Official Kids Mag is specifically written for kids ages 5 to 12. It contains activities and stories ranging from kid heroes, cooking, gardening, STEAM, education, fun facts and much more every month.
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To advertise, please call www.kidscoop.com © Vicki Whiting June 2021 It's simple! It's free! Contact your local library today for more information about how to enroll your child in their summer reading program. Sign Up for Your Library Summer Reading Program Start your summer out with a trip to the library and get signed up for the summer reading program! Your child will get rewarded for reading and have access to the wonders of books in every trip to the library. If kids don't read over the summer they fall behind in their reading skills. Sometimes by as much as two to three months. And while you are there—pick up some books to read yourself! Watching parents read also increases a child's reading success. The benefits of a summer reading program for children: Children are motivated to read. Children develop positive attitudes about reading, books, and the library. Children maintain their reading skills during summer vacation. Children have access to experiences that further their sense of discovery. Children have access to experiences through which they can learn to work cooperatively. • • • • • E D I T O R ' S P I C K by Vicki Whiting, Kid Scoop News Play "Find the Question" Find and read an article in a newspaper or magazine in which a reporter interviewed someone. What questions did the reporter ask the person being interviewed? Can you think of new questions to ask this person? Read the Kid Scoop News article about the Freedom Railroad in this issue. Pretend you could interview Harriet Tubman. What questions would you ask her? Summer is the time to get outdoors and moving! Have your child keep a daily journal writing about hikes they take, logging how many sit-ups they can do, games they play with friends and more. If there is nothing to write about one day, they'll know they've got to move more tomorrow! ike other enslaved African American children, young Harriet Tubman had to work hard. In her master's orchard, she spent long hours picking the juicy apples she was forbidden to eat. One day she was whipped for taking a bite out of one of those apples. Harriet vowed to one day be free and to grow apple trees of her own. When she was grown, she made her escape to the North. Then, repeatedly risking her life, she returned to lead many other African Americans to freedom. This book provides an excellent way to discuss a difficult topic with children. Children's Literature says: "Her bravery is inspiring … the significance of an adult Harriet Tubman inviting people to share in the apples that she had grown. This emotional story is exceptionally well written and the colorful illustrations are wonderful." An Apple for Harriet Tubman L By Glennette Tilley Turner, Illustrated by Susan Keeter 21 www.kidscoop.com © Vicki Whiting June 2021 Official Kids Mag