Highlights Genies (March 2019)

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Welcome, Spring



March 2019 • Volume 6 • Issue No. 72
March 2019 • Volume 6 • Issue No. 72
Holi and spring are synonymous. Growing up, I Editor, Publisher & Printer: Paresh Nath
would wish for Holi to be sunny, because playing Managing Editor: Richa Shah
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Let’s Read Together


4 A Day in March
5 The Adventures of Spot ™

6 Tex and Indi : Tex Helps a Friend
™
12 Jimit Grants a Wish
20 Meera and Kiran: More than a Box
26 Stairs page 20



Let’s Puzzle It Out


10 My First Hidden Pictures Puzzle
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16 Spring Search
18 That’s Silly! ™

24 Look and Look Again: A Barnyard Spring
page 24
page 24
Let’s Do It


31 I’m a Little Seedling STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP AND

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By Marilyn Kratz

The sun rose high to start the day,
Then billowy clouds hid it away.

Soon, down came raindrops—

spitter, splat—

and changed to snowflakes, just like that!

















































Photo by iStock/Marilyn Nieves

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By arileta bin n • Art by n al e
Where is everyone? No one is home.






















The house is quiet. “We’re back!”

Too quiet .





















That’s better.
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By i a et • Art by A y er



















































“Let’s pretend we’re animals playing in the jungle!”
Ms. French said at recess.

“Ribbit, ribbit,” Carley croaked. “I’m a frog, hopping

over lily pads.”
“Glub, glub. I’m a pufferfish,” said Jack.

“I’m a sneaky snake slithering down the slide,”
Indi said. She giggled as she wiggled.




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Tex and Indi































“Wheee!” Tex squealed, grabbing the monkey bars.

“I’m a monkey, swinging through the trees!”
“Look out below!” Eli called from the swings.

“I’m a parrot flying in the sky!”












Eli jumped
off and landed

hard on

the ground.
“Ouch!” he

yelled. “I hurt

my knee!”








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“Are you OK?” Tex asked.

“It hurts to walk,” said Eli.

“I’ll help you over to the bench,” said Tex.
“What happened? Are you OK?” asked Ms. French.

“I was a parrot flying through the jungle and I fell on
my knee,” said Eli.

“That’s why we say it’s not safe for kids to jump off

the swings,” said Ms. French.
“But I wasn’t a kid,” said Eli. “I was a parrot.”




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“All right, Mr. Parrot, let’s get you an ice pack,”

said Ms. French. “And, Tex, thank you for being the
most helpful monkey in the jungle.”



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Mug Ball Comb Boomerang












Ruler Golf Club








Straw Paintbrush Needle








By Philippa Rae

I have a little toothbrush that’s red and blue and white.

I squeeze on the toothpaste and brush from left to right.
I brush my teeth each morning, and then again at night,

’cause I always want to have a smile that’s super bright.




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Art by Gary LaCoste
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By i llinbe • Art by Deb ra el n
























































“What’s wrong, buddy?” Jimit’s mom said at breakfast.

“Tomorrow’s your birthday and I don’t have a present,”

said Jimit.
“You can give me a big hug, Jimit,” said Mom. “And

we can make brunch together.”




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After breakfast, Jimit helped wash the dishes.

His mom looked out the window and said, “I wish the

snow would hurry up and melt. I miss our flowers.”

































That gave Jimit an idea. When the dishes were done,

he took some straws to his room. He used his crayons
to draw some flowers. Then he cut them out and glued

each one to a straw.



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The next morning, Jimit woke up early. He planted

his flowers just outside the kitchen window. Then he
ran back inside to wake his mom.




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“Happy birthday, Mom!” he shouted.
When they went into the kitchen, Jimit’s mom saw the

flowers he had planted.
“They’re snow flowers, Mom,” said Jimit with a big smile.

“What a great present! I love them. Thanks, buddy.
Now, shall we fix a birthday brunch?”

“Yes,” said Jimit. “I’ll help!”



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By Eileen Spinelli • Art by Debbie Palen

Blue jay looks for
shiny things:

strips of foil,
sparkly rings,

a silver button
from a vest—

blue jay likes
a fancy nest.












































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What did blue jay put
in his nest?


How many
animals do

you see?


What else
do you see?



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hat’s Sil y!





Art by Sonal






































































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What


sil y things


do you se ?






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By Ana al n • Art by S nal Meera and Kiran
















































Ma received a package in the mail.

“My new pot!” she exclaimed.

“A box!” said Meera, looking at the big box.

“Would you like to play with the box while
I make dinner?” asked ma.

“Yes, thank you,” said Meera.
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Meera went to her room and showed the big box to

Kiran, and they returned to the kitchen with all their

stuffed animals. They put them into the box and lifted the
box into the air.

“Look, ma!” she Meera. “It’s a plane.”

Ma smiled and waved to the passengers on the plane.






























































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Then Kiran put the box on the floor and pushed it around.
“Look, ma!” he said. “It’s a train.”

Mom waved to the passengers on the train.






Meera closed the
flaps and turned the

box upside down.

She decorated it with

crayons. “Look, ma!”
she said. “It’s a house.”

“What a colorful

house,” said ma.

“But now it’s time to
clean up. Dinner is ready.”











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Meera and Kiran put all their stuffed animals into the box.

Then they placed the box in a corner of the room.

“What is it now?” asked ma.
“It’s a box!” they said.

“Why, of course. It’s a box!” said ma.


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Art by Rocco Baviera




































































How are these pictures the same?



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How are they different?


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By Marileta Robinson
Stairs go up,









Stairs go down,
















Some go straight,

Some go
around.

















Stairs are narrow,



Stairs are wide,











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Photos: page 26 (top) by iStock/ftwitty, iStock/Lya_Cattel,
(center left) by iStock/EvgeniiAnd, (center right) by iStock/
piovesempre, (bottom left) by iStock/baona, (bottom right) by
iStock/Imgorthand; page 27 by iStock/solidcolours











































Climb



to


the top


and



down



you


slide.






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Stairs are short,




Stairs are tall,




Some have rails





so you don’t fall.



























Photos: page 28 (top left) by
iStock/jhorrocks, (top right)
by iStock/Mlenny,
(bottom) by iStock/Imgorthand;
page 29 (top) by
iStock/martinedoucet,
(bottom) by iStock/baona
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Some stairs lead


to friendly faces,



Some lead to
mysterious places.




























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Photo by iStock/Geber86
If you’re going



up

or down,


stairs are good


to have around.


































































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An Action Rhyme

(To the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot”)
By Barbara L. Scanlan






1. I’m a little seedling

sleeping in the ground.







2. I reach for the sun,
but I don’t make a sound.












3. I open up my leaves

when the raindrops fall.









4. They help me grow up

straight and tall!

















Photos by Guy Cali Associates, Inc.
Art by iStock/hajdukstanko 31

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in the mixer until
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. Add the
powder to the

milk. Enjoy
your thandai!








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cake into balls.













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into the cake balls. prin le an ip







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By S an • Art by aia rley





































and white hilltops—


Seaweed pops that’s what winter’s made of.
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By S an • Art by aia rley































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Harvest crops and that’s what fall


school-bus stops— is made of.
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1. t n t e 2. l t e pa e 3. P t t e pa e 4. pen y r b
tte line n t e li t et er in t t e i le ip it
line r er it t e er an taple t e
er n t e pa e t et er
t i e








































and belly flops—

that’s what

Festive shops summer’s made of.

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one thing comes and


steadies us—the bright
Rain drip-drops and shining moon.

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As the seasons

go a-spinning, and bunny hops —

night to night that’s what spring

and noon to noon, is made of.

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