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What is your family like? Do you have many family members, or is your family small?

This issue is all about families. Not every family has a mom and a dad. Some families have grandparents who live with them. No matter where you live, or how many people are in them, families are important. What makes any family special is that they all love, trust, care, and look out for each other.

Families include members that don’t live with them. Maybe you have a brother or sister away at college. Your grandparents may be far away. Where do your cousins live?

We usually think of people related to us as family members. But you may have a good friend who seems as close as a brother or sister.

Write and tell us about your family. What do you like to do together? Maybe you’ll find a new activity to try here. Send us a poem or limerick about a family member, or send a picture you drew. Write to Kids Corner, PO Box 227, Bluffton, OH 45817-0227, or email us at kidscorner@funforkidz.com. We’ll send you a surprise for sharing this with us.

Settle back, get comfortable, and take off on a new adventure as you read about kids and their families.

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by Mary Elizabeth Anderson

At their first cooking class, Maddie and Allison cooked a complete, healthy dinner. They learned how to break an egg, measure correct amounts of liquid and solids, and mix all the ingredients together. The girls named their entrée “Hamburger Heaven.”

While Hamburger Heaven baked in the oven, it filled the kitchen with a wonderful aroma. Next, the girls learned how to use cutting boards to chop bananas into bite-sized pieces. They used kitchen scissors to cut Clementine sections into small bites to mix with marshmallows and raisins into the fruit salad.

The next step was to make gingerbread cake for dessert to bake in the oven alongside the Hamburger Heaven. The girls wrote down their recipes on recipe cards while the cake and the Hamburger Heaven baked.

The girls chose pink placemats and matching plaid napkins for the kitchen table.

When they set the table, they made sure to place the knife to the right of the plate, with the spoon next to it on the outside. They set the fork to the left of the plate.

Next step: vegetables. The girls put carrots into a small bowl. They dug into the freezer for a bag of corn and placed it into a microwaveable bowl before cooking.

The girls learned the importance of timing when cooking different items. They had to make sure everything on the menu would be ready at the same time.

When the oven timer buzzed, the girls tested the gingerbread by inserting a toothpick into the middle of it. They laid their cake on a baking rack to cool and topped the gingerbread with whipped topping before serving.

Last steps: fill water and milk glasses, and call Grandpa to dinner. Allison and Maddie pulled Grandpa’s chair out for him and laid a napkin on his lap.

“Bon appétit!” said the cousins. “Let’s have Cooking School again real soon.”

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by Catherine Gray

She’s my mother’s mother And my aunt’s mother too.

She’s also the mother of Uncle Rob and Uncle Lou. She’s mother-in-law to Dad And to my aunt’s husband, Phil.

She’s the sister to my great-aunts And to crazy Uncle Bill.

She’s great-grandma’s daughter And niece to Uncle Danny.

But to my cousins and me, She’s just plain Granny.

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by Gertrude Knabbe

Look forward, backward, up, down, and diagonally to find the following words in capital letters. After all the words are found, the remaining letters will tell you what many families do during vacation.

BACKPACK BEDROLL BOAT BOOK CAMPER COMPASS COTS FIRE FISHING FLASHLIGHT FOOD GRILL HEATER HIKING HUNTING KNIFE LAKE

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LANTERN LIGHTER MAP MATCHES PLIERS RADIO ROPE SLEEPING BAG SWIMMING TARP TENT TRAIL UTENSILS WALK WATER WHISTLE WILDLIFE

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by Guy Belleranti

How many of the 16 activities in the VACATION BOX have you done? Find and circle all 16 hidden in the puzzle. Look up, down, forward, backward, and diagonally. Write the leftover letters, in order, in the boxes to spell another vacation activity.

VACATION BOX AIRPLANE RIDE AMUSEMENT PARK BACKPACK BOATING CAMP HIKE

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Please read carefully. Find the letters described by the fraction given in each of the following statements. Write the letters you select, in the order provided, in the boxes. What did you find? Were you surprised?

MUSEUM PLAY GAMES RAFTING READ RELAX SAIL

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SIGHTSEE SWIM TRAIN RIDE ZOO

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Families come in all kinds of shapes, sizes, and combinations, but an important part of any family is the love and caring its members feel for each other.

Fill in the squares so that each row, column, and 8-square section has the letters F-A-M-I-L-I-E-S. (2 I’s in each).

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by Bobbie M. Braker Have you ever been told that you look like your dad or mom? Or that you resemble your siblings? What if you look exactly like your brother or sister and were born together? You’re a twin!

Girls and boys who are twins come in all sizes, shapes, and personalities. Some sets of twins appear to be just the same, while others look very different from each other. Have you ever wondered why? The answer is simple: There are two different types of twins. One kind is identical. That means they are nearly exactly alike. The other type is fraternal. These twins are not exactly alike.

Identical twins share the same birthdate and parents. They also share the same gender and resemble each other almost exactly. The only real difference is their fingerprints. All twins, no matter how much alike they are in every other way, have individual fingerprints.

Identical twins are always two girls . . .

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. . . or two boys.

Fraternal twins are different from each other. They are like any two children born of the same parents, except they share the same birthdate. One may be a boy, and the other may be a girl. There may be two boys or two girls. One may be short with brown eyes and curly brown hair. The other may be taller with blue eyes and blond hair.

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Do you have twins in your neighborhood or school? It might be fun to try to find the differences and similarities between them.

The next time you see them, ask yourself: Are they identical or fraternal? Do they have the same coloring and features? Are they the same height and weight? What is different about each one? What is the same?

Being a twin isn’t always easy. When you look like your twin, people often think you should act the same. But twins, like everyone else, have different personalities.

One may like sports, and the other may prefer indoor activities. One may love pizza, and the other may prefer Chinese food. One may have lots of friends. The other may like having only a few close friends.

Identical twins often wish people could tell them apart. If you know a set of identical twins, learn who’s who, and treat each like an individual. Remember that looking alike outside doesn’t make you the same inside.

This brother and sister are fraternal twins.

They look a lot alike, but some fraternal twins look completely different from one another.

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by Winnie Anderson Murphy • illustrated by Ginny Pruitt

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was seven when my older brother took me to Ireland for the first time to meet my grandparents.

It was a long plane ride. When we arrived, it was gray and rainy. I wanted to look out the car windows at the beautiful country I had heard about for as long as I could remember. But all I saw was dark sky and rain streaking down glass.

Grannie and Gramps welcomed us into their thatched cottage by the sea. It was an odd feeling to meet them after all these years.

“Hello, Stephanie,” Grannie said.

“Hi,” I said. I felt I should know them better, but really, I didn’t.

The following day, I became ill with a cold. My brothers went fishing with Gramps. They would be gone all day. I wanted to explore the cliffs and the beach, but I felt as dreary as it was outside. Granny brought me eggs, sausages, hot tomatoes, and beans for breakfast.

“Thank you,” I said. I thought this might not be so easy for her either.

Later I went into the living room and sat with her by the roaring fire. She was knitting. I watched the fire and heard the crash of the sea and squawks of seabirds nesting in rocky cliffs. Grannie was quiet too. Our eyes met, and she smiled.

“Stephanie, can you knit?”

“No.” “Would you like to learn?”

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“Yes.” “Come here, child.”

I stood before her. “It’s best if you sit on my lap, so I can guide your hands on the needles,” she said.

She gave me a pair of wooden needles and some soft blue-green wool, the color of all the seas and oceans. Wrapping her arms around me by the crackling fire, Grannie taught me the art of that ancient craft. At first my fingers felt huge and fumbly. She guided me through that stage. Then she let me do it on my own. Time seemed to stand still.

“Knitting a sweater must take a long time,” I said.

“I have time,” Grannie said. “It took even less time for women of my mother’s generation.

They didn’t have television then.”

I watched her some more. Her piece was full of intricate stitches.

“How do you know what to do?”

“I have it in here,” she said, pointing to her head. “My mother taught me this pattern, and she got it from her mother. It tells a story, a story of the sea and the people who live near it.

“The cables are ropes and are wishes of safety for the fishermen off these rugged coasts. You know, there is not much land to break the fury of storms that have traveled the ocean to get here. These zigzags remind me of the cliff paths I hope you’ll walk with me before you leave. We can watch for your brothers and Gramps. And then my favorite is the diamond. Treasure all in this life, it says to me.

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“One thing is for sure, though. With each stitch, more love is added to the sweater, and the knitter always knows for whom she is knitting.”

I loved the soft wool that sparkled in the fire’s light and the way I connected stitches together, one at a time. That was a wonderful day.

Eventually, the rain stopped, and the sun burned the gray away.

Puffy clouds meandered in the blue skies. I walked along the cliff path in gentle breezes and picked tiny daisies with Grannie.

My favorite time was knitting with her in the sunlit doorway of late afternoon. Occasionally, I was frustrated when I lost a stitch and my fingers felt awkward. Then I would climb onto her lap. She wrapped her arms around mine and guided my needles through the mistake.

All too soon, it was time to go. I wore my sweater Grannie made me, and I gave her the scarf that I had worked so hard on.

“Stay warm, Stephanie,” she said with a wink.

I never saw her again. She is with me often, though. Especially when I later passed her gift on to my own daughter. We knit in blues and greens and talk about the color of the sea in Ireland. One day we hope to see it together.

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Kansas City, Kansas 11:11 AM A slight chill, but I’m not ill.

Max and Gracie and their owners, Linda, Craig, and their seven-year-old son, Ed, are driving the back roads of America. Perhaps you have seen Max and Gracie with their heads out the window. If not, here is a letter describing their most recent adventure.

Gracie is sick. I’m the only sick, then Craig got sick, and now First Ed got sick, then Linda got ! one in the family who isn’t sick , Linda, Craig, and Ed left to go g but sleep. About an hour ago No one feels like doing anythin care for Gracie. to the doctor. I stayed behind to over her. Then I bring her treat inst the heater, I pull a blanket of Even though Gracie is lying aga sit beside her and share stories s it, it’ll make her feel better. I over, hoping that when she see do. g to see and to travel to and what we’re goin all the new places we’re going blanket. says, wiping her wet nose on the “Max, I don’t feel so good,” she You’re spreading germs.”

“Eewww, don’t do that, Gracie. our two-leggers coming back?”

“I’m sorry,” she said. “When are “Soon.”

“What if they don’t return?” sticks together.” ’re going to return, silly. Family “Are you crazy? Of course they “Even sick families?”

“Especially sick families.”

is spreading germs?” with a sneeze. “Even if one of them me ed wer sho cie Gra , then t Jus s towel. “Yes, even if you’re head and wiping my face on Ed’ my king sha say, I ” cie, Gra , “Oh spreading germs.”

“I love you, Max.” “I love you, too, Gracie.”

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Robert raced down the hallway toward his sister’s room.

“Hey, Chloe, we’re going to talk about our vacation!”

Chloe closed her book, jumped off her bed, and ran out her bedroom door. “Finally!” she said.

“Where’s Pete?” Their little brother needed to be in on this too.

“He’s already with Mom and Dad. They’re all in the living room. Let’s go!”

Every year, the Sanborn family decided together where to go on their vacation. Sometimes Grandma and Grandpa came along with them. Other times, they would meet up with cousins, aunts, and uncles. The family always made happy memories they talked about again and again.

Let’s help Robert, Chloe, and Pete and their parents choose where to go on their family vacation. Here are this year’s choices.

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Camping vacations are gr eat because there are so many things to do. First, set up your campsite as a family.

The more everyone works together , the sooner you can head off for an adventure.

Find a trail and hike thro ugh woods or meadows. Lo ok for birds, squirrels, and other wood land animals. Keep your eyes out for animal tracks. See that path trampled down in th e tall grass?

Deer use it as their high way! Your family can rent a canoe and paddle down a river or stream. Some campgr ou nds let you dig for fossils or pan for gold (yes, real gold!).

Back at your campsite, to ss a ball around, blow bubbles, play card ga mes, or catch a Frisbee. In the evenings , toast marshmallows over the campfire.

Tell stories, sing songs, and share jokes an d riddles. Later, when the stars come ou t, lie back and look for constellations.

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Does your family like thrills, color, and excitement? A theme park or amusement park may be the perfect place for your family vacation.

Would you like to meet a Minion? You can hang out with them and other movie cartoon characters at some theme parks. When it comes to rides, you’ll have plenty to choose from. Don’t worry – parks have mild rides for your little brother or sister. If you’d rather spend your time making a splash, vacation at a water park. There’s nothing like riding a water toboggan on a hot summer day! How about visiting an adventure aquarium or Old West park?

Besides fantastic rides, many parks have live music shows, mini-golf, and lots of other cool attractions.

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Any of these vacation spots is hard to beat.

Write to Fun For Kidz, and tell us where you think the Sanborns should go. Or write and tell us about a vacation your family took. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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Many families set aside a special time to just enjoy being together.

Here are some great ideas for things to do on family fun night.

Make it a movie night at home. Use Monopoly money to “sell” popcorn, candy, and soft drinks to family members.

Break out the boards games and the playing cards. Don’t forget the snacks!

Gather up paper, scissors, glue, glitter, markers, and other craft items. Have fun being creative together.

How about a make-your-own-pizza party?

Spread out a variety of pizza toppings on the kitchen table and build delicious masterpieces.

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Roll out sleeping bags and camp out in the living room. Include storytelling and sharing secrets for a night you won’t forget.

Head outside when it gets dark and experience the night. What sounds do you hear? Use binoculars or a telescope to gaze at the stars.

Gather up old family photos and put them in an album. What does each family member remember about when the photos were taken?

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Play ABC show-and-tell. Take turns finding something in the house that begins with each letter of the alphabet. “A” might be for “apple.” “B” might be for “book.” See how far along the alphabet you can get!

MORE IDEAS: How about making a funny home video or planning a scavenger hunt? Go on a nature walk or build a campfire in your backyard. Write a funny story together.

Whatever you do, your family will be making memories.

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by Debbie Grant illustrations by Janet McDonnel

On Monday I was thinking I could go fishing.

I asked my dad, But he felt bad.

On Tuesday I was thinking I could go to the movies.

I asked my sister, But she had a blister.

On Wednesday I was thinking I could play tag.

I asked my friend Nathan, But he was leaving on vacation.

On Thursday I was thinking I could go swimming.

I asked my mom, But she was sewing for a prom.

On Friday I was thinking I could go hiking.

I asked my cousin, But he had a mild concussion.

On Saturday I was thinking I could go to a ballgame.

I asked my big brother, But he was grounded by my mother.

On Sunday I was thinking I could visit my grandfather.

Believe it or not, he called to see If he could spend some time with me!

What would I do without Grandfather?

Sundays are super special For grandfathers and grandsons – No matter whether it’s rain or sun!

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Carbon Dioxide Candy Did you know that cooking is really science? Do this kitchen chemistry cooking experiment with your grandmother or any adult family member. You’ll have fun using science to make something delicious to eat!

TRY THIS FIRST: Carbon dioxide is an invisible gas that you can easily make. Put a spoonful of vinegar in a glass. Add a spoonful of baking soda. WHOOSH! Lots of tiny bubbles form. Each tiny bubble is filled with carbon dioxide. When the bubbles burst, the carbon dioxide goes into the air, and you can’t see it. You’ve just performed a science experiment!

Now head to the kitchen and use science to make Carbon Dioxide Candy.

What You Need:

• 1 cup sugar • 1 cup dark corn syrup • 1 tablespoon vinegar • 1 tablespoon baking soda • a candy thermometer

What You Do: 1. Stir the sugar, corn syrup, and vinegar together in a heavy pan.

2. While stirring, cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.

3. Stop stirring. Have an adult clip the candy thermometer to the side of the pan. The thermometer bulb should not touch the bottom of the pan.

4. Continue cooking WITHOUT STIRRING, until the candy thermometer reads 300° (brittle stage).

5. Remove from heat. Quickly stir in the baking soda and mix well.

6. Pour, don’t spread, into a two-inch-deep pan.

7. Cool, break into pieces, and EAT!

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The Science Secret

Vinegar and baking soda are chemicals. Mixing together different chemicals to produce even more chemicals is called “chemistry.” Cooking is also doing chemistry. You mix together ingredients to make different things. We don’t call cooking ingredients chemicals, but they are!

Clever Ways to Stay Close

by Marcia Wuest

Do you have grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles who live far away?

If you do, you probably don’t get to spend as much time together as you’d like. Here are ways to have fun with each other even if you’re apart.

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Puzzle Letter Write a letter on heavy paper. When you’re done writing, cut your letter into puzzle pieces. Include a note that says: Put the puzzle together to read my letter. Maybe you’ll get a puzzle letter back!

My Favorite/Your Favorite Fold a piece of paper in half the long way. On the top-left side, write My Favorites. On the top-right side, write Your Favorites. Down the left-hand side of the paper, make a list of categories. Your categories can be things like Favorite Food and Favorite Color. Be sure to leave room to write between each category.

On the My Favorites side, write your favorites for each category. Leave the other side of the paper blank for your relative to fill in. Enclose a note saying: Please fill this out and send it back so I can learn about your favorite things.

Happy High-Fives Trace your handprint several times onto paper. Cut them out. On each hand, write something you like about who you’re sending them to. Include a note that says: Touch each hand to get a high-five from me. Your relative will think it’s a great way to get a high-five from far away!

These ideas will help keep you close to faraway relatives. Can you think of your own ways?

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Family reunions are a special time, especially if you don’t live near your cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. Our family is spread out between Ohio, Montana, and Oregon. We try to all get together twice a year – once in the winter and once in the summer. There are four cousins.

Phoebe is the oldest and lives in Oregon with her brother, Ivan. Phoebe is eight, and Ivan is four. They have two cousins who live in Montana. Hunter is seven, and Parker is five.

Waiting for stories to be read This winter their families all traveled to Ohio and stayed with Nana and Papa. When the cousins are together, one of their favorite activities is to put on a program for the parents and grandparents. Everyone has an assigned seat and must have a ticket for admission. It is usually a dance marathon with costumes and decorations. This year Phoebe’s mom and Hunter’s dad had birthdays coming up, so they put on their show to celebrate the upcoming special days.

When they weren’t working on their production, Ivan and Parker could be found playing together with construction equipment or cars and trucks. Hunter and Phoebe enjoyed doing crafts together. Before going to bed each night, they all gathered in one bedroom, where Nana read them special stories.

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No matter what we are doing, we are having fun!

It’s sad to watch your cousins leave.

The days were also filled with sledding, bowling, and traveling to a children’s museum.

Before long, the time was over. It was sad. Everyone had to leave to go home. This meant flying home to Montana or Oregon. Sometimes when they gather in Montana or Oregon, the other family of cousins drives there.

Although it is sad to say goodbye to all the relatives, they have plans to meet this summer in Montana and again in December in Oregon.

Do you get together with your cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents? We are planning a family page in a future issue of Fun For Kidz. Send us a picture of your family and relatives. Maybe it’s with your cousins or grandparents. Tell us what you like to do when you all get together. Send your photos and descriptions to kidscorner@funforkidz.com.

We’ll send you a surprise for sharing your family with us!

Cousins – Parker, Ivan, Phoebe, and Hunter

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“Hey, where’s my science experiment?”

by John Quinn

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by Guy Belleranti

Sue: “I’m worried. My dad chews his nails.”

Pam: “So? Lots of people do.”

Sue: “Yeah, but my dad’s a carpenter.”

Tim: “Know what my dad calls it when I get up in the morning?”

Jim: “What?”

You’re new to our family.

What’s your name?

I don’t know, but I think it’s “Down Boy!”

Tim: “SON-rise” Jim: “What do you call a well-liked father?”

Pam: “I don’t know, what?”

Jim: “POP-ular”

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by Henry Boye

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Dear Editor, My birthday is on a special day. I was born on January 1 – New Year’s Day! My brother and sister and I just started getting Fun For Kidz. They are Michael (9) and Susannah (7-1/2). My name is Laurel, and I am 11, but soon I will be 12. Our first issue was Pets (Nov./Dec. 2017). We loved it! We have two cats named Molly and Myrtle. Our dog is Max, just like in the magazine!

Keep up the good work!

Your new fan, Laurel Moody Gladstone, MO

Dear Editor, My name is Paul and I am 9. I am in 4th grade. My favorite subject is science.

We are going to Canada during winter break. We will stay in a cabin. I hope there’s snow. My favorite sports are basketball and swimming. I’m on a team in both sports.

Hello! My name is Suri. I am Paul’s sister.

He is a very nice little brother. We decided to write you a letter together. I am 11 and in the 6th grade. We have been getting Fun For Kidz for two years. I like to play softball and I like to swim too. I have been taking piano lessons since I was 7. Paul will start the trumpet in band next year.

Well, good-bye from both of us!

Paul Gunda and Suri Gunda Stafford, TX

ATTENTION READERS! This issue was all about families. Send us a drawing of YOUR family, or write a poem or limerick about your family. You may see it in a future issue!

Remember: We’ll send you a surprise just for sharing!

Readers Tell About Their Pets I have two dogs named Susie and Sally and a cat named Heidi.

Missy Sager from Columbus, OH My pet is a dog. He is a German short hair pointer named Wilbur. He likes to howl whenever he hears a siren from a fire truck or ambulance.

Polly Leeper from Mesa, AZ I have two cats that live in the house. They are both gray colored and like to chase each other around the house. Their names are Samson and Charlie.

Will Myers from Livingston, MT My cat is named Tuffy. My dog is named Alex. They both like to cuddle up and take naps together.

Travis Brauen from South Charleston, GA I have two goldfish. One is named Goldie. The other is called Gracie.

Carolyn Smith from Lake Wales, FL I have a horse named Lady, a dog named Moby, and a hamster named Violet.

Tom Ullom from Denver, CO

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Vacation Activities on page 10

Mystery Picture Puzzle on page 11

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Families Sudoku on page 11

Fraction-nition on page 10 What kind of soda should you never drink?

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Cowboy Ants

Six-Legged Musicians

Water Bug Circus

The Girl Who Eats Bugs

Praying Mantis

Hear a Bug Stomping Around

The Assassin Bug

Lots of Legs and Fun Facts