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February 2019 • Volume 6 • Issue No. 71
February 2019 • Volume 6 • Issue No. 71
Despite the cold temperatures, February is Editor, Publisher & Printer: Paresh Nath
Managing Editor: Richa Shah
a great month to keep spreading and sharing Design Team: Kadambari Khedekar
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Let’s Read Together
4 Waiting Out the Snow
5 The Adventures of Spot ™ page 20
6 Tex and Indi : Hearts for Valentine’s Day
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12 Two Bens
20 Meera and Kiran: Exploring Art at the Museum
26 A Valentine for Scooter
Let’s Puzzle It Out
10 My First Hidden Pictures Puzzle
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16 Rocking Robots page 24
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18 That’s Silly! ™
24 Look and Look Again: Sleep Tight
Let’s Do It
31 Pat Your Tummy
32 Olympic Medal Cookies page 34
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34 Make a Speedy Bobsled




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Waiting Out the Snow




By Heidi Bee Roemer


It’s gusting! It’s snowing!
The snowdrifts are growing!

We’ll build a snowman, you and I,
when the snow stops blowing.






























































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By Marileta Robinson • Art by Ron Zalme


Spot and Splinter are best friends. They help each other.



















They share with each other. They play with each other.























They cheer each other up. That’s what best friends do!


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Hearts for Valentine’s Day



By Lissa Rovetch • Art by Amy Wummer





















































“What are you doing with that giant pile of
clothes?” asked Tex.

“Kate’s Valentine’s Day party is today,” said Indi.

“The invitation says to wear something red.”
“I wish I could go,” said Tex.

“I wish you could, too,” said Indi. “But you can’t

go to a party when you’re sick.”



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Tex and Indi

“Welcome!”

said Kate as she
opened the door.

“You’re just in

time for our
Hide the Heart

game.”













































Layla took the first turn hiding the toy heart.

Emily was the first to search for it.
“Hotter!” the friends cheered as Emily stepped

closer to the hidden heart.

“Colder!” they yelled when she got farther away.



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After everyone had a turn, they made

valentine cards, heart-shaped rings, and

flower heart necklaces.



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“Did you have fun at the party?” Tex asked when
Indi came home.

“Yes, and guess what,” said Indi. “I made you

a card , and Kate made you a goody bag. Happy
Valentine’s Day!”

“Wow, thanks!” said Tex, smiling. “These candy

hearts are my favorite.”



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Hat Glove Pizza Slice of Pie










Banana Sailboat










Ice-Cream Bar Ice Skate Lollipop








By Barbara L. Scanlan



Crayons, paper, lace, and glue.
I made something just for you.

In your mailbox, you will see
A special valentine sent by me!



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Art by Kelly Kennedy
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By Marilyn Dixon • Art by Ben Mantle



























































Two Bens, who are friends, own shops
on opposite sides of the street.

Tall Ben bakes breads and cakes.

Small Ben makes tacos with meat.



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Tall Ben’s shop has an itty-bitty sign,
with little letters that are hard to see.




































Small Ben’s shop has a great big sign,

with letters large as can be.



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Now, folks like tall Ben’s bakery.
They like his breads and cakes.

But only those who know he’s there
come to buy the things he bakes.




“I need more customers,” tall Ben sighed.
“I want folks who are passing through.”




























So tall Ben talked to small Ben,

and they decided what to do.



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The very next day, a sign maker came

to change tall Ben’s bakery sign

and make all the letters big enough
for those passing by to find.




“Hooray!” for tall Ben’s breads and cakes.
“Hooray!” for small Ben’s tacos with meat.

And “Hooray!” for two very busy shops
found on opposite sides of the street.




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By Linda Barshay • Art by Valentina Mendicino
Have you heard of the land of the Rocking Robots,
where they boogie in purple polka-dot socks?



They rotate their heads from left to right

and loosen their elbows—oh, what a sight!



Their noisemakers buzz with a quirky tune.
They twist and rock, but pretty soon,



their robot batteries are running low.

They sink to the floor and go soooo slow.



Then they go to sleep with funny beep, beeps
in the land of the Rocking Robots.

























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Meera and Kiran

By Ana Galán • Art by Sonal














































Meera and Kiran were visiting the Jehangir Art Gallery in
Mumbai. They stood in a room with big paintings. One canvas

was blue.

“What is that?” asked Meera.

“It is the sea,” said Kiran.
“Yes, it could be the sea, or it could be the sky,” said Meera.



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Then Meera
pointed to another

painting. It was

all white. “What

about that one?”
she asked.

“It is the snow,”

said Kiran.

“Yes, it could be
snow, or it could

be a cloudy sky,”

said Meera.












They strolled to
another room where

one painting had

stripes and colors.
“What is that?”

asked Meera.

“It is a city,” said

Kiran.

“Yes, a city.
That makes sense,”

said Meera.








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After they left the gallery, the two went home and

got out paper, paint, and paintbrushes.
Meera painted her paper blue like the first painting

they had seen.








































































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Kiran was busy painting something brown.

“What is that?” asked Meera.

“It is you!” said Kiran.

“It’s me! Thank you, Kiran. I love it!” said Meera.
“You’re welcome,” said Kiran.



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Sleep Tight




Art by Susan Miller




































































How are these pictures the same?



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How are they different?



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By Sandy Asher • Art by Eric Barclay



























































Scooter loved cats.

He played with cats.

He took catnaps with cats.
He even sent them birthday cards.




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“Dogs do not
like cats!” barked

Scooter’s neighbor

Rocky.






















































The next day, Scooter scooted away, all the

way to cat-sitting school . There, he learned how
to take care of cats.




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When he graduated from cat-sitting school,
he posted flyers—

SCOOTER, THE CAT-SITTING DOG

I sit.

I stay.

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I come when I’m called



Soon, he

was hired to

care for a kit-
ten named Lily.









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On Valentine’s Day, Lily set a card outside Scooter’s house.
“Cats do not like dogs!” Rocky barked.

Lily hissed.

Rocky growled.




Lily scampered

up a tree.

The noise woke
Scooter. He wanted

to scoot away, but

Lily needed him.

“This dog loves
cats,” he called up

to her.

“This cat loves

dogs,” she replied.








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Rocky was amazed.
Lily purred.

Rocky wagged his tail.

Lily skittered down the tree.

Scooter smiled.
What a happy Valentine’s Day!




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An Action Rhyme











Pat your tummy.





By Gail E. Hedrick
Tap your nose.





Lift your
shoulders.






Wiggle your toes.





Flap your
elbows.





Bend

your
knees.



Snap your

ngers.




Wave to me!




Background by iStock/Archiwiz. Photos: tummy, elbows, and
knees by Guy Cali Associates, Inc.; nose, shoulders, and toes
by Nannette Bedway and Delhi Press Studio; fingers by iStock/
Chunumunu and Delhi Press Studio; wave by Delhi Press Studio 31

By Pat Tanumihardja


• 450 gram package
refrigerated colored
sugar-cookies dough
• 5 medium-sized
frozen strawberries
• ½ cup cream cheese,
softened at room
temperature
• 1 tablespoon
powdered sugar
• ¹⁄8 teaspoon . Slice the dough into . To make the filling,
vanilla extract ½-inch-thick disks. Make crush the strawberries in a
• 8 packs of choco wafers 16 disks. Bake according medium-sized bowl with a
• Colored icing and other
decorations (sugars, to the package directions. potato masher or fork.
sprinkles, etc.) Cool cookies completely.






Wash your hands.
Adult: Preheat the oven
to 176°C.







. For
each medal,
lay two cookies on a . Cut each choco wafer

clean surface, flat-side lengthwise. Insert one end of each
up. Spread 1 teaspoon piece into the middle of the cookie.

Photos by Guy Cali of filling onto one
Associates, Inc.
cookie. Top with
32 another cookie.

. Combine the
strawberries, cream

cheese, sugar, and
vanilla in a small
food processor.

Adult: Pulse until smooth
and spreadable. Refrigerate
until ready to use.











. Finish the
medal with

colored
icing and
decorations.








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Photos by Guy Cali Associates, Inc.



• Scissors
• Short cardboard tube
• Paint
• Paintbrush
• Tape
• Two plastic bendy straws
• 3-foot-long piece
of cardboard



. Cut the cardboard tube open.





. Paint the cardboard tube.






















. Tape the straws to the bottom
of the bobsled. Have the short
part of the straw bend, as shown.


. To make the track, fold the

sides of the cardboard up, leaving
at least a 3-inch-wide base.


. Paint the bobsled track. Let dry.
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