 Special
summer vacation features
This edition is loaded with summer vacation ideas. There's
a special Harry Potter book review and four other reviews.
A St. Louis travel editor recommends special summer vacation
spots. Also, attend International Funfest and other Places
to Go/Things to Do, including Mad Mud Mania. |
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Harry
Potter
 A
look at Harry Potter and his fifth year at Hogwarts
As Harry Potter fans, it seem like we have been
waiting a long time for book number five, "Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." Once
you pick up the book, you'll know why we had to
wait so long. It's 870 pages long!
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Lifestyle
 "Pennies
for the Park" drive nets lots of $$$
Eighth graders at Parkway West Middle School call their
annual Forest Park fund-raiser "Pennies for the Park."
But, they end up giving a lot more than pennies.
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Garden
 Make
a garden grow? Use "manure tea"
Kids in the Spoede School Garden Club sprinkle their crops
with homemade fertilizer. It's made by putting manure
into a sack and soak it in a tub of water. They call it
"manure tea."
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Books
 This
month's book reviews
Judy Moody is jealous of the girl who wins the spelling
bee and gets her picture in the newspaper. But once Judy
sets her mind on fame, there's no stopping her! This month,
Young Saint Louis.com reviews "Judy Moody
Gets Famous" and other great books.
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Neighborhood
 Kids
learn how neighborhoods change
When Dawn Jones first considered her home neighborhood,
she thought it was a "real ghetto." But, after
weeks of study, she also began to see that lots of good
things happened there.
Excerpts
from neighborhood descriptions
Here
are some of the excepts from Soldan kids' descriptions
of their local neighborhoods. They were written as a part
of a "History and Community" study co-sponsored
by the Missouri History Museum.
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History
 Family
tradition shapes History Day entry
Fourteen-year-old Andrew Austermann had family tradition
behind him in the National History Day competition. He
was following in his oldest brother's footsteps..
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Entertainment
 See
International Funfest on July 12-13
The International Funfest is a chance for kids to enjoy
performances by different local ethnic groups. The event
runs from noon to 4 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday,
July 12-13.
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Profile
 Surprising
outcome of early IQ test
When Meghan Boitnott was in kindergarten, her teacher thought
she might have a learning disability. But, an early IQ test
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Vacation
Tips
 A
look at neat St. Louis summer attractions
Young Saint Louis.com asked local travel author
Julie Douglas to select some nearby attractions that
would be neat for kids to visit this summer. Here
are a few selections from her book, "A Parent's
Guide to St. Louis." |
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