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History
in Cemeteries
Local
gravestones tell of area's lively history
St. Louis author
Kevin Amsler has written a book that's
a perfect resource to help kids plan
their own local historical tours. And
you'll go to places you aren't likely
to have seen before-the area's old cemeteries.
How
to make gravestone rubbings
Author Kevin Amsler
was in lots of cemeteries while researching
his book, "Final Resting Place: The
Lives & Deaths of Famous St. Louisans."
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Wolf
Sanctuary
Kids
at "junior keeper" camp for wolves
Eleven-year-old George
Krachenfels spend a week at the "junior keeper"
camp at the Wolf Sanctuary in west St. Louis
County. He learned how conservationists are
trying to save several types of wolves from
extinction.
Wolf
family released in Arizona forest
A wolf family from
St. Louis' Wolf Sanctuary last month was released
into the wilds of the Apache National Forest.
The four Mexican gray wolves join a small
group of other wolves already living in the
wild.
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St.
Louis Aces
Aces
ball kids meet tennis stars
A group of young St. Louis area tennis
players have got the best seats in the house
when the St. Louis Aces team plays at Forest
Park. They are right on the court as ball
kids for the matches.
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Lewis
& Clark journaling
A
kid's program to learn about outdoors
The
Missouri Department of Conservation has a program
to help kids learn about nature and the outdoors.
The plan calls for keeping a journal-or diary-like
Lewis & Clark did 200 years ago. |
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Books
This month's
book reviews
August book reviews include books about a
girl's and a boy's lives during the Plague
in 17th century London, a Nebraska frontier
boy's comeback from a farm accident, a puppy's
role in a boy's learning to do the right thing,
and an artistic girl's crime-solving adventures
in modern Seattle
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Young
golfer
Local
golfer in U.S. Kids world meet
Thirteen-year-old Mitchell
Rutledge earned a fabulous golfing experience
this summer. Last month, he played in the U.S.
Kids World Championship at the same golfing
complex where the 2005 U.S. Open meet was played.
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Model
railroading
Kid joins
old-time model train club
Ten-year-old Jake Pfeiffer said
his grandfather "has been talking to me about
trains since I was a little kid." So, two years
ago, he got his grandfather to join the oldest
continuous model train club in the metro area.
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Young
Achievers
Alton, Ill.,
girl is author, artist and community volunteer
Thirteen-year-old Ashley Beiser of Alton, Ill.,
has been writing books since she was in 2nd
grade. She's a part of the Alton School District's
young authors program. |
