 Some
holiday specials for you
In this December edition, Young Saint Louis.com brings
you two book lists for your special holiday reading. Staffs
at the Saint Louis Public Library and the St. Louis County
Library have compiled book lists that are focused on Christmas,
Hanukah and Kwanzaa. There's even a book on the Chinese New
Year. Take time to read about your favorite holiday. |
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For
Holiday Reading
St.
Louis Public Library
The St. Louis Public Library's
youth services department has compiled
a list of kids' books about three holidays-Christmas,
Hanukkah and Kwanzaa-for your holiday
break.
St.
Louis County Library
The Youth Services staff for
the St. Louis County Library and its
branches have a host of kids' books
for your holiday reading. This list
focuses on the three holiday seasons
of the December break: Christmas, Hanukkah
and Kwanzaa.
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Ride
for Diabetes
Turner Rapp,
family raising funds for research
Thirteen-year-old Turner
Rapp has Type 1 diabetes. But, that doesn't
keep him from leading a super-active life. |
Cooperstown
essay
Kirkwood
girl wins national essay prize
Twelve-year-old Hannah Cavanaugh
admits her older sister is the writer in her
family. But, it was Hannah's essay that won
her a recent trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame
in Cooperstown, N.Y. |
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Books
This month's
book reviews
Books reviewed for December include ones about
(1) a family without permission living in
someone else's home in Florida, (2) a girl
befriending two unusual children on a haunted
estate, (3) two eccentric aunts who recruit
their niece to spy on racetrack cheaters,
and (4) kids who do volunteer work for a veterinarian
try to help homeless cats
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Outreach
program
Eureka
kids stage outreach event for inner city families
Kids, families and
faculty at St. Mark's Lutheran School in Eureka
went all out last month for their "Winter
Warmup" outreach event in the inner city of
St. Louis.
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Creative
writing
Author helps
kids with their writing
St. Louis author Pat McKissack has written a
lot of award-winning books for kids. But, she
also likes to help local kids with their own
creative writing efforts. |
Read,
Right and Run
Kids have
marathoner as teacher
School kids in the Read, Right, Run Marathon
® program in New Athens, Ill., have a knowledgeable
teacher. She's already run four of the 26-plus
mile marathons. |
Outdoor
classroom
An outdoor
classroom right on school grounds
Kids at the Dardenne Elementary School have
had a big part in developing a neat outdoor
classroom for the study of everything from science
to math. |
Youth-only
hunt
Kid falls
asleep, but gets deer
Thirteen-year-old Tyler Moore's deer-hunting
trip to the Weldon Springs Conservation Area
started very early. Once at his hunting position,
he fell asleep. |
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Math
Mania
 Math
Mania puzzles feature "Rule of 24"
The December Math Mania
will feature the "Rule of 24." And your understanding
of the "order of operations" will figure prominently
in getting the answers correct.
Lots
of perfect scores in November Math Mania
Ms. Math Mania's puzzles
for November were much more to your liking.
After no one got the October puzzles correct,
there were 22 kids who answered all November's
Sudoku brainteasers correctly.
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