Kids News - Articles for Grade 3

Want to say hello to friends, family or even strangers who live in London, England without flying over. If you live in New York City, this is now possible, thanks to the Telectroscope, a 37 by 11 ft. device that allows people to see each other across the Atlantic....

On Wednesday, 11-year old Akshay Rajagopal from Nebraska, triumphed over five million kids nationwide, to win the 20th annual National Geographic Bee Contest, held in Washington D.C....

Hello Kitty has come a long way since her humble beginnings as a sketch on notepads and diaries. She is so popular in China and Hong Kong that she was recently named "tourism ambassador". That means she will promote tourism to the two countries on behalf of the Japanese Government....

Fire Station No. 6 in Livermore, Northern California houses a celebrity - a 107-year old light bulb that has been on for over a million hours, rightfully earning the title of the "World's longest continuously burning bulb" by both the Guinness Book of Records and Ripley's Believe It Or Not!...

15-year old Jennifer Sharpe is one happy camper. She not only attained her goal of selling the most Girl Scout Cookies in her troop, but also nationally. In fact, while there are no official records, it is believed that her sale of 17,323 boxes is the most ever by one person in the 81-year Girl Scout cookie selling history....

They are just one-eight of an inch in size, but these tiny red ants called "Crazy Raspberry Ants" are driving people in Houston, Texas - well, a little crazy! Nobody knows where they came from, but they are invading homes and yards by the billions....

"Be everything you want to be" is Natalie du Toit's mantra and something she pursues despite the obstacles life has thrown at her. Earlier this month, the 24-year old South African swimmer, who has only one leg, qualified to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics,fulfilling a life-long dream....

"Google Doodles" - the different themes that show up on the Company's home page around the Google Logo, have become very popular over the years. Recently the company decided to take "doodling" to the classrooms of America, and ask students from K-12 to create a new Google Doodle....

Is there life on Mars? Was there ever? - These are the answers that NASA hopes will be revealed by a Robotic Spacecraft dubbed Phoenix Mars Lander. The Spacecraft was launched from Florida on August 4th, 2007 and is expected to land on the Red Planet on May 25th, 2008....