Acknowledgments “Bubbles” by “Bubbles” by Deborah Underwood from Ladybug, Ma gazine for Young Children Reprinted by permission of Carus Publishing Company, Cricket Magazine Group. “The Caterpillar” by Caterpillar” by Douglas Florian Copyright © 1994. Used by permission. “Hamster Hide-and-Seek” by Hide-and-Seek” by Avis Harley Text Copyright © 2011. Reprinted by permission of Harper Collins Publishers. “Loose and Limber” from Limber” from WHISKERS AND RHYMES by Arnold Lobel. Text Copyright © 1985 by Arnold Lobel. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers. “Cloud Parade” by Parade” by Kristen M. Camiolo f rom Ladybug, Magazine for Young Children. Reprinted Reprinted by permission Carus Publishing Company, Cricket Magazine Group. “Sunflakes” from “Sunflakes” from COUNTRY PIE by Frank Asch. Text Copyright © 1979 by Frank Asch. Reprinted by permission of Ha rperCollins Publishers. “Sarah Enters a Painting” by Painting” by Susan Katz. Reprinted with the permission of Simon an d Schuster Children’s Publishing Division. From the autograph album by Lillian Morrison Copyright © 1960 by The Owens Publishing Company. Used by permission of Marian Reiner for the Author Author..
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Acknowledgments “Bubbles” by “Bubbles” by Deborah Underwood from Ladybug, Ma gazine for Young Children Reprinted by permission of Carus Publishing Company, Cricket Magazine Group. “The Caterpillar” by Caterpillar” by Douglas Florian Copyright © 1994. Used by permission. “Hamster Hide-and-Seek” by Hide-and-Seek” by Avis Harley Text Copyright © 2011. Reprinted by permission of Harper Collins Publishers. “Loose and Limber” from Limber” from WHISKERS AND RHYMES by Arnold Lobel. Text Copyright © 1985 by Arnold Lobel. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers. “Cloud Parade” by Parade” by Kristen M. Camiolo f rom Ladybug, Magazine for Young Children. Reprinted Reprinted by permission Carus Publishing Company, Cricket Magazine Group. “Sunflakes” from “Sunflakes” from COUNTRY PIE by Frank Asch. Text Copyright © 1979 by Frank Asch. Reprinted by permission of Ha rperCollins Publishers. “Sarah Enters a Painting” by Painting” by Susan Katz. Reprinted with the permission of Simon an d Schuster Children’s Publishing Division. From the autograph album by Lillian Morrison Copyright © 1960 by The Owens Publishing Company. Used by permission of Marian Reiner for the Author Author..
Photography Credits Book Cover: (c) David Young-Wolff/Alamy; Young-Wolff/Alamy; (tr) PhotoLink/Getty Images
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© Time Inc. All rights reserved. Versions of some articles in this edition of TIME For Kids originally appeared in TIME For Kids or timeforkids.com. B
Published by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, of McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Two Penn Plaza, New York, New York 10121. Copyright © 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, o r stored in a database o r retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, network storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Printed in The United States of America ISBN: 978-0-02-207793-8 MHID: 0-02-207793-6
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It lives at the pond. So do other animals.
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Pond Life .......................................................... 6 Earth Helpers ................................................... 8 Leave it to Beavers DIAGRAMS ......................... 10
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Getting over the Hump.................................. 12 Not a Drop to Drink ........................................ 14 Bubbles POETRY ............................................... 16 Many children in Africa had no books. Camels brought the books to the children!
Issue 3 Helping Out in the Park
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These big bugs begin as eggs. Then they change.
Find out how!
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A Ladybug’s Life ............................................. 18 Giving Time for the Common Good ............. 20 The Caterpillar POETRY .................................. 22
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Author’s Purpose • Context Clues • Charts Colorful Veggies!
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Be Happy and Healthy! Run, play, and eat well. You will flip for this healthy way of life!
Eat Well, Feel Well ........................................ 24 Orange You Glad? ......................................... 26 Climb the Pyramid DIAGRAMS ......................... 28
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Sharing with Others ...................................... 30 Thanks, Mom and Dad .................................. 32 Hamster Hide-and-Seek POETRY .................... 34
Elephant families are close. So are other animal families.
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The rain forest is a colorful place. Explore it with us.
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The Forest Roof ............................................. 36 Rain Forests: From Soup to Nuts .................. 38 Life in the Rain Forest DIAGRAMS ................... 40
Issue 7 Make a Move
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Found! Scientists found bones of a dinosaur. It may have looked like this.
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Digging for Bones ......................................... 42 Animals on the Move .................................... 44 Loose and Limber POETRY .............................. 46
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Wind makes things move. It fills sails and pushes a big boat. What else can it do?
Wow! Wind Works! ...................................... 48 Blow, Wind, Blow! ........................................ 50 Cloud Parade POETRY ..................................... 52
Issue 9 Water Mystery
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S ee M e i n t he S e a ! I am a dolphin. I see many animals in the ocean. Meet some of them!
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Sunny Side Up................................................ 54 Where Does the Water Go? .......................... 56 Sunflakes POETRY ........................................... 58
Issue 10 What Is forDinner?
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Owl This is an owl. It is a bird. “Whoo,” it says. Find out more inside!
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Whoo’s a Wonderful Bird? ........................... 60 Food for Whoo? ............................................ 62 Growing and Changing CHARTS ..................... 64
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For many people, the family dog is always “the best.”
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This boy made money selling lemonade. What should he do with the money?
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Money Goes Around ..................................... 72 How Money Is Made ..................................... 74 U.S. Coins CHARTS ............................................ 76
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Things Change .............................................. 78 What a Trip! .................................................. 80 The Space Shuttle DIAGRAMS ......................... 82
Read about the shuttle’s trip.
Issue 14 Amazing Museums
History Weaver Teri Rofkar makes baskets. So do many Native Americans.
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Wild About Museums ................................... 84 A Basket Maker ............................................. 86 Sarah Enters a Painting POETRY ..................... 88
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Get Ready, Get Set, Go! ................................ 90 Play Ball! ........................................................ 92 From the autograph album POETRY .............. 94
A Green School
See the otter? It lives at the pond. So do other animals.
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Pond Life Ponds are places to row a boat or to swim. We can hike near them. We can fish in them. Ponds are also homes for many animals. They live in and out of the water. In the morning, a dragonfly flies in the air. It flies over the pond and looks for bugs to eat.
In the afternoon, a swan swims. Its long neck ducks under the water. This mom finds plants for its babies to eat.
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In the evening, a raccoon races. It stays up at night. It finds plants and animals to eat.
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Animals and plants live in, on, and by the pond. This heron eats bugs and frogs. It can trap a bug as the bug creeps on a big lily pad. The pond is a good place to find food. neck that stretches out or tucks in
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Goodwillie School is in Michigan. It is a green school. No, it is not painted green! Kids work together to help the environment. Kids reuse and recycle. Boys and girls do not waste things here. During class, they find ways to reuse things. Brett recycles a plastic bag to make a kite.
Kids then go outside. Children in green schools recycle glass and plastic bottles after lunch. By doing this, new products can then be made.
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A green school is good for Earth. Green schools use much less power and light than other schools. Green schools can save money. The money that is saved can help the school.
A beaver likes to build a dam in a river. How does it do this? First, it puts sticks at the very bottom of the river. Then, the beaver adds stones and leaves. Soon, the dam blocks the river and makes a pond. The beaver builds a house, or a lodge, in the pond. Here is a picture of a pond. It shows where a beaver lives.
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Many children in Africa had no books. Camels brou brought ht the books to the children!
Garissa is a remote, or faraway, village in the desert in Kenya. Kenya is a country in Africa. Children who live near Garissa do not have any books to read. People all over the world have given books to a special library for these children. Cedric Galbe/Galbe.com
The Desert Express Camels live in this sandy part of Kenya. They can carry up to 400 pounds of books on their backs. People, on the other hand, can’t carry that many! Check Out the Camels Now camels carry books to towns near Garissa. Where you live, there are libraries. People can get to a library by walking or taking cars, buses, or trains.
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Books Bring Smiles Children in Garissa now have books to read. They love it when the camel library comes. In one town, an 11-year-old boy takes his time with his book. “I really want the book to stay in my head,” he says.
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Not a Drop to Drink Water covers a lot of Earth. Still, many people around the world are thirsty.
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World Water Day Water is in oceans, rivers, lakes, ponds, and puddles, and even in our sinks. Yet in many places, people have no water to drink. So world leaders chose a day to teach about it. The day is called World Water Day. It is on March 22 of each year.
Water, Water Everywhere Most water on Earth is salty. You can’t drink it. You can only drink fresh water. This picture shows the amount of fresh water and salt water on Earth.
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2.5% fresh water
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By 2025, there may be eight billion people on the planet. They will need more fresh water to drink, to wash in, and to grow food. World Water Day makes us think about the importance of water and how we use it. Tatan Syuflana/Wide World Photos/AP Images
Water Wise
Kids around the world help out on World Water Day. They make posters. They teach others to save water by taking short showers and watering plants at night.
By Deborah Underwood
Bubbles in the fish tank, Bubbles in the lake, Bubbles in the batter When my mommy bakes a cake. Bubbles in the ocean, Flowing with the tide, Bubbles in the garden Where a spittlebug can hide. Bubbles from my bubble wand Float across the path. But my favorite kind of bubbles Are the bubbles in my bath!
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These big bugs begin as eggs. Then they change.
Find out how!
The life of a ladybug begins in the spring. A ladybug grows in three stages. Then it becomes an adult. 1 The Egg Stage A female ladybug finds a leaf. Then she lays many eggs.
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2 The Larva Stage An egg hatches. Out comes a little bug, or larva. It is much smaller than a grown ladybug.
3 The Pupa Stage The larva grows a new hard skin. It covers the ladybug like a shell.
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4 The Adult Stage The ladybug then pushes out of the skin. Its body is soft and wet. The air makes it hard and dry. Now the ladybug is grown!
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Look at the tiny body of a ladybug. antenna Like all bugs, it has three body parts and six legs.
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But its wings are different from those of other bugs. It has two outer wings. They cover the thin wings under them.
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Giving Time for the Common Good You can see rivers and canyons in Big Bend National Park in Texas. You can also meet a park ranger there. They help people stay safe and follow rules. They are paid to do this work. Arrowhead shape
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Badge of Honor National park rangers work for the National Park Service. All rangers wear a patch on their uniforms. It shows what the parks stand for. Why do you think this shape and these pictures were chosen?
Some other people work in Big Bend, too. They teach people about the park and fix trails. These special people are volunteers. They work for free.
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Volunteers are good citizens. They make the park a better place. Their work helps everyone because the park belongs to everyone.
Some Big Bend volunteers got a big “thank you.” A group called Take Pride in America gave awards to 48 Big Bend volunteers who worked more than 100 hours. Every day, volunteers give their time. Some work in parks. Some work in cities. Wherever they are, other people have a good reason to say “thank you!”
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By Douglas Florian
The caterpillar’s not a cat. It’s very small And short and fat, And with those beady little eyes Will never win a beauty prize. The caterpillar’s brain is small— It only knows to eat and crawl. But for this creepy bug don’t cry, It soon will be a butterfly.
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Be Happy and Healthy! Run, play, and eat well. You will flip for this healthy way of life!
Parts of the body bod work together to toss a ball or ride a bike. Eat healthy foods to keep all body parts healthy. Many people eat too much. They also eat foods that are not good for them. To stay healthy, keep in shape and eat good food.
Eat grains for power. Ask for wheat bread when you eat. Oats, wheat, and bran give you energy. Courtesy Time for Kids
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Eat cheese and yogurt for your bones. Smile! Your teeth are strong and healthy because of calcium. Drink your milk, too!
Eat fruit for your skin and hair. Bite a berry. Taste an orange. Fruit makes you sneeze less. Why? Fruit fights off colds.
Eat vegetables for your eyes. Foods like carrots, squash, and greens are packed with vitamins.
Eat meat, fish, and beans for your muscles. When you eat these foods, you get stronger. They have lots of protein.
Food Groups To Help You Grow
FRUIT apples bananas strawberries oranges VEGETABLES broccoli corn lettuce carrots MEAT chicken fish beans beef DAIRY milk cheese yogurt eggs
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A sweet potato is orange, right? Not always! Some are dark red. Some are as yellow as a lemon. Let’s read about others. Farmers Make Art A sweet potato starts out orange.
But farmers may mix many kinds of potatoes together. This can make them turn red. Scientists can add different colors to the crops to change their color, too.
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The Color Purple Carrots are full of vitamin A.
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Vitamin A helps your eyes stay strong. Have you ever seen a purple carrot? It may look funny. But it has extra vitamins! J K u u p r t i t e W r i I l m s a o n g / e s
Healthy Bites Farmers now can grow orange cauliflowers. These cauliflowers have 25 times more vitamin A than white ones. Cauliflowers can also be purple, yellow, and green. They are a healthy snack.
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Colorful Vegetables The chart shows the colors of some vegetables. Which color vegetable would you like to eat?
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Climb the Pyramid This food chart is shaped like a pyramid. This Read it to learn about the foods that will keep you healthy. Choose the right foods from each group to feel good. Also exercise to be well.
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Elephant families are close. So are other animal families.
Sharing with Others Sharing is more than taking turns urns wit with a toy. Sharing is giving and caring. Good citizens help make things better for everyone. They help people in the community or around the world. Pat grows food for hungry families. She collects food at the community garden. The food goes to people in need. Jim West
Anna and Bob give their time. They read to a younger child who cannot read. Robin Sachs/PhotoEdit
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Brittany and Robbie help soldiers. sol iers. Their group sends phones hones to them. The soldiers can call home. This makes everyone happy.
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Tyler collects money and toys. He helps out. He works with a group that thinks all kids should get holiday gifts. Kids smile when Tyler comes to see them!
1. Toys for Tots collects toys for children all over the world to enjoy. 2. UNICEF collects money to pay for food and medicine. 3. The Girl Scouts help girls become tomorrow’s leaders.
Thanks, Mom and Dad Many animal babies start out small and helpless. Mom and Dad are there! In most animal groups, the mom takes care of the young. The dad helps in other ways. Thanks for the food.
An otter mother feeds its pup a crab. The baby can not find its own meal. The baby leaves its mother when it’s six months old.
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Thanks for the ride.
This crocodile mother carries its baby. Mom brings it to the water for safety. Mom and baby stay close for up to two years. Anup Shah/Nature Picture Library
Thanks for the lessons. Cubs learn to hunt by playing with their dads. When Mom is out hunting, the lion protects the cubs. Yann Arthus-Bertrand/Ardea
Thanks for keeping me safe. A goose father flaps its wings. It warns others to stay away so the baby is safe. Pete Oxford/Nature Picture Library
Family Names Animal babies have their own names. Some baby animal names are funny. Some may surprise you! Read the list to learn some. 1. A baby goat is a kid. 2. A baby elephant is a calf. 3. A baby tiger is a cub. 4. A baby kangaroo is a joey. 5. A baby frog is a tadpole. 6. A baby skunk is a kit.
By Avis Harley
Over my arm she softly flows— cinnamon coat and whiskery nose. With marble eyes she stops and peeks; lets me stroke her knapsack cheeks. Then ripple-of-fur takes her leave to probe new roads inside my sleeve.
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The rain forest is a colorful place. Explore it with us.
The rain forest is very green, wet, and hot. It is packed with trees and is full of life. Some animals send a warning. It says, “Watch out for us!” These frogs have lots of poison on their skin. George Grall/National Geographic/Getty Images
Some animals just hang around. Sloths spend time hanging from trees. Look at how the baby holds its mother. Michael & Patricia Fogden/Minden Pictures
Some animals come out just at night. This bug is scary to look at. Its spikes scare off enemies. Michael & Patricia Fogden/Corbis
People can spend time exploring the rain forest. They can walk on bridges high over the ground. They can see so much green! Scientists explore the rain forest, too. They study the plants that help sick people. The rain forest is the only place in the world where these plants live. People on a high bridge see the rain forest roof.
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Rain Forests: From Soup to Nuts More than than half half of of the the world’s world’s plants plants and animals live in rain forests. People need to help protect the rain forests. Food from the Rain Forests Cocoa beans, bananas, some nuts, and coconuts come from the rain forests. Without the rain forests, you would not have vanilla, needed for baking!
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Rain Forest Healing Powers Rain forests have special plants. One quarter of all of our medicine comes from 3,000 rain forest plants. Healthy rain forests keep us healthy, too. ←
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Better Air People and animals need a
gas called oxygen to breathe. Plants make oxygen. Rain forests help the world breathe better. They help add more oxygen to the air. Rain forests help plants and animals meet their needs. →
Rain Forests at Risk People cut down trees to use as lumber
or to make room for farming. Many rain forest plants and animals need our help. You can join a rain forest rescue program. You can celebrate Arbor Day, too. This is a day to encourage tree planting.
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Life in the Rain Forest Look at this is picture. It shows the layers of a rain forest and what lives in each layer.
Emergent Layer the tallest trees
Canopy or Roof butterflies, birds, insects, small animals
Understory more insects and birds
Forest Floor large animals and more insects (t), (c) Barbara Spurll
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Found! Scientists found bones of a dinosaur. It may have looked like this.
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Scientists dug. They found bones. Scientists found a new kind of dinosaur. No one knew of this dinosaur before. The dig took place in South America. Argentina is a country in South America. That is where two scientist brothers found the bones.
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The skeleton helps scientists learn about dinosaurs. The scientists put the bones together. They try to see what the dinosaur once looked like. Its arms were like wings. Its nose was long like a beak. That is why it is called a birdlike dinosaur.
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Animals on the Move People have strong legs for running, hopping, skipping, jumping, and walking. How do animals move?
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The snail crawls in the grass. The bottom of its soft body is like a foot. Strong muscles in the foot pull the snail’s body and shell. The dog runs in the yard. This dog has short legs. Some dogs have long legs. Most dogs like to run and jump. This one is chasing a ball.
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The frog leaps into the water. It pushes off with its long, strong back legs. The frog springs into the air, then splashes down.
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The dolphin swims in the sea. The fin on its back helps the dolphin keep its balance. It steers and turns with two flippers. The dolphin’s tail has a flat part called the flukes. The dolphin glides when it moves its tail and flukes up and down. Jeff Rotman/Index Stock Imagery
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Wind can help balloons move up. Hot air lifts a balloon up. Wind can make it soar! What power it has!
Wind can change the shape of trees. Some places are very windy. Trees, ice, and even rocks change shape over time.
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Wind can be used to make electricity. The wind machine is like a very big pinwheel. Its blades, or wings, catch the wind. The machine can then turn the wind into electricity. . c n I , d l o n r A r e t e P / P E N U i i h s I i k u Y
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Wind blows and turns into strong storms. A tornado is a strong storm. The red and orange parts of the map show where a lot of U.S. tornadoes start.
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Blow, low, Wind, Wind, Blow! Blow! Wind is moving air. It can be strong or weak. People measure windy weather. Hold on to your hat! We will go to some windy places.
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On a Mountain Top Many people say this New Hampshire mountain is the windiest place in the U.S. The wind blows very fast on this peak. Mount Washington, New Hampshire
The Windy City This is Chicago’s nickname. It got this name because of its strong winds. These winds come partly from its location along Lake Michigan.
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That Blows Me Away! The continent of Antarctica is very cold. Strong winds blow over the icy land. It may be the windiest place on Earth. Winds can blow more than 200 miles per hour!
The Real Windy City Dodge City, Kansas, is the windiest city in the United States. The wind there blows 14 miles per hour on most days.
Windy Wonders This map shows windy places. The United States
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See those silly clouds scoot by! A puff parade across the sky: One ice-cream cone, two telephones, Three baseball hats, four furry cats, Five purple plums, six bongo drums, What funny fluffy clouds float by!
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Some animals hide.
This little crab crawls under rocks. It creeps behind other animals to hide. Its hard shell keeps it safe. Some animals drift.
Jellyfish glide in the water. Watch out! These soft animals can sting.
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Where Does the Water Go? Someone left wet footprints here. Soon the footprints will be gone. What will make them go away? Rain, Rain, Go Away Rain makes puddles on the sidewalk. Then the rain stops. The sun comes out. Before long, the puddles are gone. Where did the water go?
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From Liquid to Gas The puddle water went into the air. The sun’s heat changed the water from a liquid to a gas called water vapor. You cannot see the gas, but you can feel damp air.
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Sunflakes By Frank Asch
If sunlight fell like snowflakes, gleaming yellow and so bright, we could build a sunman, we could have a sunball fight, we could watch the sunflakes drifting in the sky. We could go sleighing in the middle of July through sundrifts and sunbanks, we could ride a sunmobile, and we could touch sunflakes— I wonder how they’d feel.
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Owls hear very well. They hear better than any other bird. When an owl hears a sound, it can turn its head far around.
Owls have big eyes. They see quite well at night. In the day, they do not move. This makes it hard for enemies to spot them.
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Owls fly quietly. Their wings are very long. There is lots of space between their soft and fluffy feathers. These things help owls stay quiet. They can hunt much better this way. Owls hunt. Their very sharp eyes and hearing help owls hunt. They eat lots of mice and other little animals. Stephen Dalton/Minden Pictures
Bird Sign This sign can be seen on the trails in some Texas state parks. These parks are near the Gulf of Mexico. Many birds live here. The sign tells people that they can see different birds.
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Food for Whoo? Living things need energy to live and grow. Energy comes from food. Most owls hunt for food at night. But the burrowing owl hunts in the day. You can find this little owl in parts of Texas. A burrowing owl eats insects mostly. Sometimes it eats mice. It may also eat other small animals.
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The sun gives energy to plants. Plants make food from sunlight.
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Animals as Symbols Symbols stand for things. Many animals are symbols. The lion is a symbol of courage. The dove is a symbol of peace. The owl is a symbol of wisdom. What did the artist add to this picture to show that the owl is wise? How do the living things shown get energy? It all starts with the sun. Without the sun, plants would not get energy. Without plants, grasshoppers would not get energy. Without grasshoppers, owls would not get energy.
Grasshoppers eat plants.
Owls eat grasshoppers.
Growing and Changing This chart shows how an owl changes as it grows. Life Stage
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egg All owls start life inside an egg. They must hatch, or break out of, the eggs.
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Dogs get a prize ze like the Olympic medal. In the United States, the Westminster Kennel Club runs a famous dog show. Only the best purebreds are allowed to compete. Judges are experts on the breed they judge. At this show, they examine, or look over, the dog. They look at how the dog moves. Judges see if the teeth, bones, and coat are perfect. Reuters/Seth Wenig/Landov
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A handler presents the dog to the judge. The handler moves around the ring with the dog. One dog in each breed wins best in its breed. Then only one dog out of all the breeds wins Best in Show! Reuters/Ray Stubblebine/Landov
Presidents’ Pets Many of our country’s leaders had pets. These animals lived in or around the White House.
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The bald eagle is a symbol of America. It stands for freedom. It is just one symbol of our country.
Symbols stand for us. Bald eagles fly fast and high. They live near lakes, seacoasts, and rivers. They swoop down to catch fish. Bald eagles are brave.
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A bell tells a story. The Liberty Bell is also a symbol of freedom in America. It rang when this country was started. Then it cracked. Now it can not ring. Many people visit it in Philadelphia. Lee Foster/Alamy
A flag waves for freedom. A woman named Betsy Ross made the first United States flag in 1776. It had 13 red and white stripes and 13 white stars. The stripes stand for the first 13 colonies.
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Saving our symbols! Bald eagles were in danger. People worked together to protect this symbol. It helps us see why America is great!
Our flag has 50 stars for our 50 states.
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The Eagle Gets Around The Great Seal is the symbol of the United States. The bald eagle is on the Great Seal. Find the Great Seal and eagle on the items in this chart.
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This boy made money selling lemonade. What should he do with the money?
Money Goes Around You can choose what to do with your money. You can save it, spend it, or give it away. Then you can earn some more!
Save Money First you save money. You put it in the bank. The money earns interest. This is money that the bank adds in.
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Spend Money Now you can choose to spend the money you saved or save it for something special. This girl buys food.
Give Money You can give money to help feed hungry people or take care of animals.
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This girl earns money at a yard sale.
Earn Money Then, you can sell goods or services to make more money. Goods are things. You can sell old toys. Services are tasks done for other people. You can walk a dog.
Where Money Is Made Money is made in places called mints. Look at the map to see where U.S. mints are. The United States
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It’s made at the Mint.
The United States Mint makes every U.S. coin. First, strips of metal pass through a machine. The machine cuts out round disks. Another machine then stamps a picture on them. Finally, the disks are metal coins.
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Copper, a metal, is in the middle of a coin. The outside is also copper and a metal called nickel.But most of a nickel is made of copper!
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A five-cent coin is called a nickel.
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Is it paper money? Dollar bills look like paper. But they are not! U.S. bills are made out of a kind of cloth. The cloth is called rag. Rag is stronger than paper. It keeps the bills from tearing.
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It’s hot off the press! Bills have special marks on them. You can only see the marks in a bright light. Then you know it is real money.
A New Quarter The U.S. Mint made 50 new quarters. Each U.S. state has its own quarter. This is the Texas quarter. It shows a state map and a star. It shows Texas’ history. Texas is called the Lone Star State.
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U.S. Coins The U.S. government overnment makes money. It makes bills and coins. This chart shows what is on a coin. Are some of these coins in your pocket? Coin
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Now and Then
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Things Change People discover things. They invent new machines. We learn new ways to do things. Over time, our lives change in many ways. FPG/Getty Images
Making Clothes Long ago, families made their own clothes. They sewed their clothes by hand. The sewing machine was invented about 150 years ago. It helped people sew their clothes faster. Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP/Getty Images
Now, most clothes are made in big factories. The factories have many machines and many workers. The factories send the clothes to stores. Families go to stores to buy their clothes.
In the Classroom, Then and Now Schools have changed too. Look at these two pictures. One is from long ago. One is a classroom today. Chalkboard Desk
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How are the clothes different? How are the desks different? What are the children and teacher doing?
Name other ways that these classrooms are the same and different.
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The space shuttle was in space for 12 days. Then it came back to Earth. Its crew carried a big new part to the space station. Robert Sull ivan/AFP/Getty Images
How can I become an astronaut?
If you want to be an astronaut, study science and math. Astronauts have to know these subjects well. They earn top grades in school. Astronauts go to college, a school after high school. They learn how machines work in college. Later, they run and fix machines. What do astronauts do? Argosy
When astronauts go into space, each one has a different job. The commander is in charge. The pilot flies the space shuttle. Other astronauts fix shuttle parts or work on science projects.
The astronauts visited the space station. That is where astronauts live. It is also where they work in space. They can live there for a long time.
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Up and Up! The space shuttle went to the space station. This picture shows the path it took. How many miles did the space shuttle go up?
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The Space Shuttle Look at the picture. It shows the three main parts of the space shuttle. How can you tell it is from the United States? Look for a clue!
The rocket boosters lift the shuttle off the ground.
The tank holds the fuel.
The orbiter carries the crew.
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Amazing Museums
History Weaver Teri Rofkar makes baskets. So do many Native Americans.
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Do you like to learn new things? Then a museum is a place for you. Let’s visit two museums in Texas.
Stars, Bones, and Bugs
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What can you learn in a natural science museum? You can learn about stars and planets. You can learn about rocks and dinosaurs. You can learn about living things, too. Learn about these and more at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Stock Connection/Fotosearch
This museum has a special place for butterflies. They live inside the museum. A butterfly might land on your finger!
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This is a baby sea turtle.
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Padre Island National Seashore is a different kind of museum. It is an outdoor museum and a park. You can see birds that live at the seashore. You can see the sea and many sand dunes. You might also see baby sea turtles! Each year, sea turtles are hatched at the park. The tiny turtles are put on the beach. They run quickly to the sea. One day, some turtles may return to the beach to lay eggs.
A Good Sign Signs tell us important things. They help us find places. They tell us rules. What do the signs in this park tell us?
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A Basket Maker Basket making is a kind of art. Native Americans learn it from their families. Teri Rofkar learned it from her grandmother. Back to Her Roots
Teri makes baskets from spruce roots. Spruce is a kind of tree. Many things are made from spruce wood. Why? Spruce bends easily.
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Old Baskets
Baskets were made thousands of years ago. In the past, they were used as drinking cups and for cooking. Later, pots were used for this. Weavers made baskets to sell or trade.
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Past, Present, and Future
In the past, all baskets were made by hand. Today some baskets are made by machines. A machine can make a basket in minutes. In the future, baskets may be made from new materials. They may have different shapes than baskets made today. But some people will still make beautiful baskets by hand. Teri teaches people to make baskets at a festival. → Walter Larrimore/National Museum of the American Indian/Smithsonian Institution
Native American Sign Language Native Americans spoke many different languages. Some used sign language. Here are the signs for some animals.
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Make up your own signs for other animals. See if your friends can match the animal to the sign.
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If I stepped into this painting, I’d hurry past the grown-ups dozing in their chairs and rush up to the table where that boy is reaching for something I can’t see from here. A toy house? A train? A set of paints? Maybe I’d stop to play with him awhile. And then I’d climb that curved brown stair to find out what the painter hid way up there.
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Basketball players take shots in seconds. Find out about time in other sports. A sprint, or a short race, takes only seconds. Blink! The race is over. The fastest men run a race in less than 10 seconds. Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images
A horse race lasts minutes. The Kentucky Derby is a big race. The horses run a mile. The race is exciting! Mark Cowan/Icon SMI
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A soccer game is longer than an hour. Players run, kick, and try to score. The action does not stop. ← The clock shows hours, Brad Hamann
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A golf tournament lasts for days. Each day, golfers play a round. That is 18 holes. The winner is the player with the lowest score!
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Kids all around the world play baseball and softball. Top teams compete. But only a few get to play in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. That’s where the top teams face off.
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This team stretches before a game.
Kids get ready. Coaches help teams get ready before a game. A coach helps train athletes to compete. A coach encourages players to work together as a team.
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This player swings the bat.
Players have different responsibilities or jobs. But they work as a team to win. The pitcher throws the ball. The catcher catches the ball.
Kids who play well become stars. Little League players sign their names on baseballs. They feel famous. Other kids admire them. Todd Plitt
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