Boy's Quest articles from August 2004

Boy's Quest archives from August 2004

Tennis anyone?
August 1, 2004... Whether you play on grass, clay, or hard courts, tennis is one of the most popular sports around. Once known as a sport for the rich, tennis is now played everywhere from country clubs to city parks. Tennis is an ideal sport to learn because...

The Cubs' last game!(Short Story)
August 1, 2004... "Gather 'round, boys," we heard the coach call! "Practice is over! It's time to play ball!" We stood in a circle; our hands we outstretched, And on our game faces, resolve--firmly etched. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The coach...

Test your manual dexterity.(Science)
August 1, 2004... Don't let the big words in the title scare you away. These are just a few fun things to try with your hands and your friends' hands. You and your friends may be able to do some of them, all of them, or maybe even none of them, but they will...

Batty for baseball.
August 1, 2004... Q. What does Dracula use when he plays baseball? A. A vampire bat Q. Why do jewelers like baseball so much? A. It is played on a diamond. Q. Why did the boy want spiders on his baseball team? A. They are so good at...

Casey, the yo-yo scientist.
August 1, 2004... Casey flips out a glistening red yo-yo, whirls it through a loop, and skids it across the floor. He bows as the audience whistles. Our award winner is seven years old! How does he do it? Casey experiments with scientific laws without even...

Let's bowl!
August 1, 2004... 1. Save 2-liter plastic pop bottles until you have 10 of them. 2. Fill each 2-liter bottle with 2 inches of sand. Screw the lids back on. These are now your bowling pins. 3. Set the bowling pins up outdoors on the patio, driveway, or in...

The bowling team.(Short Story)
August 1, 2004... In the bowling alley on the first day of leagues, Marty told Jason, "I just found out Kevin's never bowled before." "What!" Jason exclaimed. "Aren't there bowling alleys in the Philippines?" Kevin had just moved to the States a few...

Repeat after me.(Computer Quest)
August 1, 2004... How good is your memory? Try this game and find out! Watch the computer play four, colored keys, on the computer screen. The computer will continue to play while you see "Computer's turn" on the screen. Make sure you memorize the pattern...

Butterfingers.(Short Story)
August 1, 2004... Tim was hopping mad. "I told you not to play with my stuff!" "I wasn't playing," Benny explained. "I was just looking." Tim snatched away the DiscMan that Benny was holding and put it in his backpack. "Well, don't look!" he said....

The amazing trick anti-gravity can.(Workshop)
August 1, 2004... A can on its side will always roll down a hill and not up it. Right? Wrong! While some friends are watching, put this trick anti-gravity can on a little incline you make with a big book that has a small book under one end. Ask them which way...

Marble roundup.
August 1, 2004... Are there marbles rolling around in your desk drawers, sock drawers, and junk drawers? If so, it's time to round them up and start a marble collection. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Round Up After you round up the marbles from your...

The 100-point man.(Wilt Chamberlain)
August 1, 2004... Wilt Chamberlain ranks as one of the greatest athletes ever to play basketball. Many claim that he may have been the best player of all time in any sport. He holds records for points scored, rebounds, and blocked shots. Chamberlain's...

Pal's post office.(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... Dear Pal, My favorite things in BOYS' QUEST are the stories. I love them! I hope to hear from you soon. Nolan McCormick Seven Valleys, PA

My baseball mitt.(Poem)
August 1, 2004... My baseball mitt is awful. It can't catch a single ball. It acts like it will get one. Then it makes me trip and fall. It misses all the grounders, All the bunts, and all the hits. I wish I had a decent one. I...