Innholdsfortegnelse for November/December 2023 i Ladybug Stories, Poems, and Songs Magazine for Young Kids and Children

Max and Kate are visiting a science museum. “Are we going to a movie?” asks Max. “We’re going into space!” laughs his mommy. Inside, the chairs tilt back and the lights go down. The curved ceiling is like a movie screen filled with stars. “Wow!” whispers Kate. “Blast off!” says Max as they zoom to a group of stars called the Big Dipper. Next, they see how Earth looks from outer space. Kate is excited. “That's our beautiful world!” After the show, they meet a nice woman. She gives them a map of the night sky to take home. “We can go to another show tonight,” laughs Kate, “in the backyard!”…

What’s inside my trunk? Out-of-this-world riddles, just for you! November/December 2023 Volume 34 Number 3 cricketmedia.com $6.95 1. A countdown while my engines roar, And off to outer space I soar. What am I? 2. We blink and we twinkle, We’re the jewels of the sky. Though by day you can’t see us, Don’t worry, we’re still up high! What are we? 3. A glowing streak of white bright light, Flying through the sky tonight. What am I? 4. If you are awake when owls fly, You might see me in the sky. Narrow or full, dark or bright, My face changes every night. What am I? 1. A rocket ship. 2. The stars. 3. A shooting star or meteor. 4. The moon.…

“Please, Daddy,” said Anna. “I’ve never seen a falling star my whole life.” “But last time we tried to watch a meteor shower, you got cold and had to go inside,” Daddy said as he rinsed the plates. “And the other time you fell asleep.” “But I’m older now,” Anna said, handing her dad a glass. “I can stay awake longer. And I don’t get cold like I used to.” Daddy started loading the dishwasher. “It’s going to be very late,” he said. “The best time to see the meteors won’t be until after midnight.” “You can wake me up!” Anna said. “Besides, tomorrow is Saturday so I can sleep late.” Daddy looked out at the darkening sky. “Watching a meteor shower isn’t like turning on a TV show,” he…

Snip, snip, snip! Caleb watched his sister, Marlee, unfold the paper. “Oh! It’s a snowflake!” he said. “Pretty cool, huh?” said Marlee. “I’m making decorations for the school’s winter carnival. Want to help?” “Uh, I don’t think I can cut those tiny little shapes out, Marlee.” “No problem!” said Marlee, snatching up a piece of green construction paper, a ruler, and a pencil. She traced lines across the paper and passed it to Caleb. “My teacher says that everyone can help somehow! Cut on these diagonal lines, OK?” “Big green triangles?” said Caleb, as he examined the paper. “Oh, wait, I get it! They’ll be pine trees!” “Exactly!” Caleb carefully put his thumb and finger in the scissor’s finger loops as Marlee folded another snowflake and their baby sister, Holly,…

Our Wide, wide World Can you imagine looking out your window to see our colorful Earth far below you? Astronauts can do this when they travel around our planet in a spacecraft. While astronauts spend most of their time in space hard at work, they also take in the beautiful views. And they get to enjoy the silly side of space, too. Why silly? When astronauts orbit, or circle, Earth, they feel weightless. They f loat, and so does everything around them if it is loose. Astronauts clean off with wet towels instead of taking baths because water drops would f loat right out of a bathtub. Their food has to be sticky to stay on the fork, and they often eat tortillas instead of bread so that breadcrumbs don’t…