 February
is Black History Month
Young Saint Louis.com has some special Black History
Month features. There's special report about black history
lessons at Girls, Inc. Also, a book review of "Storm
Warriors" tells the fascinating story of an all-black
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News
 Young
girls learn about black history
Some local African-American girls last month got a head
start on understanding Black History Month. The girls were
attending an after-school program sponsored by Girls, Inc. |
Science
 How
your memories shape your life
Can you remember something important from five years ago?
How do you remember the smell of your favorite food? Where
does your brain store these memories? |
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Reading
 Local
kids mix reading, running and good works
Sisters Jessica, Allison and Emily Kickham of Kirkwood
are among hundreds of local kids taking part in an unusual,
fun program. They are mixing distance running, book reading
and doing good deeds.
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Health
 End
of Cold War helps knowledge of kids' asthma
In 1990, East and West Germany were unified. That historic
event played a part in helping doctors understand more
about kids' allergies such as asthma.
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Books
 This
month's book reviews
This month, Young Saint Louis.com reviews a story
of the heroic sea rescues performed by black "surfmen"
of the 1890's. We also review three other great books
for kids!
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Mentor
 Clark
Elementary kids get mentoring help
Fourth-graders Indigo Mims and Kevin Townson hope to meet
new people and learn new things from their high school
mentors.
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Outdoors
 Junior
volunteers help at World Bird Sanctuary
Miranda, Joseph and Emily Hoffmann are getting an early
start at helping care for exotic wild birds and animals.
They are junior volunteers at the World Bird Sanctuary.
Last
fall's youth-only deer hunt totals are in
A total of 104 kids took part in last fall's youth-only
deer hunt at two local outdoor recreation areas. Nearly
one of every four youth hunters was successful.
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Lifestyle
 Kids
check school's energy efficiency
Eighth grader Evann Jones hadn't known that electrical
energy came from coal. Classmate Alex Phillips didn't
realize how much energy could be saved just by turning
off a computer when not in use.
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