Innholdsfortegnelse for July/August 2015 i Spider Magazine Stories, Games, Activites and Puzzles for Children and Kids

Dear Thistle, Have you ever wanted a dog? Well, you can adopt this Dalmatian, Charcoal! I like the November/December 2014 issue. Grover M., age 7 South Orange, New Jersey Dear Spider, I loved the poem “Dragon Games” in the January 2015 issue. I like that the dragon cheated at ping-pong. That was funny. Do you know what game mermaids cheat at? Underwater baseball! They cheat by catching the ball, then putting it down at the edge of the field and swimming to first base! Molly T., age 6 Fort Lauderdale, Florida via spidermagkids.com Dear Molly, We didn’t know that about mermaids. How dare they cheat! Play ball! Sam Dear Everybuggy, I love Spider. Please adopt my horse Philip. Clara Tigard, Oregon Dear Everybuggy, My hen just hatched some chicks! I…

Lido Beach, Florida December 27, 2011, 9 a.m. The sea turtle crawled to the water’s edge and blinked. News cameras clicked. People cheered. Then she flapped her flippers like wings and disappeared into the surf. Her return to the Gulf of Mexico ended a 10,000-mile odyssey that almost killed her—but not quite. Three Years Earlier In 2008, a young sea turtle was floating in the Gulf of Mexico when the Gulf Stream dragged her into the Atlantic. Like a giant broom, the current swept her across the ocean and dumped her on a beach in the Netherlands. A Dutch beach patrol found the turtle half-buried in the sand. Her eyes were shut. Mud and algae stuck to her shell. They rushed her to Henk Zwartepoorte, an expert on reptiles and…

This Month for Spider’s Corner: Write a story about a pirate. Here are the only rules: 1. Your story should be 150 words or fewer. 2. Your entry must be signed by a parent or legal guardian, authorizing its publication in print and/or online and saying it’s your own idea. 3. Be sure to include your complete name, age, and address. 4. Your story must be here by July 25, 2015, so we can publish our favorites in the November/December 2015 Spider and on our website at spidermagkids.com/corner. Upload your story to spidermagkids.com/corner/submit or send to Spider’s Corner, P.O.Box 300, Peru, IL 61354. (No fax submissions, please!) Sunglasses Bridget H., age 9 Maplewood, New Jersey Kyliah Ravizee, age 8 Birmingham, Alabama Lion Sasha J., age 8 Dexter, Michigan Paloma D.,…

“I KNOW YOU’RE crying your eyes out that you can’t come, too, Dandelion,” Doodlebug Pinkley said to his sister. “But don’t worry. I’ll bring you a dead fish.” Doodlebug chortled at his own joke, and so did the bunch of boys standing around him at the end of the dock. Even their cousin Rudyard and their friends Boggington Bogsworth the Third and Sherwin Winsher were smiling. Dandelion was peeved. A life-size Viking longship floated nearby, its gangplank down. A banner slung between two poles read “All-Day Viking Cruise—Boys Only!” Dandelion glanced at her friend Tomiko standing beside her. Tomiko didn’t look too happy herself. Mr. Pinkley had brought the girls along to see the boys off. Then he was shuttling them to an all-day robot-building workshop. Both girls had been…

SUMMER WEATHER— one minute it’s stormy, and the next minute you’re reaching for your shades. Take advantage of summer’s sunnier moments by making your own solar pizza oven! What You’ll Need: 1 cardboard pizza box 1 defrosted frozen pizza plate scissors glue clear tape black construction paper clear plastic wrap aluminum foil newspaper ruler pencil What to Do: 1. Draw a square on the lid of the pizza box 1 inch from the edges. Cut along three lines of the square, leaving the fourth line at the back of the lid uncut. Fold the lid back and crease the cardboard along the fourth, uncut line to make a flap. 2. Glue aluminum foil to the underside of the flap with the shiny side visible. Be sure to make the aluminum…

• Kemp’s ridleys are the smallest sea turtles in the world. • Kemp’s ridleys are named after Richard M. Kemp, a Florida fisherman and naturalist who helped identify the species. • “Ridley” comes from the word “riddle.” • Nobody knew where the females laid their eggs until the 1940s. • Unlike other sea turtles, female Kemp’s ridleys lay their eggs in daylight.…

THIS IS HOW I learned about Calvin. I came out of my room this morning and found Mom and Dad standing in front of the TV. Standing meant they weren’t watching for fun—something was happening. On the screen, Tony Verrazo pointed to an orange pinwheel. Calvin, he said, had turned west and was headed for land. I didn’t understand what was happening, but suddenly Mom and Dad were in a big hurry to do stuff. “I’m going to check on the generator,” said Mom. “I’m going to the grocery store,” Dad said. He turned to my brother, Mike. “You can start closing the shutters while I’m gone.” “You pick up coconuts, Jason,” Dad said, pointing at me. “Coconuts?” I couldn’t think of anything else to say, so he left. I…

IT WAS TOO hot for hopping about. Rabbit decided to sit in the shade of a mango tree instead. He was just settling down for a nap when Tiger sprang from behind and grabbed him. “I’ve got you now!” growled Tiger. “And I’ve brought some rope. I’m tying you to this tree so you won’t use those quick feet of yours to get away. Later, I’ll have you for my supper.” “I don’t think that’s a good idea,” exclaimed Rabbit. “In fact, it would be a big mistake.” “What are you saying, Rabbit?” Tiger tilted his head suspiciously. “Don’t you know anything?” Rabbit asked, looking surprised. “Everyone’s talking about it!” “About what?” demanded Tiger. “Why, the terrible storm that’s coming,” said Rabbit. “It’ll be here any minute!” Tiger’s eyes widened.…

I DREAMED OF the ocean. But when I opened my eyes, my bed was really bobbing across my bedroom, gently nudging the bookcase. My sister and I each grabbed our pillows and used them like oars to paddle our beds down the whitewater staircase. The dog stood near the sofa, trying to look innocent, but he had seaweed stuck between his teeth. We quickly realized that Buddy had brought the ocean inside in the night, just like his favorite bones, and buried it under my bed. My parents blamed me, even though they could see the seaweed in Buddy’s teeth. They scowled and shouted because the ocean wouldn’t stay upstairs. It made a mess of the whole house. Also, Buddy was my dog, and I was supposed to teach him…

Pirate Eyes Long gone are the days of boring black eye patches! These colorful eye patches are all the rage in modern pirate fashion. Now you can look like a pirate, too, by making a few patches of your own. What You’ll Need: scissors tape pencil or hole puncher 16 strings (length depends on head size) What to Do: 1. Cut out each eye patch along the solid lines. 2. Place tape on both sides of each circled X. 3. Using hole puncher or pencil, poke holes through each circled X. (It marks the spot!) 4. Weave one piece of string through the two holes. Repeat process for each patch. 5. Ask an adult to tie the string ends around your head, making sure they’re not too tight. 6. Gather…