Boy's Quest articles from June 2001

Boy's Quest archives from June 2001

Owl Prowls.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... A hush falls over the forest as darkness creeps through the trees. The creatures of the night begin to stir. One magnificent hunter swiftly and silently takes up his post on a favorite branch. His night vision is more accurate than any other...

See Like an Owl.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Owls are different from most birds. Most birds eat seeds. Owls eat mice and other small animals. Most birds are active in the daytime. Owls are active at night. Most birds have straight beaks. Owls have hooked beaks. Most birds tip...

Daytime Bedtimes.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... "Go to bed; it's getting late. You need your rest for school tomorrow. Good night. It's bedtime now." You may have heard one or all of those statements from your parents. You do need a good night of sleep to keep yourself healthy and fit....

Nocturnal.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... When your head is on your pillow, Out creeps the armadillo. Hamster, opossum, and raccoon Do not sleep beneath the moon. Before your get out of bed, Many hungry mouths are fed. Porcupines eat trees at night. Bats and owls catch bugs in...

A Howling Good Time!(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... A timber wolf looks much like a sled dog or a husky and is a dog ancestor. But this wild dog does not bark; it howls! What's in a howl? It is a splash of twinkling stars, a dot of a full moon, and an "OWooooooo" spilling out across the...

IN WOLF HOWL HOLLOW.(Short Story)
June 1, 2001... Grandpa walks tall and towering, just like the trees that rocket up above our heads. Grandpa knows a special place; he calls it Wolf Howl Hollow. "There will be wolves," he whispers. I smile a shaky grin, but I walk a brave step...

NIGHT FLYERS.(Poem)
June 1, 2001... Hanging by their tiny toes, Upside down in furry rows, In a belfry, barn or cave, That's how little bats behave. When at dusk from sleep they wake, To the evening air they take, Gliding through the darkened skies, ...

NIGHT FLIGHT.(bats)
June 1, 2001... Twilight is the peaceful space between day and night. It is also the time during which bats take flight. Bats are of the order Chiroptera -- a Greek word that means hand-wing in English. Their wings are made up of thin skin, stretched...

Bats.(Poem)
June 1, 2001... Flying high In the nighttime sky Bats roam Looking for an insect home. With an echo, The location they will know Where to eat For an evening treat.

Drawing Lesson Raccoon.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Have you ever tried drawing in pen and ink? If possible, buy a fine-point pen nib and handle. They are inexpensive to buy, and you can create some very interesting effects with them. If these tools are not available to you, a fine-point marker...

Fred's World.(raccoons)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... It was two o'clock in the morning when I heard a lot of banging and noisy chattering outside. Who was making such a racket? It turned out to be raccoons going through the trash. I wanted to go outside and tell them to stop, but Lisa said that...

Nighttime Prowter.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... "Eeek!" screams Jason. "Dad, help! Help! There's a rat outside. It's a great, big rat. Kill it! Kill it!" Dad grabs a flashlight and hurries out. "Jason, come here. It's not a rat." In the moonlight Jason sees a still, quiet animal...

Make a LED Key-Chain Torch.(flashlight)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... You may be disappointed to learn that this project doesn't use a flame or anything dangerous. The word "torch" is the British word for "flashlight." The reason that the word "torch" is in the title is simple. "Torch" sounds more intriguing...

A Bird in the Bush.(kiwi)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... It is dusk in the forest of New Zealand. Darkness hangs on the thick ferns. In the tree tops, a blue-grey bird leaps from branch to branch until it reaches its nest and sits. Below on the forest floor, something moves; a brown head peeks...

Bright Ideas.(history of flashlights)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THIS Over a hundred years ago, Joshua L. Cowan invented a way to light up flowers in their pots. Unfortunately, because he wasn't interested in lighted flowerpots, in 1898, he gave his idea to Conrad Hubert....