Raising Duncan Randolph Itch 2 a.m. Art's Funland Warped World of Wonder Capturing the attention of young readers is one of the biggest challenges today's newspapers face. United Media offers a compelling feature called Shortcuts that mixes bold, colorful artwork with fun, interesting facts to create a kids page that actually entertains as it educates. Each Shortcuts feature is devoted to a single subject, offering mini-lessons on science, geography, animals, food, history and holidays.
Subjects covered recently include trains, diamonds, polar bears, chocolate and sharks.
I was rather pleasantly surprised to hear nothing but rave reviews. Shortcuts has bright, vibrant graphics and solid information, all presented in a visually interesting way, which helps make learning fun for kids. Harris is an instructor at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh's computer animation department, where he teaches classes in storyboarding, color and design, image manipulation, 2D animation and computer illustration. Born and raised in Tamuning, Guam, Harris studied visual communication at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and the University of Guam, where he also studied elementary education and worked as a student teacher. I am delighted that Shortcuts combines all these elements for kids.