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By Jan Buckner Walker

™ The Original Crossword Puzzle for Kids and Their Favorite Adults

kris@kapd.com KAPD ebooks now available on www.kapd.com 1/2016 The across clues are for kids and the down clues are for grown-ups!

Winter World Kids Across 1. I just lie on your bed all day, but I keep you cozy and warm on a frosty night. What am I? 7. Powder power!: A

mountain's side that a snowboarder speeds down while vacationing at a winter resort 9. This "heartwarming" movie about a princess had many fans singing, "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" 10. Now you see it, now you don't: An ice sculpture is a type of ____ that will slowly disappear if the room gets too warm 11. The Siberian Husky is a ____ that can pull a sled 13. What you stomp on while you're standing outside a door to get the snow off of your boots 15. A ____ is a winter sports

lover who might smile as he tells you that his life is going downhill 17. Fire on a log burning in the fi replace 19. What water does in a kettle that lets you know that it's ready to make your hot cocoa 20. Female reindeer 23. The only place in California where you can fi nd a live polar bear 24. A long-handled scooper people use to clear snow from the sidewalk 25. It's a wintertime shower of falling fl akes 26. Hand-warmers that let your thumb stand alone Parents Down 2. It's a Vail vacationer's pickme-up 3. A good time for 15As to break for lunch 4. Snow job: It's a pair of goggles' sole focus 5. It's a sniffl y situation 6. Emperors of Antarctica 8. Often fuzzy lobe-protectors 12. Crustacean with great legs: snow ____ 14. Brewer's choice: Hot drink for those who like a little less caffeine 15. A toboggan or a sleigh 16. Swirling snowstorm that makes folks take cover 18. Marine mammal in icy waters 21. Buttoned-up, down-fi lled cover-up 22. Inevitable occurrence: In the end, all snowmen must do it

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To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week. The first celebration occurred on Feb. 12, 1926. For many years, the second week of February was set aside for this celebration to coincide with the birthdays of abolitionist/ editor Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. In 1976, as part of the nation’s bicentennial, the week was expanded to a month. Since then, U.S. presidents have proclaimed February as National AfricanAmerican History Month. (Source: www.census.gov/newsroom/facts-forfeatures/2020/black-history-month.html ) Stories from the Kid Press Corps scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=706

The Kid Reporters from the Scholastic Kids Press Corps have a page of features to celebrate Black History Month. Stories range from the anniversary of the Freedom Rides and interviews to book reviews and movie reviews.

The Scholastic Kids Press Corps is a team of about 50 Kid Reporters around the nation. The interactive site brings daily news to life with reporting for kids, by kids.

Reading Rockets

readingrockets.org/calendar/black history Readingrockets.org celebrates Black History Month with classroom activities, book recommendations, guides to black history and information about writers, illustrators and storytellers.

PBS Kids' African American World for Kids pbskids.org/aaworld/

Join Aiesha at African American World for Kids at pbskids.org, where you can play a game matching African American heroes with the events that made them famous, along with other fun activities and e-cards.