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Volume 12, Number 6, July/August 2010 Chile is a long, narrow country. It is 25 times longer than it is wide! The country is bordered by the Andes Mountains on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other side. Chile’s neighbors are the countries of Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina.
Volume 12, Number 5, May/June 2010 If you like French fries, baked potatoes, hash browns, mashed potatoes, or potatoes made in any other way, then you have probably eaten a potato from Idaho. As you visit the 43rd state, learn more about these world famous spuds and solve a potato puzzle at the same time.
Volume 12, Number 4, March/April 2010                  

Vietnam is a country where red stands for good luck and happiness. Red also stands for communism, the type of government that rules the country. The country's flag is red with a yellow star in the center. The five points of the star stand for farmers, workers, intellectuals, youth, and soldiers. Learn about the Young Pioneers and what the organization represents for youth of Vietnam.
Volume 12, Number 3, January/February 2010 While visiting Nebraska you will understand the meaning of the Great Plains. The state is very rural and the landscape stretches for miles and miles with few trees and only some rolling hills. You will know why pioneers needed landmarks to find their way across the “sea of grass.”
Volume 12, Number 2, November/December 2009 Bring your binoculars, compass, beach gear, and good walking shoes as we set off to explore Portugal. Portugal is located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe.
Volume 12, Number 1, September/October 2009 Join us as we tour North Carolina past and present. Known as the Tar Heel State, it was the 12th state to join the Union, leaving the Union during the Civil War and rejoining seven years later. It is a southern state with a more tropical climate and a long coastline.

Welcome to Crinkles Magazine

Crinkles is a magazine for children ages 7 to 12 designed to stimulate a child's curiosity about people, places, things and events—both real and imaginary. Each issue features over a dozen articles with hands-on activities such as paper action figures, flip books, bookmarks, puppets, word puzzles and fold-up models.

Each activity leads to reading and viewing to solve puzzles and interact with the text. Issues are filled with recommendations for books, audiobooks, CDs, DVDs, videos, magazine articles, and websites.

Articles are researched and written by leaders in the education arena to develop children's skills in critical thinking, independent research and study habits because, learning makes Crinkles in your brain!

 

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