O.K. a website for news for kids. Kids hate it cause it's about news! What else could it be? This is a good website they just don't want to admit it because it talks about news and that's it. No games, that's what the kids want. So four stars. Period.
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Kid-centric news site delivers the facts fairly.
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for Ages 8 and Up
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About pbskids.org/newsflashfive
Parents need to know that this site is run by the folks at Thirteen/WNET NY (a public television station in New York City), and funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It delivers fair, balanced news stories on topics from weather and arts to technology and sports in a format parents will find safe for their kids and kids will find entertaining.
Read our full review by Lucy Maher
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- Families can talk about world events and current affairs. Why are people fighting in Iraq? How do weather patterns affect different parts of the world? What are your favorite sports stars up to? What national news story is the most interesting to you and why?
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