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Story Calendar
  May 2008 Cover
This editorial calendar for 2008-2009 will help you integrate the topics covered in National Geographic Young Explorer with your curriculum. Each of the seven thematic issues has stories and activities related to the topic.


Month Topic
SEPTEMBER
Theme: You and Your World		 Human Body
Homes and Shelters
Habitats and Seasons
Reading Maps
OCTOBER
Theme: Discovery		 New World Animals
Columbus and the Taino
Pumpkins
NOVEMBER -
DECEMBER
Theme: Signs of the Season		 Weather
Habitats and Seasons
Thanksgiving
Turkeys
JANUARY -
FEBRUARY
Theme: Our America		 Presidents
National Parks
National Symbols
MARCH
Theme: Water, Water, Everywhere!		 Whales
The Great Barrier Reef
Technology
The Water Cycle
APRIL
Theme: Protecting the Planet		 Natural Resources
Conservation
Habitats and Seasons
MAY
Theme: The Night Sky		 The Planets
Moon Phases
Northern Lights
Constellations
 
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