Kids News - Articles with 200-400 Words

'I am Eloise, I am six, I am a city child, I live at the Plaza!' - Now you too can mouth these famous lines, while experiencing a day in her life at the newly opened 'Eloise At The Plaza' inside The Plaza hotel in New York City....

Every year on June 14th, Americans celebrate Flag Day - A national observance day that allows American people to reflect and pay homage to the red, blue and white banner that symbolizes their freedom, independence and unity, as a nation....

On June 13th, America's oldest trail race, The Dipsea, turned 100 years old. While not as well known as some of the more famous footraces, the 7.5-mile picturesque trek from to is a revered Bay Area tradition....

Earlier this year, Kalamazoo High School beat out 1000 public schools in the Race to the Top Challenge, and won the honor of becoming the first high school in the country, to have the President of the United States speak at its graduation ceremony....

Every athlete knows that the key to success is talent, hard work and . . . . Having the right equipment. Swimmers seek out suits that allow them to zip like rockets, while tennis players look for the lightest, most powerful racquets. It is therefore not surprising that in soccer it's all about the ball - In this case Jabulani, the official ball of the 2010 World Cup....

Earlier this year, Dubai, stunned the world with the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. Now Abu Dhabi, the capital and second largest city in the United Arab Emirates, has unveiled another architectural miracle - One that leans an astounding 18 degrees or more than four times the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa....

Paleontologists recently unveiled what they believe is the world's oldest closed-toe shoe. The specimen is so perfectly preserved, that it was initially believed to be only 600-700 years old. However, a Radiocarbon dating test revealed that the shoe is at least 5,500 years old, dating all the way back to 3,500 B.C. or what is thought to be the start of civilization....

Six-year old Toby likes to help out as much as he can. One of his most favorite chores is to make a beeline for the mail, as soon as it arrives - And, like any self-respecting canine, he chews on it before handing it over, a habit that recently landed the Jack Russell in a slightly 'sticky' situation....

Just when we think that the Mentos & Coke Zero experiments have reached their limit, Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz come up with an even better, more powerful idea. This time around the guys from Eepy Bird are using the power generated from the reaction, to power a rocket car!...