JS at 65.This issue of Junior Scholastic celebrates the magazine's 65th anniversary with an article on how life has changed for kids since 1937. We also observe Hispanic Heritage Month with a feature article on Mexico. Our American History feature spotlights women in colonial America who contributed to the young country's development and independence. Our next issue will highlight the 2002 congressional and gubernatorial gu·ber·na·to·ri·al adj. Of or relating to a governor. [From Latin gubern elections. Readers will learn what is at stake and meet students their own age who interviewed candidates on, the issues. Also in that issue: the "I'm a Patriot" essay contest, and the first installment of our new drug-education series, prepared in cooperation with the National Institute on Drug Abuse The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is a United States federal-government research institute whose mission is to "lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. (see box above). The following double issue, dated October 18 & 25, will be the World Affairs Noun 1. world affairs - affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television" international affairs affairs - transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state" Atlas Atlas, in Greek mythology Atlas (ăt`ləs), in Greek mythology, a Titan; son of Iapetus and Clymene and the brother of Prometheus. and Almanac almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. , packed with maps and information on every country in the world. Lee Baier Executive Editor, lbaier@scholastic.com |
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