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Life in a Deep Freeze
Brrr! The Arctic is one of the world's coldest regions. Yet many animals have ways of surviving there. Find out how they do it.


	A-MAIZE-ING GRAIN Native Americans and Pilgrims ate corn at the first Thanksgiving. You've probably munched on it at the movies. Corn also crops up in places you might not expect, such as crayons and batteries. Bite into this a-maize-ing subject on page 4 of our November-December issue. Explore More Betty Fussell, The Story of Corn (North Point Press, 1999) Ann Rossi, Two Cultures Meet: Native American and European (National Geographic Reading Expeditions, 2002) Elisabeth Rozin, Blue Corn and Chocolate (Knopf, 1992) >> Corny Culture Link your way to corn crafts, corn poems, and still more corn mazes. >> The Many Uses of Corn Farmers produce about nine billion bushels of corn each year. What happens to it? Find out here. >> MazePlay: Corn Maze Locations Cowboys, dinosaurs, tractors—they're all hiding in America's cornfields. You can find corn mazes from California to Kansas to the Carolinas. >> National Agricultural Library: Popcorn Who "invented" popcorn? And why does it pop? Here's a place to find out.


	TALE FROM THE TRAIL In 1803 the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France. The country doubled in size. President Thomas Jefferson asked Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to lead an expedition to map the unexplored Western lands. Their 8,000-mile trek brought many surprises. The play on page 16 of our November-December issue tells you about one of them. Explore More Rosalyn Schanzer, How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis & Clark (National Geographic, 1997) Thomas Schmidt, National Geographic's Guide to the Lewis & Clark Trail (1998) >>Online Adventure: Lewis and Clark Keep your eyes open as you join Lewis and Clark on their excellent adventure. Are you enough of an explorer to ace our scavenger hunt? >> Lewis & Clark Trail Celebrate the bicentennial of this historic expedition by taking a virtual hike in the explorers' footsteps. >> PBS: Lewis & Clark Read passages from Lewis and Clark's journals, look at maps, and learn much more about this important chapter in American history.


	KID POWER: RAIN FOREST Janine Licare-Andrews needed money. So she made crafts and sold them. But then the 13-year-old decided that the rain forest near her Costa Rican village needed the money even more. So she started Kids Saving the Rainforest. The group raises money to buy wild land, plant trees, and help titi monkeys and other threatened species. See what kid power can do on page 22 of our November-December issue. Explore More Toni Albert, The Remarkable Rainforest (Trickle Creek, 1996) Kathy Ross, Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About Rainforests (Millbrook, 1997) Linda Schwartz, Earth Book for Kids (Learning Works, 1990) >> Kids Saving the Rainforest Find out how you can help Janine and her group. Have a tree planted in your name. Or help raise money for a monkey bridge! >> National Geographic: Rain Forest at Night Journey into an Indonesian rain forest. Meet flying frogs and other wild critters. And get a whiff of the world's biggest flower.