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		KidsPost travels to meet children and families from all over the world. • Alik and Edik of Russia • Alex of Kenya • Babita of Nepal • Cristina of Romania • Julieta of Buenos Aires • Mengmeng of China • Otto Jan of the Netherlands • Sayeed of Egypt • Yuki of Tokyo


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		The unboring, illustrated story of the Washington area, from 1600 to now. • The First Families (1600) • Hogs Wild (mid-1700s) • Construction Zone (early 1800s) • Washington Grows (mid-1800s) • The Civil War (1860s) • Turn of the Century Fashion (1900) • The Roaring '20s • Rock-and-Roll (1940s-1950s) • Beltway Boom and Bustle (1970s) • Game Boys, Terror Alerts (2004)

WEB RESOURCES

There are lots of great Web sites out there. Here are some of KidsPost's favorite games and other cool sites.

Bat web site for kids

Bat Conservation International has a fun web page called the Kidz Cave where there are videos, games, puzzles and all kinds of information for parents and teachers. Ask your parents if you can check it out at www.batcon.org/index.php/all-about-bats/kidz-cave.html

Bats make great neighbors

Attracting bats to your back yard may help keep the mosquito and bug population down while you help a mammal species flourish.

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