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Spotlight on Circle

February 22, 2019

JON KLASSEN (pictured) would rather draw shapes than people. That’s how Triangle, Square, and Circle came to be. Klassen named a book after each character. The three books make up the Shape Trilogy. Klassen worked on the books with author…

Movies and Television

Dreaming it Up

February 22, 2019

Wonder Park is a new animated film. It’s about the power of creativity. In the movie, June and her mom dream up an amusement park. It’s called Wonderland. It has games and rides. It’s run by a herd of furry…

Books

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…

Movies and Television

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…

Movies and Television

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…

Books

Kid Power

December 7, 2018

CHELSEA CLINTON is the daughter of former U.S. president Bill Clinton and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. But Chelsea is more than just a famous daughter. She’s an activist. That’s a person who works to make the world a better…

History

Ben's Big Adventure

December 7, 2018

Benjamin Franklin is a key figure in American history. Now we can learn what he might have been like as a teenager. Gen-Z Media has created a podcast. It’s called Young Ben Franklin. Listeners meet a fictional 14-year-old Ben. They…

Movies and Television

Ralph Returns!

October 16, 2018

Ralph is a video-game character in Disney’s 2012 animated movie Wreck-It Ralph. Now he’s back, in Ralph Breaks the Internet. The movie hits theaters November 21. In the sequel, Ralph teams up with Vanellope von Schweetz. The two explore the…

Books

Making A Monster

October 16, 2018

The Frankenstein monster is one of the best-known fictional creations of all time. In She Made a Monster, author LYNN FULTON (pictured) tells the true story of how he came to be. “Frankenstein is not just a myth,” Fulton told…

Young Game Changers

Making Waves

March 26, 2018

Podcaster EVA KARPMAN is only 8 years old. But she is inspiring kids and adults to follow their passion. Eva hosts Dream Big. It is one of the top kids-and-family podcasts on iTunes. It has been downloaded more than 2…