Second Grade
Worksheets
Landmines: Deadly Surprises
Caption: U.S. Soldier removes fuse from a Russian-made mine in Iraq in 2003
In some war-torn countries, children pick up objects that look like toys. But these objects are not toys. They are called land mines. They explode. They cause appalling accidents. Many children have been hurt by land mines.
A land mine explodes with a little bit of pressure on it. It explodes when a person, an animal, or a vehicle gets close to it. Armies use land mines to slow down their enemies. Soldiers put them on the ground. They put them under the ground. Land mines remain after a war ends. Some land mines make farmland unusable. The farmers can't grow food in those fields anymore.
