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Author at Work

February 21, 2019

Sometimes, the idea for a story comes out of thin air. Matt de la Peña was talking with a teacher at a playground one day. Suddenly, the wind kicked up. Dandelion puffs filled the air. A boy was standing next…

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Entertainment

It’s Rhyme Time!

February 14, 2019

Poetry is a way of playing with language. Poems can have a rhythm, and poems can rhyme. Poems can be made up of full sentences or just groups of words. Some poems have a structure. Others do not. Read on…

History

Driving with Danica

February 12, 2019

Danica Patrick first got behind the wheel when she was 10 years old. She was in a tiny race car called a go-kart. Patrick was one of just a few girls on the track. But she enjoyed racing. She was…

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Community

Two Young Athletes

February 11, 2019

Fierce Fighter JESSELYN SILVA (above, left) has a nickname: JessZilla. The 12-year-old is a boxer. She lives in New Jersey. After seeing her dad compete, Jesselyn wanted to give the sport a try. She fell in love with it. “I…

Technology

Best Inventions of 2018

February 11, 2019

Inventions have the power to help people. They change the way we live, work, and play. Each year, TIME magazine picks the year’s best inventions. Here are six that TFK thinks will improve the world. Read on to learn about…

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Technology

Famous Inventions

February 11, 2019

A patent is a legal document. It stops people from copying an inventor’s idea. The U.S. began giving out patents in 1790. Here are a few inventions that have received patents. Cotton Gin ELI WHITNEY got a patent for the…

Environment

On Thin Ice

January 11, 2019

Polar bears live in the Arctic. They spend their days perched on sea ice. That’s where they hunt for food. But large areas of sea ice are melting. This has put the mammals at risk. That is according to a…

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Science

Mars Landing

January 11, 2019

NASA’s InSight spacecraft has made it to Mars. It landed there on November 26. It took InSight more than six months to get to the Red Planet. The trip was 300 million miles long. Flight controllers cheered when InSight touched…

Entertainment

Into the Wild

January 11, 2019

IAN MCALLISTER set out to explore Great Bear Rainforest, in Canada. His trip was supposed to last only a week. But he was drawn to the beautiful habitat. He spent three years directing an Imax movie about the place. Great…

Entertainment

Try This at Home

January 11, 2019

On the YouTube channel HiHo Kids, real kids try new things. Viewers can watch how the kids react. The videos are often educational. And they are always funny. CRYSTAL ANNE MARTIN (pictured) has been in hundreds of HiHo videos. She’s…

Arts

Sight and Sound

January 4, 2019

It was an ordinary day at Grand Central Terminal, in New York City. The train station was busy. People were rushing to and from work. Then the creatures showed up. They were green, red, and shades of blue. They…

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Technology

Kid Coders

December 28, 2018

On most weekends, you can find Zoe Stone (not pictured), 8, in front of a computer. But she isn’t playing games or watching videos. She’s learning how to code. Code is a set of instructions. It tells a computer what…

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Technology

Code At Work

December 27, 2018

Computers are all around us. We use them to play and to learn. Some make chores easier. Others help keep people safe. All computers work because of coding. Where do you see coding at work in the world around you?…

United States

Top Chef

December 14, 2018

Does the president like his pizza crust thick or thin? What are his favorite vegetables? It is Cristeta Comerford’s job to know. She has been executive chef at the White House since 2005. She can make any kind of food…

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