Highlights® April 2013 Parents' Guide

Looking for opportunities to help your kids learn with Highlights? This monthly guide to the magazine will help you find the stories and activities that suit your child's reading level and interests.

CHILDREN’S CONTRIBUTIONS

Each issue of Highlights features creative work from children. While we cannot publish every submission, the staff of Highlights writes personal responses to every letter.

  • Jokes (page 15)
  • What's Hiding Under the Bed? (page 20)
  • Help the Cartoonists! (page 21)
  • Your Own Pages (page 30)
  • You're the Chef! (page 35)
  • Riddles (page 38)
  • Dear Highlights (page 42)

NONFICTION

  • Gallant Kids: Biking for Flood Victims (page 7)

    Profile, advanced

  • A New Spin on a Space Horse (page 16)

    Science, advanced

  • A Raft of Ants (page 22)

    Science, moderate

  • My Sci (page 24)

    Science, moderate, advanced

  • A Whale of a Baby (page 32)

    Science, advanced

  • Nature Watch (page 34)

    Science, advanced

FICTION

  • Mud (page 5)

    Poetry, moderate

  • The Timbertoes® (page 9)

    Story, early

  • Ask Arizona®: When Small Change Is a Big Deal (page 10)

    Story, advanced

  • Fishing with Grandpa (page 13)

    Rebus, early

  • Coconut (page 15)

    Poetry, moderate

  • Game On! Arm Trouble (page 26)

    Story, advanced

  • Under My Bed (page 29)

    Poetry, moderate

  • Emma's Echo (page 36)

    Story, moderate

  • News Flash! Friends Face Fears at the Fair (page 40)

    Story, advanced

MORE FUN WITH A PURPOSE®

  • Goofus and Gallant® (page 6)
  • Thinking (page 12)
  • Hidden Pictures® Puzzle (page 14)
  • Crafts (page 18)
  • Check . . . and Double Check (page 35)
  • BrainPlay (page 39)
  • Picture Puzzler (page 43)
  • What's Wrong?™ (back cover)