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Dear Readers


Learning Who We Are




I’m an editor. I’m also a mom, wife, sister, and friend. It’s both fun and
a challenge to think of myself from different perspectives.
In the story “Who Am I?” (pages 26–29), Isabelle describes who she is

based on whom she is with. She is a big sister, a little sister, and a
granddaughter. Although she has different roles, all of them together make her
Isabelle. In “Growing Up in Pictures” (pages 6–9), Tex and Indi have a hard time
believing they were once babies. The time difference between their past and
present is a challenge for them, but photos help give them perspective.

Have fun this month talking about your child’s many roles and milestones!
We love to hear from you! Sincerely,
Sincerely,
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Meghan Dombrink-Green, Editor
Meghan Dombrin

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from our September 2018 Look and Look Again puzzle.



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Reading Puzzles Activities




4 The World Outside 10 Cowboy Joe 30 No-Cook

A poem A My First Hidden Overnight Oatmeal
TM
5 The Adventures Pictures Puzzle Fix breakfast the night
before.
of Spot ™ 16 Beaver’s Busy
Spot plays with his shadow. Bakery 31 Howdy, Partner!

6 Growing Up A poem puzzle An action rhyme



in Pictures 18 The Silliest 32 Fresh Water,
A Tex and Indi TM story Museum Salt Water

A That’s Silly! TM puzzle A science experiment
12 Fast Fred
How will Fred inish the 24 On the Water 34 Fluffy-Paint

race? A Look and Look Again TM Collage
puzzle A painting with texture
20 Reading at the

Library 36 Back Cover Puzzles

An English/Spanish story How Many Legs?
with Juan Toucan and Look for Us Inside
Bebo Bear


26 Who Am I?

Isabelle has many roles. Who is she?
See page 26




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Reading







The World Outside









By Danny Powell


Let’s go exploring,

grab your shoes.



Compass, map,

and shovels too.




Binoculars, camera—

those will do.



We’ll find something

old or new.









































Photo by iStock/Getty Images Plus/warrengoldswain




















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Reading












By Marileta Robinson • Art by Ron Zalme






























Spot sees his shadow.





























He can do tricks with He can be a ball. He can be a

his shadow. turtle.






























He can be a . . . cat? Good trick, Splinter!



5

Reading







Growing Up in Pictures










By Lissa Rovetch • Art by Amy Wummer
Tex and Indi



























































Tex and Indi’s mom was wrapping a present for


her friend’s baby.

“Those shoes are so tiny they would fit my doll,”


said Indi.


“Your feet were this tiny when you were a baby,”


said Mom.

“Mine too?” asked Tex.


“Yours too,” said Mom.






6

“I remember when you guys were brand-new twins,”


said their big sister, Arizona. “You both had itsy-bitsy feet

and hands and no hair at all!”


“We were bald?” Indi giggled. “I don’t believe you.”


“Here are some pictures to prove it,” said Mom. “This

was your first day home from the hospital.”


“We looked funny,” said Tex.






7

Photo frames by E+/Getty Images/studiocasper




Indi pointed at a picture. “Here we are learning to crawl.”


“And here we are learning to walk,” said Tex.

“Here’s your first birthday party,” said Arizona.







8

Just then, Charlie jumped up.


“Hey, Charlie wants to see too!” said Tex with a laugh.


“I know just the photo to show him,” said Mom.

“Look, Charlie, here’s your baby picture.”


“Aww!” the kids said.


“Meow!” said Charlie.


“Funny kitty,” said Indi. “You were the cutest baby

of all.”







9

Puzzle














My First




Cowboy Puzzle






Joe Find these objects





hidden in the big picture.


Poem and Art by Patrick Girouard




Cowboy Joe



rides a big, silly pony


whose belly is round


Slice of Snowman Snail
and legs are bony.
Lime





Joe calls him Butter,



for his color and size.


When the lunch bell rings,

Mitten Toothbrush Comb
Butter flies!





















Sock Paper Clip Fish







10

11

Reading





Fast












Fred














By Suzie Olsen • Art by Deborah Melmon








































This is Fast Fred.


His racecar is red.


His helmet is blue.

His jumpsuit is too.






Drivers ready to race.


Goggles in place.













12

Get ready, set, GO!


No driving slow!

Fred sets the pace.


He’s leading the race!







13

Cars go vroom, vroom.


Then—kerplunkity-boom!

Oh no!


Broken-down car!


Fast Fred can’t get far.












































































Fred will still cross the line—

By foot is fine.







14

Hip-hip-hooray!


What a race day!


Now our hero Fast Fred


Is First Fred instead.





























































15

Puzzle










Beaver’s








Busy Bakery










By Heidi Bee Roemer
Art by Pat Lewis



Bagels and brownies


and blueberry pies,


biscotti and biscuits



piled up high.








Baguettes and breadsticks


and buns, good to eat—


Bear stops at the bakery


to buy a sweet treat.











How many B’s can you find?



What do you see that begins


with the B sound?



What do you like best


at the bakery?








16

17

Puzzle




hat’s Silly! TM











Art by Gary LaCoste
































































































18

What



silly things



do you see?


























19

Read Aloud in English and Spanish









Reading at the Library











By Ana Galán • Art by Roberta Angaramo




































































Bebo and Juan were visiting the New York Public


Library. When they arrived, they saw big lions on


either side of the steps.

“Look at the lions!” said Bebo.


“Me gustan los leones,” said Juan.






20

They entered the library and went right to the Children’s


Center. They saw shelves with lots and lots of books. They


didn’t know where to start looking!


The librarian greeted them. “Welcome to our library,”

he said. “May I help you find books you’d like?”


“Yes, please. I like books about birds,” said Bebo.


“Me gustan los libros de osos,” said Juan.






Me gustan los leones. . . . los libros de osos.

ME GOOSE-tahn LOHS leh-OH-nehss LOS LEE-brohs deh OH-sohss


I like the lions. . . . books about bears.



Spanish pronunciation by Linda Elman



21

The librarian smiled. He found books about birds for


Bebo and books about bears for Juan.

“Thanks, I like this one!” said Bebo, picking a book


full of pictures.


“Gracias, me gusta este libro,” said Juan, picking a


story about a brown bear.





Gracias, me gusta este libro.


GRAH-see-ahs ME GOOSE-tah EHS-teh LEE-broh
Thanks, I like this book!






22

Bebo and Juan sat at a little table to read their books.

“Me gusta leer contigo,” said Juan.


“I like reading with you too,” said Bebo. “Let’s borrow


some books to take home.”


“¡Sí, vamos!” said Juan.





Me gusta leer contigo. ¡Sí, vamos!


ME GOOSE-tah leh-EHR kon-TEE-goh SEE BAH-mohss

I like reading with you. Yes, let’s!





23

Puzzle

n the Water









Art by Viviana Garofoli






























































































How are these pictures the same?





24

Look and
Look Again







































































































How are they different?





25

Reading




Who Am I?













By Leslie Kimmelman • Art by Pauline Reeves










My name is Isabelle.


Who am I?























I am a big sister.










































I am a little sister.









26

I am a daughter . . .







































and a granddaughter.





























Sometimes I pretend


I am a mommy.



















27

I am big.

















































































I am small.














28

I am a friend.





























































































I am a lot of things to a lot of people.

Isabelle—that’s me.





29

Activity


No-Cook








vernight








atmeal








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


Make this delicious oatmeal

the night before for a quick

breakfast treat.
Before
You Begin

Wash your
hands.
























You Need


• ¼ cup old-fashioned
rolled oats

• ¼ cup plain yogurt
• ¼ cup milk

• 1 teaspoon honey

• ½ teaspoon ground
cinnamon 1. Pour all the 2. Seal and shake until
• A handful of dried ingredients into a large combined.

fruit such as raisins, jar or container with a

cranberries, or tight lid. 3. Refrigerate the
chopped apricots oatmeal at least 8 hours

or overnight.



30

Activity



Howdy, Partner! An Action



Rhyme





By Barbara L. Scanlan • Art by Marcus Cutler • Photos by Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc.




2 Circle round to the country band.


1 Take your partner by the hand.











































3 Give high fives then slap your knees. 4 Bow to your partner, if you please.

gh fives, then slap your knees.












Hat by iStock/Getty Images Plus/Olga Andreevna Shevchenko


























31

Activity

Fresh Water,













By Angie Neer • Photos by Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc.







You


Need



• 2 large

clear cups

• Towel


• Warm water

• Table salt


• Blue food
coloring


• 2 of many
different

objects Photos (opposite page): toy by E+/Getty Images/richardp, spoon by iStock/Getty Images Plus/-slav-, tomato by iStock/Getty Images Plus/Photozek07

















































What happens to sinking objects when there is salt in the water?

Salt Water

















Try

experimenting

with these

objects



2 balls of foil


2 plastic toys

2 eggs

2 metal spoons

2 crayons

2 small tomatoes


1. Set the cups 2. Add ¹/ cup of salt
³
on a towel. Pour to one cup to make

1½ cups of warm salt water. Stir until

water into each cup. the salt is mixed in.





































3. Add a drop of blue 4. Place two of

food coloring to the the same objects in the

other, to tell them apart cups. What happens?

more easily. Stir.

33

Activity



Fluffy-Paint Collage











By Lindy North • Photos by Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc.


























































You Need



• White glue

• Shaving cream

• Paper or plastic

cups

• Food coloring

• Paintbrush

• White cardstock Background by iStock/Getty Images Plus/ Vudhikul Ocharoen

• Scissors

• Paper








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1. Mix ½ cup of white glue 2. Pour the mixture into the cups.

and ½ cup of shaving cream Add drops of food coloring to each

in a bowl. cup and stir.





































3. Use the colors 4. Cut shapes out 5. Glue the shapes

to paint the white of the painting. onto the paper.

cardstock. Let dry.
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Which one


doesn’t have


legs?


B

A

























C

D





Look for these pictures



inside the magazine.







A. page 14 B. page 16 C. page 18 D. page 11









Look for the hidden “S iling ”


on the front cover.
Art by iStock/Getty Images
Plus/saenal78