http://www.scholastic.com Helping Children Around the World Read and Learn http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753523 The 21st Winter Olympics are about to begin! Following the opening ceremonies on February 12, the best winter athletes in the world will compete in Vancouver, Canada. http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753480 In January, the world’s tallest building opened in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. The skyscraper, called the Burj Khalifa, is 2,717 feet tall, more than 1,000 feet taller than the last tallest building, the Taipei 101 in Taiwan. http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753440 Experts say the best way to help earthquake victims in Haiti is to donate money to groups carrying out relief efforts. Kids across America are doing their part by teaming up to raise money. http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753428 Fabian Fernandez-Han, 12, won the NYSE Financial Future Challenge, sponsored by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Foundation. He received a prize of $2,500 and had the honor of ringing the closing bell at the stock exchange. http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753355 People in the nation of Haiti are struggling to recover after a powerful earthquake caused massive destruction there. Tens of thousands of people in the Caribbean nation were killed, and many more were injured. http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753295 The U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, recently signed the permit that will allow construction to begin on a memorial to honor the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy. The new memorial, which is expected to be completed in 2011, will be built on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753251 The Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., announced that its 4-year-old giant panda, Tai Shan, will leave the zoo in January or February and go to live in China. http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753233 In a season when the thoughts of many turn to flying reindeer, reindeer of the nonflying variety are in trouble. A recent study from the University of Alberta shows that the number of reindeer and caribou has dropped by almost 60 percent over the past 30 years. http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753201 To mark the close of a history-making year, Scholastic News takes a look back at some of the most notable news stories of 2009. http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753143 Fourth-grader Gabrielle Block, 9, found a fossil of a dinosaur bone at Dinosaur Park, a fossil site in Maryland. She is the first person to find a dinosaur bone there since the park opened to the public in November.