New Moon articles from March 2006

New Moon archives from March 2006

Girl talk.(fantasies and fairy tales)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Hi Girls! As we put this Fantasies and Fairy Tales issue together, we loved sharing favorite stories and thingking of the way fairy tales touch our lives/ People often pass fairy tales down from generation to generation. "Cinderal" has...

Find the 10 Luna Tics hidden in this issue.
March 1, 2006... Find the 10 Luna tics hidden in this issue. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Dear Luna.(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2006... I'm Luna, the spirit of New Moon magazine! Do you have something to say to me? I love to hear from you! Write to me! Dear Luna, I've read your magazine for over a year now. My favorite parts are "Howling at the Moon" and "How...

Draw Luna.
March 1, 2006... 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! I think Luna is a celestial maiden from Japan. ...

Ask a Girl.(emotions and anger)
March 1, 2006... Ask a girl is an advice column for you and by you. We kelp each other and take our problems seriously. Dear Ask a Girl: In 6th grade, I started getting really emotional--like angry, sad, or confused, and I don't know why. My morn says...

Tanzania, I see ya: turning 13 at the top of the world.(birthday blow)
March 1, 2006... I grew up dreaming of Tanzania and paging through hundreds of my mom's photos. My mom is a biology professor, and every year she takes college students to Tanzania to study the native biology, wildlife, and culture. Last year, I went along....

Life's a beach ... in The Bahamas.(travel)
March 1, 2006... Have you ever eaten guava duff or benny cakes? Seen a squirrelfish or foureye butterflyfish? Welcome to the Bahamas--an archipelago (string of islands) that stretches across 500 miles of the Atlantic Ocean from tip to tip. Our 700 islands,...

We all scream for ice cream: get a taste of this!(Vicki Camilleri, Dreyefs Grand Ice Cream)(Interview)
March 1, 2006... Did you know you can make a living of eating ice cream? Brownie Mud Pie, Double Fudge Chocolate Chunk, Strawberries and Cream--sound like a fantasy, or what? Read on to find out about Vicki Camilleri, an ice cream taster for Dreyefs Grand Ice...

Witchy woman: she's wicked cool.(Margaret Hamilton)
March 1, 2006... Remember the Wicked Witch of the West? She was the greenfaced meanie in The Wizard of Oz who longed for Dorothy's magical ruby slippers. She delivered some of the most famous lines in film history, such as, "I'll get you, my pretty, and your...

Dream on: is your head in the clouds?
March 1, 2006... Do you ever watch your friend gazing at the ceiling and wonder what adventure or fantasy she's experiencing? Or find yourself dreaming about what you'll do with friends after school instead of listening to your teacher? Daydreams are...

Get real with a favorite fantasy writer: New Moon asks Tamora some piercing questions.(Tamora Pierce)(Interview)
March 1, 2006... Tamora ("call me Tammy") Pierce has the husky voice of a woman who laughs a lot. New Moon got a taste of Tammy's humor in a recent interview. The famous fantasy author talks to us about her file as a country girl and feeding the birds--as well...

Wild Magic.(book review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... Veralidaine Sarrasri (Daine) and her faithful pony, Cloud, are escorting a herd of ponies to the kingdom of Tortall. Joining them are a mage, a horsemistress, and a badger god who frequently appears and disappears. Sound interesting? Well, get...

What kind of fairy tale hero are you?(QUIZ)
March 1, 2006... Stay locked up in a tower? Obey a wicked stepmother? That is SO not you.., is it? Take this quiz to find out what kind of fairy tale hero YOU are. 1. Who wants to do housework? If you were Cinderella, you'd tell the stepmother... ...

Shattering the glass slipper: Cinderella--beyond the pumpkin and horse-drawn carriage.(versions of cinderella stories)
March 1, 2006... What do you think of when you hear "Cinderella"? Pumpkins, a fairy godmother, the ball? Those things come from French writer Charles Perrault's story, "The Little Glass Slipper," which Disney used for its animated movie. But Perrault wasn't...

An honorable discharge: where? Your underwear!(adulthood)
March 1, 2006... Growing up can feel like it's taking forever or it can feel like it's happened overnight. Usually it's a little bit of both. Many things change your body from a girl to a woman. For instance, before you even have your first period, you'll...

The dream beacon: leave the light on.(dreaming)
March 1, 2006... LOSER AND CLOSER, the ore-carrier plowed through the November gale toward unseen rocks, the light house dark on the hill above. Hannah woke, the bedclothes tangled around her sweating body. She could almost see the towering bow of the freighter...

Voice box.(cloning the thylacine and other extinct)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Welcome to Voice Box, where we discuss hot topics! In the September/October 2005 issue, we asked for your thoughts about cloning the thylacine and other extinct or endangered animals. Here's what you had to say. I don't think cloning...

Cat tails.(panel discussion)(Discussion)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... What's up, Tsivy? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Well, you know how I really want to be a writer? My class is having a Fairy tale contest and I thought I'd enter, you know, as a kind of test of my skills. See? I'm almost finished. ...

There's magic in the air: string your friends along with this cool magic trick!
March 1, 2006... A magician's real trick is to know more about science than her audience. In the late 1700s, magician Dr. Katterfelto claimed his show contained "Wonders, Wonders, and wonders!" What were these wonders? Bugs. Dr. Katterfelto used a solar...

How Aggravating!
March 1, 2006... How Aggravating! is where we voice our opinions about what's unfair to girls and women. What makes you mad? What drives you crazy? What's unfair in your life? Tell us about it! Have you seen the magazine ads for YMI jeans? One of them...

Howling at the Moon.(creates equality)
March 1, 2006... Howl out your moments of power and sing about the good things in your life! How do you make life better for girls? Do you know someone who creates equality? What do you see that's inspiring? Tell us about it My science teacher made a...

Luna's Art Gallery.(reports of child artists)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Welcome to Luna's Art Gallery! We're proud to present the work of two fabulous artists. I drew this picture because I'm Canadian, and think we have a beautiful flag Jacey Steen, 11 Ontario [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This is...

Will My Dream Arrive?(Poetry)(Poem)
March 1, 2006... Will My Dream Arrive? Every day I hope that in the mail Will arrive this unique adventure I spring out the front door I leap off the porch And as I did before Sprint to our mailbox Praying I will have a...

Ladybug.(Poetry)(Poem)
March 1, 2006... Ladybug when i was little i always loved to eat watermelons. i made sure to swallow every seed so that a watermelon orchard would grow inside of me. delicate green vines growing up and up. i...

In the wild.(analysis of fictional characters )(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Superheroes and Fairies YOU MAY WANT TO EMULATE... "Elephatella" Argh! must stop evil marketing! She stomps on annoying pink clothing in large retail stores! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Molegirl" Runs successful business...

The last word.(broadcast journalist Belva Davis)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... "Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so."--Belva Davis BROADCAST JOURNALIST BELVA DAVIS knows about making dreams come true. She grew up in housing projects in Oakland,...