Know Your World Extra articles from March 2003

Know Your World Extra archives from March 2003

No horsing around: teen jockey wins her first race as a pro. (Teen Tracks).
March 14, 2003... Shannon Uske (YOO-skee) has wanted to race horses since she was a very young girl. "When I started to crawl, I'd get on my German shepherd and ride around," she said. "My mom would yell at me to get off the dog, and I'd go, `He's my...

Man of mystery: David Blaine: part magician, part daredevil. (Who's in the News).
March 14, 2003... Been buried alive: He's done it. Lived in an ice tomb: He's done that, too. Stood high above New York City on a narrow pillar: David Blaine has been there, done that. Some people say Blaine is a modern Houdini. Harry Houdini was a famous...

Bigfoot exposed! A family shows proof that the ape-like creature is a big hoax. (News Feature).
March 14, 2003... One day in 1958, a logger in California came across some odd footprints next to a logging camp. The tracks led into the forest. The large footprints did not seem to belong to a bear or a moose. They were in the shape of a human foot, but...

The legend of the Loch: is there a monster in Scotland's famous lake? (Extra Play).
March 14, 2003... Characters Narrators 1 and 2: people who tell the story Mrs. MacCall: the owner of an inn near Loch Ness, in Scotland Matt Ross: a visitor from New York City Ian MacCall: a Scottish boy Peter Ross: an American boy, Matt's...

What's so funny? April Fools' Day is just around the corner. But are pranks fun--or mean? (News Debate).
March 14, 2003... If you like to play jokes on people, April 1 is your big day. April Fools' Day is fun for some people. For others, however, it's no laughing matter. Not everyone sees the funny side of pranks. Last year, students at a high school in...

Fire drill: a house fire can strike at any time. Make sure you're prepared. (Reality Check).
March 14, 2003... More than 4,000 Americans die in fires each year. Most of those deaths take place in house fires. House fires are very common. The fires trap people in their homes before help can get there. Smoke from fires kills more people than flames...

Star tracks.(Brief Article)
March 14, 2003... Queen Latifah will star in the new TV series Mali Anderson. Latifah will play a detective. Filming is set to begin later this year. Actress Reese Witherspoon celebrates her 27th birthday on March 22. Leonardo DiCaprio found that he had...

Cross them out.(Brief Article)
March 14, 2003... To solve this puzzle, you must cross out ten words. (Word groups count as one word.) Follow the directions below the chart. 1 Cross out the names of three ape-like "monsters." Find the names in rows A and B. 2 Cross out what we call...