Good morning and welcome to Kidnews Summer Style.

Through July, we're bringing you a Kidnews Classic Story, followed by a Newdler Challenge.

This one is generously sponsored by the Donald Zonshine Foundation, putting a song in the

heart of those who need it most.

Today is all about the Hula hoop and a 9-year-old girl from Canada who is so good at it she has

six world records.

Mammothi Vennott spends hours spinning, hopping, and twirling after school every day to work

on her strength and stamina.

The fourth grader already had three records under her belt when she was invited to London

in January by Guinness, the organization that keeps track of world records.

And though nervous at first, she promptly set three more.

Among her new achievements, most hops in one minute while spinning a Hula hoop on an

ankle with 110.

Mammothi kept the records a secret from her classmates until it became official.

Design and experiment to see how long you and your friends or family can keep a Hula hoop

going under different conditions.

For example, how long can you Hula hoop while standing on one foot with your eyes closed?

Tune in tomorrow for a new story and question taken from our podcast and from our free monthly

worksheet known as the Newdler.

Each exercise is designed to take our kid news kids beyond the headlines to get them thinking

critically about current events.

And while you're noodle, we're recharging our news batteries and looking forward to getting

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