SS SS ae . SS ( K. C, KELLEY © BOB OSTROM(Child's. World Published by The Chile's World® 1980 lookout Drive * Mankato, MN 56003-1705. 800-59P-READ © www childsword.com Aderowledgmen's The Chills World”: Mary Berendes, Publishing Decor OC Ace/ckcam: 2 fp) Ahvl Reh Cag 19 (op) Boykurg/Shutersteckcon: 6; CEFuicher/iStock cm: 11 top| Desim/Dreonsime com: 20 (bom) EdSteck/ ick com: 23 hop); Emeraidgreen/Drenmsime.com: 2 (bot); Franck: oson/iSock.com: 20 (xp; Gorgics Kolid/ Dreamstime. com : 22 top; history nasa.gov: 19 (botom; ob Kropewricki/ Dreamstime.com: 16; Meraze/Shuterstck com: 13 (bation); Mth 12 boom); YongyetKunar/Shuterdockcom 12 op) Copytight ©2015 by The Cril's World® Mie acre patent ceo tore flied in any form or by any means witout writen pemmision om the publisher, \5aN 9781626873629 CCN 2014930701 Printed inthe United Slate of America Manketo, MN duly, 2014 paozala ABOUT THE AUTHOR KC. Kiley hs writ dozens ol books fer young reader on evening from sparks tonal o history He was bom i -Anven; loves Aprbecause he's when boseball bogins, ond loves ole vocaens in August fb Osrom has boa isos Apulia he tow non ed ol are Gaga Univesity, Bob hos worked fr such compariescss Disney, Nickelodeon, and Cartoon Netwerk. He lives in Norh Corolra with is wie ond thee chide. Welcome to April! Big April Holidays Fun April Days........ April Weeks and Months. ... April Around the World April in History ....... Famous April Birthdays Glossary and IndexWELCOME TO APRIL! April was named after apricots. Every other year, April is only 11 days long. In Canada, April is called “Bob.” Did you believe any of that? If you did... April Fool! April is full of fun. Let’s “spring” into April! Days: 30 Order: Fourth eid 42 oe p tly, PONS (TIM In many places, April is a very rainy month. But the rain helps flowers bloom in De eee R a eo ae eae Meo RR aike sts April: April showers bring May flowers!APRIL AROUND Birthstone Each month has a stone linked to it. People who have birthdays in that month call it their birthstone. For April, it’s the diamond. coe od Pods Cee Miers Rene NAS TPA MUM yom bcs AU ROUT CONT oe Mug Me RK Cae cag teams wait all winter for the first games. They see baseball games and they know ie MER Nel Aol Ali iy cohol noel at Reell MA (ialurd sg) THE WORLD Here is the name of this month in other languages. Chinese si yue Butch April English April French Avril German der April Htalion Aprile Japanese shigotsu Spanish Abril Swahili ApriliBIG APRIL HOLIDAYS April Fools’ Day, April 1 On April Fools’ Day, people like to play jokes on each other. People have been doing this for centuries. No one is sure how it all started, however. Over the years, some great pranks have fooled a lot of people. ¢ In 1957, a British TV story fooled a lot of people. It showed women in Italy picking On April 15 each year, Americans pay their taxes. Taxes help the government help everyone. Taxes pay for roads, schools, police, doctors, armies, and much more. People pay taxes to the national {q government and to states and cities, too. spaghetti from trees. Many people thought they could grow their own pasta that way, too! * In 1978, a man towed an “iceberg” into Sydney, Australia. Then it started to rain. People realized the “iceberg” was really made of shaving cream. * In 1998, a fast-food chain said it would start serving a left-handed burger. (It was the same as the right-handed burger.)FUN APRIL DAYS April has more ways to celebrate than just splashing in puddles! Here are some of the unusual holidays you can enjoy in April:Sey Cami BCR ad Bet nia and Pree SidHolidays don’t just mean days...you can celebrate for a week, too! You can also have fun all month long. Find out more about these ways to enjoy April! APRIL MONTHS International Guitar Month: National Poetry Month; National Pecan Month: National Grilleq Cheese MonttRS Teno oJ) ; APRIL AROUND E eee freee THE WORLD Bec ir als ‘ holiday! Now Showa Day is for all the people of Japan. Showa means fovea tkscaecirvendllo. Countries around the world celebrate in April. Find these countries on the map. Then read about how people there have fun in April! eo i eo el a The United States’ Independence Day is July 4. The countries of Senegol, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, and Togo all celebrate their Independence Days in April.APRIL IN HISTORY Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. ad The first Pony Express riders Robert Peary and Matthew headed west on this day. Brave Henson became the first riders carried mail across people to reach the the American plains. It was North Pole. dangerous but important work. A Russian named Yuri Gagarin became the first person fo reach outer space. On the same date 20 years later, the first space shuttle was launched. Columbia took off on April 12, 1981. It circled the Earth 26 times. Then it landed safely— a space first!Ea The mighty Titanic was a huge ‘ocean liner. Its owners said it could not sink. They were wrong. Ithit an iceberg on this day and sank. More than 1,500 people were killed. aa A terrible earthquake rocked San Francisco. Thousands of people died. A fire killed many more. It took many years to rebuild the city. ra The Library of Congress was approved President John Adams. The Library is home to more than 150 million books, movies, photos, and more. [NEW STATES!FAMOUS APRIL 7 BIRTHDAYS a Did you know her real last name is Windsor? She has been queen since 1952. Hans Christian Andersen ril 23 This author wrote such favorite stories Shirley Temple Black as The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling. At one time she was the most famous child actress in the world. on ord Thomas Jefferson Tim Duncan He wrote the Declaration of Independence. He was later A star basketball player, he helped the Spurs win four NBA titles. the third president. Leonardo da Vinci This Italian man was a famous ortist and inventor. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BUDDHA! Menten eat hekea eccrine cect od that's the birthday of the Buddha, He was on Indian prince more than 2,400 years ‘ago, He started a faith colled Buddhism. Today, more than 375 million people follow Te erent