Kids News - Articles for Grade 3

The Gibson Amphitheater at Universal Studios in Los Angeles was buzzing with excitement on Sunday afternoon as hundreds of fans cheered the winners of the 11th Teen Choice Awards, which honor the biggest achievements in movies, television, music and many other categories....

A relatively unknown Jamaican sprinter called Usain Bolt took the world by storm at the summer Beijing Olympics, when he ran the 100 meters sprint in 9.69 seconds - not only setting a new world record but becoming the first human to run the distance under 9.7 seconds without a significant tailwind....

Pohnpei is a tiny island in Micronesia. While this speck of Earth, with only 34,000 inhabitants barely shows up on the world atlas, it is in the record books for one thing - The State team has never won a soccer match. And now, the team has another first - The world's youngest coach!...

If you were ever in doubt that the expression 'greedy pig' was an unfair tarnish to the poor animal's reputation - you may change your mind after reading this article....

Koda was always meant to be a small horse - After all he is an 'American Miniature'. However, thanks to a rare health condition, he has turned out even tinier than the rest of his clan - but everyone agrees that Australia's smallest horse is as cute as a button!...

All artists have a favorite medium to work with - For American artist Jennifer Maestre its pencils. The 49-year old specializes in creating stunning one-of-a-kind pencil sculptures that are inspired by sea urchins and nature in general....

Sam Heath has a very unusual profession - He is a 'Bubbleogist' - a professional soap bubble blower! However, these are not just any ordinary bubbles, but humongous works of art that have earned him three entries into the Guinness Book of World Records....

While the rules may be similar, the terrain is not, for there are no well-manicured fields for these soccer players - In fact the muddier and slicker the terrain, the better it is, for here they like to get down and dirty, as they battle it out for the World Cup Championships. Welcome to Swamp Soccer!...

When the trio of Bengal Tiger cubs, Fareeda, Shahir and Sitarah, were born on Christmas day in 2008, it was cause for great celebration at the Cango Wildlife Resort near Cape Town. Then, the staff noticed something that made them catch their breath. ....