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    Backyard Bioblitz
    How many animal species live in an area? To find out, biologists sometimes do a rapid count called a “bioblitz,” listing all the critters they find in a small space in a limited time, like one day. You can do our own bioblitz in your yard, a park, or
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    Marvin and Friends
    May/June 2024 Volume 23 Number 5 cricketmedia.com $6.95
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    A Rat’s Tale
    I don’t go over there by the sidewalk much—too open and empty. But here in the alley there’s lots of great shadows and trash to hide me as I run along the walls. That’s the First Rat Rule: “Don’t be seen.” How am I doing? Long ago, we rats used to li
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    Nosy News
    In photos, Abraham Lincoln often sports a black bow tie. And in almost every photo, the tie is a bit...crooked. Did Abe have trouble tying ties? That can’t be the problem, because—it’s actually a clip-on. The bow was pre-tied and sewn onto a cloth ba
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    Whatson’s BOOK CORNER
    by The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles Los Angeles is a busy city, but it’s also home to bats, snakes, mountain lions, and many other wild things. This excellent book includes a guide to the wild creatures of southern California and 25 interest
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    When the Humans Stayed Home
    During the Covid pandemic of 2020, many people stayed home. Schools and offices were closed; museums and libraries shut. Staying home helped keep people safe while researchers worked on a vaccine. It also meant people didn’t drive as much. And the an
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    Country Moose City Moose
    Lives in swampy woods. Is very shy and peaceable. Mostly. Admire from a distance. Is lost. Would really like to get back to the woods. Leave him alone so he can calm down and figure out where he took a wrong turn. Lives in trees. Eats
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    Going Wild in New York City
    From a little island just off the tip of Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty keeps watch over one of the largest cities in the world—New York. New York is a watery place. It sits on three large islands at a spot where several rivers empty into the Atlan
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    Monkey Trouble
    It’s fun to visit the monkeys at the zoo, to watch them play and climb and chatter. Sometimes when they sit and look at us, or care for their babies, we laugh at how cute they are and remark how much they seem like us. And then we go home, where we d
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    CONTEST and LETTERS
    Send your letters to Ask at ask@cricketmedia.com. Dear Zia, I have a question for you. Do you like baking or cooking more? I prefer cooking, more interesting smells! (If you can’t decide, that is OK.)Charlotte H., age 8, California Dear Charlotte, C
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    Bot's MIGHTY MATH
    Dances often start with a set of basic movements or steps that dancers combine to build a dance. Sometimes dances follow a written-down sequence of movements. Other dances are made up by the dancers as they follow the music. You can use dice to make
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    THREE DANCES Every Kid Should Know
    The words of the “Hokey Pokey” song tell you exactly what to do!
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    CONTEST and LETTERS
    Send your letters to Ask ask@cricketmedia.com. Dear Marvin,I have 4 little brothers and 1 older sister. So is there any prank that does not use a lot of material and is not too messy? If there is I’d like to play it on my siblings. Do you have any si
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    Ask Science and Arts Magazine for Kids and Children
    April 2024 Liz Huyck EditorTracy Vonder Brink Contributing EditorHayley Kim Assistant EditorAnna Lender Art DirectorJennifer Lane DesignerJulie Alissi Permissions SpecialistLaura Woodside SVP Education ProductsBarb Clendenen Director of Circulation
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    Nosy News
    In 2013, an archaeologist on holiday bought an old brown silk dress in an antique store. When she got it home, she discovered a paper in a hidden pocket covered in odd words: Bismark, omit, leafage, buck, bank. Spring, wilderness, lining. What could
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    NAVAJO Fancy Dancer
    My name is Carrie. I am Navajo, born into the Bitter Water Clan. I live in Arizona on the Navajo Nation near Tuba City. This part of the reservation is called Tsh Naees Dizi, or “the place of many springs.” While attending grade school in Tuba City,
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    DANCES with ANIMALS
    In a snowy field in northern Japan, two big black-and-white birds face each other and raise their wings. Slowly, they circle each other, bob their heads, and clack their beaks as if they’re having a conversation. And in a way, they are. Unlike humans
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    How Do They Do That?
    How does a ballet dancer balance delicately on the very tips of her toes without falling over? How do ice-skaters and breakdancers spin faster and then slower and then faster again without any extra push? Why does a gymnast swing his arms high before
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    Marvin and Friends
    April 2024 Volume 23 Number 4 cricketmedia.com $6.95
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    Put on Your Dancing Shoes
    Classical ballet dancers wear special shoes to stand on their tiptoes.These shoes, called pointe shoes, have square toe boxes that help the dancer balance and support her toes. They are flexible to let the foot bend into a strong arch. Ballroom dance
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    Moon Mischief
    I make one full circle around the Earth every 27 days (and a bit). That’s what a month is! It’s a moonth. Here’s a secret—I don’t really change shape. I’m always a big ball of rock with one side lit up by the sun. You just see different amounts of my
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    Hey! Bring Back Our Sun!
    Where does a gigantic supernatural bear walk? Anywhere he wants to. One day, Sky Bear was strolling along on his path, headed for the Milky Way... ...when he bumped into the sun. They quarreled and blustered until... ...Bear took a bite out o
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    Ask Science and Arts Magazine for Kids and Children
    March 2024 Liz Huyck EditorTracy Vonder Brink Contributing EditorHayley Kim Assistant EditorAnna Lender Art DirectorJennifer Lane DesignerJulie Alissi Permissions SpecialistLaura Woodside SVP Education ProductsBarb Clendenen Director of Circulation
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    Where Does the Sun Get Its Shine?
    Long ago, people thought the sun must be a god. But eventually, they started asking questions. From ancient Greece until about 400 years ago, most scholars agreed that the sun was some sort of fire traveling around Earth. They spent most of their
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    Marvin’s CLEVER TRICKS
    While you wait for the moon’s shadow on eclipse day, why not have some fun making sun shadows of your own? Get some friends and make a zoo, or tell an animal story! For a screen, have a pal hold up a whiteboard or white cardboard, or use the side of
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    CONTEST and LETTERS
    Send your letters to Ask, 1 East Erie Street, Suite 525, PMB4136, Chicago, IL 60611, or have your parent/guardian email us at ask@cricketmedia.com. Dear Avery, What is your favorite food? Mine is bacon. What is your favorite color? Mine is blue. Sorr
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    The Surprising Sun
    Yes, our sun is a star—and all the stars are suns! Those tiny lights you see in the night sky are what our own sun might look like from some other planet far out in space. Like all stars, our sun shines so brightly because it is extremely hot. And li
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    Our Star
    The sun’s hot core makes energy From hydrogen, so we can see. Through the radiative zone Light and heat begin to roam. The convective zone boils like a pot, Keeping the sun’s surface hot. The bright photosphere’s the place Where light takes off and s
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    Nosy News
    NASA scientists recently announced that they may have spotted the most distant black hole ever detected. The supermassive black hole is part of the UHZ1 galaxy, 13.2 billion light-years from Earth. To find black holes, astronomers check space telesco
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    LOUIS the Sun King
    Louis XIV became king of France in 1643, when he was just four years old. Shortly after, a group of powerful noblemen rebelled and kicked him off the throne. He grew up in poverty and hardship. When he finally retook the throne, he swore it would nev

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