Nature Makes Odd Friendships in Birds and Beasts
The article outlines unlikely animal alliances where birds aid larger predators. Cranes carry small birds during migration and protect them from predators, while trochilus birds cleanse crocodiles of leeches, and rhino oryx birds remove ticks. Other guardians include the rhi noceros bird and the screamer chauna, with road runners on the U.S. west coast tackling rattlesnakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Mediterranean
Herodotus
Animal Kingdom
E Paisane
Central
South America
United States
Mother Nature
String Game To Play Indoor Hopscotch Diagram
Indoor hopscotch outline using a string diagram. Jigsaw Letters feature shows letters cut into puzzle pieces for personal correspondence.
Brain Teaser from Australia Word Pairs
Match the Aussie terms to their definitions. EMU DINGO WADDY is a large bird or war club? KOALA WURLEY is a native hut. WALLABY-WALLAROO is a small kangaroo. BILLABONG BOOMERANG is a wooden missile or waterhole. KOOKABURRA is the laughing jackass. Branch of a river is adnae Wid UAE?
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Emu Dingo Waddy
Koala Wurley
Wallaby- Wallaroo
Billabong
Wid Uae
Large Bird
Australia
Signpost in Pomona Declares World Crossroads
A Dai signpost at Garey Ave and La Verne Rd in Pomona, California, lists distant places such as Zanzibar and Singapore with miles to each locale. Neighboring youths discuss origins and capitals, while a Scout game highlights La Verne 142 miles away and the post is nicknamed Crossroads of the world.
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Garey Ave
la Verne Rd
Pomona
Calif
Zanzibar
Pitcairn
Reykjavik
Singapore
Shanghai
Peiping
Buenos Aires
Gibraltar
Tasmania
Paris
Juneau
la Verne
East Africa
Pitcairn Island
Merry Go Round-Up by Kay Cammer
A playful piece recounts a western cowboy and a merry go round at the fair. Riders share high spirits as new adventures unfold with each turn of the giant machine.
Bermuda’s government clock marks wind direction at Hamilton City Hall
Bermuda’s new Hamilton City Hall opens with a clock that shows wind direction via a weather vane powered gauge. The vane nods to Sea Venture, the 1609 ship that brought Bermuda’s first settlers, linking the island’s sailing heritage to its colonial architecture.
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Bermuda
Hamilton
Britain
mid-Atlantic
Jamestown
Smidge’s Letter Brightens Emmy Lou’s Chicken Pox Days
Emmy Lou suspects Smidge of burying her dictionary and blames him for trouble. After a chicken pox diagnosis, Debby and Emmy Lou receive candy dishes and a note from Debby’s aunt apologizing for Smidge’s mischief. A final gift includes a note signed with a paw mark.
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Emmy Lou
Smidge
Debby
Emmy
Mother
Dr. Fred
China
Ruth
Captain Hal’s Pen Pal Call Inspires Young Writers
Readers seek letters from youths across Ohio North Carolina and Illinois with names and addresses. Addresses include Barbara Withrow 608 S Main Ste Orrville Ohio age 12 Debbie Spector 744 Woodland Wooster Ohio age 10 Jon Vair 520 N Buckeye Wooster Ohio age 10 Lora Witner 500 Sunset Dr High Point North Carolina age 8 Rebecca Ball 22 W 21 St Newton North Carolina age 9 Nancy A Nutt Forreston Illinois age 14.
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Barbara Withrow
S. Main Ste Orrville
Ohio
Debbie Spector
Woodland
Wooster
Jon Vair
N. Buckeye
Lora Witner
Sunset Dr
High Point
N.C
Rebecca Ball
Newton
Nancy A. Nutt
Forreston
Mrs. Wilson and puzzle clues about her family
The text presents a word puzzle about Mrs. Wilson including names of her three daughters. It mentions her home state and town, her maiden name, and notes details about Woodrow Wilson and Eleanor. The puzzle uses a word diamond with clues like a brew and a vigil ant related terms.
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Pete
Mrs. Wilson
Axson
Woodrow
Louise
Wilson
Ellen House
Eleanor
Pollianna Puppy Becomes Polliwog Namesake
Toddle Tales recounts Pollianna the puppy meeting a baby frog and surprisingly sharing its name Polli-Polliwog in a playful, whimsical vignette.
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Pollianna
Polli
Polliwog
Quick DIY Tips for Improvised Keepsakes and Tools
Instructions describe making a water repellant kerchief by ironing between waxed paper, saving miniature sugar cubes in restaurant wrappers for souvenirs, and stringing them into necklaces. It also suggests using small soap squares and snipping a triangle from an old envelope corner to create a simple bookmark.
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Zoo’s Who
Tagman
World Crossroad
California
Iceland
Southeast Asia
Argentina
Spain
France
Alaska
World
Fellas
Kay ‘Cammer
Corporation of Hamilton
Shakespeare
George Somers
Williamsburg
St. George
St.George
Fort St. Catherine
Bermudas
Bermuda Igely
Hal
Poe
White House
Mrs. Wilson Rebus
Teragram
Ronable Eissej
Bolling
Accomplish
E Eleanor N
Rome
Burden
Ifdaja
Toddle Tales
Elizabeth H. Hickey
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