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Young Artist
Imagine entering the annual Scholastic Writing and Art Awards, winning a Gold Key at the national level, and then being asked to illustrate the poster for national Hispanic Heritage Month! It was a dream come true for high school senior Alexandra Pintus - except for the part where she had only two weeks to complete the task before final exams began.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
9/23/2014
All About Miranda
At the age of 16, Miranda Cosgrove has been in the acting business for 13 years. This week an entire special issue of People magazine is devoted to the young star and her number one hit TV show iCarly.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
9/14/2012
How to Write a Lead (Followed by a Juicy Nutgraph)
Your lead has to grab the reader's attention and convince him or her to go on reading your story. To do that, you have to give your opening paragraph life, color, and action.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
8/26/2011
Fantastic Mr. Fox Reviewed
Fantastic Mr. Fox is an extremely comical and fun film, mostly due to its amazing cast of voices. The movie is based on the story by Roald Dahl, which is a short tale for children ages 7 years and younger.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
11/19/2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox Premieres
Several of the actors who voiced characters in the film Fantastic Mr. Fox attended the red carpet premiere of the movie in New York City recently. The movie is based on the Roald Dahl book of the same name.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
11/17/2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox Opens Nov. 25
Gypsy House is the estate where beloved children's book author Roald Dahl lived and raised his children. It is also the setting for a movie based on Dahl's book, Fantastic Mr. Fox.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
11/17/2009
Sesame Street Turns 40
The Scholastic Kids Press Corps recently visited the set of Sesame Street, the longest-running children's show in TV history, to see what has changed since the first episode aired on November 10, 1969.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
11/16/2009
The New Book of Guinness World Records
Scholastic Kid Reporter Chloe Anello spent a Sunday afternoon with the two at the New York offices of the Guinness Book of World Records learning how the Editor-in-Chief of the Guinness Book of World Records puts the book together.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
11/13/2009
Stand Up, Be Proud
Kid Reporter Joseph O'Connor talks to Queens-based artist Kay Walkingstick about how she uses her Cherokee Ho-Chunk heritage to create works of art.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
11/13/2009
Veterans Day Honors
ServiceNation honored veterans by kicking off a new project: Mission Serve: Forging a Continuum of Service. Mission Serve connects veterans to community services they may need after they come back from the battlefield.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
11/12/2009
A Visit to Plimoth Plantation
Kid Reporter Chloe Conway is given a tour of the Plimoth Plantation by Tahlia Jackson, a 12-year-old Wampanoag girl, and her family. Tahlia talked about the Wampanoag culture in the 17th century.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
11/12/2009
Book Review: The 39 Clues Book Six: In Too Deep
The race heats up and is more dangerous than ever as the hunt for clues continues. Book Six of The 39 Clues series, In Too Deep by Jude Watson, is now in libraries and book stores.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
11/12/2009
Native American Top Golfer
Notah Begay III is the first Native American member of the PGA. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Begay lived on a reservation until he was 7 years old. He is Navajo/Pueblo Indian.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
11/11/2009
The Puzzle of Pocahontas
Auhtor George Sullivan talks to Kid Reporter Maya Kandell about writing his book about Pocahontas.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
11/11/2009
How to Join the Scholastic Kids Press Corps for the 2009-2010 School Year
Members of the Scholastic Kids Press Corps cover news stories around the nation for Scholastic's online and classroom magazines. About 25 new press corps members will be chosen for the 2009-2010 school yearArticle:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
11/10/2009