August 2007 Independent Readers Guide
Looking for opportunities to help your students learn with Highlights? This monthly guide to the magazine will help you find stories and activities that suit your students' reading level.
ACTIVITIES
Fun This Month (page 2)
Create a peaceful-thoughts tree and enjoy some riddles.
Hidden Pictures® (page 14)
Find the toothbrush, ice skate, and other objects.
Thinking (page 31)
Ponder what's happening in this Japanese-garden scene.
Crafts (page 32)
Make and play music on a thumb piano, create matching friendship pictures, and design a pocket apron.
BrainPlay (page 41)
Describe something you see every day in as much detail as you can.
FICTION
Ask Arizona (page 8)
Arizona finally realizes her friends didn't abandon her.
Cooking by the Numbers (page 20)
Hayden remains enthusiastic, despite losing the contest.
The Class List (page 28)
See what happens when these friends try to be assigned to the same homeroom.
HISTORY
In Search of Prince Charming (page 34)
Enchanted by a tale about a magic swan, this king filled his homes with swans.
READERS' CONTRIBUTIONS
What Do You Collect? (page 10)
Kids tell about their interesting collections.
Your Own Pages (page 24)
Readers see drawings and poems from their peers all over the world.
Dear Highlights (page 42)
The editors deal with readers concerns about losing things and a friend who can't keep a secret.
SCIENCE AND NATURE
Tracking Rattlesnakes (page 16)
See what this scientist learns about rattlesnakes.
Science Corner (page 26)
Find out how planting trees can save energy in a building and try a nature-study trick.
Dino Days (page 26)
"How did dinosaurs chew?" Dino Don Lessem answers this question.
Science Letters (page 40)
Learn how the heart beats.
VALUES
Gallant Kids (page 19)
Evan Green works with other kids to raise money to help preserve the rainforest.