Weekly Reader, Senior Edition (including Science Spin) articles from October 2002

Weekly Reader, Senior Edition (including Science Spin) archives from October 2002

Healing old wounds. (Feature Story).(North and South Korea)
October 25, 2002... As her eyes darted across the crowded room, scanning a sea of unfamiliar faces, Kim Young Hee suddenly froze. It was as if she had seen a ghost. "Mother!" she screamed across the room. "I can't believe you are alive!" Overcome with...

Who was Kennewick man? .(Cover Story)
October 25, 2002... On a July day in 1996, Will Thomas, a boater, waded into the Columbia River near Kennnewick, and stubbed his foot on something buried in the mud. At first, Thomas thought it was a rock. But when he stooped to see what it was, he was shocked...

Brain teaser. (News Shorts).
October 25, 2002... Bing, John, and Susan each carried a bag with seven balls, a mixture of tennis balls and baseballs. Susan had twice as many tennis balls as Bing, and fewer baseballs than John. John had half as many baseballs as Bing. How many tennis balls...

History Buffy: "I shall return," this general swore. He signed the papers that ended the war. (News Shorts).
October 25, 2002... "This general kept his promises," Buffy says as she looks for the leader's corncob pipe. This general fought in the Pacific during World War II (1939-1945). He was forced to leave his headquarters in the Philippines in 1942 when Japanese...

Magic act. (The Buzz).(actor Evan Rachel Wood)
October 25, 2002... You could say that Evan Rachel Wood's acting career got off to a magical start in 1998. That year, at age 11, she made her film debut in Practical Magic with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. Now, at age 15, Evan is a leading lady. She...

The second battle of Chancellorsville. (News Shorts).(developer wants to build on site of Second Battle of Bull Run)
October 25, 2002... In May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee scored one of his most impressive victories of the U.S, Civil War (1861-1865), defeating a much larger Union force, led by Joseph Hooker, at Chancellorsville, Va. More than 30,000 soldiers died or...

Know the news. (Brain Builders).
October 25, 2002... Fill in the oval in front of the correct answer. 1. One of North Korea's allies after World War II was --. (A) the United States (B) Italy (C) the Soviet Union 2. Which U.S. general led U.N. forces during the...

What's the word. (Brain Builders).
October 25, 2002... Fill in the oval in front of the word or words that mean about the same as each numbered word below. The page number indicates where the word is used in this issue. 1. darted (page 2) (A) connected (B) hobbled (C) moved...

Read the map. (Brain Builders).
October 25, 2002... Fill in the oval in front of the correct answer. 1. Pusan borders the --. (A) Yellow Sea (B) Sea of Japan (C) Korea Strait 2. About how far is it from Taegu to the demilitarized zone? (A) 120 miles (B)...

Big cats, big problems. (Feature Story).(exotic pets)
October 18, 2002... Two years ago, Jayton Tidwell was visiting his uncle in Houston, Texas. The 4-year-old boy sneaked outside to check on his uncle's backyard pet, Cheyenne. Being a curious youngster, Jayton reached inside the animal's cage to pet it....

Death on the Nile.(solving mystery of King Tut's death)(Cover Story)
October 18, 2002... As the boy king sleeps, a dark figure sneaks quietly down the corridors of the royal palace, carefully avoiding the king's armed guards. The mysterious stranger has murder on his mind. He silently creeps into the pharaoh's bed-chamber...

Common cents? (New Shorts).(redesigning American coins)
October 18, 2002... Have you ever flipped a coin and It came up heads? If it was a United States coin, the head belonged to a former U.S. president. But that may change. Officials at the U.S. Mint are proposing that over the next four years engravers...

Albuquerque hits a Homer. (The Buzz).(Albuquerque Isotopes)
October 18, 2002... "There aren't too many instances when Homer Simpson would refuse a donut. But when he found out the owners of the Springfield Isotopes baseball team were moving the team to Albuquerque, N.M., the star of Fox's hit cartoon The Simpsons staged...

History Buffy: lots of kids think this toy's great--named for a dance in a sunny state.
October 18, 2002... Buffy, twists her way to the National Toy Hall of Fame in Salem, Ore., where she finds the Hula Hoop. The brightly colored plastic hoop was modeled after a toy that existed in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and in 14th-century England. In...

Brain teaser.
October 18, 2002... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If the first three scales are balanced, what fruit needs to be placed on the last set of scales There are two solutions. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Know the news. (Brain Builders).
October 18, 2002... Fill in the oval in front of the correct answer. 1. According to one estimate, how many tigers live in Texas. (A) 4,000 (B) 10,000 (C) 11,000 2. In which year do scientists believe King Tutankhamen died? (A) 1234...

What's the big idea?
October 18, 2002... Fill in the oval in front of the statement that best describes the main idea of each story. 1. "Big Cats, Big Problems" (pages 2-3) (A) Household pets are eating too much. (B) Big cats in India are in danger. (C) Communities...

Loose change. (Brain Builders).(commemorative quarters honor original U.S. colonies)
October 18, 2002... The chart below lists America's original 13 Colonies, which were the first states honored with commemorative quarters by the U.S. Mint. DELAWARE * Released: January 1, 1999 * Minted: 774,824,000 PENNSYLVANIA * Released:...

Read the chart.
October 18, 2002... Study the chart. Then fill in the oval in front of the correct answer. 1. According to the chart, about how many Rhode Island quarters were minted? (A) 870 million (B) 1.5 billion (C) 1.7 billion 2. The state quarters...

The burning Amazon. (Feature Story).(destruction of rain forest)
October 11, 2002... Think of a mysterious place where beetles are as big as tea cups, where hairy spiders have 7-inch legs, and where some frogs are too poisonous for humans to touch. This is an exotic place where trees are so tall that they blot out the...

Targeting Saddam.(Saddam Hussein's presidency in Iraq)(Cover Story)
October 11, 2002... Saddam Hussein, the dictator of Iraq, has not built his reputation on being a nice guy. He has ordered the use of poison gas on his own people. He has tortured those that oppose him. He has started wars. But should the United States try...

The beet goes on. (News Shorts).(First Vienna Vegetable Orchestra)
October 11, 2002... For generations, parents have told their children not to play with their food. Apparently, that message never reached Vienna, the capital of Austria, home of the First Vienna Vegetable Orchestra. Just because the group is called a...

Mystery photo. (News Shorts).
October 11, 2002... Hope you won't get bored Looking at this. What is this a photo of?

Keiko's new role. (News Shorts).(killer whale)
October 11, 2002... Keiko, the 33-foot killer whale featured in the first Free Willy film, was released into the wild near Iceland in July, but he still loves to frolic with humans. After swimming to Norway, Keiko decided that he wanted to play with two...

`Teddy's bear' turns 100. (News Shorts).(named after Theodore Roosevelt)
October 11, 2002... What was your favorite stuffed toy growing up? Big Bird? Snoopy? If you were like millions of children in the last century, a teddy bear had the place of honor in your bedroom. The toy turns 100 this year. The story of the teddy bear...

History buffy. (News Shorts).
October 11, 2002... Travel to the Hall of Fame and find this Yankee's name. "Batter up," Buffy yells as she walks up the steps of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Buffy is in search of the bat Mark McGwire used when he slugged his 62nd...

Know the news.
October 11, 2002... Fill in the oval in front of the correct answer. 1. Landowners are setting more than --square miles of Amazon jungle ablaze each year. (A) 6,000 (B) 10,000 (C) 76,000 2. Which is considered the...

Read the map.
October 11, 2002... Study the map. Then fill in the oval in front of the correct Answer. 1. Which of these countries is an island? (A) Iraq (B) Cyprus (C) Egypt 2. Which country does not border the Persian Gulf? (A) Egypt ...

Searching for PT-109. (Feature Story).
October 4, 2002... "Ship at two o'clock!" the American sailor cried, looking to his right. His shouts pierced the dark hours before dawn on August 2, 1943. Lt. John F. Kennedy, commander of the U.S. Navy torpedo boat PT-109, turned his head quickly. On a...

Mammoth task.(reviving the woolly mammoth)
October 4, 2002... Think of the woolly mammoth as a longhaired, larger-than-life rock star. More than 10,000 years ago, the elephant-like creature was big, really big. The mammoth stood taller than your average classroom and topped the charts at 6 to 8...

History buffy: in this German city stood a wall. The end of Communism made it fall. (News Shorts).
October 4, 2002... Buffy scurries off to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston to find one of the many chunks of this famous wall. On August 13, 1961, the Communist government in East Germany began constructing a wall of barbed wire to block off...

Idaho tribute to Frank. (News Shorts).(Anne Frank)
October 4, 2002... "I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart." --Anne Frank Idaho is far from Germany, but the residents of the Gem State recently dedicated a memorial to Anne Frank, the German teenager whose...

Meaning of meow.(cat sounds)
October 4, 2002... Here's a pop quiz. Listen carefully to the following cat sounds. Do you know what Tinkerbell is trying to tell you? (1) "ME-ow" (2) "MEE-oww" (3) "Me-OWWW!" To people not familiar with cats, the sounds might all seem alike....

Rising star.(Pablo Santos)(Biography)
October 4, 2002... You might not know his name, but you've probably seen his face on TV. Pablo Santos has had roles in Alias and Law & Order. This fall the teenage Latin actor is one of the stars of a new comedy series on the WB network called Greetings from...

Know the news. (Brain Builders).
October 4, 2002... Fill in the oval in front of the correct answer. 1. Which U.S. president commanded a PT boat during World War II? (A) Harry Truman (B) John F. Kennedy (C) George W. Bush 2. During which years was World War II fought?...

Read the timeline. (Brain Builders).
October 4, 2002... Study the timeline. Then fill in the oval in front of the correct answer. 1. On which island did Kennedy and his men find coconuts to eat on August 4? (A) Plum Pudding (B) Olasana (C) Naru 2. On which island did...

The Odyssey of PT-109. (Brain Builders).
October 4, 2002... August 1, 1943 PT-109, under the command of John F. Kennedy, leaves its base in the Solomon Islands to patrol for Japanese ships. August 2, 1943 Sometime around 2 a.m., the Japanese destroyer Amagiri (left) collides with PT-109....