Highlights for Children

The experts at Highlights know how to keep kids motivated while they learn. Filled with fiction, nonfiction, Hidden Pictures®, skill-building puzzles, science experiments and more, this read-only digital version of Highlights magazine strengthens reading abilities, promotes creativity, sharpens thinking skills, and helps build confidence. Visit Highlights.com to learn more. Ages 6-12.

CACTUS PRACTICE

Hello, Friends!

Ice-Cream Cone

WET, GREEN HOMES • Tropical rainforests are hot. Temperate rainforests are mild. Both kinds get TONS of RAIN!

FUN THIS MONTH JULY

Celebrate Park & Recreation Month • Take time to visit your local parks or explore our national parks! Here are some of the most remarkable parks in the country.

ABOUT YOU • Stuff you love, things you tried, and what you wish other kids knew about you.

Join the Campout

Llama on the Loose!

Eye of the Tiger • Find a path from START to FINISH.

Cookies & Dream • Cool off with a delicious summer treat!

ANIMAL SUPERHEROES • Some animals boast superhero-like qualities, from superspeed to megastrength to the power to regrow body parts. Check out a few critters who deserve a superhero nickname—and a cape!

Pickleball Promoter • Reid Jarjosa, age 17, is teaching more than pickleball to kids in his community.

BRANCHING OUT • Each image shows a step in the process of building this tree house. Can you put the images in the correct order?

Floating Forest • Left abandoned, this old ship was taken over by trees.

GOOFUS & GALLANT • There’s a little bit of G & G in us all. Let your Gallant shine!

A “Cool” Fundraiser • Lilian Moore helps fight cancer, one Popsicle stand at a time.

Summer R-E-S-C-U-E

“Floating” Jellyfish

CREATE

EVER WONDER?

BRAIN PLAY

The Wild Ways of a Cat

Share Your Stuff!

Answers

Highlights for Children • JULY 2025 • VOLUME 80 • NUMBER 7 • ISSUE NO. 885

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DEAR HIGHLIGHTS

EDITORS’ PICKS • Here are some cool things we love this month.