Time for Kids Almanac : With Fact Monster

by Editors of Time for Kids Magazine

• ISBN13: 9781933405339
• ISBN10: 1933405333
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-27
• Publisher: Time Home Entertainment Inc

Summary

Look out! Time For Kids magazine, the classroom publication of Time magazine, and Fact Monster, the kids reference site from Information Please, are back with their annual best-selling comprehensive almanac.This one-of-a-kind collection provides students in grades 3-7 (and their curious parents) with a wealth of fascinating facts about Space, Animals, Presidents, Inventions, and much, much more.The photo-filled Whos News chapter gives the up-to-date skinny on kids favorite actors, singers, authors, musicians, athletes, leaders, and more.Loaded with hundreds of current maps, charts, statistics, photos, and Web links, this handy full-color book will help students boost their brainpower, develop their learning skills, and improve their performance at school.The Time For Kids Almanacs unique Homework Helper offers students tips on how to tackle tough assignments.Throughout the book, kids will find engaging puzzles and games that inspire their curiosity and keep them spellbound for hours. Kids feel sophisticated because the almanac talks to them in a language they understand.The almanac also echoes the magazine with its credible content produced by the worlds top journalists and photographers.It is an almanac that will resonate equally among teachers, parents, and students. #1 Best-selling Almanac for Kids

Table of Contents

Who's News	8	(10)
Olympic Dreams	9	(5)
Do You Sudoku?	14	(3)
Screen Gems	17	(1)
Animals	18	(12)
Turning the Tide for Sea Turtles	19	(5)
Animals on the Job	24	(1)
Fascinating Animal Facts	25	(1)
Zooming in on Zoos	26	(1)
Odd Animals	27	(2)
Animal Names	29	(1)
Art	30	(4)
Magnificent Museums	31	(1)
Great Artists	32	(1)
The Color Wheel	33	(1)
Books	34	(6)
Harry Potter Timeline	35	(1)
How a Book Is Made	36	(1)
Boys Book Club	37	(1)
TFK Puzzles & Games: Anagram Anxiety	38	(1)
Book Awards	39	(1)
Buildings & Landmarks	40	(6)
Going Up...and Up!	40	(3)
Seven Wonders of the Modern World	43	(1)
Famous Structures	44	(1)
Sea Lights	45	(1)
Calendars & Holidays	46	(6)
2007 Calendar	47	(1)
TFK Puzzles & Games: A Kooky Classroom	48	(1)
A World of Fun	49	(2)
Seasons	51	(1)
Computers & the Internet	52	(6)
Internet Safety Rules and Tips	52	(3)
Internet Research Guide	55	(2)
TFK Puzzles & Games: Quality Control	57	(1)
Dinosaurs	58	(4)
Days of the Dinosaurs	58	(2)
A Dino Bone Breakthrough	60	(1)
Extreme Dinos	61	(1)
Environment & Energy	62	(10)
The Future of Energy	63	(4)
Earth-Altering Accidents	67	(1)
Change those Wasteful Ways	68	(2)
Major Biomes of the World	70	(2)
Food	72	(4)
Try This at Home: Recipe	72	(2)
Trouble on the Table	74	(1)
What's Cooking?	75	(1)
Geography	76	(8)
Exploring Volcanoes	77	(4)
Record Breakers	81	(1)
Myths About Explorers	82	(1)
TFK Puzzles & Games: The Magnificent Seven	83	(1)
Government	84	(12)
The Constitution	84	(2)
The Three Branches of Government	86	(3)
Supreme Court Fact File	89	(2)
How a Bill Becomes Law	91	(1)
How the President Gets Elected	92	(3)
TFK Puzzles & Games: Supreme Challenge	95	(1)
Health & Body	96	(10)
Sleepy Heads	97	(1)
A Facelift for the Food Pyramid	98	(2)
The Doctor Is In	100	(2)
Your Body	102	(2)
Body Systems	104	(2)
History	106	(12)
Milestones of the Civil Rights Movement	106	(1)
TFK Puzzles & Games: Who Said That?	107	(2)
World History Timeline	109	(5)
U.S. History Timeline	114	(4)
Homework Helper	118	(20)
How to Write a Narrative Essay	119	(3)
Compare-and-Contrast Essay	122	(2)
Don't Copy This	124	(2)
Book Report	126	(4)
Taking Notes	130	(2)
Beating the Block	132	(1)
Business Letter	133	(2)
10 Tips for Taking Tests	135	(2)
Transitions	137	(1)
Inventions & Technology	138	(6)
The Coolest Inventions of 2005	138	(2)
Great Ideas From Great Minds	140	(2)
These Robots Are Wild!	142	(2)
Kids of the World	144	(4)
Kids and Countries	144	(3)
Home of Hope	147	(1)
Language	148	(6)
The Latest Lingo	149	(1)
A Guide to Easily Confused Words	150	(1)
TFK Puzzles & Games: Making Change	151	(3)
Math	154	(12)
Famous Math Minds	155	(1)
Metric Weights & Measures	156	(4)
Prime Numbers	160	(2)
Geometric Terms	162	(1)
Polygons: How Many Sides?	163	(2)
TFK Puzzles & Games: Sum It Up	165	(1)
Military & War	166	(6)
America's Wars	166	(4)
Animals in Uniform	170	(1)
The Branches of the Military	171	(1)
Money	172	(4)
Kid$ Selling to Kids	173	(1)
U.S. Currency	174	(1)
Richest Americans	175	(1)
TFK Puzzles and Games: Showing Their Age	175	(1)
Movies & TV	176	(6)
Reel Facts	178	(1)
TFK Puzzles & Games: Lines to Remember	179	(1)
TV Facts and Figures	180	(2)
Music	182	(4)
Genres of Music	183	(1)
Good Vibrations	184	(1)
Movers and Shakers	185	(1)
Mythology	186	(4)
The Olympian Gods and Goddesses	186	(2)
Gods and Goddesses Around the World	188	(1)
Greek Heroes	189	(1)
Presidents	190	(10)
The American Presidents	190	(8)
Grading the Presidents	198	(1)
Unfortunate Endings and Close Calls	199	(1)
Religion	200	(4)
Religious Holidays	201	(1)
The Five Major Faiths	202	(2)
Science	204	(10)
Cloning Milestones	205	(2)
Science FAQs	207	(1)
Super Science Discoveries	208	(3)
Periodic Table of Elements	211	(1)
Plant Hall of Fame	212	(1)
Rock Cycle	213	(1)
Space	214	(10)
Our Solar System	215	(5)
Constellations	220	(2)
Space Exploration Timeline	222	(1)
TFK Puzzles & Games: Space Race	223	(1)
Sports	224	(14)
Ouch!	225	(1)
Baseball	226	(8)
Skiing and Snowboarding	234	(1)
Extreme Sports	235	(1)
Auto Racing	236	(2)
Transportation	238	(4)
Most Expensive Cars	238	(1)
Speed Thrills	239	(3)
United States	242	(38)
They Paint the Sky Red	243	(2)
A Look at the U.S. Population	245	(1)
TFK Puzzles & Games: Road Trip	246	(3)
American Firsts	249	(1)
Rousing Rides	250	(2)
U.S. Map	252	(2)
The States	254	(26)
Volunteering	280	(4)
Pitch In	282	(1)
Help Wanted	283	(1)
Weather	284	(6)
The Heat Is On!	285	(1)
Fear Factor	286	(1)
It's a Twister	287	(1)
Weather Words	288	(2)
World	290	(52)
Saving a Life	291	(1)
Most Livable and Least Livable Countries	292	(1)
Nations of the World	293	(33)
World Maps	326	(15)
TFK Puzzles & Games: Alpha-Bout	341	(1)
Answer Key	342	(2)
Index	344	(14)
Illustration and Photo Credits	358