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Dear Readers,
Yawning & Laughing ............. Fun Days in May .................... Memory Games ..................... Oil & Water ............................ Animal Moms ........................ Puzzles .................................. Activity Calendar ................... Pecos Bill ............................... A Universe of Stories .............. Buddy B. Beaver’s Goals ......... Fit & Fun ................................ Parent Scoop ......................... How to Draw ......................... Answers ................................ 3
As summer approaches, let’s all plan to spend some time reading and also having some fun. So, this May issue is chock full of both. We kick it off with learning that Laughter is Catching. That’s a great start. Our Spotlight pages will make you do just that. May 14 turns out to be Dance Like a Chicken Day — I’m going to practice. I’m also going to try out some of these Memory Games because being able to memorize something is a skill we need for school. Then for something hands-on, pages 8–9,
back. I call that weird and wonderful. And don’t forget to do something lovely for your mom! Some say he was the Greatest Cowboy of them all! Pecos Bill’s folk tale on Pages 14 and 15 tells how he rode a cyclone and made the Rio Grande. Really!? Then I can escape in my imagination to infinity and beyond with these great recommendations for Science Fiction books. Now if I could just find my jet pack! Read, laugh, play — enjoy!
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there’s a great science experiment to see if you can mix oil and water. May 11 is Mother’s Day. Mother alligators cover their eggs with rotting plants (yuck) and there are some frogs that carry their babies in the skin on their
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May is such a fun and special month, isn’t it? There are so many exciting things to celebrate—like Mother’s Day, cool science fiction stories, and even animal moms who take great care of their babies! Mother’s Day always makes me think about when my son JT was little. One of my favorite memories is reading with him when he was just learning how. He’d snuggle up next to me, point at the words, and try so hard to sound them out. We’d laugh and read our favorite stories over and over again. It was our special time together, and I still smile thinking about it. More than that, I think of my own mom and how much she means to me. She is a superstar! This month in KSN, I hope you enjoy all the fun stories, amazing animal facts, and big adventures waiting on every page. Maybe you’ll even read some of them with someone you love—or maybe you’ll be the one reading to them! Keep being curious, kind, and full of imagination. –Sharon Landry First Lady of Louisiana
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