Play ball! It's summer, and Cricket is filled with sports and great escapes! Work up a sweat, then plunge into this month's issue. You'll find great escapes, an ancient game of Ball and Mallet, and a new episode of "The Star Shard."
In August, athletes from all over the world will be competing for Olympic medals in Bejing. Meanwhile, everybuggy in Cricket Country is enjoying baseball, swimming, and sports of all kinds. What a perfect time for a sports photography contest!
Do you love to imagine characters like Urrt in "The Star Shard"? We'd love to see your best original drawing of an amazing and remarkable fantasy creature. (Entries due by July 25.)
Listen to the campfire stories in Old Cricket's Library, then write you own. (Entries due by August 25.)
THE STAR SHARD - Did you miss last month's part of this exciting new series?
