy
took turns taking the book home on
weekends and split the work fairly.
“I drew the people and Sophia drew
the animals,” Emy says.
Sending Smiles to St. Jude
After finishing Smile Everybody!
both girls read it to their siblings,
who liked it. But then their project
grew bigger. Sophia wanted to sell
the book. Her mom asked her what
she’d do with the money. “I thought
that it’s not good to have money all
to yourself,” Sophia says. “And me
and Emy both have a lot of toys.”
So the girls talked it over.
“I felt like Gallant
when I made my
mother laugh.”
Pruitt, Age 9, Oklahoma
“We decided to sell the book
to raise money for St. Jude
Children’s Hospital,” Emy
says. St. Jude helps very sick
children. The girls had learned
about it when a fund-raising
trike-a-thon was held at their
school.
After Sophia’s mom had the
book printed, the girls sold
more than 60 copies of Smile
Everybody! to family and friends
and sent $315 to St. Jude. The
two friends feel happy that their
project helped bring smiles to
hospital patients. Emy says, “We
like to help the kids feel better.”
Highlights is proud to know
these Gallant Kids.
—Sara Matson
Tell us when you’ve felt like
Goofus or Gallant! Visit
HighlightsKids.com or write to
Goofus and Gallant Moments
803 Church Street
Honesdale, PA 18431
AUGUST 2017 11
Bleezer’s I am Ebenezer Bleezer,
I run BLEEZER’S ICE CREAM STORE,
there are f lavors in my freezer

Ice By Jack Prelutsky

Art by Josh Cleland
you have never seen before,
twenty-eight divine creations

Cream too delicious to resist,

why not do yourself a favor,
try the f lavors on my list:

COCOA MOCHA MACARONI

TAPIOCA SMOKED BALONEY
CHECKERBERRY CHEDDAR CHEW
CHICKEN CHERRY HONEYDEW
TUTTI-FRUTTI STEWED TOMATO
TUNA TACO BAKED POTATO
LOBSTER LITCHI LIMA BEAN
MOZZARELLA MANGOSTEEN
ALMOND HAM MERINGUE SALAMI
YAM ANCHOVY PRUNE PASTRAMI
SASSAFRAS SOUVLAKI HASH
SUKIYAKI SUCCOTASH
BUTTER BRICKLE PEPPER PICKLE
POMEGRANATE PUMPERNICKEL
PEACH PIMENTO PIZZA PLUM
PEANUT PUMPKIN BUBBLEGUM
BROCCOLI BANANA BLUSTER
CHOCOLATE CHOP SUEY CLUSTER
AVOCADO BRUSSELS SPROUT
PERIWINKLE SAUERKRAUT
COTTON CANDY CARROT CUSTARD
CAULIFLOWER COLA MUSTARD
ONION DUMPLING DOUBLE DIP
TURNIP TRUFFLE TRIPLE FLIP
GARLIC GUMBO GRAVY GUAVA
LENTIL LEMON LIVER LAVA
ORANGE OLIVE BAGEL BEET
WATERMELON WAFFLE WHEAT
12 AUGUST 2017
I am Ebenezer Bleezer,
I run BLEEZER’S ICE CREAM STORE,
taste a f lavor from my freezer,
you will surely ask for more.

AUGUST 2017 13
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challeng 5
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Fold bac the
to hide
clues.
picture

Dancing the Robot Bop

By Joey Ellis

In this big picture, find the ruler, carrot, armchair, log, banana, saucepan, knitted hat, kite,
slice of bacon, key, chili pepper, open book, adhesive bandage, croissant, bridge, sailboat,
picture frame, spoon, golf club, chocolate-chip cookie, and star.

14 AUGUST 2017 Check out our Hidden Pictures app!

 JOKE
Picture Clues

ruler
carrot
“Knock, knock.”
armchair
“Who’s theree?” James: What is a plus sign’s
log “Bunny.” favorite thing?
Ellie: I don’t know, but it’s
saucepan “Bunny who?” sum-thing.
banana Xavier Chardos, Georgia

“Any bunny think A book never written: The

Wonderful World of Furniture
knitted hat this is funny?” by Sita Down.
kite Jordyn, Alaska Abby Frizzell, Illinois

A girl dumps out her box of Mother Cat: Go to bed, please.

slice of animal crackers and is searching Kitten: But I don’t want to!
key bacon through them. Her mother asks Mother Cat: That’s enough of
her what she’s doing. that cattitude.
chili “The box says not to eat them Abby Lord, Louisiana
pepper if the seal is broken,” she replies.
open “I’m looking for the seal.” Make us laugh!
book adhesive Lilah, Iowa
bandage Send a joke or riddle, along with your
name, age, and address, to
My friend told me a funny
statement about invisibility.
I couldn’t see the joke. 803 Church Street
croissant Honesdale, PA 18431
Zayd Quadri, Wisconsin
bridge

What’s
sailboat Different?
picture These scenes are
golf frame
club exactly alike,
spoon except for one
thing. What’s
different?
chocolate-chip
star cookie

BONUS
Can you also find
the candle, teacup,
wedge of orange,
and magnifying
glass?

Answers on HighlightsKids.com. Answer on page 38. AUGUST 2017 15


the Sun
“Rot” A total solar eclipse
plunged my village
As the sky
darkened,
the skeptics
fell silent.
M y neighbors and I saw a
total solar eclipse in 2001, when
the Moon’s shadow swept across
our village in the African nation
of Zimbabwe. I had watched
videos and read articles about
solar eclipses, so I was thrilled
to see one myself.
Astronomers said that a total
eclipse would be visible in some
parts of southern Africa on
June 15 of that year. It would
plunge my village into darkness
at exactly 3:15 P.M.
“Why should we believe it?”
some people said. “It is one
of those strange predictions
by these astronomers.”
But when the day arrived,
they stole quick glances at the
Sun, careful not to hurt their
eyes by looking directly at it.
The most prized possessions
that day were special eyeglasses
16 AUGUST 2017
Watching
into darkness.
By Cecil Dzwowa
designed to let a person safely
look at the Sun. Some villagers
sold goats or chickens to buy
the glasses.
In Shona, a language spoken
in Zimbabwe, a solar eclipse is
known as kuora kwezuva. It
means “the rotting of the Sun,”
when the Sun changes ffrom its
natural color to black, like a
rotten fruit.
Owls came out
of their daytime
hiding places.
Some kids insisted that
the Sun really could rot. I could
not convince them that this
dramatic event occurs only
when the Moon lines up exactly
between the Sun and Earth so
that the Moon casts its shadow
Photos: page 16 by WorldFoto/Alamy Stock Photo;
page 17 REUTERS/Alam y Stock Photo. Map reference: NOAA.
on our planet. The Moon’s
shadow is too small to cover all
of Earth, but it creates a brief,
artificial night in some areas.
At 2:00 P.M., many people still
doubted that such a sunny day
could suddenly go dark. “It will
be a miracle,” some said. But
when I looked through my
special glasses, the Moon was
already moving into position.
The Sun looked as if something
had taken a bite out of it.
The time was 3:00 M. As the
sky darkened, the skeptics fell
silent. People stepped out of the
shade and into the open. Kids
argued over safety glasses.
Using my glasses again, I saw
that the Moon had blocked more
than three-quarters of the Sun.
Birds that are normally quiet
during the day sprang to life.
Some sang their evening songs.
/
 Path of Solar Eclipse
10:10
A.M.
August 21, 2017
10:20
A.M.
50%
11:30
A.M.
11:40
A.M.
11:50
A.M. 75%
1:00
P.M.
90%
90%
1:10
75% P.M.
1:20
P.M.
1:30
P.M.
50% of the 2:40
Sun is covered. P.M.
2:50
P.M.

Watch for the

Kids across Zimbabwe used special
glasses to watch the eclipse.
Owls came out of their daytime
hiding places. They hooted and
f lapped from tree to tree.
One man appointed himself
the official timekeeper. At 3:10,
he began to call out the time
as each full minute passed,
to cheers from the crowd. But
during the last minute, few
people responded to him. They
were focused on the Sun.
At exactly 3:15, the waiting
was over. Through my safety
glasses, I saw that the Moon had
completely blocked the Sun.
The crowd cheered, shouted,
and whistled in the darkness.
Even the dogs barked. I had
never seen so many people in
my village so excited at the
same time.
In another five minutes, the
Moon moved on and the Sun
shone again. We looked at one
another, amazed. Each of us
might have doubted our eyes if
we hadn’t seen in our neighbors’
faces that the solar eclipse had
truly just happened.
In the bright daylight, we
went back to our daily lives. The
songbirds picked up their usual
songs, and the owls disappeared
into the trees.
Solar Eclipse!
On August 21, 2017, a total
solar eclipse will occur in 12
states of the U.S.A. as the
Moon’s shadow traces a
70-mile-wide path across
North America. In the rest of
the states, the Moon will
block only part of the Sun,
causing partial eclipses.
The event will begin with a
partial eclipse in Hawaii after
sunrise and another later in
Alaska. The map above shows
the path of the total eclipse.
With an adult’s permission,
visit the interactive map on
NASA’s Web site that shows
when the eclipse will occur at
each point along its path.
Be Careful!
Direct sunlight causes
permanent eye damage, and
ordinary sunglasses cannot
protect eyes from the intense
light. If you observe the
eclipse, be sure to look only
at the crescent-shaped
shadows it makes on the
ground. Or ask an adult to
help you find and use
eyeglasses that are specially
made for looking directly
at the Sun.
Sea
Stumpers
By Ellen Javernick
To solve these riddles, use the
fractions of the words below. The
first one has been done for you.

What do you
call a whale
that talks a lot?
First 3/4 of BLUE
Middle 1 /3 of BUBBLE
First 2/5 of ERASE
First 1 /2 of MOON
Last 1 /3 of YOU
Last 1 /2 of WITH

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Why don’t crabs share?

Middle 1 /3 of FATHER
Last 2/5 of HONEY
First 2/3 of ART
First 1 /4 of EDGE
Last 1 /2 of DISH
First 2/3 of ELF
First 1 /4 of LOOP BONUS!
Last 1 /2 of OF Are ther
e more
First 1 /3 of ISLAND gre e n o
r blu
Last 1 /5 of LUNCH fish in th e
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scene?

Because _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Answers on page 38.

On the Go By Sherry Timberman

Use the clues to name words that begin or end with go.
1. A bird that honks. 6. The first-place medal at the Olympics.
2. Between blue and violet in a rainbow. 7. Spanish for friend.
3. A sport played on a course. 8. A yellowish tropical fruit.
4. A type of dance. 9. A rodent that tunnels underground.
5. A dress you might wear to a ball. 10. Goods carried on a ship or plane.
Answers on page 38.
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a monster.

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Picture Smash-Up
Ten-year-old Evangiline Von
Trapp from Tennessee sent us a
drawing of an elephant combined
with a mug. She thought it would
be fun if we invited readers to
“smash” two of their favorite
things together. We agree! Send We must receive
us a drawing of your picture your reply by
smash-up on unlined paper. Picture Smash-Up September 1, 2017,
Please include your name, age, 803 Church Street to consider it for
and complete address. Mail to Honesdale, PA 18431 publication.

AUGUST 2017 21
 CORALLINE
The Beauty of ALGAE AND

Sand
SCLERITE
Coralline algae are plants
that look like corals, and
even grow on coral beds.
This sclerite (bit of calcified
skeleton) may look like hard
A microscopic world candy, but it’s a leftover
from a coralline alga
comes into focus. skeleton.
By Andy Boyles
Contributing Science Editor

P eople love sand. But do beach

lovers and sand sculptors know how
beautiful a single grain of sand can
be? Microscopes reveal sand grains
that look like artwork or tiny worlds.
Where does sand come from? Most
sand grains are tiny rocks. Others are
the remains of dead sea animals and
plants. After death, the soft parts rot
away, and ocean waves batter and
break the shells, spines, and other
hard parts. The tiny pieces wash
onto shore as sand particles.
A few people know this secret.
They are using microscopes and
cameras to share the beauty of
sand with the world. Dr. Gary
Greenberg is an expert.
“The very first time I looked
at sand from Maui, Hawaii,
through the microscope, I was
surprised and amazed at how
special and beautiful it
appeared,” he says. “As I
looked at more samples from
beaches around the world, I
could see that no two grains
of sand are exactly alike.”
Dr. Greenberg holds
20 patents for inventions SEA SPONGE
that he uses to light, AND SPICULE
magnify, and photograph Marine animals called
sand grains the way a sponges come in many
photographer takes shapes and sizes. They often
a portrait. look like plants. This glassy
spicule was once part of
the skeleton that gave
22 AUGUST 2017 a sponge its shape.
 SEA URCHIN
AND SPINE
Sea urchins live on the
sea floor. Their sharp
spines protect them from
some animals that try to
eat them. This bit of sand
was once part of a sea
urchin’s spine.

Zoom In!
Ordinary Sand

Magnified 10 Times

BRYOZOAN
AND BRYOZOAN
FRAGMENT
Like corals, bryozoans are
colonies of tiny animals that Magnified 100 Times
take many forms. They often
look like corals. Each space in
the sand grain at left held a tiny
animal that used tentacles
to catch food as it
floated by.

Photos by Dr. Gary Greenberg, except page 22 (coralline algae) Nature Picture Library/
Alamy Stock Photo, (sea sponge) Frank Hecker/Alamy Stock Photo; page 23: (sea urchin)
FAUNA/Alamy Stock Photo, (bryozoan) WaterFrame/Alamy Stock Photo.

GAME
ON!
Dunked!
Some rough play has Jordan fired up.
By Rich Wallace i Art by Gerald Kelley
J ordan broke through the
surface of the pool, sputtering
water. Who had dunked him?
Seconds before, he’d been
rushing toward the goal, trying
to get open to receive a pass.
Now the ball was gone.
Worse yet, Jim Rosa was just
a few yards from the Minnows’
goal, raising the ball to shoot.
Jordan’s teammate Devin swam
toward Jim, but Jim threw the
ball toward the net.
Goal!
Jordan sighed. His water-polo
team, the Minnows, trailed the
Turtles, 4–2, and time was
running out. The Minnows’
hopes for a playoff rested on
winning this game. Only four
teams would qualify.
“Who put me underwater?”
Jordan asked Devin.
“Joey did,” Devin said. “He
sneaked up behind you. I yelled
for you to watch out.”
Jordan glared at Joey.
Dunking a player was against
the rules in this league.
Apparently, the referee didn’t
see it happen, because he hadn’t
called a foul.
Twins Jim and Joey Rosa
were quick and strong. They
24 AUGUST 2017
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d v r
an
a
in
an
That seemed almost
impossible now. One more goal
would tie the score, leaving the
Minnows in fifth place. Only a
win would put them in fourth.
The Turtles’ goalie tossed the
ball to Joey Rosa, who sprinted
toward the center of the pool.
Jordan met him there, and Joey
f lipped it back. The pass landed
were the best players in the in a spot of open water. Jordan
summer water-polo league, and swam past Joey and reached for
Jordan was friends with both of the ball. He was surrounded
them. But that illegal dunk had by Turtles.
given the Turtles an unfair “Over here!” called Jordan’s
advantage. teammate Bryan.
“I should’ve gotten a penalty Jordan swept his hand
shot,” Jordan said. below the ball and f lipped it
“Forget it,” Devin replied. back toward Bryan. Then he
“Let’s score!”
Jordan was fired up. He
scored on the Minnows’ next
possession, sending a quick shot Joey and another
into the upper corner of the goal.
Swimming back, he looked at
defender splashed
the clock. Two minutes left. toward him.
“Keep up the pressure!”
Jordan said to his teammates.
“Let’s tie this.”
Jordan had played the entire
game, which meant he’d been
swimming and treading water
for nearly half an hour. The
league was low-key, but Jordan
took every sport seriously. He
knew the Minnows had a chance
to win the title if they could just
make the playoffs.
The Turtles now
had an unfair
advantage.
moved toward the goal as his
teammates formed a semicircle.
Devin took a pass near the
center, then tossed the ball to
another teammate. The ball f lew
back and forth around the arc,
each Minnow trying to find an
open shot.
Jordan kept treading water
and calling for the ball. The trick
was to throw the defenders off
guard, take a quick pass, and
unleash a shot before the
defense could recover.
But the Turtles had everyone
covered. Joey was sticking close
to Jordan, not giving an inch.
The ball came to Jordan. He
churned his legs and raised his
arms as if to shoot, then deftly
passed to Devin. Joey lunged in
that direction, and Devin passed
the ball back before Joey
reached him.
Jordan was open for a split
second, but Joey and another
defender splashed toward him.
Jordan could shoot, but Devin was
wide open. Jordan made the pass.
Joey crashed into Jordan. Wham!
Devin’s shot nicked the goalpost
and rippled into the net. Tie score!
“Smart pass!” Devin said.
“Teamwork!” Jordan yelled.
He turned toward Joey, but Joey
had already retreated to the end
of the pool.
Stop the rough stuff, Jordan
thought. But he kept his mouth
shut. He’d talk to Joey at a
different time. For now, his only
aim was to score another goal.
“Everything you’ve got!”
Jordan called to his team.
“One more!” shouted Bryan.
Again Jordan sprinted
toward the center of the pool
as the Turtles charged forward.
A Tip from
the Author
We all want to score. That’s
how you win! But passing to
an open teammate is often
the best way to put your
team on the scoreboard,
whether you’re playing
basketball, soccer, hockey,
or many other sports.
Rich Wallace is the author of
dozens of sports novels for
kids, including the books in the
Winning Season and Kickers
series. He has played and
coached a lot of sports, too.
Time was running out.
Joey swept the ball toward his
brother. Jordan powered toward
it, but the Turtles kept control.
(Continued on next page)
AUGUST 2017 25
Jordan reached,
but then he pulled
back his hands.
(Continued from page 25)
They tossed the ball back and
forth, intent on keeping it away
from the Minnows. The Turtles
didn’t need to score. A tie would
be enough to get them into
the playoffs.
Dunking Joey
would be the
only way to
stop him.
“Attack!” Devin called. All of
the Minnows crossed into the
Turtles’ zone, mobbing whoever
had the ball.
Suddenly, Jim slipped free and
sprinted across the pool, with
open water between him and the
Minnows’ goal. Bryan and Devin
26 AUGUST 2017
took off after him, closing the
gap with every stroke.
Jordan sprinted through the
water, too, trying to catch up
to Jim’s twin. It would be a
mistake to leave Joey open.
Jim was close to the goal
now, and Devin and Bryan
had their arms up. Joey was
treading water a few feet in
front of Jordan, calling for
the ball.
Jordan knew a pass would
be coming. Joey was in a great
position to score, and Jordan
was too far behind to stop the
shot. He took two quick strokes
and raised his hands toward
Joey’s shoulders as Jim passed
his brother the ball. Dunking
Joey would be the only way to
stop him.
Time to pay him back, Jordan
thought. He reached, but then
he pulled back his hands.
Joey’s shot sped past the
goalie’s hands and into the net.
A few seconds later, the
referee blew his whistle. Game
over. And the season was over,
too, for the Minnows.
Jordan climbed out of the
pool and sat on the edge,
catching his breath.
Joey Rosa swam over to him.
“Great game,” Joey said. “Sorry
about that dunk. I wanted to
win so bad that I got kind of
carried away.”
Jordan knew the feeling. “It
happens,” he said. Winning’s
important, he thought. But so
are the rules.
Joey reached out his hand
and Jordan shook it. “Good
luck in the playoffs, Joey,”
Jordan said.
Losing wasn’t so bad. As he
walked toward the locker room,
Jordan felt like a winner.
A Tip from a Kid
When playing defense
in basketball, keep your
eyes on the ball. You’ll
have a better chance
of stealing or blocking
the ball.
Norman Miller
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 Puzzling Pups
By Guy Belleranti
Amanda, Noah, and Sophie take their dogs to Top-Dog Training
School. Each dog is a different age and so far has mastered one
command. Use the clues to match each person with his or her
dog’s name, its age, and the command the dog knows best.

Chew
It Over
By Clare Mishica
Oh no! Katie’s guinea pig chewed
the edges of her vocabulary f lash
cards. Luckily, Katie knows that
each card’s words ended with the
same letter. Can you figure out
which letter is missing from the
words on each card?
EXAMPLE: Card #1 is missing
the letter n. The words should
be crown, dozen, and then.

1
2

3
5
4
6
7 CLUES BONUS!
8
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9 year younger than Amanda’s and
one year older than Sophie’s.
single letters
board to answ
e
on the
er the
Ŕ The oldest dog, Pawla, has learned riddle: WHAT
DO YOU
to “heel” but still needs to work on CALL A DOG TH
AT
“sit” and “come.” BUILDS DOGH
OUSES?
Ŕ Rocket is two years old.
Ŕ Wiggles always comes when called.
Answers on page 38. Answers on page 38.
AUGUST 2017 27
 A spore capsule rises A popular myth says moss

MY SC above the plant. Breezes grows only on the north side

or passing animals spread of trees. Not true! It grows
the tiny spores, which wherever the conditions
grow into new plants. are right.

Many a Moss
A patch of moss may seem like one big
plant. But look closely! It’s really made
of many individual plants, each with
a stem and tiny leaves.
Mosses were among the earliest
land plants. Unlike ferns and
flowering plants, they don’t
grow from seeds, make flowers,
or have roots. They absorb
water through their leaves,
so they like moist places with
low light. But they are hearty,
surviving drought and
cold by going dormant
until conditions improve.
Scientists recently revived
a patch that had been
frozen for 400 years!
Moss grows on every
continent. In Arctic and
Alpine regions, it’s the
most plentiful plant.

Short, thin, hairlike rhizoids

(RYE-zoyds) at the base of each
plant grip the surface it grows on.

Why do balls Let’s use the example of

a beach ball.
by the impact. (The floor
does, too!)

bounce when The air in it always pushes

outward in all directions
The squeezed air, under
greater pressure, pushes out

they’re filled against the inside of the ball.

When you drop the ball onto
with greater force, returning
the ball to its round shape.

with air? a hard floor, both the ball

itself and the air inside it get
The rebounding ball “pushes
off” the floor—which you
Ishan, Age 7 (by e-mail) flattened or squeezed a little see as a bounce.

28 AUGUST 2017
 Spiclypeus By Dougal Dixon
Art by Robert Squier
Top edge that
was folded
forward
spih-CLIP-ee-us
Mosses can’t Huge, triangle-
“spiked shield”
grow tall. shaped head shield Spikes at
They don’t Spiclypeus was one the top
have the of many horn-faced,
internal tube or ceratopsid
(sayr-uh-TOPS-id),
systems that species that lived near
larger plants the end of the age
have to move of dinosaurs. They
nutrients far had similar body
Brow
or to support shapes but different
horns
height. arrangements of
that
horns, spikes, and
curved
knobs on the head
to the
and shield.
side

WHERE:
Leaves are Montana
very thin—
mostly
just one
cell thick.

HOW LONG:
20 feet

Scallops
WHAT IT ATE:
up the
Plants
side edges
WHEN:
76 million years ago
252 201 145 66 Present
Triassic Jurassic Cretaceous Cenozoic

Thinking Challenge
Which would be the better bouncer—
a beach ball that is fully inflated or
the same ball with less air in it? Why?
Think of your best answer. Then read
our explanation on page 38.

AUGUST 2017 29
Crafts
Make Me
N e xt
Month!

Into
the Use the hive

Hive
A Game for 2
to store the
game pieces.

or More Players
By April Theis
TO PLAY: Create
a path with the
1. Cut the top off a large flowers, ending at
snack box and cut an the hive. To start,
opening in the front. each player puts a
Decorate the box with cardstock bee on the flower
and markers to look like a beehive. farthest from the
Add a ribbon handle to the top. hive. Players take
2. For the bees, cut a long cardboard tube turns spinning
into sections. Cover them with cardstock. and following
Add pompom heads, wiggle eyes, paper wings, the instructions.
and thread antennae. The player who
3. Divide a paper plate into three sections. reaches the hive
Label them “Fly Ahead 1 Flower,” “Stay first wins.
for Nectar,” and “Fly Ahead 2 Flowers.” Cut
an arrow from cardstock. Attach it to the plate
with a metal fastener.
4. Cut 10 flowers from cardstock. Decorate them
with paper and markers.

Mini Notebook
By Jean Kuhn
1. Cut two 11-inch-by-3-inch strips
from paper. Overlap the strips
and tape them together to make
one long strip.
2. Accordion-fold the strip into
2-inch sections. Trim off any extra.
3. For book covers, use stickers
and markers to decorate
two used gift cards or pieces
of thin cardboard. Tape
one end of the strip to the
back of each cover.

30 AUGUST 2017 Craft samples by Buff McAllister, except mini notebook by Jean Kuhn.
Photos by Guy Cali Associates, Inc., except frame insets (dog and boy)
iStock/PeopleImages, (girls) iStock/kali9, and seashells by iStock/kukai.
 Idea sent in by
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Summertime
Bird Card
1. Use felt to make a
bird. Outline the
body in marker.
Glue on a button
for the eye. Use
3-D Picture Frames
By April Theis
glitter glue to
draw the wing. 1. Cut the top off a TOBDL
CPY. cardstock and NBSLFST. For a
2. Fold a sheet of 2. For the castle, cut teeth-shaped bone, cover a short tube with
cardstock in half. ridges in the top. Cover the box cardstock and add bone “ends.”
Glue the bird on. with TDSBQCPPL
QBQFS. For After step 4, glue it to the box.
Let it dry. towers, cover long DBSECPBSE
4. Cut a hole in the front of the
3. Draw legs with a UVCFT with DBSETUPDL and box. For a photo pocket, loosely
marker. Add designs glue them to the box. tape a piece of QBQFS over the
on the card. 3. For the doghouse, cut a hole on the inside of the box,
triangular roof at the top of leaving the top open. Slide in
the box. Decorate the box with a photo.

Craft Challenge! Make a creature using

wiggle eyes, pebbles, and seashells.

Text and
sunset art by
Ingrid Slocum
Age 11
New York AUGUST 2017 31

Working
for
Lunch
By Rebecca J. Norris
Art by Christina Brown
Armadillo was in a hurry to get to the
garden. The melons were ripe and his
belly was empty. But when he arrived,
he found a terrible thing. Someone had
put up a fence.
As Armadillo looked for a way into
the garden, Frog hopped by. Frog
squeezed through the fence wire and
jumped into the garden.
“He made that look so easy,” said
Armadillo.
“Who?” Owl asked. He was sitting on
a branch with one eye open.
“Frog,” said Armadillo. “I wish I could
squeeze through the fence like that.”
“No harm in trying,” said Owl.
32 AUGUST 2017
Frog
made
getting
into the
garden
look
easy.
So Armadillo lumbered up to the
wire and poked his head through. It fit!
But the rest of his body was too big.
Armadillo sat down.
Along came Snake. She slithered
under the fence and curled up like a
cinnamon roll on the other side.
“Too bad you can’t slither like that,”
Owl said to Armadillo.
Armadillo sighed. “It’s hopeless.”
“Nothing is hopeless,” said Owl.
“You have claws. Climb over.”
“My claws are good only for digging
a hole,” said Armadillo.
“Why don’t you dig a hole under
the fence?” said Owl.
“Nothing is hopeless,” said Owl.
Armadillo suddenly felt—hopeful!
He began to dig. And dig. He was
halfway there when he heard a noise.
Footsteps!
Snake heard it, too. She lay still.
Frog also heard it. He hopped under
the pole beans.
Armadillo panicked. He tried backing
out of his hole, but his scales stuck on
the wire.
“Be still!” whispered Owl.
 “Why don’t
Armadillo tried to be still, but he you dig a
shook with fear. hole under
“Take a deep breath,” said Owl. the fence?”
Armadillo sucked in some air,
tucked in his legs, and buried his
nose in the dirt.
Clink! went the gate. Thump, thump,
thump went the footsteps.
A girl passed by Snake, who blended
in with the dirt. She passed Frog,
hidden among the leaves.

“I see a way into the garden now.”

She paused near Armadillo. “I don’t
remember putting that rock there,” she
said. She was about to grab Armadillo
when Snake twitched her tail.
The human jumped back and yelled,
“YIKES! A SNAKE!” Then she ran out
of the garden.
“That’s the wildest animal I’ve ever
seen,” said Armadillo.
“Who?” asked Owl.
“Never mind,” said Armadillo. “I see
a way into the garden now.”
and marched
right through the
open gate.
“I knew you’d
figure it out sooner or
later,” said Owl. He closed his open eye.
Armadillo sniffed for the sweetest
melon. He used his sharp claws to
scratch through the rind. Then he sat
down to eat his lunch.

!
Armadillo wiggled out of his hole

“YI KES
A SNAKE!”
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It is like nothing is happening Little Owl
in the whole world.
It smells like dust on a counter,
Little owl, little owl
in an abandoned home, in the Swooping, diving
middle of nowhere.
Drooping, f lying
It is like bland, tasteless food.
It reminds me of a pin dropping Eating rabbits
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camera in slo-mo.
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Soon all the leaves will be
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 a Pro Knows
What
Life
Behind
the Lens
What’s it like to
work on a movie?
Erik Brown takes us
behind the scenes.
By Heather Bode
Erik Brown has always loved
pictures. His grandfather had
a photography store, and Erik
spent hours taking photos and
developing them in a darkroom.
As an adult, Brown still loves
pictures. But now he makes a
different kind: motion pictures.
“With film,” he says, “you can
bring it to life.”
Staying Focused
Brown is commonly called a
camera operator, but his true
job title is focus puller. This
36 AUGUST 2017
means he keeps the camera
focused on the proper person
or object in each scene. Brown
is also in charge of all the
camera equipment. There’s a lot
of it, and some of it is gigantic!
Figuring out which equipment
will be needed to shoot each
scene and then transporting it
quickly can be quite a challenge.
“It’s like the circus coming to
town,” he says.
What is it like to work with
movie stars? “There are people
you meet where you have that
moment of ‘Wow!’” Brown says.
“It’s like
the circus
coming to
town.”
“But people are people. When
you spend 12 hours a day with
them, you see a different side.
At the end of the day, you’ve got
to get the work done.”
Because the actors and crew
work together for weeks or even
months, they become like a “film
family,” Brown says. This bond
makes them want to do their
best work. “If I’m not doing my
job well, it directly affects the
actors. They might give their
best performance, but if it’s out
of focus, we have to do another
take. So there’s mutual respect
and admiration that builds.”
Photos provided by Erik L. Brown.

Cameras are routinely
strapped to cars and
fitted to airplanes.
Cliffs and Snakes
Is it dangerous to film tricky
scenes? “Everything is done with
safety in mind,” Brown says.
Although camera operators are
rarely put in danger’s way, the
cameras are routinely strapped
to cars, fitted to airplanes or
helicopters, and rigged up in
other wacky places.
How to Get
a Great Shot
1. KNOW YOUR EQUIPMENT. “The
more you understand the technical
fundamentals, such as how a camera
works and how lenses work, the more
creative you can be,” says Brown.
2. CHECK YOUR SHUTTER SPEED. “Fast
shutter speeds can freeze an action
moment sharply. Slow shutter speeds
can cause action to blur,” says Brown. So
for a clear image of a runner, use a fast
shutter speed. For a blurred image of a
waterfall, use a slow shutter speed.
3. WATCH YOUR ANGLE. Brown says,
“Low angles can make a subject appear
more imposing, and high angles can
diminish the subject’s presence.” If you
want your little sister to seem large and
in charge, then lie on the f loor and have
her stand above you.
4. ADJUST THE LIGHTING. “Low, harsh
lighting—like from a f lashlight shining
under someone’s chin—can make a
person look sinister. Soft, warm lighting
from above can make him or her appear
angelic,” Brown says.
5. ALWAYS BE READY. “Sometimes,” Brown
says, “a great photo is the result of luck.”
laugh. “It was coiled up right on
the ledge!” Eventually, he got the
shot—and a great story to share
Once, while shooting a with his crew.
commercial in the Grand Does Brown think about work
Canyon, Brown needed to get a when he watches a movie for
high-angle shot of white-water fun? “It’s like a book,” he says.
rafters coming through the “If it’s good and I’m engrossed,
rapids. He used climbing ropes I don’t even think about it from
and a huge backpack to haul his a technical point of view.”
equipment 200 feet up the side The next time you’re enjoying
of a cliff. “Just as I got to the top, a movie, imagine what the
I heard the telltale rattle of a experience must have been like
rattlesnake,” he says with a behind the lens.
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process, it heats up a little bit, losing a
small amount of energy. When the ball
Mozart
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Mystery Photo —Banana.
is fully inflated, it squashes less than
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What’s Different? bounce higher.
The book on the bench is not
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Nicholas Santos, Virginia
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ƀ Because they 3. Golf. 4. Tango.
are shellfish. 5. Gown. 6. Gold. Picture Puzzler
Bonus! Green. 7. Amigo. 8. Mango. What did one candle say
9. Gopher.
10. Cargo.
7 to the other candle?
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Chew It Over Puzzling Pups

1. n. 2. e. Amanda: Pawla, How do you fix a br
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age four, “heel.”
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Sophie: Rocket,
age two, “sit.” ts but no
What has 13 hear
Bonus! BARKITECT. other organs?
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New York
Covers: Let It Roll by Guy Porfirio; What’s Wrong?® by Mitch Mortimer
Verse credits: Page 12: “Bleezer’s Ice Cream” text copyright © 1984 by Jack Prelutsky. Illustration credits:
Page 2: Kevin Zimmer; 6: Erin Mauterer; 15: Jokes by Rich Powell, What’s Different? by AJ Smith; 18: Sea 8. With tomato paste. 9. A deck of playing cards.
Stumpers by Pat Lewis, On the Go by Scott Soeder; 20: Chuck Dillon; 27: Chew It Over by Renée Kurilla,
Puzzling Pups by Kelly Kennedy; 38: Mike Moran. Photo credits: Page 2: iStock/unalozmen; 3: Gina Lenz;
10,000 degrees. 7. “I’m going out tonight.”
4: iStock/DanielPrudek; 4–5: iStock/Imgorthand; 6: (caterpillar) iStock/prettyzhizhi, (pasta rings) iStock/ Bach, Bach.” 6. Because it has more than
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huronphoto, (megaphone) iStock /wabeno, (buildings) iStock /Maxiphoto, (girl) iStock /princessdlaf; dogs. 2. To get to the other tide. 3. Realipstick.
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Raising a Drawbridge P a
Think

When do you think it would be

necessary to raise a drawbridge?
What kinds of places might have
drawbridges?
What are some things people in
cars and boats might have to keep
in mind around drawbridges?
A moat around my
How is the purpose of a modern
doghouse? Good
drawbridge different from the
for swimming!
purpose of one over a castle’s
moat?

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Dear Fearful,
Believe me, you are not the only
person with a big fear! I’m afraid
of a bunch of stuff, including one
thing you may find pretty silly.
But more on that later. This whole
topic of fears came up at summer
camp just a few weeks ago.
Our first day was full of
getting-to-know-each-other games,
tests to see what level swimmers
we were in the pool, a treasure
hunt to help us learn our way
around the campground, and a
nighttime marshmallow roast at
the campfire. Our second day was
beyond hot, so one of the camp
counselors took us to the best
place for cooling down.
40 AUGUST 2017
Max sat on the
dock looking the
opposite of
splashy or happy.
“Woo-hoo!” the counselor
shouted as he led the way into
the shallow part of the lake. We
all ran after him like a bunch of
ducklings and happily splashed
around. Well, all of us except
for this one kid named Max,
who sat on the dock looking the
opposite of splashy or happy.
Here’s the surprising thing
about that. The day before, when
we took tests to see what level
swimmers we were in the pool,
Max turned out to be the most
advanced level possible. Not just
in one thing, but in everything:
sidestroke, backstroke, the crawl,
breaststroke, holding breath
underwater, treading water.
Max was, no question, the very
best swimmer at camp. So why
was he sitting miserably on that
sizzling dock while the rest of us
were swimming our boiling-hot
troubles away?
I swam over and said,
“I’m sorry to bug you, but I’m
wondering why you’re not in the
water. After all, we found out
yesterday that you’re kind of a
half fish.”
“OK, I’ll tell you, but it’s a little
embarrassing,” he said. “Even
though I’m kind of a half fish,
I’m also afraid of real fish—and
of anything else that might be
swimming in the murky water.
I swim only in clear swimming
pools. I’ve never actually gone
in a lake.”
“Don’t be embarrassed,” I said.
“We’re all afraid of stuff. I am
totally freaked out by snakes and
the dark and, um, avocados.”

“I’m wondering
why you’re not in
the water.”
“Avocados?” Max grinned.
“I’ve never heard of anyone being
afraid of avocados.”
“I know it sounds weird,” I said.
“But they’re just so slimy!”
“Look out!” Max joked. “The
giant avocado monster is coming
to slime you.”
“You look out!” I replied. “A
giant fish monster is heading
your way.”
Soon, we were both laughing
hysterically. That broke the ice
enough for me to say, “You know,
when I’m feeling afraid of the
dark, I turn on the light for a
minute so I can see that there’s
nothing to be scared of. You might
feel better if you take a look at
what’s actually under the water.”
I grabbed two pairs of goggles
from a bin and put one on. “I’ll go
first,” I said, then went under for
a few seconds before coming up.
“Nothing scary,” I reported.
Max hesitated, then put on the
other pair, took a deep breath,
and went under the water for
about three seconds.
“Any lake monsters?” I asked
when he emerged.
Max was actually
swimming in the
lake before the end
of camp.
He laughed and pointed at
some harmless little fish. “Only
the teeny-tiny kind.”
Max decided to wait it out
on the dock that day, but he was
actually swimming in the lake
before the end of camp!
So, dear Fearful, just about
everyone I’ve met is afraid of
something. You’re definitely not
the only one. In my experience,
laughing a little about the thing
that scares you can make it easier
to talk about it. And then taking
baby steps to learn more about
the thing (for instance, peeking
into murky water with goggles
on) can actually be a big help in
overcoming the fear.
Ciao for now,
Arizona
“Any lake
monsters?”
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 Dear
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I wrote a mean
like the ones in comment to someone
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much! She did something
Please help. mean to me, so I was
Lane, Texas really angry, but now I
Although we may
know it was wrong. She
not be able to travel to blocked me, and I can’t
fantasy realms to embark apologize because we go
on amazing quests, we to different schools.
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adding adventure to your life is to put yourself in new situations.
With a parent’s permission, you might attend an event at school We often regret the things
that you wouldn’t normally go to, try a new activity, or accept we say without thinking when
an invitation to hang out with a new friend. As you know from we’re hurt or angry. And when
books, adventures often happen when you least expect them. our words are posted online,
As you grow up, you may also find that some of the choices they can’t be taken back.
you make will lead to adventures. In the meantime, using your Perhaps you’ll have a chance
imagination to write your own fantasy stories or put on plays to apologize if you see this
with your friends can help you feel a little more adventurous. girl in person. You might even
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Scooter and Skeeter need your help to win the “Travel Trivia”
contest. Show them the path from START to FINISH by
answering each question correctly.

You take a trip

down the entire
Mississippi River. Where do
you first board your boat?
When you tour the
Minnesota
capital of Washington,
South Dakota
where are you?
Olympia Seattle

If you visit
the coast of From the
California, which southern border
ocean splashes you? of Utah, which state
Atlantic Pacif ic can you see?
Arizona Montana
 As you sail the Great
Lakes, you notice that only
one of them does not share a
shore with Michigan. Which one?
Lake Erie Lake Ontario You can float
your boat
all the way around
which state?
Rhode Island
Hawaii

You buy some

postcards in the
Cornhusker State. Which
state has that nickname?
You wave your flag
Nebraska Oklahoma in the state that was
first to ratify the
U.S. Constitution.
Where is that?
Virginia
Delaware

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U.S. states?
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The Giant in the
By Elizabeth Armstrong Hall
This fun sculpture greets tourists
at a garden in England.
D eep in a forest of sycamore
trees lives a sculpture called
Giant’s Head. The giant sits in
a small clearing near a busy
walking path.
Almost everyone stops to stare
at the giant. Some people like to
sit on his long, bumpy nose. Others
reach up to touch his bushy hair.
Time has taken its toll on the
giant. At nearly 20 years old, he
could do with a serious haircut,
and he appears to be sinking
into the ground.
The Giant’s Home
A sign tells visitors that a
brother-sister team, Pete and Sue
Hill, made the giant in 1998 from
mud combined with natural and
repurposed materials.
One day, Sue and Pete found a
bee colony behind the giant’s ear.
The giant’s home is the
Lost Gardens of Heligan, a
large public garden in Cornwall,
England. Once a family estate,
the gardens and forest lay buried
for almost a century under
blackberry brambles, overgrown
plants, and fallen tree limbs.
In late 1990,
Tim Smit and John
Nelson discovered Giant’s Head is
the Heligan made entirely
gardens behind from repurposed
Tim’s house. By materials and
the following plants native to
spring, they were Cornwall.
hard at work
designing, clearing, and
restoring the gardens with a team
of volunteers. The Lost Gardens of
Heligan opened to the public
in 1992. Although the
gardens were no longer
The ears are
“lost,” the name helped
made from
attract visitors.
sticky mud, a
“That’s It!”
mixture of clay They built
Two years before the
and water. Giant’s Head
opening, Tim asked Sue
and Pete Hill if they entirely from plants
would like to make native to Cornwall
sculptures for the gardens. To and materials they found
get ideas, Sue and Pete wandered on the property. They started
through the estate. with the root ball to form the
In one clearing, they saw the root nose. Then they mixed clay with
of a fallen sycamore tree. As the water to make sticky mud for
light hit the root, they saw the the face and ears. They stuck
sycamore twigs into the mud to
shape of a giant’s head. “That’s it!”
keep the face in place and used a
they said. “We’ll make a giant.”
metal stake to hold up the nose.
Forest
The eyes are
repurposed
dinner plates,
medicine bottles,
and tiles.
The giant’s green color
comes from plants and f lowers.
Sue and Pete used montbretia
f lowers for the hair and a weed
called mind-your-own-business
for the skin. The hair blooms
every July with bright-orange
f lowers, giving the giant a halo
The hair blooms
every July with
bright-orange
Sue and Pete first saw the root,
the giant looked as if he was
lying on his side. But after
they came back from a lunch
break, the afternoon light
had changed his shape. He
flowers.
was upright and facing
forward, which is how
he looks today.
“We didn’t make a sketch first
or sit down at the computer,” said
Pete. “The giant’s shape came
from how we worked with our
hands.”
Still, nature had a way of
taking over.
“The shape changed
A weed called depending on the
mind-your-own- weather and how the
business was used wildlife was using it,”
for the skin. said Sue.
One day, the artists
were plastering
mud around the giant when
they discovered a
colony of bees behind
After nearly 20 one of its ears.
years, the giant Rather than
appears to be closing up the ear,
sinking into the they kept the hole
ground. open so the bees
could f ly in and out.
After the giant’s first
winter, Sue and Pete
added cement to the ears to keep
them stable.
Saggy and scruffy, the
giant is still a big hit at
the Lost Gardens of Heligan.
A root ball
during the busy He appears on postcards,
forms the
tourist season. refrigerator magnets, and
nose.
From the Heligan as the main character of a
Manor garbage dump, children’s book.
Sue and Pete found After so many years, Sue and
white dinner plates, blue Pete expected the giant to change.
medicine bottles, and black tiles. “We were surprised the nose has
They used them to make the held up this long,” said Pete.
whites, irises, and pupils of the “It’s good he’s changing,”
giant’s eyes. said Sue. “He’s turning back
Nature Takes Over into earth!”
Making a sculpture with natural
materials brought surprises. When
Photos: page 28 (left) by Elizabeth Armstrong Hall;
pages 28–29 by Kevin Freeborn/Alamy Stock Photo.
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Three clams ate a candy bar

while two angelfish watched.
After the clams finished it,
one of the angelfish said, “Look
at that. They ate the whole thing
Why is it so easy to without offering us a bite!”
weigh fish? The other angelfish said, “I
know. They’re being shellfish.”
Because they have their
own scales.
What washes up
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What did the beach sa on tiny beaches?
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when the tide came in Microwaves.
“Why can’t you collect
“Long time, no sea.”
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Blubber gum. What is a dolphin’s
favorite TV show?
Whale of Fortune.

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Art by Kevin Zimmer.

The Bottom of the Ocean

by Vera Deepe.
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It’s game time anytim with these

Level Up
By Vickie Hall
For one or more players
All you need for this game is an open outdoor
space and a small rubber ball. Do each level
seven times before moving to the next. If you
drop the ball, start over at level 1.
Play by yourself or with a friend. See who can
master all seven levels first. Then invent your
own level challenges!

1 – Toss up the ball and catch it.

2 – Toss up the ball, let it bounce once, then catch it.
3 – Toss up the ball, let it bounce once, clap your hands once, then catch it.
4 – Toss up the ball, swing your leg over it as it bounces, then catch it.
5 – Toss up the ball, touch the ground, then catch the ball.
6 – Toss up the ball, clap six times, then catch it.
7 – Toss up the ball, turn around, then catch it.

Board Walk
By Geraldine Wagner
For four or more players
Place a long, smooth board (about 8 feet long and
1 foot wide) f lat on the ground, or tape together
cardboard or scrap paper to make a “board” that size.
Divide the players into two groups. The groups line
up on opposite ends of the board. The object of the game
is to switch positions so that each group gets to the
I See More other end of the board without stepping off. You’ll have
to work together!
By Dottie Simms
For two or more players
Play this game while on a walk or when
riding in a car or bus. Each player chooses
a different color. As you move along, count
the cars going by that are your color. The
first person to count 10 of his or her color
(or the person with the highest count
within 10 minutes) wins.
You can make up your own rules, too.
For example, do you think you’ll pass more
dogs or baby strollers? More traffic lights or
stop signs? Decide what you’ll count, then
see who wins.

Art by Paula J. Becker.

Hermit
a nd
a Banana Moon
Emma and Grandma heard it again.
Scritch-scratch, scritch-scratch.
“It’s coming from those seashells
I found today.” Emma pointed.
“Look at that,” said Grandma. “Some
hermit crabs had already made homes
in your shells before you found them.”
Emma sat on the porch step, next to
the beach pail. At first she saw only
seashells. Then the shells became little
creatures with heads and claws. They
moved around in the pail, making
scritch-scratching sounds.
“They’re cute,” Grandma said.
“I want to keep them,” said Emma.
“They’ll be my pet souvenirs. I’ll get my
pail with the lid.” She ran into the house.
“I’ll take good care of you,” Emma said
to the little crabs while Grandma made
air holes in the pail lid.
In her room, Emma took a water bottle
out of her suitcase and felt around the
folded clothes for a plastic bag filled
with sand.
“I want to
keep them.”
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by John Nez
“I’m giving you my souvenirs.
This is from the greatest sandcastle
I ever built.” She poured the sand into
the pail. “And the water is from where
I liked to go swimming. And here are
my favorite rocks.”
Emma lifted each hermit crab into
the pail. “You have a perfect little beach,”
she said, smiling. She brushed sand off
her hands.
Scritch-scratch.
But as her room got quiet, the scritch-
scratch started again.
When night came, Emma couldn’t
sleep. The hermit crabs kept her awake.
She told them many times to be good.
Then she looked in the pail. They seemed
to be trying to get out.
Emma carried the pail to the living
room, where Grandma was reading. “Can
you take me to the beach?” Emma asked.
 The hermit crabs
scampered off into
the silvery light.

Grandma closed her book. In her room at home, Emma unpacked

“I don’t think they’re happy in the her souvenirs. She made a row of seashells.
pail. I want to let them go,” said Emma. None of them had a hermit crab inside.
“Good idea,” Grandma said. While getting ready for bed, Emma
Emma had never been to the beach found another souvenir. The same stars
at night. Stars were everywhere—up in and banana moon from last night were
the sky and mirrored on the water. A outside her window. They had followed her
banana moon made the landscape shine. home. The moon was still smiling.
“Now I know why they don’t want
to live in a pail,” said Emma. “It’s so The stars and
beautiful out here.” moon had followed
She removed the pail’s lid and tipped her home.
the pail on its side. She and Grandma
watched the hermit crabs scamper off
into the silvery light.
“The moon is smiling,” said Grandma.
Emma smiled at the moon’s smile and
put her hand in Grandma’s.

Mom and Dad came the next day to

take Emma back to the city.
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