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5 worthy causes to support as kids head back to school


TEACHING AID


GIRLS WHO CODE In science, technology, engineer- ing, and math fields, men far outnumber women. This organi- zation, in partnership with Google and other tech giants, hopes to change that by launching coding clubs for female teens. Contrib- ute at girlswhocode.com.


YOOBI SCHOOL SUPPLIES For every colorful Yoobi brand pencil set, notebook, or other item purchased in Target stores or at yoobi.com, another will be donated to a classroom in need.


BIC’S “FIGHT FOR YOUR WRITE” CAMPAIGN


Simply sign a petition to encour- age teaching handwriting in schools at bicfightforyourwrite .com and Bic will donate a pen or pencil to Adopt a Classroom.


DINE OUT FOR NO KID HUNGRY This September, eat out at one of thousands of participating restaurants nationwide (find one near you at nokidhungry.org) to get meal deals and help raise money to end childhood hunger.


BETTER WORLD BOOKS Donate or buy used books and textbooks at betterworldbooks .com and a portion of the pro- ceeds will fund literacy programs around the globe.


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What do sharks do for fun? How smart are they? And what should youreally do if you come face-to-fin with one? To mark today’s start of Discovery Channel's annual marathon of toothy TV, we asked Shark Week filmmaker Jeff Kurr these burning questions and more. Get the answers at parade.com/sharks.


WEEK!


SMOKEY BEAR TURNS 70! This month, the animated bear who told us “Only you can prevent forest fires” celebrates a mile- stone. But that wasn’t always his catchphrase. See Smokey's original saying and find out which actor lends him his voice at parade.com/smokey.


PRESIDENTS (Literally!)


ROAD TRIPWITH THE STARS


What’s beter than a great audio book on a long drive? Having a celebrity read it to you! Listen to samples of these recent star-narrated stories atparade.com/audio.


Breakfast at Tiffany’s Truman Capote’s novella gets gravitas from Michael C. Hall (Dexter).


The OdysseyFormer Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens performs Homer’s classic.


Matilda Roald Dahl’s be- loved story is given a lively voice by Kate Winslet.


The Collected Stories: The Legend of Drizzt Anthology Ice-T, Wil Wheaton,and others taped this Dungeons & Dragons–inspired fantasy.


The Thousand-Dollar Tan LineThe latest Veronica Mars book is read by the TV series star Kristen Bell.


The Snow Queen Claire Danesvoices Pulitzer-winner Michael Cunningham’s dark novel.


GRADING THE


"He can do better than this," wrote John F. Kennedy's teacher on his report card in 1930. (Latin was Jfk's poor subJect. he scored bet- ter in math and english.) See photos of four presidential report cards, including FDR's and Truman's, at parade.com/grade.


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