 Extra
reading resources for summer
Young Saint Louis.com's past issues can help you find
lots of "fun" reading for summer. By clicking on the Past
Stories icon, you can find four reviews of timely kids
books in every past issue. That's nearly 300 books. You'll
find something for you, regardless of your interests. Try
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Storytelling
Posters
 Homemade
posters promote kids' performance
Third graders at
Cedar Springs Elementary School in Jefferson
County created homemade posters to hype
the upcoming 26th annual St. Louis Storytelling
Festival. The artwork targeted especially
kids' storytelling efforts.
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Young
Achievers
 Gateway
Young Achievers for 2006
A dozen St. Louis metro
area youngsters have been selected as 2006 Gateway
Young Achievers of the Year. The awards go to
elementary, middle and senior high kids who
demonstrate accomplishments in school as well
as service and artistic efforts. |
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CECH
 Kids
propose 3-city merger plan
Kids in three Pattonville School District
schools have a plan to merge the cities of
Bridgeton, St. Ann and Maryland Heights. They
even have a name for the new city-St. Bridgeton
Heights.
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Muny
Kids
 Kids
enjoy first time in Muny Kids
Thirteen-year-old
Emily Woods of Belleville, Ill., said her mother
called her at school to tell her she'd been
selected for the Muny Kids troupe. "I jumped
up and down right in the school office," the
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After
School
 Safe
after-school program in East St. Louis
Thirteen-year-old Cornelius
Brown uses much of his after-school time at
Clark Middle School for research on class projects.
But, he also likes the recreational activities-especially
basketball. |
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Books
 This
month's book reviews
May book reviews include ones about a boy
who tries to help his Japanese friend early
in World War II, a skinny kid who can't play
baseball, a slave girl in Georgia at the end
of the Civil War, and an eleven-year-old who
tries to hold her family together.
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Summer
Reading programs
City
Summer Reading
 Magic
House visits featured this summer
The St. Louis Public Library's
summer reading program will include
bus trips to "Family Nights at the Magic
House." There are also incentives to
encourage city kids to read throughout
the summer.
County
Summer Reading
 Kids
theme: "Paws, Claws, Scales and Tales"
The St. Louis County Library kicks off
its incentive-rich kids' summer reading
program on Saturday, June 3, with three
area parties. The program theme is "Paws,
Claws, Scales and Tales."
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State
Chess
 Chess
co-champs share similarities
Nine-year-olds Kevin Cao and William Tong
recently were named co-champions in the 5th
grade and under division of the Missouri State
championships. Their lives also have other
similarities.
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YHEC
 Kids
training for Youth Hunter competition
Thirteen-year-old Cody Wibbenmeyer's first
hunting trip was when he was 3. His dad took
him squirrel hunting.
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Lewis
and Clark
 Learning
value of primary research sources
Two hundred years ago, President Jefferson
asked Lewis and Clark to investigate lands
of the Louisiana Purchase northwest of St.
Louis. The president stressed he wanted them
to bring back real examples of what they found.
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Math
Mania
 1.
A guest-written Math Mania for May
Math Mania creator
Amy Ruzicka is taking advanced courses at
Webster University, in addition to teaching
grade school math. For the May Math
Mania, she asked one of her college
math professors to write a guest feature.
2.
Kids plan new Olympic events around math
Some of you were able
to "invent" some unique World Olympics math-based
events as proposed in the April Math
Mania. But, whether any of them will
be sanctioned as official events anytime soon
is questionable.
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1.
World's Fair, Ben Franklin, Vincent Price
and Harry S. Truman