Page 2 - Highlights High Five (February 2020) [Ages 2-6]

Dear Readers

Highlights High Five
We Love Words Volume 14 Number 2 Issue No. 158
Editor in Chief: Christine French Cully
VP, Magazine Group Editorial: Jamie Bryant
How often do you think about words? I confess that I Creative Director: Marie O’Neill
Editor: Meghan Dombrink-Green
think about them a lot, not just in my role as editor but Art Director: Yvonne Duran
Copy Editors: Joan Prevete Hyman,
also in my everyday life. Do I walk or scurry? Is a sweater Patty Courtright
Production Assistant: Susan Shadle Erb
orange or tangerine? For me, selecting a fun, juicy word is Editorial Offices
807 Church Street,
like picking a perfect piece of fruit at the market. There are Honesdale, PA 18431-1895.
E-mail: eds@highlights.com
many similar words, but some are just tastier than others. CEO: Kent S. Johnson
SVP, International and Global Content
It’s easy to get caught up in thinking that sharing Licensing: Andy Shafran
Business Offices
wonderful new words with our children is the only way to help them Highlights for Children, Inc.,
1800 Watermark Drive,
develop language skills. In fact, rich vocabulary is only one part of it. P.O. Box 269, Columbus, OH 43216-0269.
It’s even more important for our children to learn how to converse— Copyright © 2019, Highlights for Children, Inc.
All rights reserved.
how to take turns in conversation, how to ask questions, how to listen. Highlights High Five is published monthly.
Cover price: $5.99
Throughout each issue you’ll find prompts to help spark conversation ISSN 1943-1465 (print) • ISSN 2330-6955 (online)
Printed by LSC Communications, Glasgow, KY
with your child. If you give some a try, I’d love to hear how it goes. Designed for use in all the classrooms of
early childhood, including child-care centers,
preschools, schools, and the home.
Periodicals postage paid at Columbus, OH;
We love to hear from you! Toronto, ON; and at additional mailing offices.
U.S. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to
eds@highlights.com Highlights High Five, P.O. Box 6038, Harlan, IA
Sincerely, 51593-1538. CANADA POST: Publications Mail
Agreement No. 40065670. Return undeliverable
Canadian addresses to P.O. Box 99 Stn. Main,
Milton, ON L9T 9Z9.
Sometimes we make our list of customer
names available to other carefully screened
Megh D b companies whose products and services
Meghan Dombrink-Green, Editor
might be of interest to you. We never provide
children’s names. If you do not wish to receive
these mailings, please contact us and include
your account number.
Your High Five! To subscribe to High Five or switch your
Send us your photos at highlights.com/HighFive.
subscription to Highlights, make a payment,
change your address, or for other customer-
Find more photos of readers like you on the back cover!
service needs, such as changing your contact
preference, please contact us:
Online: Highlights.com
Call: 1-800-255-9517
Write: P.O. Box 5878, Harlan, IA 51593-1378

Highlights High Five has received the Family
Choice Award, the Association of Educational
Clara, age 4, from Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award
California shows off for Preschool Fiction and the Preschool
Periodical of the Year Award, the Learning
her beautifully baked Magazine Teachers’ Choice Award for the
SM
Brazilian cheese bread Family, the NAPPA Gold and Silver Awards,
and awards from Parents’ Choice and the
(September 2019). National Parenting Center.
As part of our mission to help make the world
a better place for the children of today and
tomorrow, Highlights is committed to making
responsible business decisions that will
protect our natural resources and reduce our
environmental impact.
Credits
Front cover art: Mitch Mortimer
Side patterns: Liz M. Williams
Editor photo: Andrea Killam
Back cover art: David Arumi
HF0220_182736