Discover how foods are sweetened, why we need sugar, and what happens if we get too much. A boy struggles to pick a flavor, a girl saves a family recipe, siblings search for a familiar snack, and more in this newly expanded issue of SPIDER!
This is one “sweet” issue of SPIDER, with stories and poems about topics like making a cherished family recipe, facing a giant cupcake, choosing the perfect ice cream flavor, or moving to a new country and finding that nobody eats peanut butter there!
Just like past issues, you’ll experience tons of fun with Spider and the Gang. There are plenty of fun submissions from readers in Spider’s Mailbox and Spider’s Corner and, as always, awesome crafts and recipes from Ophelia and Miro. In this issue’s “Ophelia’s Last Word,” make your own fruity scratch-and-sniff sneakers!
Starting with the September/October issue, though, SPIDER readers can also enjoy STEM-centered content from our friends at the former ASK Magazine. They explore the scientific side of sugar, explaining exactly what sugar is and why we crave it, what happens when our bodies are unable to process sugar, the history of sweets around the world, and even more.
ASK’s resident Marvin the raccoon and friends are also here to join Spider and company for plenty of educational antics. Discover exciting recurring features like Nestor’s Dock, a comic strip about a group of curious kids, and “Nosy News,” which showcases fascinating science news articles in a kid-friendly format. Celebrate the joyful combination of two great magazines with this issue’s take-out pages, where you can play a game of “Splat Spider” featuring SPIDER Magazine characters both old and new!
Enjoy features including:
· “Plum Dumplings” by Andrea Cheng
· “Luscious Plum Dumplings” by Dulcie Baker
· “A Taste of Sweet” by Liz Huyck
· “The Cupcake” by Laura Sassi
· “No Peanut Butter in France” by Joan Strauss
· “I <3 Sugar” by Elizabeth Preston
· “From Peanut Butter to Jelly, with Love” by Rebecca Gardyn Levington
· “What’s Diabetes?” by Thor Wickstrom and Irene
· “Jackson, Jackson, Make Up Your Mind!” by Mark Ceilley
· “The Sugar Birds” by Charles C. Hofer
· “A Gift from the Gods” by Theo Criollo
Regular features of SPIDER Magazine include Nestor’s Dock, Nosy News, Spider’s Mailbox, The Fun Zone, Marvin and Friends, Spider’s Corner, Ophelia’s Last Word, Spider and the Gang, and Buggy Bulletin.
