Child Life articles from June 1998

Child Life archives from June 1998

The pelican. (poem)
June 1, 1998... Oh, the pelican's a model Never noted for his looks, But all the same his noddle Has a lot of clever nooks! Now the ostrich, one of many, Wears a pretty feather fan, Yet he couldn't tell a penny From a...

Lion junior. (short story)
June 1, 1998... Over the ridge of rock which shelters our family den from the cold night wind, there fell softly a broad shaft of red light. It fell full upon Mother's face; she winked, and yawned, and passed her tongue round and round her mouth and nose,...

Spots and stripes. (poem)
June 1, 1998... A LIVELY young Leopard With spots gaily peppered, He met with an Ocelot Gallant and gay.(*) Said one to the other, "Your spots are wrong, brother! The kind I am wearing's The fashion today!" "You...

The elephant. (poem)
June 1, 1998... THE elephant's the strangest beast That ever I have seen; He'll eat 'most any kind of thing That is or has been green. He'll find a drink in little plants That grow on and plains, Or seek water in riverbeds ...

Who's who in the zoo. (manatee)
June 1, 1998... Who says a diet of vegetables won't help you grow big and strong? I'm here to prove it. I eat from sixty to a hundred pounds of grass a day and I'm no weakling--I'm fifteen feet long and my weight is between thirteen and fifteen hundred...

Ambrosia. (recipe)
June 1, 1998... Hot things were what we got used to during the long winter and chilly spring. We almost forgot how wonderful fresh fruit can taste and how important it is that we eat plenty of it! So, we are going to make a fruit dish, and because the dish is...

The boxcar adventure. (fiction)(Part IV)
June 1, 1998... WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE Jess, Henry, Violet, and Benny Alden, four orphaned children, run away, thinking that their grandfather is coming to claim them. Although they have never seen him, they believe him to be a cruel man. During a...

With father. (poem)
June 1, 1998... I TOOK a walk with father Out in the woods today. He knows the names of all the trees And where the squirrels stay. He let me look into their house Inside of the big tree. We gathered nuts for them to keep ...

JumpStart typing. (Software Review)
June 1, 1998... $29.95 U.S./$39.95 Canada CD-ROM compatible with Macintosh and Window 95 Learning to type while playing extreme sports? It can happen--especially with Jump Start Typing. Videos, practice drills, and typing tests add juice to your power...

I Want To Be ... A Veterinarian.
June 1, 1998... by Maze Production and Catherine O'Neil Grace Hardcourt Brace & Company $16.00 U.S./ $22.00 Canada Meet vets and animals of all kinds in this book packed with color photos. You could literally travel the globe as a vet, or just set up an...

Zoos on the web. (World Wide Web sites of zoos) (Software Review)
June 1, 1998... Looking for lions and tigers and bears? They may be only a mouse click away, thanks to your computer and the World Wide Web. Check out some of these remarkable zoos on the Net--before you take one step outside your door. The Los...

June.(poem)
June 1, 1998... There once was a musician named June. She said she would always play soon. No one liked what she played, And the audience would fade, 'Cause she always played the wrong tune!

Flowers.(poem)
June 1, 1998... Flowers everywhere. Flowers come, Flowers go Every year when there is snow. They'll come back; don't you worry. Flowers do their best to hurry.

Circus poem.(poem)
June 1, 1998... Hark! Hark! The dogs do bark. The circus is coming today! Ponies prance and bears will dance And clowns turn upside down!

As the deer is prancing by.(poem)
June 1, 1998... As the deer in the grassy meadow simply prances by, I see how wonderful it is to have nature. No, I do not go and chase it. No, I do not shout at it. I just look at how wonderful it is to have nature ...

Daddies.(poem)
June 1, 1998... Daddies are special. Daddies are nice. Daddies are sometimes full of spice. I love my daddy And you should, too. He loves you right back, No matter what you do.

My secret flower garden.(poem)
June 1, 1998... As I leave behind the dark woods, The gloomy shadows of nighttime and the chilling coldness makes my bare shoulders shiver. I glide through jostling leaves quarreling with my sandals As I proceed...

Why do people get wrinkles?(Ask Doctor Cory)
June 1, 1998... Dear Tommy: As we get older our skin becomes thinner, drier, and less elastic. It doesn't fit the body as tightly as it used to, so the skin starts to sag and wrinkle. Certain things can speed up this natural process, especially sun...

I often feel sick to my stomach. When I do, my parents give me crackers. It makes me feel better. How do crackers settle your stomach?(Ask Doctor Cory)
June 1, 1998... Dear Alison: The stomach naturally produces acids to digest food and to protect the body against viruses and bacteria in our food. There are times, though, when your stomach might make more acid than it normally does. If you have an empty...

When I'm bending over and reading or writing, I get a sharp pain in my chest. I laugh it off by saying, "Ahhh ... heart attack." I always have to stretch out my chest and stomach to make it stop. What is happening to me?(Ask Doctor Cory)
June 1, 1998... Dear Erin: Sharp chest pains in children your age can be from muscle cramps. These sometimes occur when you are nervous and don't breathe very deeply. Or they can occur after hard exercise or work. You can also get sore muscles in the...