New Moon articles from March 2007

New Moon archives from March 2007

Girl talk.(Editorial)
March 1, 2007... Hi, girls! we all care about food, which is why this issue's theme is Feed Me! What we eat tells the world a lot about who we are... and based on the recipes in "Crazy Combinations," we think some of our readers are pretty wacky! Clare says,...

Dear Luna.
March 1, 2007... Dear Luna 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 love your magazine! My parents gave me a subscription last year. It's a great place...

Draw Luna.
March 1, 2007... 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 an angel with a heart-shaped scar on her...

Ask a girl.(Column)
March 1, 2007... Ask a Girl is an advice column for you and by you. We help each other and take our problems seriously. Dear Ask a Girl, This year a boy in my class started saying really mean comments about other kids. A girl in my class is really...

Trancing in the rain: an eggstraordinary turtle adventure!(Go, Girl!)
March 1, 2007... In front of me, a gentle giant struggles to turn to the sea. Behind me, another one gives birth to a hundred more. I'm in a tiny coastal town called Parismina in Costa Rica, searching for sea turtles. When I was in second grade, my teacher,...

Fun and fondue: The ups and downs of life in Switzerland.(Global Village: Switzerland)(Geographic overview)
March 1, 2007... Can you imagine a school with no cafeteria? My school doesn't have one! I live in Erlenbach, Switzerland, and everyone goes home for lunch. Erlenbach is on a steep hill. We walk down the hill to get to school and up the hill to get home....

At Mary's place ... no one goes without.(Women's Work)(Mary Jo Copeland)(Interview)
March 1, 2007... "Eating a good breakfast, lunch, and dinner each day is normal for me. But when I inter viewed Mary Jo Copeland, I realized it isn't always easy for many people to get food. Mary Jo runs Sharing and Caring Hands in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She...

Hungry for Justice a different kind of protest.(Herstory)
March 1, 2007... In 1917, Alice Paul refused to eat. She wasn't being picky--she was on a hunger strike in prison. The police arrested Alice while she was picketing the White House to demand women's right to vote. By conducting a hunger strike, Alice got the...

Is that an apple tree in your ear? The truth about food myths.
March 1, 2007... Has anyone ever told you that eating asparagus will make you grow really tall? Or that if you eat apple seeds, a tree will grow out of your ear? These are examples of food myths-stories that are sometimes based on fact, but often aren't true! I...

Crazy combinations: and you thought green eggs and ham was strange.
March 1, 2007... Peanut butter and jelly? Vegetables and dip? Sure, they're great food combinations, but a little humdrum. If you dare, try these brand NEW food combinations--and taste some old flavors in a new way! M&M's[R] and Pizza When I was...

What's on your plate? Why we pick being picky.
March 1, 2007... Have you ever eaten dinner at a friend's house and not recognized ANYTHING on your plate? Or peeked into her kitchen cupboards and spotted a few things you don't have at home? Every family makes different choices at the supermarket based on...

Voice box: welcome to Voice Box, where we discuss hot topics. This time, we're talking about school lunch.
March 1, 2007... YOUR STOMACH GROWLS as you stand in the lunch line, hoping there will be something good on the menu. When you finally get your tray, you see a pile of dull green vegetables, neon-orange peaches in slime, greasy pizza, and Little Debbie[R]...

Chocolate! How sweet it is.
March 1, 2007... Have you ever gone to work with one of your parents? When I go to work with my mom, I get to spend the day eating chocolate. Yup, my mom manages a chocolate shop that sells everything from truffles to Mayan Sipping chocolate--and I get to taste...

Kids Cooking: A Very Slightly Messy Manual.(Check it Out!)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Kids Cooking: A Very Slightly Messy Manual by Inc. Klutz When I was 7, my mom gave me a copy of Kids Cooking that she got at a rummage sale. It has fun and easy recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert, as well as recipes for play...

Everlasting Gobstopper.(Poetry)(Poem)
March 1, 2007... Everlasting Gobstopper I am like an Everlasting Gobstopper Different colors, flavors, sizes And hard as a rock Wait patiently and I will reveal My highs, my lows, and my secrets But only to the careful listener ...

Fruittie Tootie: Can You Guess?(Poetry)(Poem)
March 1, 2007... Fruittie Tootie: Can You Guess? We are the fruits that make you strong. With Vitamin C, nothing can go wrong. Color is the name, Shape is a game, We're juiced in a pitcher. Can you guess who we are? We are...

Food fight: one girl looks at the consuming problem of eating disorders.(Body Language)
March 1, 2007... Every year between five and ten million girls and women in the United States go without food or get sick after eating. Not because there's something wrong with the food, but because they deliberately starve themselves or throw up. For these...

Taste the rainbow: what you can learn from the color of your food.(Science Side Effects)
March 1, 2007... Maybe you can't judge a book by its cover, but you CAN tell some of the nutrients inside fruits and veggies by looking at their colors. The colors of fruits and vegetables can actually tell us their effects on our health! Red What do...

How aggravating!
March 1, 2007... 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! See page 8 for submission details. I like to shop at the...

Howling at the moon.
March 1, 2007... 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! Recently I saw a car ad on...

Luna's art gallery.
March 1, 2007... Welcome to Luna's Art Gallery! We're proud to present the work of two fabulous artists. This is my very favorite saying. It inspires me! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Natalie Kassiner, 13 Massachusetts This picture started out...

Cat tails.(Comic)(Cartoon)
March 1, 2007... ... therefore, I believe it would be good to -- BEEP BIP! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SWEET! My Purrpet [heart] finally evolved! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sorry guys, but this requires my immediate attention. See you all later....

In the wild.(Cartoon)
March 1, 2007... RUMBLE RUMBLE GRROWL GROWL... RUMBLE GROWL! BLA BLA BLA [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DO YOU ALL HEAR SOMETHING? GROWL ME TOO! YES! GROWL! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] OUR BRAINS ARE GROWLING! ...

The last word.(Dorothy Gilman)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... "People need dreams, there's as much nourishment in'em as food." --Dorothy Gilman, Caravan, 1992. Dorothy Gilman started writing when she was 9. At 11, she competed against 10 to 16-year-olds in a story contest and won first place....