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Embark with your middle- and upper-graders on an adventure around the world! Distribute the Extreme Planet Earth Reproducible, page 62, then direct students to begin their interactive hunt at www.scholastic.com/cyberhuntkids [...]

The edible-insect industry is currently producing more farmed insects than ever before, and the European Union is creating new laws to regulate insect agriculture. DEPARTMENTS Joseph Yoon is the executive director of Brooklyn Bugs, an organization based in New York City that is increasing the awareness and appreciation for edible insects. Silkworm chocolate goo balls Cricket and black ant crostini Cicada stir fry Cricket burgers Tarantula tempura Buggy fruit salad Cricket and grasshopper caramel popcorn ADD A TOUCH OF BUG!. [Extracted from the article]

Ever wonder who came up with many of the ideas we have today? Perhaps you're reading this printed article on paper with eyeglasses perched upon your nose. Thank the Chinese […]

Tanoura dancers wear flowing colorful multi-layered skirts and a turban. Tanoura dancers have solo performances and often play a tambourine. While the dancer is spinning, a layer of the costume is raised, moving up the body and eventually covering the dancer's head. [Extracted from the article]

Fifteen-year-old DeJuan Strickland from St. Louis, Missouri, raised $400 to pay off the school lunch debt at his old elementary school. Inspired by his own experience of not having enough money for lunch, DeJuan started a GoFundMe campaign to eliminate all student lunch debt in his entire district. He has already raised over $7,000 and plans to continue his efforts each year. DeJuan is also the author of two comic book series and is involved in promoting STEM education. His story serves as an inspiration for other young people to make a difference in their communities. [Extracted from the article]

Tlingit (Kling-kit) master carver Tommy Joseph has been carving for more than 40 years, especially totem poles. PHOTO (COLOR): Tommy Joseph has been carving traditional totem poles for more than 40 years. Q In addition to your totem pole carvings, your carvings include traditional masks, bowls, wooden boxes, wooden helmets, and armor. [Extracted from the article]

There is an unwritten rule in clowning: One clown doesn't copy another clown's face makeup or design. But with so man clowns 'clowning around' in the world, how would anyone [...]

Eleven-year-old Vicki Van Meter was piloting her plane thousands of feet above the Atlantic Ocean. Her goal was to fly across the Atlantic, from Maine to Scotland. If she could [...]

Pretend you are shopping for music. Suddenly you see a familiar face on a CD cover. How familiar is it? If you are Sergio Salvatore, the face you see is [...]

After being sick for several months, David Livingstone died from malaria and dysentery in Ulala, southeast of Lake Bangweulu in Zambia. The date was May 4, 1873. His three faithful [...]

Imagine the earth is your canvas. Instead of paint-brushes, you use forklifts, trucks, tractors, mowers, GPS systems, and weedwackers. Your paint palette may be crops, tons of dirt, the desert [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Born in Soverato, Italy, Guido Daniele has been called "Hand Gogh" (after artist Vincent van Gogh) since he began creating works of art on people's hands in 1990. […]

Emi Kim, an 11-year-old girl, noticed a lack of books in her school library that featured characters who looked like her. In response, she started fundraising through bake sales and lemonade stands to buy and donate books that reflect a wider range of people. Emi's goal is to promote kindness and understanding by providing accessible ways for kids to learn about different cultures and embrace diversity. So far, she has raised over $3,000 and donated books about kids with disabilities and different family structures to 12 different schools. Emi chooses the books by doing research through reading library books or watching YouTube read-alouds. [Extracted from the article]

Michael Faraday PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE) Masayoshi Matsumoto loves balloons. Matsumoto's balloon creatures aren't quite like the balloon dog or flower you may have received at a party or a visit to a carnival. [Extracted from the article]

Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton was a shy child, but she grew up to become a fierce advocate for others. Barton earned the same salary as her male colleagues in the federal government - an unusual arrangement for the time. And Barton's writing skills came in handy both as a clerk at the U.S. Patent Office and during the war when she wrote letters for wounded or dying soldiers. [Extracted from the article]

Women's History Month is the perfect time to introduce your students to female pioneers in the sciences. Begin with the CyberHunt Reproducible, page 53. Everyday Inventors Many women came into [...]

Once, when Ann Bancroft was a young girl in Minnesota, she went out in a blizzard and pretended to pull a sled through the snow to a faraway place. Little […]

Maya: I started learning how to swim when I was two. Swim Across America San Francisco funds water swims programs for pediatric cancer at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals. Maya: Swim Across America is a national nonprofit that uses swimming to raise money for cancer research. [Extracted from the article]

KID HERO Chase Novik, 10, of Reading, Pennsylvania, lovesanimals and decided he wanted to help animalsat the local Berks County Animal Rescue League.With his mom's support, Chase asked the rescueorganization what they could use for the animalsin their care, and then he went about setting updonation boxes around his area. Chase: Yes, I have visitedthe animal rescue facility. Chase: I love animals andwanted to help the ones inneed. [Extracted from the article]

For fourteen months, researchers Sunniva Sorby and Hilde Fålun Strøm lived in a small cabin on an icy island near the North Pole. Meeting the Neighbors Sunniva told us about some of the animals she and Hilde saw. Arctic Gear To go outside, Hilde and Sunniva wore 20 pounds of clothing and carried special equipment. long underwear boots night-vision binoculars flare gun down pants light treats for Ettra goggles fur-lined gloves down coat socks knife Lots and lots of socks!. [Extracted from the article]

Though we teachers have many reasons to look forward to returning to our classrooms this year, for many of us, content standards are not among them. The standards can seem [...]

Thomas Dambo, an environmental artist in Denmark, thinks big. Thomas Dambo made this mini troll just for you, using tools in his workshop and items from around his house - wood scraps, sticks, and old jeans. Upload it at HighlightsKids.com or mail to Your Own Pages 803 Church Street Honesdale, PA 18431 Hill Top Trine, one of Thomas Dambo's trolls in Copenhagen, Denmark, offers a beautiful view from the palm of her hand. [Extracted from the article]

Looking like a giant sand sculpture, the Great Mosque of Djenne (JEH-nay) is the world's largest adobe building. Is the largest adobe building in the world. Several openings in the roof allow light and fresh air to enter the building. [Extracted from the article]

When ten-year-old Alexandra Nechita puts on her paint-spattered 'magic slippers' and apron, she is transformed into a world-famous artist. The colorful images she paints have been compared to those of [...]

When you sit down for Thanksgiving dinner and someone says, 'Please pass the cranberries,' you'll know the behind-the-scenes story of these tiny red berries. Growing cranberries is a year-long job, [...]

A new game of hoops is putting a unique spin on basketball. Bankshot, a cross between basketball, billiards, and miniature golf, is a wacky game that involves banking a basketball [...]

NOT A NUT, BUT A PEA The next time you're taking a big lick of peanut butter, you can say that you're eating your vegetables. Peanuts are not really nuts, […]

The starter waves his flag. Eleven-year-old Fallon Taylor and her horse burst from the starting gate. They round the first barrel as the crowd cheers. Many of the fans can [...]

KID HERO Cash Daniels, 13, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, hasbeen concerned about trash in the TennesseeRiver since he was about 7 years old. Cash: My book is One SmallPiece, and it's about howone person can change theworld. Cash: So many people focuson ocean pollution, but80 percent of ocean trashactually starts on land andflows into the ocean viaour rivers. [Extracted from the article]

GLO:jkj/01sep21:07n1.jpg PHOTO (COLOR): Mark Biel, ResourcesManager, and Gracie, "Bark Ranger", helpkeep people safe at Glacier National Park. gl Jack and Jill: Are there dogson the job at other nationalparks? Mark: Gracie has beenprofessionally trained to movebighorn sheep and mountaingoats out of areas of highvisitor use, such as the LoganPass parking lot. Since 2016, Gracie,a border collie, has beena wildlife working dog atthe Glacier National Park.Nicknamed the "BarkRanger", Gracie is the firstsuch wildlife working dogat the park. [Extracted from the article]

Sofia was born with a limbdifference; her left arm stops at the wrist. KID HERO Sofia, 9, of Sussex, Great Britain, was lookingthrough all of her LEGO Friends figurines andrealized that, although there are lots of differentbodies in the world, she didn't see any figurinesthat looked like her. Sofia: It makes me reallyhappy to know that I'vehelped give other kids withlimb differences a toy theycan relate to and see theirown bodies in. [Extracted from the article]

Molly: Yes, I really wantedinsulated waders forChristmas because I wantedto be able to go out in thewater when it was cold tofind fossil teeth. Molly: My dad startedtaking me fossil- and shark-tooth-huntinga long timeago. KID HERO Fourth-grader Molly Sampson, 9, of PrinceFrederick, Maryland, enjoys science and historyand playing the violin. [Extracted from the article]

The article features the giant marionettes owned by the Royal de Luxe performing arts company of Nantes, France which have been used to perform at various events throughout Europe, North America, and Australia. The topics discussed include the giants' origin which started with founder Jean-Luc Courcoult in the 1990s, description of how they move during open-air performance according to the founder's daughter, Margot Courcoult, and the challenges faced by Lilliputians or the puppeteers.

Do you ever think about what has made you the person you are today? If you were Clara Barton, Angel of the Battlefield, you might say something like this. I, […]

We worked 24 hours a day in three shifts, moving 65,000 pieces of mail on each shift. As a supervisor (I was a lieutenant), I was in charge of the women sorting the mail. We were a special unit of 855 African American women tasked with sorting it and getting it distributed to the soldiers. [Extracted from the article]