June Birthday Quiz
These authors were all born in June. What year were they born? Can you match the writer to his or her birth year?
Nikki Giovanni
Thomas Mann
Maurice Sendak
Harriet Beecher Stowe
George Orwell
Pearl Buck
Helen Keller
1903; 1811; 1880; 1928; 1943; 1875; 1892
(Answers: Nikki Giovanni--1943; Thomas Mann--1875; Maurice Sendak--1928; Harriet Beecher Stowe--1811; George Orwell--1903; Pearl Buck--1892; Helen Keller--1880)
Freddy Adu--another June birthday! Major League Soccer star Freddy Adu turned 17 on June 2. Millions of kids in the U.S. play soccer each year. In the June 2007 issue of Highlights you and your child can learn more about Freddy's move from Ghana, and how he feels about being a teenage champion.