Highlights High Five (April 2019)

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Dear Readers

Play with Your Words





The language in this month’s story “Mouse’s Adventure” (pages 20–23) reminds me
of Edward Lear’s alphabet rhymes. “Mouse’s Adventure” begins “eensy-weensy-teensy
mouse” and continues with “slinky-sleeky-sneaky cat.” In Lear’s nonsense alphabet,

“E was once a little eel—eely, weely, peely, eely, twirly, tweedy little eel!” How can you
not say these silly words aloud?
What a delight it is to explore how it feels to say certain words. This kind of wordplay
also has a literacy benefit. It helps children learn about different sounds in words, thereby
building children’s preliteracy skills. Have fun being an eader-weader reader this month!

Sincerely,y,
We love to hear from you! Meghan Dombrink-Green, Editor

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gets ready to
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game “Stack
the Owls”
from October
2018.














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prepares biscuits for berry shortcake (July 2018).







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Reading Puzzles Activities




4 The Coolest Fort 10 Robins’ Hello 30 Move like a Moth
A poem A My First Hidden An action rhyme

Pictures™ Puzzle
5 The Adventures 32 Rainbow Ribbon

of Spot ™ 16 Lulu’s A-B-C Day Dancer
Splinter is curious. A poem puzzle A colorful craft


6 The Tallest 18 The Silliest Robots 34 Build Your Own

Tall Tale A That’s Silly!™ puzzle Tacos

A Tex and Indi™ story A meal you can
24 Puddle Jumping personalize
12 The Trouble A Look and Look Again™
puzzle
with Tacos

Eddie does not like
tacos. 36 Back Cover Puzzles
Which Clouds and
20 Mouse’s Umbrellas Match?
Look for Us Inside
Adventure

When cat spies mouse


26 We’ve Learned

So Much

An English/Spanish
story with Juan Toucan
and Bebo Bear


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Reading

The Coolest Fort










By Mary Broadbent Sullivan • Art by Louise Forshaw





































































We don’t have a tree house.


We don’t have a tree.


We live in an apartment.


But


We do have blankets,


And we do have the perfect table,


So we can build the coolest fort,


Which is just right for us!

4 April 2019

Reading












By Marileta Robinson • Art by Ron Zalme





























Splinter sees a basket. She’s curious—what’s inside?































Oops! Splinter is stuck.






























Ma hears the basket. There you go, Splinter!





April 2019 5

Reading







The Tallest Tall Tale










By Lissa Rovetch • Art by Amy Wummer
Tex and Indi







































































“Look at my new book!” said Tex.


“Paul Bunyan,” said Gran. “I love tall tales.”


“What’s a tall tale?” asked Indi.


“A story about someone who is bigger, faster, or

stronger than a real person can be,” said Gran.





6 April 2019

“They say Paul Bunyan was so big and strong,


he could blow out a forest fire with one sneeze,”

said Gran. “And his blue ox, Babe, was so gigantic


that people dried their laundry on his horns.”


“That isn’t true!” said Tex.


“Tall tales stretch the truth,” said Poppy. “That’s what

makes them fun.”





April 2019 7

“Once there was a girl named Indi who jumped so


high, she landed on the moon!” said Gran.


“And her brother, Tex, was so fast, he could outrun


a sports car!” said Indi.

“And their kitty Charlie was so big, he gave rides to


all the kids in town!” said Tex.





8 April 2019

“And when their poppy was hungry, he would eat


100 pizzas!” said Poppy.


“It sounds as if someone is ready for a snack,” said Gran.


“Is anybody else hungry?”


“Gran was such a fast cook that she could make 100 bowls

of macaroni and cheese in five minutes!” said Indi.


Gran laughed. “In that case, we’d better get cooking.”





April 2019 9

Puzzle














My First






Robins’ Puzzle








Hello Find these objects hidden



in the big picture.




By Leslie Leibhardt Goodman








Hopping through


the morning dew,
Spoon Ruler Fork
see one robin.


Wait! Now two!






Heads are cocked.


Beaks tip-tap,

waking worms Broccoli Envelope Glove


from their naps.


















Pizza Balloon Funnel








10 April 2019

Art by Paula J. Becker

April 2019 11

Reading


The Trouble with












By Rebecca Koehn • Art by Larissa Marantz



































































Every Tuesday, the school serves tacos for lunch.


Eddie really doesn’t like Taco Tuesdays. It always ends


with a splat on his shorts, a splotch on his pants, or a

splurt on the floor.


It’s messy.


It’s frustrating.

And today, it’s Tuesday.






12 April 2019

Tacos



















Everyone else


knows how to eat

tacos with no mess.


“Bend your neck,


like this,” Sylvia

tells him.


“I can’t,” Eddie


answers.

































“Try your soft taco,”


Martin suggests.

Eddie rolls one up.


Too mushy. Eddie


believes his tacos


should crunch.










April 2019 13

“Your taco’s too full,”


Izzy declares. “Take out


the vegetables.”

Eddie tries it. This might


work. His taco isn’t too full.


No splat, splotch, or splurt.


He takes one bite and

then stops. Eddie misses


the tomatoes and lettuce.



























“Leave out the

meat. Just fill it


with veggies and


guacamole,” Peter


mumbles, mouth full.

Eddie tries it. The


insides squirt out.























14 April 2019

Eddie sighs. His tummy grumbles. He is still hungry.


He glares at his messy plate. Then he sees crispy chips


and yummy chunks.


Aha! Eddie knows how to fix his trouble with tacos.


He puts the veggies, meat, and guacamole on top of

the chips.


“Mmm, nachos,” Eddie says.



April 2019 15

Puzzle









Lulu’s









A-B-C Day















By Eileen Spinelli • Art by Mattia Cerato






Lulu is twirling and whirling with glee.



She’s high-fiving all of her family.



Mommy is beaming. Daddy says, “Great!



Let’s go to breakfast to celebrate.”



It’s one of Lulu’s proudest days yet.



She now knows all of the alphabet.

















Which letters of the


alphabet can you find?



What else do you see?















16 April 2019

April 2019 17

Puzzle



hat’s illy! TM












Art by Patrick Girouard
































































































18 April 2019

What



silly things



do you see?














April 2019 19

Reading




















Mouse’s











Adventure














By Carrie Finison • Art by Lucy Semple




Eensy-weensy-teensy mouse


peeks outside her tiny house,






















































20 April 2019

spots some crumbs upon the floor,


gobbles them and hunts for more.



Slinky-sleeky-sneaky cat


spies the mouse upon the mat.

























































































21

Kitty chases.Scramble! Crash!

Mousie races.

Scurry! Dash!
















She’s safe inside


her tiny house.


Eensy-weensy-

teensy mouse.
























April 2019 23

Puzzle
Puddle Jumping










































































































How are these pictures the same?





24 April 2019

Look and

Look Again


































































Photos: puddle by iStock/Getty Images Plus/FamVeld; frog by iStock/Getty Images Plus/GlobalP

































How are they different?





April 2019 25

Read Aloud in English and Spanish









We’ve Learned So Much








By Ana Galán • Art by Roberta Angaramo


































































Bebo and Juan were walking in Central Park when


Bebo pointed to a mom and her baby.


“¡Mira ese bebé!” said Juan.


The friends watched as the baby took a step, wobbled,

and fell down. Her mom helped her get up, and the


baby tried again.






26 April 2019

“She’s learning how to walk,” said Bebo. “She has so

many things to learn! When we were babies, we couldn’t


do things that we can do now.”


“Sí,” said Juan, showing Bebo his book. “Ahora yo

puedo leer.”


“I can read too. Look, that sign says ‘Playground.’ Let’s


go!” said Bebo.





¡Mira ese bebé! Sí. Ahora yo puedo leer.


MEE-rah EH-seh beh-BEH SEE ah-OH-rah yoh PWEH-doh leh-EHR

Look at the baby! Yes. Now I can read.



Spanish pronunciation by Linda Elman, Ph.D.



April 2019 27

When they arrived, they played hopscotch.

“Ahora yo puedo saltar,” said Juan.


“I can jump and skip too!” said Bebo,


skipping after Juan.







Ahora yo puedo saltar. . . . escuchar. . . . correr!


ah-OH-rah yoh PWEH-doh sahl-TAHR ehs-coo-CHAHR koh-REHR

Now I can jump. . . . listen. . . . run!







28 April 2019

“Ahora yo puedo


escuchar,” said Juan


when he heard a

familiar sound.


“I can listen too,”


said Bebo. “I hear the

ice-cream truck!”




































“¡Ahora yo puedo


correr!” said Juan.


“I can run too!” said

Bebo. Together, they


ran all the way for an


ice-cream treat.





















April 2019 29

Activity







Move like a


















By Rebecca Langston-George • Photos by Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc.
An Action

Rhyme




























































1. 2. 3.




She starts her life A caterpillar has to She eats for weeks.

as an egg in a tree. eat so she’ll grow. When she’s full, she knows . . .
Then hatches and eats all

the leaves she can see.






30 April 2019

Giant

Leopard
Moth














































































5.
Moth photo by Charles Floyd/Alamy Stock Photo to spin her cocoon till she sprouts wings
4.





and wrap herself tight . . .
and takes off in flight.










April 2019 31

Activity
Rainbow































Play music


and wave your



ribbon dancer



to the beat!














You Need


• Scissors

• Ribbon
• Canning jar

lid






































32 April 2019

Ribbon Dancer















By Valerie Deneen • Photos by Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc.







































1. Cut 6 pieces 2. Fold a ribbon 3. Wrap the folded

of ribbon as tall as in half. ribbon around the ring

you are. of the canning jar lid.







































4. Pull the tail ends through 5. Tie the other ribbons

the loop to tighten, as shown. to the ring.





April 2019 33

Activity




























Tacos

Build Your Own












Before

You Begin

Wash your By Pat Tanumihardja • Photos by Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc.
hands.






You Need




• 8 hard taco shells,

baked according to box

• 2 cups cold leftover
chicken

• 2 teaspoons

taco seasoning
• 2 small tomatoes

• ½ head of lettuce


Toppings
1. Shred the cold 2. Sprinkle the taco
• 1 cup shredded
chickenwithyour seasoning over the
cheddar cheese
fingers and place in chicken. Stir.
• ½ cup salsa
• ½ cup sour cream a microwave- Adult: Microwave the chicken

• ½ cup guacamole safe bowl. For veggie until warm.

tacos,

use black beans


potatoes.
34 April 2019 or roasted sweet

3. Use a plastic 4. Tear the lettuce 5. Put the toppings

serrated knife to chop into small pieces. into separate

the tomatoes. serving bowls.









Make tacos (or nachos!) like Eddie in the story “The Trouble with Tacos” (page 12).





April 2019 35

Thanks for reading





Bebo and Juan have

grown so much!


How have you grown?






















It’s raining!


Which clouds


and umbrellas B


match? A
























C D







Look for these pictures



inside the magazine.








A. page 15 B. page 21 C. page 19 D. page 8











Look for the hidden “Smiling ”

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