Kids News - Articles with 200-400 Words

While we all know that every snowflake is unique, we know very little about the man who discovered and photographed this fact. Surprisingly, it was not a scientist, but a farmer from Vermont, who took the first micro-photograph of a snowflake in 1885, when he just 19 years old....

Seven-year old schoolboy Charlie Simpson was so by the plight of the people of that he decided he had to something to help. The little boy had hoped to raise about $800USD. Instead, he has raised an amazing $190,000USD and the donations keep coming!...

Austrian born Felix Baumgartner is known for his dare devil antics. He was the first man to fly across the English Channel with a carbon wing, the first to jump of the Taipei 101, the world's tallest building prior to the Burj Khalifa, and may soon become the first man to exceed the speed of sound, by free falling from the edge of the Earth's stratosphere - a distance of over 120,000 ft!...

Can't decide what you want to be when you grow up? Well now you can try out one or all your aspirations in a day, at a theme park called Wannado City. The best part is, you don't have to get any special training or go to school....

Every year, during the month of January, the normally quiet village of Hwacheon, South Korea suddenly becomes a hub of activit,y as thousands of ice fishing enthusiasts descend to the region, to participate in what is probably the world's largest ice fishing festival...

If you have ever been to Hawaii's Big Island, you may have noticed that it's beaches are covered with black volcanic sand - that's because the Island is home to some of the world's most active volcanoes....

Six-year old Yoo Ye Eun took the world by storm last year, when a video of her playing the piano, was posted on YouTube. Surprisingly, this young girl, who is being called a 'mini' Mozart, has yet to take a formal piano lesson!...

Visit Japan's Jigokudani Monkey Park during the winter months, and you will be in for a real treat. That's because this is the only place in the world where you will encounter monkeys, hanging out, in a 'Jacuzzi'...

At first glance, Dillie, a four-year old with large soulful brown eyes, appears to be just like any other deer. She roams around freely and munches up any nice-looking plant or flower that she comes across. However, a closer look reveals a totally different picture....