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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 4, Issue 2: Young Inventors: Louis Braille [Pdf]
This magazine article explains how Louis Braille developed a system of reading for the blind which was called Braille in his honor.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 1, Issue 3: Posters Over Time [Pdf]
This magazine article explains how posters were used years ago for news and how they are used today for advertising.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 2, Issue 2: Fractured Fairy Tales [Pdf]
This magazine article explains the difference between the older fairy tales like the Three Little Pigs and how that fairy tale would be changed to teach a different lesson today.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 2, Issue 3: Totem Poles [Pdf]
This magazine article provides information about Totem Poles such as what they are made of, their purpose, and who makes them.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 2 Issue 4: Nesting Dolls [Pdf]
This magazine article features nesting or matryoshka dolls. It explains that they are Folk Art which shows what is important to a group of people; it also provides a history of this type of doll dating back to Chinese artists about 1000...
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 3, Issue 1: Greek Mythology [Pdf]
This magazine article discusses Greek Mythology; it explains how the people made up stories and gods to explain things that scientists had not yet discovered such as lightning, the daily rising and setting of the sun, and ocean waves.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 1, Issue 4: Working Dogs [Pdf]
This magazine article is about working dogs such as seeing eye dogs who help people who are blind live independent lives.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 2, Issue 5: Posters That Pop [Pdf]
This magazine article discusses two artists LeRoy Neiman and Peter Max who use bright colors in their work and look as though they are real and capable of movement. Many of these painting have been made into posters and sold.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Midnight Sun and Northern Lights [Pdf]
This magazine article discusses the arctic where in the summer, the sun shines all day and night, but the winter is dark all day and night. It also explains the Northern Lights or aurora which is like a light show with beautiful pinks...
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Young Inventors: Chester Greenwood [Pdf]
This magazine article explains how Chester Greenwood invented ear warmers when he was 15 years old.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 4, Issue 4: Nicknames [Pdf]
This magazine article discusses nicknames including shortened versions of first or last names, baby nicknames that stick, or friends who give each other nicknames. It also talks about making fun of people by calling them a name is not a...
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol.2, Issue 1: Bats [Pdf]
This magazine article provides information about bats including the different kinds of bats, how they are different from birds, what they eat, how and when they fly, and the sound they make.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol.1, Issue 5: Cool Hats [Pdf]
This magazine article explains that hats are not just a cool fashion statement, but also protect the head from sunburn and shade the eyes.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 3, Issue 4: Moles [Pdf]
This magazine article is about moles; it discusses how they dig underground, what they look like, and what they eat. It also explains that they help the farmer even though many people consider them a pest because they tear up the lawn.
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Text project.org: Fyi for Kids: Bird Nests [Pdf]
Download this PDF for an informtional text about the nests built by different types of birds.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Bison [Pdf]
This FYI for Kids (Volume 4, Issue 1) article focuses on Bison. It explains the difference between bison and buffalo, how the Native Americans used them, how they were hunted to near extinction by settlers, and how they are returning to...
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Standing on Your Own [Pdf]
This FYI for Kids (Volume 4, Issue 3) article discusses how babies both human and some animals move around. It includes humans, kangaroos, anteaters. wolf spiders, cows, and cichlids.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: The Tides [Pdf]
This FYI for Kids (Volume 5, Issue 3) focuses on the tides. It explains the pull on the earth by the sun and moon and how the tides go in and out.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Life in a Medieval Castle [Pdf]
This article is about Medieval castles including when and why they were built, their basic design, and what life in them was like. FYI for Kids (Volume 2, Issue 6).
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Horns: The Sound of the Wind [Pdf]
This FYI for Kids (Volume 2, Issue 7) article is about horn musical instruments. It explains how they work, materials they have been made from, what they are used for, and even how students can make a simple one for themselves.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Flip Flops [Pdf]
This FYI for Kids (Volume 2, Issue 8) article focuses on flip flops. It discusses materials used to make first shoes and flip flops, how they are made, and activities that are not for flip flops.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Red Alert!the British Are Coming! [Pdf]
This FYI for Kids (Volume 3, Issue 7) article focuses on the British Army's uniforms including why they chose red uniforms, the way they fought in the early days, and why and how the uniforms have changed.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: On Guard! Junior Lifeguards [Pdf]
This FYI for Kids (Volume 3, Issue 8) article focuses on junior lifeguard programs including what they learn and how they use it.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: The Colors of English [Pdf]
This FYI for Kids (Volume 3, Issue 9) article focuses on the names for English colors including how they evolved into English, what they mean, and changes in meaning and spelling.