New Moon articles from July 2004

New Moon archives from July 2004

Girl talk.(Editorial)
July 1, 2004... Dear Readers, We call someone "green" when she understands and cares for Mother Nature. And this issue is MI about being green. It's full of good stuff, like ideas for new, cleaner transportation, a story about Dian Fossey, who worked with...

New Moon.(Brief Article)(Poem)
July 1, 2004... New Moon New Moon is a girl's voice, Floating out on a silent night. Telling her dreams to who will listen. New Moon is a girl's spirit, Soaring on the night's shore. Paying attention to her dream, Not...

Dear Luna.(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... Dear Luna, I'm a new reader, and I think your magazine is really cool! Everything in New Moon is easy to understand, and I've learned a lot. My favorite parts are letters from other girls. I'm working on a poem project now, so I was glad...

Telling my story: hot and clean water, toilet paper, and shoes are just a few of the things I appreciate about my life. I've visited places where no one takes these things for granted.(Girls on the Go)
July 1, 2004... I have a lot of friends who've traveled to Kenya, India, Jamaica, you-name-it. Their stories amazed me. I wanted my own story to tell; that's why I went to Nicaragua with Leaders Today when I was 12. We built an addition onto a school so more...

Draw Luna.
July 1, 2004... LUNA IS THE SPIRIT OF NEW MOON. WHAT DO YOU THINK SHE LOOKS LIKE? EVERY GIRL'S IDEA IS DIFFERENT, AND THAT'S THE WAY WE LIKE IT! LET YOUR IMAGINATION RUN WILD, AND SEND US A DRAWING IN DARK PENCIL OR INK ON WMITE, UNLINED PAPER OF WHAT LUNA...

Voice box.
July 1, 2004... WELCOME TO VOICE BOX, WHERE GIRLS EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS ABOUT HOT TOPICS. IN THE NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2003 ISSUE, WE ASKED FOR YOUR THOUGHTS ON KEEPING SECRETS. HERE'S WHAT YOU SAID: I think it's important to share secrets with at least one...

Mountain mama.(Women's Work)
July 1, 2004... Santosh means happiness in ancient Indian Sanskrit language. And Santosh Yadav, who grew up in a traditional Indian family, finds happiness in an unusual way. She climbs mountains. When she reached the summit (top) of Mount Everest for the...

Buyer beware.
July 1, 2004... Have you ever seen a dump piled sky-high with garbage? All that junk started as something someone bought. And before that, it was something someone made. Believe it or not, the U.S., Canada, and countries of Western Europe--with only 20% of the...

The Place In My Heart.(Poetry)(Brief Article)(Poem)
July 1, 2004... THE PLACE IN MY HEART It's a small thing. Nothing of importance. Something only my twin and I can say is ours. It holds its small head tall and proud even though we all know it is gentle and frail And can...

Bestow In Me.(Poetry)(Brief Article)(Poem)
July 1, 2004... BESTOW IN ME bestow in me a purpose so that i may walk a curved earth and soak up Ra's rays more fully. to pull in Suha's rain and choke myself on an everlasting life of floods. give unto...

Girl-illa in the Mist.(Her story)
July 1, 2004... Dian Fossey feared heights and had no training in animal behavior. And, yet, she spent her life climbing treacherously high terrain to follow and study apes--determined to protect them from extinction and abuse. Born in California in 1932,...

Yellow bikes and flying cars.
July 1, 2004... Can you imagine a tiny plane that whisks you off to school or cars on tracks above the roads that take you to the library? These ways of getting around are more than fantasy. They're real possibilities that could transport us to a cleaner...

Lightning bolts & goddess jolts.
July 1, 2004... Before modern science existed, people blamed strange activities in the heavens and on earth on the moods and whims of gods and goddesses. Humans thought thunder claps, lightning zaps, and the comings and goings of the moon, sun, and stars were...

The end of summer.(Fiction)(Short Story)
July 1, 2004... "ARE you packed yet?" my mom yelled up the stairs. She'd told me to organize all my gear last night so I wouldn't be stressed, but here I was rushing around. Where's my CD of Elvis tunes? I'd be on the bus to camp for three hours. I didn't...

Luna's Art Gallery.
July 1, 2004... WELCOME TO LUNA'S ART GALLERY! We're proud to present the work of two fabulous artists. If you'd like to have your artwork (a drawing, painting, photo, collage, or anything else) featured in New Moon, send it to Luna's Art Gallery, New...

Rain, rain, don't go away.
July 1, 2004... When you think of Canada, you probably think of snow, hockey, and polar bears. But a hidden treasure lies along the Canadian coastline in British Columbia. There, in all its beauty, is the Great Bear Rainforest. NOTHING BUT THE FACTS ...

Ukraine on the brain.(Global village: Ukraine)
July 1, 2004... Hi. My name is Sveta--but people use different names for me, depending on their mood. Somebody who loves and takes care of me calls me Svetik, Svetochka, or Svetulyer. Somebody who doesn't like me or who's mad at me calls me Svetka. My full...

Considering customs.
July 1, 2004... Country size: 603,700 sq. km (233,090 sq. miles). That's about the same size as Texas. Population: About 50 million people Religions: Mainly Ukrainian Orthodox, which is Christian Languages: Ukrainian, Russian Weather: It's...

Trash to treasure.
July 1, 2004... Turning old trash into something new and useful is as environmentally friendly as you can get. Many craft groups use only trash for their projects. A Canadian couple used 12,000 old car tires to make a house! Val Hunt, a British artist, turns...

Green, green air machine.(Science Side Effects)
July 1, 2004... Hi! This issue is all about the environment, so I thought it was the perfect time to learn more about plants. This experiment helped me understand how plants work--and it's really fun! FOR THIS EXPERIMENT, YOU'LL NEED: A clear bottle...

Ask a girl.
July 1, 2004... Ask a Girl is an advice column for you and by you. We help each other and take our problems seriously. Here's how it works: we publish letters that ask for help and advice. In later issues, we publish your replies--advice or personal...

Bumpy road ahead.(Body Language)
July 1, 2004... We've all been there: afraid to go to school because of a bump on our face. As teenagers of preteens, just the sound of the word "acne" is enough to make us cringe. So here are some tips on dealing with it. Part I: What is Acne? Acne...

How aggravating!
July 1, 2004... While traveling in Switzerland, my family and I went to a water park. A group of boys stared at me the entire time. On the artificial river, I steadied myself against the current by holding onto a handle with both hands. And one of the boys...

Howling at the moon.
July 1, 2004... In Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce, the main character's mother is the coolest and most courageous person I've ever come across in a book. She's famous throughout the land for being the king's champion. She fights better than most men, and...

Not in our world.(Girls Act Out)
July 1, 2004... From Fear to Action After the September 11th terrorist attack on the U.S., I began having nightmares that my school would be bombed. I knew that other kids must be scared, too. I wanted to turn that fear into something positive, so I went...

Cat tails.
July 1, 2004... Hey, Lindsey, Tsivy Penelope! Hey, Pera! How was your vacation, Pera? Well, Lindsey, I went to Los Angeles, California. It was great... but the trash... Huh? All over the beach! Beijing, China, was beautiful,...

Calendar.(Calendar)
July 1, 2004... July Anti-Boredom Month Sunday Monday Tuesday Independence Fast of Tammuz Day, U.S. begins at sundown. Remembers first- ...

There are lots of ways to be green.(Inside the Moon)
July 1, 2004... When someone's sick, we might say she looks a little "green around the gills." Jealousy can make people "green with envy," and we say a person who grows just about anything has a "green thumb." Bein' green also means caring about the earth....

In the wild.
July 1, 2004... ARE THEY GONE? NOT SURE LOOK OUT! AGH! OOOF! UGH! IT'S NOT EASY BEING GRASS! IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN, SWEET, FLUFFY GRASS

The last word.
July 1, 2004... In 1962, Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, about the dangers of pesticides, caused quite an uproar. People called Rachel a hysterical woman, a priestess of nature, and a "spinster who had no business worrying about chemicals and the...