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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 2: Going With the Flow [Pdf]
The article "Going with the Flow" is about water pollution and recycling. It explains what causes problems and what we can do about them.
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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. 4, Issue 6: Tall Tales [Pdf]
This magazine article discusses tall tales and how they began to make life easier in a very hard life.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 5, Issue 4: Coretta Scott King [Pdf]
This magazine article focuses on Coretta Scott King's life and work to stop discrimination.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 5, Issue 6: What's Your Name? [Pdf]
This magazine article discusses how technology changes have added or changed meanings of words such as Internet, browser, e-mail, mailbox, and blog.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 1, Issue 7: Quilts: Pieces of Art [Pdf]
This magazine article focuses on quilting including the history of quilting, the use of quilting for warmth in harsh weather, and quilting as an art form.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 1, Issue 8: The Wide World of Bread [Pdf]
Read this magazine article to learn about bread around the world including its history, types, names, and uses.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 2, Issue 9: Noodles Around the World [Pdf]
Read this magazine article to learn all about noodles or pasta including their history, materials used, names, and how it is eaten.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 3, Issue 10: Beavers and the Environment [Pdf]
Read this magazine article to learn how beavers both help and hurt the environment they live it.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 3, Issue 12: Stringing Along [Pdf]
Read this magazine article to learn about string instruments such as the violin including how it is made, how it is played, and how it works.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 4, Issue 9: Pianos:the Loud and the Soft [Pdf]
Read this magazine article to learn about the piano including what the word means and how it works.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 5, Issue 7: The Art of Recycling [Pdf]
Read this magazine article to learn how recycled materials can be turned into works of art and the statement the artist is making.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Stained Glass: Painting With Sunlight [Pdf]
This magazine article discusses stained glass including its history, how it is made, and materials used to make it.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 5, Issue 8: Guitars:the Kings of Rock [Pdf]
Read this magazine article to learn about guitars including the history of guitars, kinds of guitars, and how they work.
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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.