Highlights High Five - 2017.05

May 2017
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Welcome
Teaching Others
Do you remember helping your school friends study? I found
it was one of the best ways to ace a test. Why? Because teaching
others cemented my own understanding.
I was reminded of the importance of peer-to-peer learning as I
read “Counting Stars” (pages 20 to 23). In this story, Pepe Parrot
helps his friend Spunky Monkey learn to count in Spanish. In the
process of counting the stars, both characters learn something new.
We love to hear from you! Spunky realizes he can turn to his friend for help. And Pepe develops
eds@highlights.com confidence in his ability to teach someone else what he knows.
Long ago, one-room-schoolhouse teachers sometimes had to rely
on the older students to teach the younger ones. You can, too. Step
aside when you can and encourage your child to help and share
what he knows with friends or siblings. Your child’s confidence will
soar as he discovers he’s capable of doing things for himself and for
others, too!
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Egg in the nest,

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Little beak taps,
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A Mother’s Day Surprise

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“Good morning,” said Ms. French. “Today we will start

working on our Mother’s Day presents.”
“Isn’t Mother’s Day still kind of far away?” asked Indi.
“Yes,” said Ms. French. “But our presents are going to take
some time to grow.”
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She handed everybody a small plastic zipper bag,
a wet paper towel, and a couple of small dry beans.
The kindergartners put their beans on top of the
wet paper towel, put the towel inside the bag, and zipped
it shut. Then they wrote their names on their bags.
“Our beans need the sun’s warmth in order to sprout,”
said Ms. French as she taped the bags to the windows.
Over the next few days, the kids could see roots
growing out of the beans.
May 2017 7
The next week, Ms. French gave each child a small pot
and stickers so they could decorate their pots.
When the beans had strong roots and small sprouts,
they were ready to plant in the special pots.
When the children finished planting their seedlings,
they put the pots in front of the windows.
8 May 2017
On the Friday before
Mother’s Day, the twins
took their plants home and
hid them in their bedroom.
On Mother’s Day, Tex and Indi gave them to their mom.

“We grew these sprouts just for you!” said Tex.
“Two perfect sprouts from my two perfect twin sprouts!”
said Mom. “I love them. And I love you, too!”
May 2017 9
Puzzle
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Find these objects hidden in the big picture.
Baseball
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Stringing Beads
By Sue Lowell Gallion
I send a red bead on a ride—

Poke string through and make it slide.
Adding colors, green and blue,
To make a necklace just for you!
10 May 2017
Art by Paula J. Becker
May 2017 11
Reading
Who Will Move In?

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Our neighbors are moving away.

Grandma baked cookies.
I carry the basket. We all march over
and say, “Good-bye.”
12 May 2017
The house is empty.
The yard is empty.
“Someone will buy “Someone will
the house,” Mom says. move in,” Dad says.
“When?” I ask. “When?” I ask.
“Soon.” “Soon.”
“We’ll
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“When?” I ask.
“Soon.”
But the house stays empty. The yard stays empty
Who will move in? And when?
May 2017 13
Then—a truck pulls up.
“Someone has bought the house,” Mom says.
“Who?” I ask.
“I don’t know.”
“Someone is moving in,” Dad says.

“Who?” I ask.
14 May 2017
“We have new neighbors,” Grandma says.
“Who?” I ask.
“Let’s find out!” I say.
Grandma baked cookies.

I carry the basket. We all
march over and say, “Hello.”
May 2017 15
Puzzle
Countdown
Surprise
By Jody Jensen Shaffer
Art by Pat Lewis
Five happy friends

with four colorful boxes
knock three times,
then hide behind two posts
with one big surprise for you!
“Happy Birthday!”
16 May 2017
The pictures are
all mixed up.
Use the poem to help you
decide which comes first,
next, and last.
What things do you think
are inside the boxes?
May 2017 17
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May 2017 19
Read Aloud in English and Spanish
Counting Stars
By Ana Galán Meet Spunky Monkey and his pal Pepe Parrot.
Art by John Nez
They live in the Costa Rican rain forest.
It was a starry night in the rain forest. Pepe Parrot and

Spunky Monkey had climbed up into some trees to look at
the sky.
“Look! It’s a full moon!” said Spunky. “The moon is so
big and round!”
20 May 2017
“¡Mira! ¡Hay un millón de estrellas!” said Pepe.
“One million stars? That’s a lot of stars! Let’s count in
Spanish,” said Spunky. He was learning Spanish.
“Great idea,” said Pepe. “It will be good practice for you.”
Spunky started
counting. “Uno,
dos, tres.”
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¡MEE-rah! EYE oon mee-YOHN deh ehs-TRAY-yahs OO-noh dohs trehs
Look! There are a million stars! One, two, three.
Need help with the Spanish? Go to www.Highlights.com/HFaudio to listen to our free audio edition.
May 2017 21
“Cuatro, cinco,
seis,” continued
Pepe.
“Siete, ocho,
nueve . . . ,” said
Spunky. But then
he stopped.
Pepe looked at his friend. Spunky was falling asleep.
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Four, five, six. Seven, eight, nine
Diez. Buenas noches.

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Ten. Good night.
22 May 2017
“Diez,” said Pepe softly. “Buenas noches, Spunky.”
“Good night, Pepe,” said Spunky.
And they both fell asleep under the stars.
May 2017 23
Puzzle
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24 May 2017
Look and
Look Again
How are they different?

May 2017 25
Reading
Cornelia and the Nut

A Retelling of “The Princess and the Pea”
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Poor Cornelia Rex is having a terrible night. “Maaaa-ma!”

she yells. “I can’t sleep. Something is poking me!”
Mama Rex climbs up the stairs with a quilt to put

on top of the mattress, tucks Cornelia back
into bed, and whispers, “Good night.”
26 May 2017
But Cornelia
is still unhappy.
“Maaaaaa-ma!”
she roars. “I
still can’t sleep.
Something is
jabbing me!”
Mama comes back upstairs and puts two more

quilts on Cornelia’s bed.
May 2017 27
When Mama hears Cornelia cry, “Something is still
he dra more ..
and adds them to Cornelia’s bed.
28 May 2017
But as soon
as she gets back
downstairs, guess
what she hears.
“Maaaaaaaa-ma!
I truly can’t
sleep. There’s
still something
pricking me!”
Empty-handed, Mama stomps upstairs, pulls all the quilts

and the mattress off Cornelia’s bed, and finds . . . a nut!
May 2017 29
Mama removes the nut, puts the mattress back
on the bed, tucks Cornelia in, and kisses her
sweet dinosaur noggin. As her mother tiptoes out
of the room, Cornelia calls . . .
“Mama!”
Mama holds her breath.
But Cornelia simply stretches and says, “Good night!”
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By Kathleen Murphy
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5. Or march in place. 6. But best of all,

my feet can race!
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How will you make a shoe store?
Who will shop in your store? 35
Thanks for reading
These children are

going to a party.
What might they
do at the party?
B
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purple kitties
A
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How many
green kitties
do you see?
Which two kitties
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inside the magazine.
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May 2017
BONUS!
Reading
Little Bunny
Celebrates Spring
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Little Bunny had great plans for the first day of

spring. He would wear his new sneakers and play ball
with his friends. He would picnic in the park with
Granny. Then he’d help Papa wash the car and pick
flowers for Mama.
But when Little
Bunny woke up on the
first day of spring—
it was raining.
He sighed. “Now
I can’t wear my new
sneakers.”
“But you can wear
your favorite slippers,”
said Mama.
“I can’t play ball with
my friends,” said
Little Bunny.
“But you can invite
them here to play a
game,” said Mama.
After his friends went
home, Little Bunny
turned to Granny. “No
picnic today.”
Granny smiled. “Who
said ‘no picnic’!”
She led Little Bunny to the back porch

where they had a very nice picnic indeed.
Instead of washing the car, Little Bunny
and Papa cleaned the garden tools.
Instead of picking flowers for Mama, Little Bunny

decorated the daisy cookies Mama baked.
It wasn’t the first day of spring Little Bunny
expected. It was even better.
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“I want to step on you.”
But every time I lift my foot,
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May 2017

Kathleen Hayes, Editor

Phottos by Guy Cali Associates, Inc.

Highlights High Five ™

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Egg in the nest,

4 Photo by iStock/Rudyanto Wijaya

Spot sees a hummingbird. Z-z-z-ip! It flies to a tree.

It’s time to watch something slow.

A Mother’s Day Surprise

“Good morning,” said Ms. French. “Today we will start

On Mother’s Day, Tex and Indi gave them to their mom.

Glove Fried Egg

Worm Candle Pear

I send a red bead on a ride—

Who Will Move In?

Our neighbors are moving away.

“Someone is moving in,” Dad says.

Grandma baked cookies.

Five happy friends

Art by David Coulson

It was a starry night in the rain forest. Pepe Parrot and

¡Mira! ¡Hay un millón de estrellas! Uno, dos, tres.

Pepe looked at his friend. Spunky was falling asleep.

Cuatro, cinco, seis. Siete, ocho, nueve

Diez. Buenas noches.

How are these pictures the same?

How are they different?

Cornelia and the Nut

Poor Cornelia Rex is having a terrible night. “Maaaa-ma!”

Mama Rex climbs up the stairs with a quilt to put

Mama comes back upstairs and puts two more

and adds them to Cornelia’s bed.

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What will you

Brysen and Blessing made a shoe store.

These children are

Look for the hidden “Smiling ”

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She led Little Bunny to the back porch

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