How do first steps shape the journeys we take in life? In this new, expanded CRICKET, explore stories about hiking and dancing and articles on shoe design, the human skeleton, and animal travel!
Cover art by Carolyn Digby Conahan
The newly expanded CRICKET Magazine is full of more ways to learn, imagine, and explore than ever before! Incorporating content from MUSE, COBBLESTONE, and FACES Magazine, CRICKET now includes insightful articles on cutting-edge discoveries in science and technology and in-depth looks into history and world cultures. CRICKET is now an impressive 58 pages long and populated by an even bigger cast of loveable characters.
This issue of CRICKET exemplifies the saying, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” It’s also the first step into an exciting new future for CRICKET. It’s packed with stories and articles about hiking, exploring, migrations, marching, dancing, and footwear of all kinds! Just in time for Halloween, you’ll find a spooky Irish folktale and a scrambled skeleton puzzle, too.
Meet interesting new people, from kids who sell socks to protect threatened birds to a costume historian to nomadic people who have wandered the Sahara for centuries. In Diane L. Burns’ exciting story, “The Old Smokechaser Rescue,” a young boy has to help his injured grandpa find his way to safety during a thunderstorm! Will he be able to use the skills that his grandfather taught him?
All of your favorite CRICKET features are still here. The citizens of Cricket country are still making lovable mischief, kids’ brilliant creations are still published in Cricket League and Letterbox, and Ugly Bird’s Crossbird Puzzle is going strong. We’ve added some fun new departments from MUSE, though! Now you can follow the multidimensional adventures of Parallel U, guess the fake news story in “News or Not,” and enjoy the “Last Slice” and “Bonus Track” to finish off a fun-filled issue!
Enjoy features including:
· “The Old Smokechaser Rescue” by Diane L. Burns
· “Soft Steps” by Eric Ode
· “Boy Naturalist” by Stephen James O’Meara
· “Their Trunks Are Packed” by Patricia Newman and Elise Newman
· “Selling Socks to Save Seabirds” by Elizabeth Watson Chaney
· “The Savoy” by Scott C. Mikula
· “Rising En Pointe” by Sonja Cole
· “The Tale of Paddy Ahern” by Patricia McHugh
· “Ghosts” by Howard Temperley
Regular features of CRICKET Magazine include Letterbox, Cricket Country, From the Editor, News or Not, Around the World, History Vault, One on One, Parallel U, Ugly Bird’s Crossbird Puzzle, Hands-on Cricket League, Last Slice, and Bonus Tracks.
