Kids News - Articles for Grade 9

If you have noticed that the sunsets in your area have been just a tad more beautiful than normal - kind of like pink, purple, and orange watercolor paintings - then you are not mistaken. The stunning endings to our summer days are thanks to the Russian volcano, Sarychev Peak...

The Amazon rain forest has yielded many interesting critters, but these new finds top the list when it comes to unusual animals....

It's a collaboration made in heaven or should we say Space - Buzz Aldrin, the second man to set foot on the moon has teamed up with Grammy Award winner Snoop Dog, to produce a single entitled "Rocket Experience"....

Talk to any Astronaut about their most revered memory from Space and the answer will inevitably be - seeing the Earth. The most vivid description was given by Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, who said 'It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.'...

Do you have an amazing talent or just a great sense of humor? Then be sure to enter this contest sponsored by Nestle, the makers of Juicy Juice....

In the past, snake charmers were considered an Indian icon, without which no tourist brochure was complete. They were highly revered and admired by tourists and locals alike, and thousands of street performers made a decent living from the profession....

Today, July 4th is not just our nation's birthday, but also the birthday of a very special girl, who coincidently happens to reside at the White House - Happy 11th birthday Malia....

Tomorrow the amazing William sisters - Serena and Venus will face-off against one another in the Wimbeldon Finals - Again! This will be the fourth year in a row that audiences will be cheering for and against a member of the same family....

The July 4th weekend is a time to get out the grill and indulge in a few hot dogs - or a lot of them if you are thinking of participating in the annual 'Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest' - the world's premier food eating contest....