Kids News - Articles for Grade 2

On May 23rd, more than 300 men from 15 countries gathered in Anchorage, Alaska to compete in the 9th World Beard and Moustache Championships. The vastly diverse group, representing 13 countries, all had one thing in common - carefully coiffured full or partial beards and/or moustaches....

While we all know that human parents will do anything to protect their children from danger, if these two birds are any indication, the same principal applies in the animal world....

Video game retailer, GameStop's Union Square store in Manhattan, was literally buzzing on Memorial Day weekend, thanks to some unusual customers - thousands of bees that swarmed the store's entrance!...

Has your younger brother or sister ever clicked away aimlessly on the computer, and accidently lost your carefully typed homework? Well then, you will be able to relate to three-year old Pipi Quinlan, who recently did that - except in her case, she ended up being the proud owner of a Kobelco Earth Digger!...

Ever seen an ant looking lost or stopping to figure out where it's heading? You probably never have or will and that is because it seems that these amazing creatures have inbuilt GPS devices....

If you are a fan of R.R. Tolkien's, 'Hobbit' and 'Lord of the Rings', this house will look familiar to you. However, this is not a house from any movie set, but the actual residence of Simon Dale, his wife and two kids....

Brian Dettmer, a young artist from Atlanta, has always used unusual mediums for his art. Over the years, he has created works of art from maps, record albums and even cassette tapes. Five years ago, the talented artist began creating amazing masterpieces from old books....

Fin Keleher, knew exactly what he wanted for his eleventh birthday - An entry in the Guinness Book of Records. And it seems that the determined youngster might have achieved his dream, by placing more live snails on his face, than anyone else in the world....

Yesterday, over 65,000 'runners' got together to participate in what has been described as the wackiest race in the world - an appropriate description, when the starting line comprises of a team of elite international runners and a man in a hot pink gorilla suit!...