Back
by popular demand
Young Saint Louis.com has brought back a review of
the Garfield Dictionary. First reviewed in 2000, the dictionary
gives special attention to kids' vocabulary needs. See this
month's Book Reviews. |
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Lifestyle
Local kids contribute to
traveling peace project
Artwork by St. Louis area kids is included in a traveling
peace project display. The project is due to be shown as
far away as the Republic of Uzbekistan near Russia. |
News
Two kids go different ways in
Science Fair competition
Two winners from last year's Greater St. Louis Science Fair
are taking different approaches to their entries in this
year's competition. |
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Sports
Wonders of Outdoor World
comes to St. Louis
A unique three-day camp that lets kids and their families
learn a wide variety of outdoor skills is coming to St.
Louis in May. If you're interested, you'll need to apply
in March.
Affton
hockey team wins big Colorado tourney
The Affton American Squirt hockey team last month won
first place in the 11-and-under division of the huge 25th
annual Presidents' Tournament in Colorado Springs, CO.
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Writing
Kids' holiday stories are
judged by McKissacks
Popular St. Louis kids' book authors Patricia and Fred McKissack
gave kids at Brittany Woods Middle School a simple task:
Write a story about a religious holiday.
Kids
writing examples selected by St. Louis authors
Here are three Christmas stories selected by St. Louis
kids' authors Patricia and Fred McKissack as good examples
of writing skill. The samples are from kids at Brittany
Woods Middle School in University City.
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Books
This month's book reviews
This month, Young Saint Louis.com reviews a book
about a girl who plays basketball, a book about saving a
wolf, and more. Also, we will take another look at the Garfield
dictionary. |
Outdoors
Ways you can join Earth
Day's All-Species Parade
One main feature of St. Louis' Earth Day 2002 celebration
Sunday, April 21, will be the All-Species Parade. Here are
a few ways kids can get "dressed up" for the parade.
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Food
School for Blind kids help make
real maple syrup
Kids from the Missouri School for the Blind got a taste
of how to make real maple syrup. That's a process that starts
with gathering sap from maple trees. |
Math
Puzzler
Some more "user-friendly"
Math Puzzlers
Mr. Math Puzzler thinks he might have been giving you math
questions that are too tough. For March, he's come up with
questions that, while still difficult, might be easier to
figure.
Finding
all the right answers was elusive again in February
The search for six correct Math Puzzler answers turned
out to be difficult again last month. No contestants answered
all six correctly.
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| Looking
ahead to April, 2002
Here
are some of the Young Saint Louis.com stories
coming up in April, 2002:
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Learn how St. Louis kids are playing the "Stock
Market Game"
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A final story in the series leading to St. Louis
Earth Day 2002
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We'll see if easier Math Puzzler problems lead
to more winners.
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