What do you pack for a trip? What can you see at the airport or on a train? How do planes fly? Who visits a gopher tortoise burrow? Find out the answers, dream about vacations, play travel games, and more!
Cover art by Susan Swan
In this issue of LADYBUG, imagination takes flight! Travel around the world and beyond—and learn about different homes, habitats, and modes of transportation. In the adorable story “Anna Goes on Vacation” by Andrea Vlahakis, a young girl prepares to set off on her first solo trip to her grandmother’s house. The twist? Her grandmother’s house is in her own backyard!
Have you ever wondered about how flight attendants care for animals flying on their planes? Find out how dogs, cats, and even pandas and fish fly in a fascinating article! Take a tour of an airport and an airplane cockpit and find out the secrets of flight. Kids can even experiment with the physics of flight using household items like paper. Then, meet a lovable gopher tortoise who’s just dug his own burrow, only to find that lots of other animals want to join him there, too! Help the Duffel family unpack their suitcases, read Paul’s postcards from his travel-loving family, enjoy vacation jokes, and so much more!
Don’t miss the recurring features in each issue! Explore the rainforest with best friends Max and Kate, climb aboard a train ride with Click and the Kids, and figure out how to get to an island with Beatrice Black Bear. Plus, this issue is full of fun and games! Play a round of “Noisy Bingo” or cut out your own transportation matching game from the takeout pages. This issue of LADYBUG is like a vacation for the imagination!
Enjoy features including:
· “Anna Goes on Vacation” by Andrea Vlahakis
· “Dream Vacation” by Jestine Ware
· “I Fly” by Karen M. Leet
· “Flying Zoo” by Rachel Young
· “Take Me to the Airport” by Edward Miller
· “How Do Planes Fly” by A. T. Zhao
· “So Many Suitcases”
· “As I Was Going Along” by Mother Goose
· “Paul’s Postcards” by Maggie Murphy
· “Can I Borrow Your Burrow” by Phillis Gershator
· “Room to Share” by Phillis Gershator
Regular features of LADYBUG Magazine include I Spy, Max and Kate, Beatrice Black Bear, Click and the Kids, Ladybug, Muddle, and Thud, Click’s Cubby, Muddle’s Trunkful of Fun, Ladybug’s Video Picks, and takeout pages.
