Creative Kids articles from September 2003

Creative Kids archives from September 2003

From the editor.(Editorial)
September 22, 2003... The leaves are turning colors once again and the air is turning cooler. The first day of autumn has come and gone and the beautiful] colors of fall are here. This issue is filled with great fall poems that are sure to inspire any budding poet....

Speak out.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... Rachael Judice, 12, of Lafayette, LA, wrote: "I believe that using a cell phone while driving should be illegal." How do you feel about this? Here are your responses. My friend's mom had a car accident while using a cell phone. I think...

From the mailbox.(Letter to the Editor)
September 22, 2003... Dear Creative Kids, It's a new school year and my kids are revving up to do their creative work. Besides brightly colored art, is there anything else you could use? Greg Crowe, art teacher Rockford, MI Dear Creative Kids, ...

My brother Jacob is special.(Write On)
September 22, 2003... My 2-year-old brother Jacob is special because he has Down Syndrome. Downs is a disability, but people with Downs have many special abilities. People with Down Syndrome are born with an extra chromosome in every cell of their body. When...

Personification of a library book.(Short Story)
September 22, 2003... Click! Ahhh, the lights are turned off at last. I am a unique copy of Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. At one time, my cover was as blue as the depths of the Mediterranean Sea and was hard and smooth. The letters of the title and author glittered...

Earth word search.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... Find the words in the list. Words may be up, down, diagonal, or backward. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Find: Africa Antarctica Asia Australia Canada Equator Europe Latitude Longitude Russia...

Scrambled fruit.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... Unscrambled the words. 1. rpega -- 2. nabana -- 3. plepa -- 4. mowltarene -- 5. cepah -- 6. georna -- 7. lmup -- 8. ctrenanie -- 9. mtoato -- 10. yndehweo -- 11. erpa -- 12. pelpeinap --...

Fall.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... Summer is fading away, fall will be here in a brief time. The leaves will start to change, the weather will start to get cooler. Long, hot summer days will start to change into cool, short days. We can go shopping for school clothes and get out...

A leaf.(Poem)
September 22, 2003... A Leaf A leaf in the breeze Alone in a sea of grass Fallen off its tree Nick Sirera, 14 Wexford, PA

It's Fall Again.(Poem)
September 22, 2003... It's Fall Again When the flowers turn to husks And the greenery turns brown, I sigh and say, "It's fall again." When the trees lose their leaves, And I watch people rake them up, I think to myself, "It's fail...

Orchard.(Poem)
September 22, 2003... Orchard I stopped one day to admire the trees, Orange, red, yellow, Rustling leaves beneath my feet go crunch, crunch. Bee's honey smell so delightful. Cool juices of an apple running down my throat. Tree bark as...

A Fall Evening.(Poem)
September 22, 2003... A Fall Evening A crisp, fall evening A leaf falling to the ground Stillness is a sweet song Rich Baur, 14 Wexford, PA

Fall.(Poem)
September 22, 2003... Fall Leaves dance their way to the ground They flip, they flutter, They glide so gallantly down, Ride the wind, Slide down. Jacob Collins, 9 Mount Zion, IL

Glasses.(Short Story)
September 22, 2003... "Okay kids, I have some special news," the teacher cackled over the noise. "Settle down, class! The nurse will be calling each of you so you can get your eyes checked." The talking started again. "Shh!" the teacher called. "The first students...

Hinky Pinkies.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... Fill in the blanks with rhyming words that fit the definition 1. sad sneaker -- 2. nicer restaurant -- 3. dolphin sock -- 4. sunburned rye -- 5. seafood platter -- 6. cold hammer -- 7. alligator stocking -- ...

Math puzzle.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... Fill in the blanks using the numbers 1 through 9. Each number is used only once. Each row is a math equation and each column is a math equation. Multiplication and division are performed before addition and subtraction. [ILLUSTRATION...

Reading logic puzzle.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... Using the clues below, find each child's last name, favorite author, favorite book, the number of pages in the book, and the number of times the book was read. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. Hannah's favorite books is not her mom's book....

Ode to My Quilt.(Poem)
September 22, 2003... Ode to My Quilt Ode to my quilt, That I made last year. So simply sewn, And that is clear. A piece that is made, From curtains in my room, A background of fade, And flowers in bloom. A square...

What's Under My Bed ...(Poem)
September 22, 2003... What's Under My Bed... A half-eaten apple from last spring, My mom's most valuable diamond ring, Some homework from last year (I think it's late), A birthday party invitation with a 1999 date, A lollipop that my dog...

Baby Steps.(Poem)
September 22, 2003... Baby Steps I was born into the world, A bright and beaming child Before I knew what happened, I had said my first words, And had learned how to crawl. With painted hands, And dancing blue eyes, Finger...

Pen pals.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... Jenn Au, 14 Hillside, NJ animals, drawing, piano Georgia Bolender, 12 Newport, RI drawing, swimming, writing Aerial Byrd, 12 Ottawa, KS softball, swimming, outdoors Yvonne Chan, 12 Olney, MD ...

Enter our contest!(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... Hide-n-Seek We love hidden pictures and we hope you do, too. We want you to draw us a picture and hide as many things in it as you can fit. Your picture can be of anything you want, with as many hidden pictures as you can think of. Or, you...

The Morning Sun.(Poem)
September 22, 2003... The Morning Sun The morning sun Lifts its lazy head, The fog starts to lift As wings spread The morning dove chirps, The early bird cries, Off in the distance, The midnight moon lies. The...

Friend to Cousin.(Poem)
September 22, 2003... Friend to Cousin Life is an unending song. It has soft phrases and loud ones, Is graceful and clumsy, Is mysterious and clueless, And places where I forget the words. But I remember. All through my life, ...

The Bird.(Poem)
September 22, 2003... The Bird High above the trees, I soar, Always traveling, A little bit more. Painted wings of red And gold, I'm young, And restless Only two years old. Sandy beaches, I never see, ...

The Night.(Poem)
September 22, 2003... The night Stars twinkle for eternity, In a sky of ink and purple clouds. A full moon glares down like A spotlight watching the world. A lone owl sings out one long note, Amongst a chorus of chirping crickets....

As proud as can be.(Short Story)
September 22, 2003... A breeze blew across the grassy field where my horse and I rested after a long trail ride. I was lazily sprawled about under the shade of a tree, listening to my horse take gulps from the blue stream trickling down the mountainside. I fell...

Red Bandanna.(Poem)
September 22, 2003... Red Bandanna Traveling across the open range, On the back of a lonesome cowboy. Riding his trusty horse, He listens to the lone rhythm Of hooves lightly tapping The hard, cracked ground. As he travels across...

Purple.(Poem)
September 22, 2003... Purple The purple grape on my plate. The violet ribbon in my hair. The fuchsia-colored flower in my garden. The tub of amethyst beads. The see-through ruler in my desk. My bottle of Nehi grape soda. Japan on...

Writing.(Poem)
September 22, 2003... Writing Oh brush, do you see the servant, Running you through her fingers, Admiring the smooth wood, And your fine silken point? She watches you with longing, Dipping the point, Into the excellence of the ...

Books.(Poem)
September 22, 2003... Books I am a princess, beautiful and tall, Now I'm a dragon, on top of them all. I am a knight, in shining armor, Now I'm a fisherman, pulling into the harbor. I am a tree, standing tall, Now I'm a leaf, the wind...

I Am.(Poem)
September 22, 2003... I Am I am a little girl who loves to write stories. I wonder what I'll turn out to be like in the end. I hear voices in the wind. I see imaginary places. I want to be the best I can be. I am a little girl who...

Animal word search.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... Find the words in the list. Words may be up, down, diagonal, or backward. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Find: cheetah elephant horse panda shark crab giraffe leopard parrot wolf dolphin...

Terrific "end of summer" puzzles.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... Have twice the fun finding at least one set of double letters in each answer. 1. what you feel when school is out -- 2. opposite of sunny -- 3. strokes in [H.sub.2]O -- 4. England calls this football -- 5. not an overhand...

A computer mouse.(Short Story)
September 22, 2003... One warm night in the city of Chicago, a small green Macintosh computer mouse named Topathmitoz had been pushed and poked for the last 3 hours. That's what he was made for, but Topathmitoz was not willing to accept his fate. All he wanted was...

Forest in fall.(Short Story)
September 22, 2003... I walk up to a dense forest, the grass bowing under my feet. Brown, dead leaves crunch under my muddy boots. Hats of the most brilliant colors sit on the heads of old, worried, wrinkled trees. Bright yellow sleeps on the once emerald green...

Appalachia's Call.(Poem)
September 22, 2003... Appalachia's Call Crimson peaks, Laced by the ancient trees of fire, Testament to an age of change, And perpetual drifting, From the father rocks to the son. From their pinnacle, From the monolith, ...