Highlights High Five (November 2019)

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Dear Readers

Help Them Become Helpers





Children have a natural desire to help. They get excited to sweep the floor or feed a pet.
But with busy lives, adults can find it challenging to slow down and allow time for this
kind of positive behavior, even when we know we should. Yet it’s this kind of time and

patience that helps children grow into helpers.
Two stories this month feature helping. A young girl prepares food for her baby brother
in “Sweet Potatoes for Benny” (pages 20–23). In the English/Spanish story (pages 26–29),
Chica-Chick assists in a community event. These characters show that there are many
ways to pitch in. How does your child like to help?



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Nifty noodle nests!
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makes the recipe
from June 2019.



























Ryan, age 3, from Texas got creative and colorful
with his Tape It, Paint It T-Shirt for Mom (June 2019).




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Reading Puzzles Activities




4 Puppy Power 10 Which Shoes? 30 Paint Your
A poem A My First Hidden Playhouse
Pictures Puzzle Create a colorful home.

5 The Adventures
of Spot 16 All Together! 32 Animal Dance

Animals hide food. A Look and Look Again An action rhyme
puzzle
6 No Monsters 34 Harvest Bowl

Here 18 The Silliest Run A recipe with a little of
A That’s Silly! puzzle
A Tex and Indi story everything

24 Hoedown in the
12 Rice Is Nice

Makes yummy soup Forest
and more A poem puzzle



20 Sweet Potatoes 36 Back Cover
for Benny Puzzles

Making food for baby Match Pie Slices
Look for Us Inside
26 Chica-Chick

Can Help

An English/Spanish
story with Chica-Chick
and Grandma Hen




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Reading




















By Diana Murray


I have a little puppy


and every time I call,

he shoots out like a rocket


and races down the hall.




His paws go PITTER-PATTER



his ears go FLIP and FLAP.


He skids into a tailspin,


then BOUNCE ...he’s in my lap!



















Photo by DigitalVision/Getty Images/Chris Stein






































4 November 2019

Reading












By Marileta Robinson • Art by Ron Zalme





























The squirrels are busy. They’re hiding nuts in holes.































They will have nuts this winter. The squirrels are smart.






























Spot remembers something. He’s smart too.





November 2019 5

Reading




No Monsters Here









By Lissa Rovetch • Art by Amy Wummer
Tex and Indi






































































“‘And then the fluffy green monster brushed his


teeth and went to bed,’” read Mom. “Just like you


two are going to do right now.”


“That’s my new favorite book!” said Indi.


“Mine too,” said Tex.







6 November 2019

But that night, Tex couldn’t sleep. “There’s a weird


noise in my room. What if the fluffy monster is real?”


“Monsters are just make-believe,” said Dad. “Let’s


go together to see what’s making that noise.”








November 2019 7

Mom looked under the bed. “No monsters here.”


Dad looked in the closet. “No monsters here.”

Tex saw a lump by his dresser. He took a deep


breath and walked up to it. “No monsters here


either,” he said. “It’s just my teddy bear Bo.”







8 November 2019

Then they all heard a screechy-scritchy-scratchy sound.


“Yikes!” Tex whispered, scooting closer to Dad. “The

monster’s right outside our house.”


“That’s no monster,” said Mom, smiling. “That’s the


wind, pushing the tree branch against the window.”


“Oh, OK,” said Tex. “I know there’s not a monster in

my room. But could you leave my night-light on, just


in case Bo gets scared?”


Dad tucked in Tex and Bo. “Of course,” he said.








November 2019 9

Puzzle














My First





Which Puzzle








Shoes? Find these objects hidden




in the big picture.




By Barbara L. Scanlan










When Octavia Octopus


shops for shoes, Fork Book Fish

she can’t decide


which ones to choose.













Ruler Ball Comb
























Teacup Paintbrush Watch





10 November 2019

Art by Viviana Garofoli


November 2019 11

Reading

P Fi i




Photos (clockwise from top): iStock/Getty Images Plus/AlasdairJames; E+/Getty Images/dorioconnell; Getty Images/Foodcollection; Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc.
Rice is nice.

Rice in a patty.


Rice in a cake.








































Rice in a roll,

covered with crispy


paper made of rice.







November 2019 13

Yum!





















Rice is nice.

Rice under vegetables.


Rice wrapped in seaweed.































Rice swimming in soup.


Rice in a cheesy ball, crunchy on Photos (clockwise from top): iStock/Getty Images Plus/AlasdairJames; Photolibrary/Getty Images/John E. Kelly; iStock/Getty Images Plus/Ridofranz; iStock/Getty Images Plus/bonchan; iStock/Getty Images Plus/Elena_Danileiko


the outside, gooey on the inside.










































14 November 2019

Mmm, cinnamon . . .



Rice is nice.


Rice pressed into a milky drink.

Rice and its good friend, beans.


Rice in pudding, freckled with cinnamon.


Sticky, steamed, or fried, rice is nice.















Ben tried rice milk.

Have you ever tried it?






Photos (clockwise from top): iStock/Getty Images Plus/AlasdairJames; iStock/Getty Images Plus/4kodiak; iStock/Getty Images Plus/AntonioMP

Puzzle


All Together!







Art by Mar Ferrero





























































































How are these pictures the same?





16 November 2019

Look and
Look Again







































































































How are they different?





November 2019 17

Puzzle


hat’s Silly!











Art by Carol Herring


































































































18 November 2019

What



silly things



do you see?












November 2019 19

Reading
Sweet Potatoes













By Julie Perlee • Art by Ellie O’Shea











































































Benny, Mommy, and I are in the kitchen. Mommy


asks, “Would you like to help me make baby food for


Benny?”

I love helping Mommy in the kitchen. “Yes!” I say.


“I think Benny wants cake.”






20 November 2019

for Benny


























































































“Benny is too young for cake,” says Mommy.


“What else could we make him?”


“How about sweet potatoes?” I say.

“That’s a great idea,” says Mommy. “And I


know orange is your favorite color.”






November 2019 21

Mommy shows me how to wash the


sweet potatoes. They don’t look very orange,

but Mommy says they will soon.


While Mommy peels and cooks the potatoes,


I sing to Benny. He bangs a pot with a spoon.

















When the

sweet potatoes


are cool, I help


mash them. Now


they are orange and

squishy. They


smell yummy—


almost like cake!

At the end of his meal, Benny has sweet potato


all over him.


“Look,” I say. “Benny loves sweet potatoes.

I think orange must be his favorite color too.”










November 2019 23

Puzzle



Hoedown











in the









Forest













By Claudia Kramer Kohlbrenner • Art by Kristyna Litten




Four furry foxes




fiddled fiddles with great might



as forest friends frolicked




one fantastic Friday night!














Look for groups of 4



in the illustration.




What else do you see?













Listen to fiddle music at HighlightsKids.com/fiddlemusic.






24 November 2019





November 2019 25

Read Aloud in English and Spanish





Chica-Chick Can Help












By Ana Galán • Art by Francesca Assirelli




It was a busy day at the Community


Center. Everyone was working to prepare

a special thank-you meal for the


community center helpers.













































































26 November 2019

Chica-Chick saw


Mrs. Beaver in the

kitchen preparing food.


“¿Puedo ayudar?” asked


Chica-Chick.

“Yes, you can help,” said


Mrs. Beaver. “You can wash


the vegetables.” She gave


Chica-Chick a bowl of


vegetables and a brush.














Next, Chica-Chick went

to see her friend Chipmunk,


who was setting a table.


“¿Puedo ayudar?” asked


Chica-Chick.

“Of course you can help,”


said Chipmunk. “You can


add the napkins.”


Chica-Chick placed the

napkins next to the plates.








¿Puedo ayudar?


PWEH-doh ah-you-DAHR

Can I help?



Spanish pronunciation by Linda Elman, Ph.D.



November 2019 27

Then Chica-Chick went to see Mr. Fox. “¿Puedo ayudar?”


asked Chica-Chick.

“Sure, you can help,” said Mr. Fox. “You can draw on the


banner I’m making.”


Chica-Chick added lots of drawings.







28 November 2019

“What colorful pictures!” said Mr. Fox.

“Would you like to add some words?”


Chica-Chick thought. “‘¡Gracias!’” she said.


“‘Thank you!’ That’s perfect,” said Mr. Fox.












¿Puedo ayudar? ¡Gracias!


PWEH-doh ah-you-DAHR GRAH-see-ahs

Can I help? Thank you!







November 2019 29

Paint Your
Activity

















By Elizabeth Wyrsch-Ba • Photos by Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc.







You Need


• Scissors

• Cardboard box

• Tape

• Sheet of cardboard
• Small sponge

• Tempera or acrylic

paint

• Paintbrush






Adult: Cut off the bottom

flaps of a cardboard box. 1. Dip the sponge into

Cut a door into the box. the paint.
Tape on a cardboard roof.


































2. Stamp the sponge 3. Paint the roof and

on the house to make door. Paint on windows.

a brick print. Let dry.




30 November 2019

Playhouse






























































































Who will live in your



playhouse?








Parents: Share with us!




November 2019 31

Activity




Animal Dance













By Marilyn Kratz • Art by Erica Sirotich


1

Hop, hop, hop like a kangaroo.



2








Swing your trunk as the elephants do.








































































32 November 2019

3


Pretend you’re a panda climbing a tree.










































4







Now jump all around like a chimpanzee.








Parents: Share your kids’ dances! November 2019 33

t
By Bonnie Baker • Photos by Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc.














































YOU NEED












Rice Butternut Spinach Pomegranate Sunflower Honey-Mustard
Squash Seeds Seeds Dressing




Before Adult: Prepare the brown rice according to the directions. Microwave
You Begin the squash cubes with 1 tablespoon of water for 4 minutes.

Wash your
hands.






















1. Scoop the rice into 2. Tear the spinach into

a small bowl. small pieces over the rice.





34 November 2019

Crunchy


and sweet,


yum!

















































































3. Add the cooked squash, 4. Drizzle the dressing on

pomegranate seeds, and top of the bowl.

sunflower seeds to the bowl.


November 2019 35

Match the


slices of pie!








A B
























C D








Look for these pictures



inside the magazine.








A. page 18 B. page 5 C. page 33 D. page 26











Look for the hidden “Smiling ”

Art by iStock/Getty Images
Plus/MariaTkach on the front cover.