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STARTFINISHpretzelapplecarrotceleryraisinstrawberryblueberryFunThis MonthTiptoeing Through TulipsRemembranceTongue TwisterFind the PicturesCan you find each of these 11 picturesat another place in this magazine?BananaPeopleWith your family visit a,military museum cemetery,,or historic site.At your library ask a librarian,to suggest books for youabout military history The.books could be fiction,nonfiction or poetry,.With a parent attend a,Memorial Day parade orceremony As a family.,talk with local veteransin attendance.1 .2 .3 .Answer on page 38.3ActsofASillyBy Jill B Dillon.A n sw e ro n p a g e 3 8 .M y s t e r yP h o t oMemorial DayforWhile gardening with his grandmother, Walterlost his trowel. Can you help him find it?Grizzlies grab green groceries.SnackMay 29 is Memorial Day.Use cream cheese or peanut butter as glue“.”
As part of our mission to help make the world a better placefor the children of today and tomorrow, Highlights is committedto making responsible business decisions that will protect ournatural resources and reduce our environmental impact.By Christine French CullyEditor in ChiefDear ReaderWrite to me!Christine Highlights [email protected] Highlights has been given awards by The Association of Educational Publishers, The Education Center, LLC, Family Choice Awards, Freedoms Foundation, Graphic Arts Association, iParenting Media, Magazine Design and Production, National Association for Gifted Children, National Conference of Christians and Jews, National Parenting Center, National Safety Council, Parents’ Choice, Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media Awards, and Printing Industry Association. HighlightsKids.com is a participant in the Kids Privacy Safe Harbor program of the Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus.MAY 2017 t 70-6.& t /6.#&3 t *446& /0 Founded in 1946 by Garry C. Myers, Ph.D.,and Caroline Clark MyersEditor in Chief: Christine French CullyVice President, Magazine Group Editorial: Jamie BryantCreative Director: Marie O’NeillEditor: Judy BurkeArt Director: Patrick Greenish, Jr.Senior Editors: Joëlle Dujardin, Carolyn P. YoderAssociate Editor: Linda K. RoseAssistant Editor: Allison KaneCopy Editor: Joan Prevete HymanEditorial Assistant: Channing KaiserSenior Production Artist: Dave JusticeContributing Science Editor: Andrew BoylesEditorial Offices: $IVSDI 4USFFU )POFTEBMF 1\" & NBJM FET!IJHIMJHIUT DPN 5P TVCNJU NBOVTDSJQUT HP UP )JHIMJHIUT TVCNJUUBCMF DPN 8SJUFST ZPVOHFS UIBO QMFBTF VTF UIF QPTUBM BEESFTT BCPWF CEO: Kent S. JohnsonVice President, International: Andy ShafranBusiness Offices: 1800 Watermark Drive,P.O. Box 269, Columbus, OH 43216-0269.Copyright © 2017, Highlights for Children, Inc. All rights reserved.HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN is published monthly.*44/ 9 QSJOU *44/ POMJOF Designed for use in the classroom.Sometimes we make our list of customer names and addresses available to carefully screened companies whose products and services might be of interest to you. We never provide children’s names. If you do not wish to receive these mailings, please contact us and include your account number.Printed by RR Donnelley, Glasgow, KY.Periodical postage paid at Columbus, Ohio; Toronto, Ontario; and at additional mailing offices.U.S. Postmaster: Send address changes to Highlights for Children, P.O. Box 6038, Harlan, IA 51593-1538.Canada Post: Publications Mail Agreement No. 40065670. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to P.O. Box 1255, Georgetown, ON L7G 4X7.To order, make a payment, change your address, or for other customer-service needs, such as changing your contact preference, please contact us:t 0OMJOF XXX )JHIMJHIUT DPNt $BMM t 8SJUF 1 0 #PY )BSMBO *\" Choosing KindnessAt some point in our lives, most of us face a challenge that makes life a little harder. When pro basketball player Charlie Villanueva was a kid, he was bullied and laughed at because he was losing his hair. He has a condition that makes him bald.Charlie remembers how much the teasing hurt him. Today, he helps kids who have the same condition. He says he used the frustration he felt from being bullied as motivation. He became not only a great athlete but also a kind, caring person. You can read his story in “Reaching New Heights” on pages 22–23.I think we can agree that people like Charlie help make the world a better place. I hope you find his story inspiring. Please write and tell me what you think!We also invite you to share more of your thoughts by taking our State of the Kid survey on HighlightsKids.com. This year, we are asking questions about kindness and caring. When we have the results, we’ll share them with you.Your friend,This magazine of wholesome funis dedicated to helping children grow in basicskillsandknowledge,increativeness,in ability tothinkandreason,insensitivityto others in high,ideals and worthy ways of living—for children are the world s most important people’®.Charlie Villanueva photo by WENN Ltd Alamy Stock Photo/.
70-6.& Ŕ /6.#&3 Ŕ *446& /0 6BrainPlayWhy isn t paper furry’?7Baseball MorningToday stheday’!8Goofus and Gallant®Guess who tried to carrytoo much?9Animal Draw Its-!Two great drawing ideasfrom 11 year old Peyton Bish--.10AWedding Cake-TaleWill Able s good intentions’end in disaster?12Your DreamTree HouseFantastic drawings fromcreative kids like Colton.14Hidden Pictures®PuzzleThese cats and dogsare hard at work.15JokesBring on the silliness!16Sidewalk SensationDavid Zinn s art takes ’people by surprise.19 Paws and ThinkUp up and away,,!20 My SciWhy doesn t it rain ’indoors?22 Reaching New HeightsBasketball starCharlie Villanuevainspires kids.Dear HighlighHighlighSWIM!May 20 isNational Learnto SwimDay.101Dogs like to eatstrange things Put the!birdseed in a spot yourdog can t reach’.2Give your dog achew toy to see if shewould be interestedin it instead.3Talk to yourparents and yourdog s veterinarian’for other ideas.May2616Thanks for writing Emory We hope these tips help,.!Dear,—Emory California,Colton Houseman\"HF Ŕ 1FOOTZMWBOJB4MAY2017
30 So Say the Little MonkeysWill they ever build houses for themselves? 32 Your Own PagesCheck out Addison s ’funny poem about a phone. 34 Counting GiraffesDr Megan Strauss .works to help these tall animals. 36 CraftsPlay the game Feed the Elephant. 38 RiddlesWhere do otters go to watch movies? 39 Nature WatchFind out how bass make nests on lake bottoms. 40 Ask Arizona®Arizona doesn t ’know anyone at Wyatt s party’.CHALK TALKSidewalk artist David Zinn shares his secrets.24 Too Many Shopping Bags!Raccoon has a great idea.25 You re the ’Cover Artist!What would you draw on a Highlights cover?26 Athena and the DandelionsEveryone loves eating horta—except Athena.28 Punny Ways to Say You re Great’!Gift ideas for Mother s ’Day or any occasion.29 The Timbertoes®Ducks decide to use Pas newest creation’.
What in nature is like an umbrella?Why isn t ’paperfurry?What is yourfavoritebreakfast?“That s the key to’solving this mystery!”said Garnet What did.she mean by key“”?Would it be easier to juggle MARBLES,Are you more patient when you re HAPPY ’or when you re ’UPSET WHY??How isyour lifelike a“chooseyour ownadventure”story?How do animals express themselves ?HOW DO PEOPLE?If you could drawamuralontheoutside of yourhome WHAT,WOULD YOU DRAW?THE ENDIf frogs could enter contests ,WHAT MIGHT THE PRIZES BE?Did I win?Take your brain on a hike!STARTBEANBAGS,orMITTENS?WHY?Name some things in your kitchen that float.
On days like this,my body itchesto feel white leatherwith raised red stitches(wornfromhome runs,dirt, and grit)andsinkmyhandinside my mitt.The smell of grassand mud is sweet.Igrabmycap,slip on my cleats,andtiethosetwolong, tangled laces.Today’s the dayI clear the bases.By Matt Forrest EsenwineArtbyMerrillRaineyBaseballMorning
GoofusandGallant®“IfeltlikeGoofuswhenI hid papers in my desk somy mom and dad wouldn t’see them.”Adryanna Age 9 New Jersey,,“Why does Mom dropme off early I mso? ’bored says Goofus,”.Goofus tries to carrytoo much.Gallant entertains himselfwhile he waits.“Let s come back for the’rest says Gallant,”.There s some of Goofus and Gallant in us all ’.When the Gallant shines through we show our best self,.Art by Leslie Harrington.YOUR Goofus and Gallant MomentsTell us when you ve’ felt like Goofus or Gallant Visit !HighlightsKids com or write to .“I felt like Gallant when I helped a classmate writeafter he hurt his hand.”Evan Age 8 Colorado,,Goofus and Gallant Moments803 Church StreetHonesdale PA 18431,8MAY2017
How are the words in eachgroup related to the numberthey re next to’?EXAMPLE:Tic tac toeisrelated--to the number 9 because atic tac toe board has 9 squares--.By Clare MishicaCountingAnswers on page 38.ainbow week ,,Snow Whitedice insect,, guitarfoot sea star ,,apple blossomdeck of cards U S, . .President compass,bowling ball ,triangle U S flag, . .pair of pants,airplane coin,wheelbarrow ,nicorn free throw,tic tac toe baseball --,game September,octopus spider,, stop signwunraSDownDogFishSent in by Peyton Bish\"HF Ŕ 1FOOTZMWBOJBAnimalStep1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Send us yourdrawing how-to s’ !D r a w - I t s ! MAY 2017 9
“ ’I ll beruined!”Prune Macaroon, baker to theking,hadaterribledilemma.“I’ll be ruined!” hecried tohis friend AbleBloke, thetailorfrom next door. “The king willnever hire me again—never!Just look atthis!”He thrust a drawing ofacakeat the tailor. Not just any cake,but the fanciest,frilliestwedding cake Able had everseen. It had eight towering tiersadorned with ribbons,lace,By Julia QuayArtbyJoshClelandA Wedding-Cake Taleflowers, pinwheels, andcountless tiny details.“The king’swedding istomorrow,” Prune groaned,“and I’m supposed to makethis wedding cake for his newqueen. But I just heardfrommy poor mother, who lives threekingdoms away. Shestubbedher toe on a large block of cheeseand needs metotakecareofhertoday. What will I do?” Pullingaflouryhandkerchieffrom hisket, he broke into fresh tears.pocAble, who was a big-heartedAow, pitied his friend. His ownfellther had broken her armmotce, and generous Prune hadoncnt her boxes and boxes of sennbons to cheer her up.bon“Why don’t you let me make“wedding cake?” suggested thele. “I’ve spent hours watching Ablu work on cakes, and I’veyouked up many tricks. You takepicke of your mother while Icarkecareofthecake.”takPrune could hardly believePfriend’s kind offer. He cried hisover again (this time for joy), allled out the recipe cards thepullor would need,and untiedhistailron. With a tearful thank-you,aprdarted out the kitchen door.he dAble got righttoworkAasuring and mixingmearedients in monster-sizedingwls. He feltpleased withhisbowgress as he poured batterproo giant cake pans and slidintominto theoven.theNext, he started on theNke decorations.cakThis shouldbe a snap,hethought. After all,he had watched his friend makethousandsof sugary ribbonsand roses before.But the sugar paste wasslippery and wouldn’t hold itsshape. Able mixed in more sugarto stiffen it, but it cracked andbroke like fine china. By theendof theafternoon, he had only apileofsugar shards and a white,gloppy lump of paste.Just then, Able realized thatAble got right to work measuring and mixing.10 MAY 2017
The king declared the cake perfection itself.SMOKE!carrying the fanciest, floweriest, frilliest wedding cake thekingdom had ever seen. Thevillagers were amazed as hepassed by.“What silky smooth icing!”“Ribbons like satin!”“Velvety roses!”No one guessed that Able had,in fact, made the cake entirelyout of fabric, right down to thefine lacework and the petals on the flowers.The king declared the cake perfection itself and vowedalwaystoorder his cakes from Prune Macaroon’s bakery.Prune returnedfrom hismother’sthat same morningand, upon seeing the “cake,”insisted Able join him as abusiness partner. He then bakeda large, simple cake to serveto all the wedding guests atdessert time so no one wouldguess the secret behind Able’smasterpiece.And no one ever did.All through the night, thebakery was silent except for thewhirring next door from Able’ssewing machine. As the smokecleared out of Prune’s kitchen,Able sat in his workshop,measuring and cutting andstitching and snipping.As morning broke over thek kingdom, Able Bloke emergedf from his workshop in a cleanw white chef ’s uniform. He was the cakes should be donebaking. He peeked insidetheoven and—what?! Oh no! Hehad forgotten to turn it on!Frustrated, he lit the ovenand slammed it shut.Able plopped himself onPrune’s stool and laid his headon the counter next to his failedicing flowers. Closing his eyes,he tried to visualize Prunespinning delicate daisies outof sugar. He imagined sweetribbons spooling out of hisfriend’s hands like wisps ofsmoke.SMOKE!Ableawokefrom what had accidentallyturned into a long nap to findclouds billowing from the oven.Coughing and gasping, hethrew open the oven door. All ofhiscakes had turned into flat,blackened stones.“I should never haveofferedto do this!”hebellowed at thestones. “I’m not a baker—I’matailor!”The last fewwords echoedoff metal pots and pans, ringing in his ears. He repeated it tohimself, slowly this time. Thenhe turned off the oven, pickedup the drawing,andleft.“ ’I m a tailor not ,a baker!”
Your Dream Tree HouseWe asked you to design your own tree house Here are some of the .creative ideas you came up with!My dream house would be on the beach I would have a bed right .next to a window so I could look out at the ocean When I find shark .teeth seashells and sand dollars ,,,I can sit in the chair and sort them on the table.Ingrid\"HF Ŕ 4PVUI $BSPMJOBRobot Tree HouseDiego Miller\"HF Ŕ -PVJTJBOBWeird Swiss Cheese Tree HouseIt has a dragon that toasts marshmallows an ,elevator an engine and ,rocket boosters ,a space scooter an ,emergency gumball machine a random ,cheese block a ,telescope a giant hand ,,an upside down TV a -,dancing pepper and ,a weird climbing rope .It has a trunk made of swiss cheese.Joshua Althaus\"HF Ŕ 7JSHJOJBMy tree house could fly and become invisible along with everything inside.Katrina Strahm\"HF Ŕ ,BOTBTJoshua Kavanaugh\"HF Ŕ .POUBOB12MAY2017
My Magic Tree House Library-My tree house is a magic one .It s a library and if you want to go ’somewhere the tree house will take ,you there Once you get there your .,clothes change!Sophie TarrGuamJoshua Maftey\"HF Ŕ 0SFHPOFlying Bird Tree House-My dream tree house would be in my favorite climbing tree in front of our house It would .be able to fly to any country ,state or planet I could survive ,.for eight weeks in the tree house living on food that a magic fairy brings.Maria Gonzalez\"HF Ŕ /FX :PSLI would have a tree house that makes dreams.Miguel Elly Refareal\"HF Ŕ )BXBJJMy dream tree house is special because it has lots of books It has my favorite .stories like fairy tales and chapter books I love to .read there!Ruby Phillips\"HF Ŕ -PVJTJBOBClare Odella\"HF Ŕ 0SFHPO MAY 2017 13
Check out our Hidden Pictures app!Want a challenge?Fold back page 15 to hide the picture clues.In this big picture find the heart magnifying glass artist s brush bowl piece of popcorn ,,,’,,,envelope golf club comb sailboat ladder pencil waffle candy cane toothbrush banana ,,,,,,,,,,slice of pizza hockey stick slice of lemon drinking straw lollipop pennant and fishhook,,,,,,.Playful Pets Construction Inc,.By Gary LaCoste14MAY2017
Picture CluesAnswers on HighlightsKids com..Pickles, popcorn,jelly beans, bugs.Ice pops, lollipops,hot dogs, hugs.Send us a poem about the things you like!—Donna L. RyanThings I LikeBONUSCan you also find the carrot crown ,,megaphone and ,horseshoe?heartsailboatpiece of popcornpencilslice of pizzacandy canemagnifying artist s glassgolf clubbowlwaffletoothbrushenvelopecombbanana’brushladderhockey stickdrinking strawslice of lemonlollipoppennant fishhookJO E KSA book never written:The Essentials of Englishby Graham R Gud..Noa Nasoff Massachusetts,Gwen:Do you think the treeI planted is growing well?Aria:I think it spine Oak not’.intended.Gwen:Will you leaf me alonewith the tree puns?Aria Washington,Two melons were on a date.One melon said Honeydew,“you love me?”And the other melon replied ,“Yes butwecantaloupe,.”Valerie Morrison Tennessee,I used to have a job crushingpop cans It was soda pressing.-.Spencer Oregon,Jack:How do you feel?Mike:With my hands!Ryan Murray Texas,Make us laugh!Send a joke or riddle along with your ,name age and address to,,,803 Church StreetHonesdale PA 18431,“Knock knock,.”“Who s there’?”“Pasture.”“Pasture who?”“ ’It s pasture bedtime isn t it,’?”Zee Malama California,Tld t
What a Pro KnowsSidewalk Artist David Zinn creates 3 D drawings -using only chalk and charcoal.By Melissa CunninghamSensationWalk around the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and you may spot a green monster named Sluggo and a flying pig named Philomena. You might even see street artist David Zinn drawing them using only sidewalk chalk and charcoal.“The things I draw are the things that I wish existed in real life,” says David, who loves wandering the streets, letting his imagination roam free until new creatures appear in his mind.Starting SmallAt the age of 12, David began working as a freelance artist. His dad was writing a computer manual and worried that it would be boring to read. So he asked David to draw pictures of turtles (the name of the Photos by David Zinn except ,page 17 top left by Ryan Doyle().16MAY2017
As many as 30 people may be watching David as he draws.(Continued on next page)software) to illustrate it. The publisher liked his drawings, and soon David had the job of drawing more turtles in action.“I learned a great lesson, which was that, to earn money as an artist, I couldn’t always draw what I wanted,” he says. “I had to figure out how to draw a turtle drinking tea and stuff like that.”David worked for 20 years as a commercial artist, but he often felt cooped up sitting at a computer for 10 hours a day. Then, on a sunny afternoon about a decade ago, he grabbed some chalk and started doodling on the sidewalk. That’s when Sluggo came to life.“One of the reasons I like to put art on the street is to take people by surprise,” he says. “Suddenly, art happens to you and you just react to it. I found the blank canvas intimidating, but the sidewalk is flawed already. I can have fun drawing, and knowing it will be washed away helps me not obsess too much. It frees me up.”It takes David about two hours to complete one drawing. He uses a variety of sidewalk features in his street art, such as drainage gates, fences, acorns, and bits of gum. It can be tricky, Oodles of DoodlesWhen David was growing up ,his uncle would challenge him and his brother with a competitive doodle game .To play one person draws a ,random scribble and the other transforms it into a drawing Try it with .your friends!David draws street art to take “people by surprise.”
he says, to draw on surfaces that are not flat. He has to notice where shadows will land so they won’t spoil the 3-D illusions he creates.From Sidewalks to MuseumsToday, more and more people are recognizing and looking for his work, “Zinnart,” throughout Ann Arbor. As many as 30 people may be watching David as he draws. “It’s half visual and half performance art now,” he says, laughing.(Continued from page 17)It can be tricky to draw on surfaces that are not flat.How to Draw a 3-D Fake Hole on Your SidewalkBy David ZinnAsk for permission before drawing on a driveway or sidewalk!1 . Using black chalk or charcoal ,draw a circle with zigs and zags around the edge A few .steps away ,draw an X on the ground .2 .Draw several dark lines inside the circle starting ,from the edge farthest from the X and running straight toward it Attach the lines .to the corners of the zigs and zags but draw them only —inside the shape!3 .For shadows add more ,darkness to the side closest to the X .Smudge the shadows with your fingers to make them fade from very dark to less dark.4 . With a thin piece of charcoal or chalk draw a few zigzag ,lines that wander away from the hole These are the “.”cracks that make it look extra realistic!Stand on the X Look .at what you ve drawn ’,using either a camera or one eye closed.David’s artwork can also be found across the country and even throughout the world. He flew to Taiwan to put his work permanently on the sidewalks outside several art museums.Photos of his drawings have been exhibited at the University of Michigan, Ferris State University, and 212 Arts gallery in New York City.In addition, David gives workshops to kids and adults and has published two books of his street art:Lost & Unfounded and Temporary Preserves.Art is everywhere, from galleries to family-room walls, from sidewalks to posters. “At one point, my drawings wound up on stickers that were put inside garbage cans to show people how to recycle properly,” David says.“Art is useful and it’s all around us, but it all starts with creating art that makes you happy. My advice to anyone wanting to be an artist is to draw what inspires you. Discovering that is a huge gift!”18MAY2017
Art by David Coulson.That s one’big dog!Can you tell what s going on here’?Why might people enjoy takingrides in hot air balloons-?How is a hot air balloon like other-types of transportation How is it?different? If you could ride over your neighborhood in a hot air balloon -,what might you see?ThinkandPaws Hot Air Balloon Festival-
MYBy Dougal DixonArt by Robert SquierBeak at frontof mouthLong nearly ,complete skull was foundEotrachodonee oh TRACK oh don ----“early Trachodon” ( an old name for a duck billed dinosaur-)When Eotrachodon lived ,the area that is now North America was made up of two landmasses separated by a wide seaway Most .fossils of duck billed -dinosaurs have been found in the western part The .discovery of Eotrachodonin the eastern part in earlier ,rock shows that duckbills ,likely evolved there and migrated west when the seaway disappeared.DinosaursRings Tell TalesA tree stump s rings tell ’a lot about the tree s ’life like how weather ,conditions from year to year affected it.During spring when a ,tree often has plenty of rain it grows the most ,.It makes large cells to transport the water quickly They form a .wide light colored ,-ring the spring xylem :“”(ZY lem During -).summer when water ,and nutrients aren t as ’plentiful the tree grows ,less It makes smaller .,close together cells that -form a narrow dark ring ,:“summer xylem.”The sapwood is recent “”layers of spring and summer xylem which ,move water up throughout the tree from the roots.Deep nonliving ,“heartwood is ”made of waste ,including old xylem layers. Its density makes the tree strong and sturdy.Just under the outer bark is the phloem FLOW em a (-), layer of living tissue that moves sugars made by the leaves down to the tree s roots’.The thin cambium (KAM bee um --)layer makes new cells for both the phloem to the (outside and )the new xylem (to the inside).
Teeth good for grinding tough plantsCould stand on hind legsWHEN:83 million years agoHOW LONG:25 feetWHAT IT ATE:Mostly low-growing plants25220114566PresentTriassicJurassicCretaceousCenozoicWHERE:Alabama1 . Pour a few inches of very warm tap water into a clear drinking glass.2 . Cover the glass with plastic wrap Use a rubber .band to hold it in place.3 .Set a few ice cubes on top.Over the next few minutes,watch as water vaporcondenses beneath theplastic wrap It may even.“rain”—watch for drops!Spot It !Where else have you seen water vapor condense?Why doesn’t water that evaporates in your house form clouds and rain?Margaret McGregor \"HF Ŕ 0IJPTo form clouds and rain water vapor ,(water that has evaporated into the air needs both cool )temperatures and a surface on which to condense turn back (into a liquid).As warm moist air ,rises outdoors it ,carries water vapor high into the atmosphere where there is less air pressure The air .expands causing it to ,cool Its water vapor .condenses on atmospheric dust and may form a cloud.Indoors warm ,,moist air can t rise ’high because of ceilings It can cool .by meeting up with cold surfaces like windows But any .drops that form on airborne dust don t ’get large enough to fall as rain. MAY 2017 21
“I learned to flip my frustration into motivation.”Crowded by defenders, Charlie Villanueva leaps toward the basket. One hand lifts the ball high, and for a moment he seems to hang in the air. Then he hammers the ball through the rim. Slam dunk! Another two points!Today, Villanueva’s career may look like a slam dunk. He was a high-school all-American and a national champion at the University of Connecticut. He set Toronto Raptors rookie records for single-game points (48) and rebounds (18). He has played for the Detroit Pistons, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Dallas Mavericks.But life wasn’t always easy for him. In fact, he says, his success is due to more than his ability to shoot hoops. He owes much of who he is today to a skin disease he has had since childhood—alopecia areata.By Marjorie Sembert FlintomOn and off the basketball court ,Charlie Villanueva inspires kids.REACHINGNEW HEIGHTS22MAY2017
Photos page 22 by Tribune Content Agency LLC Alamy:/;page 23 top Andrew Peat Alamy bottom PA Images Alamy()/,()/.Charlie Villanueva isn t the only famous ’athlete with alopecia areata.Joanna Rowsell Shand,part of Great Britain s ’track cycling team -,wongoldmedals and broke world records at the Olympics in London in 2012 and in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.Alopecia makes a person’s hair fall out. It’s not contagious, so no one can get it from another person. It’s caused by an error in the immune system that triggers germ-fighting cells to attack the body’s own hair-growing cells. More than six million Americans have it, and most of them are healthy in every other way. They have talents, abilities, and a need to feel accepted. That’s what Villanueva wants the world to know about him and his special group of fans, Charlie’s Angels.Before games, Villanuevatakes time to meet his Angels,kids who have alopecia. Hesigns autographs and poses forphotographs. But somethingmore important happens, too.Sharing His StoryVillanueva shares his painfulpast. At age 10, he lost patchesof hair from his head. It grewback, but then at age 12, all ofhis hair disappeared. He and hisfamily wondered why. An auntsent tea recipes, hoping onemight cure him. Nothing helped.The boy from Queens,New York, soon discovered howembarrassing hair loss could be.Other kids called him hurtfulnames. He began to withdraw,hiding his head under capsand hoods. In middle school, hewas suspended for breaking ano-hats rule. A note from hisdoctor gave him permission towear hats, but they only drew more negative attention.Through it all, Villanueva’s mother gave him the support he needed. “She was there for me in good times and bad times. On days when I was hurting and feeling bad, my mother was hurting even more for me.”Discovering His TalentThen something incredible happened: Villanueva grew taller. In one summer, he grew seven inches! With both hair loss and the extraordinary heightof 6 feet 11 inches, Villanuevathought of himself as a “freakof nature.” He began spendingmore time on the basketballcourt with his older brothers.As he improved as an athlete,basketball helped him deal withhis alopecia. “I learned to flipmy frustration and stress intomotivation on the court to thepoint where kids weren’t lookingat me as a kid with a conditionbut as a kid that could play thegame of basketball really well.”The bullying stopped, and hisstellar career began. All alongthe way, he has helped others.Since his rookie year, he hasbeen a spokesperson for theNational Alopecia AreataFoundation. He started theCharlie Villanueva Foundationto help families of kids withalopecia and to stop all kinds ofbullying. The son of immigrantsfrom the Dominican Republic,Villanueva also works towardending poverty in that country.His Message for KidsVillanueva wants Charlie’sAngels and all kids to feel goodabout who they are. “We’re allspecial in our own different ways. Embrace it, and enjoy life positively. I’ve always tried to surround myself with good people and good environments. Believe in yourself, and all dreams are possible.”He encourages kids to work hard toward their goals and to be there for others. “Basketball is about more than just putting a ball in a hoop,” he says. “It’s about teamwork and discipline. Many didn’t think I’d amount to anything. Thank God they were wrong about me.”At age 10 he began ,to get little bald “spots here and there he says,”. MAY 2017 23
Rabbit had too many plastic shopping bags. They tumbled out of his cabinet. “I have to clean this mess,” Rabbit said.“I can help you,” said Raccoon. “But I need some scissors and tape.”Rabbit gave Raccoon scissors and tape. “Are you going to tape my cabinet doors shut?” Rabbit asked.Raccoon laughed. “No.” She put an armful of bags on the table.Snip. Snip. Raccoon cut the handles off each bag. Snip. Snip. Raccoon cut along the sides of each bag so that the bag formed one big strip.Rabbit stared at the pile of strips. “This mess is getting bigger!”Raccoon smiled. She took three strips and tied their ends into a knot. Then she braided the strips together. At the Too“I can help you.”Snip .Snip.“Now we can go outside and play.”By Clare MishicaArt by Anna Chernyshovaend of the braid, she taped on new strips. Soon, Raccoon had turned the whole pile of strips into one long rope.“It’s a jump rope!” Rabbit cheered.Raccoon smiled. “Yes! Now we can go outside and play jump-rope games.”“I’ll get my shoes,” Rabbit said. He opened his closet door, and a tower of boxes tumbled out. “Can you help me with this problem, too?” he asked Raccoon.Many S h o p p in gB a g s !
The kids in art club traced their shadows to make silhouettes of themselves. Can you figure out whose silhouette is whose?By Clare MishicaShadow MatchAnswers on page 38.Unscramble each set of letters tospell something that is yellow.1 .S UB 2 .ON CR3 .MNELO4 .T REBUT5 .NA BNAA6 .NIOL ADNEDBy Teresa A DiNicola.Yellow Spell o-Answersonpage38.Bonus!Unscramble theyellow letters to spellsomething yellow thatanswers the riddle:What did the puppyeatwhenhehadafever?MAY 201725If you could illustrate a Highlights cover, what would you draw? Send your design toPlease include your name, age, and address.We must receive your drawing by June 1, 2017, to consider it for publication.You re ’the Cover Artist!You re the Cover Artist!’803 Church StreetHonesdale PA 18431,
“The best food in the world.”ggo home. car around so we couldI wished Mama wasn’trummaging around the trunkfor plastic grocery bags.I wished Yia-yia didn’t pullout the supplies she kept inher purse.“Ela exo, Athena,” Yia-yia said”in Greek. “Ohelios thelee na sethee.”She was saying, “Comeout. Thesunwantstosee you.”I slunk from the car.fWe walked through a vastfield. Hundreds of spunkyyellow flowers decorated thesoft earth.She stood and watched. I wasglad she didn’t ask where wewere going.We rodeintothe country,not too far from our house justfoutside Chicago. I set down mybook and tilted my face to thewarm breeze. I told the wind,“I hope we’re not there yet.”I had never seen anyone inthe field with us, but I alwaysworried that someone wouldnotice us pickingdandelions.People in America yankeddandelions from their lawns. Noone wanted them. What wouldthe new neighbors think if theyfound out our family ate weeds?Wedrove west untilthehouses stopped. Thenwestopped.Iwished Baba would turn theHy you ever eaten a avedandelion?Me neither.Have you ever blowndandelion seeds to makea wish?Me, too.“Time to go, Athena,” Mamasaid from the curb. She heldfopen thecar door.I toed the sidewalk andswung my book. She knewIdidn’t eat dandelions. Why didIhave to pick them with myfamily every spring?“Baba and Yia-yia areYwaiting,” shesaid.My father and grandmothersmiledfrom the front seatsof the car.I turned and waved toBrigid,thegirl who’d movedin across the street.By L Zouras.Art by Holly HatamAthena Why do we eat “dandelions No one ?else does .”and the Dandelions26 MAY 2017
“Wait !”I said .Too late.“That’s octopus,” I said.She tasted it.She poked the sardines.“Those are sardines,” I said.She tried them.Next came the horta.“Wait!” I said. Too late. “Youate the dandelions!” I told her.We both laughed, and she ate another bite. “Not bad,” she said.Mama was smiling at us.After dinner, Brigid and I went to the backyard andstretched out on the grass. Thestars reminded me ofdandelionsinasoft field.I closed my eyes and made awish:to be as open-minded asmy familyand my new friend. “What about spaghetti and meatballs?” I asked.“That’s Italian,” Yia-yia said.“We’re Greek.”“Fried rice?” I teased.“Chinese,” she said.Thenightof theparty, Brigidfrom across the street arrived with her parents.Mama set thetable withhergold-stamped glasses. Sheserved octopus with onions,grilled sardines, peppers stuffedwithlamb and rice, andhorta.Our guests ate everything.Brigid poked at the octopus with her fork.I looked for a place to hide.“What’s the matter with you,thena?” Yia-yia asked, bendingAver to shear a dandelion fromovhe ground. She shoved it into athrocery bag and went on to thegrext victim, eyeing me all nehe while.th“Nothing,” I said. “But whyo we eat dandelions? No one dolse does.”el“The best food in the world,” aba answered, shaking aBandful of greens.haIt seemed to take hours toll the bags.fiI longed to run throughhe dappledfield.I wanted tothwirl.I looked around. Onlytwandelions watched me.daIdid acartwheel. Legstraight, toes pointed.I landedstmiling at the sky and shin-high smn the yellow flowers.in“Athena!” Yia-yia said.“Ta hortaT!”That meant not to trample he leaves. I sat down andthburrowed into my book.By the time we were ready toleave, we had enoughdandelionsto boil, oil, and douse with lemon for an entire Greek army.Wild greens, orhorta,as wecalled them, were alwaysonthe menu. Chicken andhorta.Lamb andhorta. Red snapperand horta. Sometimes justhorta for Baba.Onthewayhome, Mama andYia-yia talked about hosting adinner party for thenewneighbors, who wanted to tryethnic food.The night of the party Brigid was ,among the guests. MAY 2017 27
Craft samples by Katalin D Justice Photo by Guy Cali Associates Inc..,.Punny WaysUse these gift ideas forMother sDay Father sDay’,’,your teacher on the last day of school or anytime—!Good Times Clock-Cut out a big circle from craftfoam. On the back, write about a favorite “time” you shared with the person who will get the clock. Use cardstock and markers to decorate the front.“Plane Ol Skywriting”’Clip a clothespin onto a craft stick to make a plane. Paint and decorate it. Write “Props to you!” and “It’s PLANE to see that you’re great!” on strips of paper. Glue the strips and some ribbons to the back of the plane. Happy Days ies-Cut out paper petals. On each one, write something special about the person who will get the flower. Tape the petals to a pencil, below the eraser. Curl back the petals, decorate the flower, and add a tag.You re’ Great!to Say28MAY2017
#Z 3JDI 8BMMBDF Ŕ \"SU CZ 3PO ;BMNFTheTimbertoes®Pa was hard at work.Some ducks were curious.And the ducks spent the night under the raft.The family spent the day on the raft.What is it?A raft!Off we go!I caught a fish!Look !A turtle.A storm is coming!
Deep in the rain forest, littlesquirrelmonkeys live in thepalm trees alongthe Amazon River. When thesunshines, the monkeyschee-chee-chatteraway. Using their long tails for balance,they leap from tree to tree. The palmsfsparkle with flashes of the monkeys’olive, white, and orange fur.When the sun shines, the monkeyspick acai and guava fruits and eat untiljuice drips from their little mouths.Young and old, the monkeys spend awarm, happy dayplaying.But when the sun goes down and—whisk-whirrr—a cool wind blows,So Say“Let s ’play No .work for me.”A Brazilian FolktaleRetold by Gale Sypher JacobArt by Gina Perrythe monkeys huddle together in thekthh ddl tthi thtrees with their long tails wrappedaround their arms for warmth.And when—splattery-splash——therain falls, the monkeys huddlecloserand talk about tomorrow.“Tomorrow we can build houses,”says one.“Walls will keep the wind out,”says a second.“Roofswill keep the rain out,”says a third.“Amanhã. Tomorrow we willbuild,” says a fourth.”But when the warm sun rises the the Little The cold wet monkeys talk ,about building houses . . .tomorrow.Monkeys30 MAY 2017
“We mustbuild houses tomorrow.”next day, the monkeys forget the coolnwind and rain. Theywchee-chee-chatteraway. Using their long tails for balance,athey leap from tree to tree. Thetpalms sparkle again with flashespof the monkeys’ olive, white, andoorange fur.o“Let’s build houses now,” saysone.s“Let’s eat now,” says asecond, picking a guava.s“The sun is nice and warm,” saysathird. “Let’splay.”s“Yes, let’splay. No workfor me,” saysa fourth. “We don’t need houses now.”aYoung and old, the squirrel monkeysspend another happy dayplaying insthesunshine.tSometimes a storm blows throughthe rain forest.Rush-roara cold windshrieks, and the monkeys presstogether, their long tails wrappedaround themselves for warmth.And when—slap-splapp—the rain fallsin sheets, the monkeys squeeze closerand talk again about tomorrow.“Wemustbuild houses tomorrow,”says one.“Walls will keep the wind out,” saysa second.“Roofswill keep the rain out,” saysathird.“Amanhã. Tomorrow we willstart building,” says a fourth.Day after day, when thewarm sun rises, you can guesswhat happens. Even after astorm, the monkeysagain forgetthecold, wind,and rain. Month aftermonth,theychee-chee-chatterleapfrom palm tree to palm tree, and eatacai and guava fruits until juice dripsfrom their little mouths. Young and old,the monkeys spendhappy days playingin thesunshine.Year after year, those cold, wetsquirrel monkeys talk in the nighttimeabout buildinghouses . . . tomorrow.“Amanhã. Amanhã.” So say theylittle monkeys.Rush roar-,a cold wind shrieks.Amanhã(pronounced ah-men-YAH) means “tomorrow” in Portuguese, the official language of Brazil.
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Photos by Daniel Rosengren.included Dr. Craig Packer ofthe University of Minnesota,Dr. Morris Kilewo of TanzaniaNational Parks, and Dr. DennisRentsch of Germany’s Frankfurt Zoological Society.The Serengeti is about thesize of Vermont, so the scientistscould not study the entire area.Instead, they surveyed threeregions where giraffes werestudied in the 1970s. As theyexpected, they saw far fewerof these animals. In one area,the number of giraffes dropped from about 550 to about 75.Four Likely SuspectsThe team wanted to find outwhy the number of giraffes was giraffes. Giraffes are slender inshape, and they may not cast agood shadow, depending on the angle of the sun.”In their search for giraffes,scientists spotted trouble. In the 1970s, about 13,000 giraffeslived in Serengeti National Park.Since then, the number has beengoing down, and the park now has about 3,500.The research team thatstudied Serengeti giraffes When she was studyingto become a scientist, MeganStraussrodeinasmallairplanetostudygiraffes.Shesatononeside of the plane, and anotherresearchersatontheotherside. While a pilot flew over theSerengetiinTanzania,Africa,the researchers peered down and counted giraffes.“Giraffes can be really hard to spot from the air!” saysDr. Strauss, who has sincebecome an independent wildlifeecologist. “I am always amazedhow easily we can spot warthogsand other small animals, yet wesometimes have trouble seeing Dr Megan Strauss works to help the world s.’tallest animals.CountingGiraffesBy David BrownWhy was thenumber ofgiraffes so small?34MAY2017
“Giraffes can be really hard to spot from the air!”sold in local markets. Poachers catch more adult males than other giraffes, probably because they set traps in dense woods, where male giraffes spend a lot of time. As the researchers feared, they spotted too few males compared with females and calves in those two areas, a sign of poaching.The scientists also wondered if the giraffes had enough food. An environment with plenty of food can support lots of giraffes, including healthy females who have many calves. When the food supply is short, the environment supports fewer giraffes and the females have fewer calves. A lot of new trees have grown in the Serengeti since the 1970s, but many are a type that giraffes do not like to eat. The researchers found fewer calves today than in the 1970s compared with the number of now smaller. The scientists looked at four possible causes: lions, parasites, illegal hunters (called poachers), and poor food supply. “We found that both poaching and food supply were likely limiting population growth,” Dr. Strauss says. “[Lack of] food limits birth rates, and poaching is a significant cause of adult mortality.”To find out if lions had been killing more giraffes in recent years, the team looked at calf survival rates and long-term records of giraffes killed by lions. Lions kill more calves than adults, but the team found no decrease in calf survival after the calves are born, compared with the 1970s. They also found little change in the number of giraffes killed by lions over the past four decades. Lions were not the problem.The team then asked whether too many giraffes were being killed by parasites, such as worms that infect the digestive system. Like lions, parasites kill more calves than adults, but the numbers also pointed away from parasites. On the ground, the researchers counted parasite eggs in giraffe droppings, and they found too few to harm the giraffe population. Parasites were not the cause either.Trouble for GiraffesThe research team looked at the two other possible causes. They asked if poachers were killing too many giraffes. Two of the areas they studied are close to places with a lot of people and where giraffe meat is sometimes adult females, a sign that food was in short supply.In her research from the airplane and on the ground, Dr. Strauss helped discover why the Serengeti has so few giraffes. Now she plans to help the struggling animals. “The Serengeti is one of Earth’s natural wonders,” she says. “And giraffes are an essential part of it.”Dr. Strauss is working with others on an environmental education program for Tanzania, including books for students. These materials will educate Tanzanians and help them to help giraffes. As knowledge grows and changes are made, they hope the giraffe population will rebound.Lions were not the problem. MAY 2017 35
iStock digitalskillet center iStock Dean Mitchell bottom iStock asiseeit/,()/,()/.CraftsNxt MonMother s ’Day Cupcake CardBy April Theis1. Fold a piece of cardstockin half. Cut it to form the bottom of a cupcake.2. Cut a piece of thin cardboardfor support. Glue it to the back of the cardstock, as shown below.3.Glue cotton-ball“icing” to the top of the cardboard. Add glitter-glue“sprinkles.”4.Decorate the card withmarkersand cardstock. Write a message on the front and inside.By Régine Frank1. Cut a rectangular opening in along cardboard tube.2.Trace around the ends of the tube onto thin cardboard. Cut out the circles. Glue one to each end of the tube. Craft samplesbyBuff McAllister Photos by Guy.Cali Associates Inc except,.,family tree inset photos top fromleft iStock DGLimages iStock AlexRaths-(,)/,/ /,iStock digitalskillet center iStock Dean Mitchell bottom iStock asiseeit/()/()/3. Paintthe tube. Cut out ahead, tongue, and tail fromcraft foam.Glue them on.Addwiggle eyes.4.Mold fourroundlegs fromair-dryclay. Glue them.36MAY2017
Craft Challenge! Create a mosaic using colorful beads and felt.Feed the ElephantA Game for 2 to 4 PlayersBy Edna Harrington1.Cover a clean nut coffee canor with felt.2. Cut out a head, a trunk, tusks, and ears from felt. Glue them together, then glue the head to thin cardboard. Addwiggle eyes. Glue the head to the can.3. For feet, glue four felt circles to the base. Add a felt tail.4. Cut out 20 peanuts from cardstock. Add lines with a marker.5.Cut out 28 cards from cardstock. Write , , , , , and on P E A N UTfour cards each, one letter per card. Print Miss This Turn on two cards and Any Letter on the final two cards.TO PLAY: Give each player five peanuts. Shuffle the cards. Players take turns drawing cards until they can spell PEANUT. Once they do, they place a peanut into the can. Create a discardil fdddh ffl thtkthd k ThFamily TreeBy April Theis1. For each person or couple on the family tree, cut out a “treetop” from poster board. Decorate it with markers and birds cut from craft foam.For branches,paint craft sticks brown. Cut a trunk from brown poster board.Assemble the tree by gluing the branches and trunk to the treetops. Add astringhanger to the top.Tapefamily photos to the treetops.pile for used cards and reshuffle them to make another deck. Thefirst player to feed all ofhis or her peanuts to theelephant wins.2.3.4. MAY 2017 37
2485976AnswersCovers: Jump On In! by Macky Pamintuan; What’s Wrong?® by Kelly KennedyIllustration credits:Page 2: Kevin Zimmer; 6: Erin Mauterer; 9: Counting Down by iStock/TAW4, Animal Draw-Its!by Chuck Dillon; 12–13: (background) iStock/thanaphiphat; 15: Jokes by Rich Powell, “Things I Like” by DannaéAlvarez; 21: science letter by Susan Batori, Let It Rain by Robert L. Prince; 25: You’re the Cover Artist! by KeithFrawley, Shadow MatchbyPatLewis, YellowSpell-obyScottSoeder;38:JoeyEllis.Photo credits:Page 2: iStock/marekuliasz; 3: Gina Lenz; 4: (goggles) iStock/futureimage; 4–5: (sidewalk drawing) David Zinn; 6: (pancakes)iStock/mphillips007, (umbrella) iStock/skodonnell, (fur) iStock/Marco_Piunti, (frog) iStock/Antagain, (paintbrushesand paint) iStock/mariusFM77, (marbles) iStock/Floortje, (beanbags) iStock/tamara_kulikova, (mittens) iStock/pzAxe, (sponge) iStock/Tarzhanova, (boy) iStock/STUDIOGRANDOUEST; 20: Henri D. Grissino-Mayer, Universityof Tennessee; 39: (bass and eggs) Bob Michelson, Photography by Michelson, Inc., (crayfish) iStock/praisaeng.Why did the right trianglego to the Logan Parker Tennessee,Answers 1: .Tyrannosaurus pecks.2 . Because there is only one in BBoston.3 . Lawsuits An otter torium Because it .4 .-.5 .was 90 degrees Eclipse it Their horns .6 ..7 .don t work He couldn t see himself ’.8 .’doing it Mice cream.9 ..What do you get when you cross a dinosaur with a chicken?Jonah Oklahoma,Wh is honey hard to yfind in Boston?Jessica Hill Texas,What do lawyers wear to court?Ashton Illinois,How does the man in the moon cut his mustache?Mathilda New York,Why did the invisible man quit his job?Carly Kansas,Where do otters go to watch movies?Laural St John Pennsylvania.,What is an owl s ’favorite dessert?Charlie Cho California,Why do cows wear a bell around their neck?Isabella Pandey Florida,R DI DL E Sbeach?Ronda s’red rock.Liam MinnisAge 9 CaliforniaiTongueTwistersFive funky monkeys munching five fried munchies.Marian OxfordAge 9 Floridaipage 2Fun ThisMonthTiptoeingThrough TulipsMysteryPhoto—Canoe.page 25Shadow Match1 . Will Omar Aisha Dan . .2. .3. .4.5 .Hailey. .6Gia. .7Kelly. .8Mike.page 9Counting DownHere are our answers You may .have come up with others.9 . Squares on the board innings ,,ninth month Arms legs sides . .8,,.7 . Colors days dwarfs Sides ,,. .6,legs strings Toes arms petals ,. .5,,.4 . Suits years in one term directions ,,.3 . Finger holes sides colors Legs ,,. .2,wings sides Wheel horn point,. .1,,.Yellow Spell-o1 . BUS. .2 CORN. .3 LEMON.4 . BUTTER BANANA . .5.6 . DANDELION .Bonus! MUSTARD—because he was a hot dog.page 43Picture Puzzler38MAY2017
BassThe Kids Menu’Bass eat live prey When bass young first hatch they live off .,the egg yolk for a few days Then the fry will eat plankton and .underwater insects As they grow bigger they ll eat insects and .,’small fish like minnows As adults they ll eat even bigger fish.,’,as well as other animals such as frogs and ,crayfish.By Peter FriedericiTRY THISThe young of many animals are vulnerable to predators For example .,bass fry are preyed on by many larger fish and by birds like kingfishers and herons Look for young .animals in your area .Are the adults nearby ?Do the adults protect their offspring?Young bass often hide among thick weeds or in the shade of overhanging trees in lakes and ponds How .are other young animals hidden from predators?DID YOU KNOW ?Many species of bass make nests for their young Bass live in warm lakes .and ponds throughout most of North America.A male bass makes a nest by swishing his tail and fins to create an open area on the lake bottom ,often near a rock or fallen log that he can use for shade and shelter After a female lays eggs .in the nest the male guards them The male ,.eats very little while on guard yet he can ,chase off any predators As the young called .,fry develop he protects them too until they ,,,,are large enough to care for themselves—usually within a few weeks.Nature WatchThese black specks are bass fry.A nest is made on the lake bottom.Eggs
Ask izona®strangers? I wished I could just walk over to the group and plunge in with a funny line or fascinating story. Instead, I tried to become as quiet and invisible as possible. I bent down to pet Wyatt’s cat and wished I could disappear.After a little while, a girl came over and stood next to me. Eventually, she said, “Hi. I’m Maddy.”“Hi. I’m Arizona,” I said, standing up and smiling.“This is the weirdest party for me,” she said. “Besides Wyatt, I’m the only one from swim team. I basically know nobody here.”“Same!” I said. “Other than Wyatt, I’m the only one from our karate class.”Maddy smiled. “When you think about it, it’s kind of great that Wyatt invited people from different parts of his life.”“That’s true,” I said. “I usually do the same stuff with the same friends.”Right then, Wyatt called for the group’s attention. “OK! Everybody pick a partner and Dear Shy,If youaskedmy friendsorfamily whether they’d describemeasashyperson,they’dlaughyourightoutoftown.ButputmeinaroomfullofpeopleIdon’tknow,and—poof!—Iinstantlyturnintotheshyestlittlemouseyou’veevermet.After karate practice oneday,myfriendWyattcameupto me with an invitation to hisbirthday party.“Wow, thanks! That soundsfun,”Isaid,imaginingaroomfull of our karate friendsmaking jokes and eating cake.Butaweeklater,Iwalkedinto Wyatt’s house and didn’trecognizeanyoneotherthanWyatt. Where was everyonefrom karate? Who were all these Help All Alone !ataParty#Z -JTTB 3PWFUDI Ŕ \"SU CZ \"NBOEB .PSMFZI didn t recognize ’anyone other than Wyatt.40MAY2017
come outside for the egg toss!”“Want to?” I asked Maddy.Maddy shrugged. “Why not?”The egg toss turned out to be fun and funny and unbelievably messy. After that, we played a goofy game with the whole group where you pass a balloon (filled with regular air) without using your arms or hands. That turned out to be pretty difficult, but we were all laughing so hard, nobody seemed to care. We played more games and ate the yummiest cake, and I found myself talking to all the other party guests the way a normal human being would! I’m not exactly sure what happened, but when my mom came to pick me up at 4:00, I seriously did not want to leave.“Thanks for inviting me,” I said to Wyatt on my way out the door. “That was one of the most fun parties I’ve ever been to.”“Cool! Thanks for coming,” Wyatt said.So, to sum it up, dear Shy, if you’d asked me before Wyatt’s party what I’d do if I were in your shoes, I’d probably tell you I’d just stay home. But after ending up at a party where I didn’t know anyone and having tons of fun, not to mention making a new I wished I could disappear.friend, I say you should absolutely, positively go! If you can get up the courage, the way Maddy did, to introduce yourself to even just one person and be open to playing a couple of games, I’m pretty sure you’ll be glad you took the chance to try something new. Oh, and Maddy and I exchanged numbers and have already gotten together twice, so that’s another good thing.When my mom came to pick me up ,I did not want to leave.Ciao for now,ArizonaWe were all laughing so hard nobody ,seemed to care.
Art by Keith Frawley.I am always worried about what others think of me .Help!A Highlights Reader Ohio,I have asthma.I can t play ’sports like my friends and I ,feel sad. What else could I do to still hang out with my friends?A Highlights Reader by e mail(-)I like playing soccer but ,my coaches and parents say I would be good at track .Can you help?Savannah South Carolina,Even though you like soccer ,it never hurts to give some thought to trying new things .It might help to make a list of pros and cons about joining the track team The pros .“”list would include the things you think you d like about ’track The cons list would .“”include the things you think you wouldn t like about track ’.Some things to consider are the time commitment the level of ,competition the skills involved ,,and the season it takes place in.If you still think you d prefer ’soccer explain how you feel ,to your parents and coaches .They ll be glad to know ’you ve given the idea careful ’consideration and they can ,help you come to a decision.Dear HighlightsWrite to us !Please include your name age ,,and full address Mail to.Dear Highlights803 Church StreetHonesdale PA 18431,Or e mail us at Letters Highlights [email protected] it can be difficult it s important not to focus , ’too much on what others may think of us After all everyone .,is different As long as we treat each other with kindness .and respect it doesn t matter what our differences are And ,’.if you re being your best self chances are that people are ’,thinking good positive thoughts about you,.You might try writing down all the things you re good at ’and that you like about yourself Reading over this list of your .own strengths can help you focus less on what others think .Be proud of who you are and what you can do.You are not alone we often hear from readers with similar ;concerns You might talk about this with your doctor who can .,help you determine if there is more you can do to control your asthma and safely play sports Or if there are other games that .your doctor says are OK perhaps you can see if your friends ,would like to play them.Another thing you can do is talk to your friends about how you feel Perhaps they ll agree to meet up for nonsports .’activities sometimes And when your friends are playing .sports that might trigger your asthma maybe you can serve as ,referee or scorekeeper.42MAY2017
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