Weekly Reader, Senior Edition (including Science Spin) articles

Recent articles from Weekly Reader, Senior Edition (including Science Spin)

Practice makes ... pain?(Feature Story)
May 5, 2006... At 10, Courtney Thompson was a top-ranked gymnast in New Hampshire. She had been doing flips since she was 1 and had her heart set on competing in the Olympics. She practiced four and a half hours a day, six days a week, often repeating the same move 100 times. Her demanding schedule took...

Growing up in Darfur: Sudanese children struggle to survive.(Cover story)
May 5, 2006... Sumaya's life used to be just like other children's lives. She went to school, played with friends, and did chores. But two years ago, everything changed. Armed fighters attacked her village in Darfur, a region of Sudan, killing everyone in sight. Sumaya and her family had to run for...

Great lakes? Not for long.(News Shorts)
May 5, 2006... The Great Lakes help quench the thirst of 40 million people in the United States and Canada. But this pool of resources may not be around for long. The Great Lakes are in trouble. A team of scientists recently released a report about the Great Lakes' dire state. The lakes are threatened...

Letters.(Letter to the editor)
May 5, 2006... Dear Senior Edition, I read "Rats!" [issue 19]. It's really weird how at first Easter island was paradise, and then the rats ate almost everything[ Now, that's scary! --Stefan, Mercersburg, Pa. Dear Senior Edition, I felt very sad when I read "The Ghosts of Angel Island" [issue...

History Buffy: contest winners.
May 5, 2006... "I'm so tired, I could 'Fala' over!" Buffy jokes as she and Fala finish their whirlwind tour of Washington, D.C. They learned a lot about the nation's capital this year, and Buffy hopes that you did too. Congratulations to the winning classes. Fifth Grade, Grand Prize Ms. McConkey's...