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She’s a Puppeteer

September 13, 2019

Behind every great puppet is a great puppeteer. That is someone who gives a puppet personality. LESLIE CARRARA-RUDOLPH is a puppeteer. Her puppet is Abby Cadabby, of Sesame Street. Carrara-Rudolph makes Abby move. She also gives Abby a voice. “When…

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Hard at Work

April 26, 2019

People have jobs. That is how they earn money. People choose jobs based on their interests and skills. Read on to find out about five different jobs. Which one sounds the most interesting? This is a veterinarian. Vets take care…

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Meet an Author

February 8, 2019

Matt de la Peña wrote Carmela Full of Wishes. TIME for Kids asked him some questions. Question: How did you become a writer? Answer: I wrote poems when I was a child. Then I grew up and read a lot…

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She's a Poet

February 8, 2019

Margarita Engle is a poet. She writes picture books, too. She grew up in Los Angeles, California. Every summer, her parents would take her to Cuba. That’s the country where her mother was born. In Cuba, Engle explored the…

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Ways to Give

October 12, 2018

Do Your Part You can make the world a brighter place. How? Here are a few ideas. Which have you tried? Which would you like to try? You can volunteer. Clean up litter in a park. Pick up plastic…

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Famous Firsts

February 1, 2018

March is Women’s History Month. Meet five females who have changed the world. Each was the first to do something big. The Politician Hillary Clinton was the first woman to win a major party’s nomination for U.S. president. The Astronaut…

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History

Riding into History

December 15, 2017

In 1955, laws in some states kept black and white people apart. On buses, some seats were for white people only. Rosa Parks was asked to give up her seat. She said no and went to jail. It changed history.…

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Meet an Author

March 17, 2017

Gail Gibbons has written and illustrated more than 100 books. She talked to TFK about her work. Did you like to write and draw as a child? I spent a lot of time drawing and painting. I loved to read.…

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Science

Under the Sea

February 3, 2017

Sylvia Earle is a scientist. She has spent many years studying oceans. She loves to learn about plants and animals that live underwater. She works to keep the oceans clean. She protects the animals that live there. Ocean Explorer Earle…

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Dare to Dream

December 30, 2016

In some U.S. states, African Americans were treated unfairly. Martin Luther King Jr. fought to change unfair laws. Learn more about King and how he changed our country. King worked for a better future. He wanted his children to grow…

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