In Africa, Shortage of Medical Treatment and Play
In KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, the majority of people infected with HIV are mothers. One way children there cope with losing a parent is by playing.
Month: June 2007
Chocolate-Peanut Butter-Raisin No-Bake Cookies
A good summer recipe so you don’t have to turn on the oven.
New Leaders in France and Britain
In France, Nicolas Sarkozy was elected president and in Britain, Gordon Brown is to become the next prime minister.
Prison Labor Replaces Immigrants in Colorado
Prison labor is a program where prisoners work for less than minimum wage while they are in jail. Colorado’s strict immigration laws have kept immigrants out of the state and off the farms, so now prisoners are doing more of the farmwork.
Meet Mamady from Guinea, West Africa
Learn a little about this 11-year-old from the West African country of Guinea.
Chromatography! A Colorful Science Experiment
Try this simple experiment and see that the colors in markers are actually mixtures of other colors.
IndyCritters Cartoon Strip
Wilton the Worm works his charm on a newsroom colleague.
On-Screen Smoking Loses Its Fire
On May 10 the Motion Picture Association of America announced that it will consider cigarette smoking in movies when deciding ratings. For instance, if teenage characters smoke in a movie, the MPAA might give it a stricter rating.
Letters to the Editor
Kids write in with their opinions about immigrant families in detention and the Armenian Genocide.
Girls Will Be Boys Will Be Girls Will Be…
A coloring book that shows girls fixing lawn mowers and boys sewing, among other interesting things girls and boys can do.
