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April
Reading Activities
4 Verse My Big Sister 30 Recipe Baked Egg Cups
5 The Adventures of Spot 32 Move It! I'm a Little Bullfrog
Spring at the Pond
34 Craft Photo People
6 Tex and Indi Imagination Break

12 Fiction Too Much Noise Life During COVID-19

These are challenging times! You
20 Nonfiction Machines at Work can find tips, ideas, and things to
do on HighlightsKids.com and
our YouTube channels.
26 English and Spanish
Who Keeps Waking Me? , ,
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doing. You can write to us at
eds@highlights.com.
Puzzles
Join the fun!
10 My First Hidden Pictures
Leap into Spring HighlightsForChildren
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16 Poem Puzzle Snail Highlights

18 That’s Silly! At the Dog Park

24 Look and Look Again

Feeding Friends on the Farm

36 Back Cover Which Foods

Taste Sour?
 Verse By Eileen Spinelli

My Big
Sister
My sister taught me how to draw.
And how to tie my shoe.
She taught me how to play Go Fish.
She taught me hopscotch too.
I thank her, but she shrugs and says:
“That’s what big sisters do.”

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 The Adventures of Spot

SPRING AT THE POND Episode #172

By Marileta Robinson  Art by Ron Zalme

What is new at the pond? Spot sees Mama Duck.

Here come her ducklings! Spot watches quietly.

The ducks are in a hurry. Everybody in!

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Tex and Indi

By Lissa Rovetch  Art by Deborah Melmon

Imagination Break
“Tex, we’re supposed to be sweeping the patio,” said Indi.
“How come you’re just lying on the ground under the tree?”
“I’m not lying on the ground,” said Tex. “I’m swimming.
And I’m not under the tree. I’m under the sea!”
 “Can I come swim with you?” asked Indi.
“Dive in!” said Tex. “But, whoa—look out! That dolphin’s
jumping right over your head!”
“Whoa,” Indi giggled. “Look, there’s a giant sea turtle.
Let’s follow him into the seaweed.”
“He’s joining an octopus for a picnic,” said Tex, laughing.
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 “Hey,” said Dad, “I thought this was cleaning up time, not
lying down time.”
“We’re not lying down,” said Tex. “We’re under the sea
with a dolphin and a sea turtle and an octopus.”
“Want to come swim with us?” said Indi. “The water’s
nice and warm.”

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 “Well, I can’t say no to swimming with an
octopus,” said Dad.
“Plus,” said Tex, “when we’re done with our
adventure, the octopus can use all eight of her
arms to help us clean up the yard!”

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 My First

Leap into Spring

Open Book Fish Ruler Pizza Ice Pop

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 Art by Tamara Petrosino

Find the objects hidden in the picture!

Can you find

this shell
on the back
cover?
Pencil Egg Toothbrush Shell

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 Fiction

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TOO MUCH NOIS E B y Je ssica Kautz  Art by Lauren G
alle gos

Mateo loves soccer and cats and blocks and cookies.

But there is one thing he doesn’t love—too much noise!
And too much noise is everywhere.
It comes from the blender when Mom makes smoothies.
It comes from the vacuum when Dad cleans the floor.
It comes from the blow-dryer when Nana does her hair.
It makes him want to stomp and scream and make too
much noise himself. No good!
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 “Think of the noises
as friends,” says Mom.
“Hug yourself tight,”
says Dad.
“No,” says Mateo.
“That doesn’t help.”

One day, Mateo is

playing dress-up.
He is a pilot with
sunglasses and a
bomber jacket.
“I need
headphones too!”
He finds the ones
Nana wears.

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 When Mateo puts them on, they feel like a big, quiet
hug on his ears. All the too much noise goes away.
“Nana, can we share these?” Mateo asks.
“Of course,” says Nana.
Mateo loves soccer and cats and blocks and cookies.
And now he loves his special headphones too.

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 Poem Puzzle

Sn
S aiill
na By Dale Cross Purvis  Art by Jacob Souva

A snail is small. A snail is slow.

It stops awhile, but it will go.
It leaves a silver trail to say
A small, slow snail has been this way.

Where has
the snail been?
What else do
you see?

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 That’s Silly! Art by James Loram

At the Dog

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Park What silly things do you see?

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 Nonfiction By Linda Dryfhout  Art by Olivier Latyk

MACHINES What cleans the streets?

What dumps the dirt?
What puts out fires?
Swoosh, spray, spurt!

STREET SWEEPER

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AT WORK

FIRE TRUCK

DUMP TRUCK

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 What pours cement?
What levels ground?

What hauls the trash?

Kaboom! Loud sound.

CRANE

CK
CEMENT TRU

ROAD GRADER

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What machine lifts heavy loads?
Trucks rumble and rattle down our road!

GARBAGE TRUCK

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 Look and Look Again Art by Julissa Mora

Feeding Friends on

ictures the same?

How are these p
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the Farm

How are they different

?
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 English and Spanish

Who Keeps
Waking Me?
By Nicole Gabor ⋆ Art by Marta Álvarez ⋆ Pronunciation by Linda Elman, Ph.D.

It was morning. Leo’s Papi was asleep.

“¡Kikiriquí!” said Leo.
Papi opened his eyes.
“Who is waking me up?” he said. “Is it you?”
“No,” Leo said. “Es el gallo.”
“Tell him to fly away,” Papi said.

Papi ¡Kikiriquí! Es el gallo.

PAH-pee key-key-ree-KEY EHSSS EHL GAH-yoh
Daddy Cock-a-doodle-doo! It is the rooster.

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 “¡Mu!” said Leo.
“Who keeps waking me
up?” Papi said. “Is it you?”
“No,” Leo said. “Es la vaca.”
“Tell her to go out to the
pasture,” said Papi.

¡Mu!
MOO
Moo!

Es la vaca.
EHSS LAH BAH-kah
It is the cow.

“¡Jiiiiiii!” said Leo.

“Who keeps waking me up?”
Papi said. “Is it you?”
“No,” Leo said. “Es el caballo.”
“Tell him to go eat hay,” said
Papi.

¡Jiiiiiii!
HEEEEEEE
Neigh!

Es el caballo.
EHSS EHL cah-BAH-yoh
It is the horse.

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 “Papi, Papi,” whispered Leo. He kissed Papi
on the cheek.
Papi opened his eyes and smiled. “Now, that’s
the best way to wake up!”

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Recipe By Pat Tanumihardja � Photos by Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc.

BAKED
Egg Cups
You Need
� 4 tablespoons heavy
cream or half-and-half
� 4 large eggs
� ¼ cup shredded cheese
(Gruyère or Cheddar)
� Salt and black pepper
� 2 teaspoons minced fresh
chives
� ¼ cup crumbled cooked
bacon or bacon bits
Personalize the recipe to fit your tastes or diet.
 Before You Begin Adult: Preheat oven to 375°F.

1 Spray. 2 Spoon.
Place the ramekins on Place 1 tablespoon heavy
a baking tray and coat cream, 1 egg, and 1 teaspoon
them with cooking spray. cheese into each ramekin.

3 Sprinkle. 4 Bake.
Season with salt and Adult: Bake 10–12 minutes
pepper. Sprinkle with for a set yolk. Serve
chives and bacon. immediately with toast.

Share your egg cups! Highlights.com/HighFive

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 Move It! By Barbara L. Scanlan  Art by Sharon Harmer  Photos by Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc.

I’m a Little
(To the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot”)

I hop in the rain

and twirl all about.

I’m a little bullfrog,

short and stout.

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Bullfrog

A rainbow appears,
and I jump with delight!
After rain has fallen,
the sun shines bright.

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 Craft By Amanda Kingloff  Photos by Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc.

Ph oto
Peo ple
You Need:
 Photos  Scissors  Glue  Recycled lids  Craft sticks  Chenille sticks

1 Cut. 2 Glue.
Cut out photos to match Glue the photo to the lid.
the size of the inside of Next, glue the lid to one
the lids. end of the craft stick.

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 3 Twist.
To make arms, fold a chenille
stick around the craft stick
under the face and twist. Bend
the ends for hands. Repeat to
make legs.
4 Wrap.
To make the body, wrap a chenille
stick around the center of the craft
stick. Tuck the ends in the back.
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