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Notes for the grown-ups who sit close
Gift ideas, gentle conversations, and classroom notes around The Star Stone's Journey.
Dream loud. Build bolder.
Fall back
One Extra Hour: What Would You Do With It?
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, and the clock hands you a free hour. Here's a case for spending it on a dream, not the to-do list.
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Read aloud
The Best Listener in the Library Has Four Paws
Many libraries invite kids to read aloud to calm therapy dogs. Who was the patient listener who helped you learn to read? Here's how to find an hour for it.
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Look up
The Night a Whole Island Turned Off Its Lights
Each autumn, the island of Corvo in the Azores goes dark for five nights so young seabirds can follow the stars. Share your favorite starry-night memory.
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Look up
Remember Your First Shooting-Star Wish?
Bits of Halley's Comet are lighting up the October sky as the Orionid meteor shower. Remember your first wish on a shooting star, and who was beside you?
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Little travelers
Remember Chasing Butterflies?
Virginia Tech researchers are following monarchs on a live map as passing phones pick up their tiny tags. One was blown across the Gulf and kept flying.
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Happy Halloween
Remember Your Dream Costume?
Halloween costumes were some of our first big dreams. Remember who you dressed up as, what that dream says about you, and pass the question along.
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Photo: NASA/Bill WhiteLook up!
Did a Star Stone Just Fly Over Florida?
A SpaceX rocket's predawn launch left a glowing "space jellyfish" with a blue Star Stone inside. NASA photos, big dreams, and a story to share.
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