Child Life articles from March 1999

Child Life archives from March 1999

The Little Shepherdess to Her Lambs.(children's poem)
March 1, 1999... Dance, my dearies, dance, my pretties, In a snowy ring; I will pipe the merry ditties That the fairies sing. Blackbirds, thrushes, linnets, starlings-- They will pipe them, too, And the little winds, my darlings,...

The Dog Beauty Shop.(children's fiction)
March 1, 1999... There was something Jed wanted very much to do. He patted Jiggles, his Airedale pup, for comfort, and inspiration came like a flash. "You're not the only dog in town that needs a bath," he told Jiggles triumphantly. "There's a fine big tub...

THE TOYTOWN TATTLER Bow and Arrow.(children's fiction)
March 1, 1999... We were all watching the beautiful rainbow that glowed over Toytown last Wednesday. Even the hippopotamus thought it was pretty, which is very good for a hippopotamus. Then we all got to talking about the pot of gold at the end of it, and...

Dinty--A Husky's Story.(children's fiction)
March 1, 1999... Dinty was resting beside his kennel. The sun was bright, and even in the cold Antarctic, when the wind is blowing, it is comfortable for Husky dogs in the sunshine. Dinty was a lead dog with Admiral Byrd's expedition. In fact, he was the...

Can You "Read" Your Dog?(how dogs communicate)(Brief Article)
March 1, 1999... Have you ever wished dogs could talk and you could understand them? Well, dogs can communicate with each other and you. Most of us just don't know how to understand them. Scientists called animal behaviorists have studied wild dogs and...

DOG SHOW.(how to make a dogshow)(Brief Article)
March 1, 1999... Here are three dogs, waiting to be judged. Wouldn't you like to see which of them gets the blue ribbon? Here's how. Three may play. Each player will need three counters or buttons, a pencil, and a piece of paper for scoring. The buttons or...

The Tale an Irish Cow.(children's fiction)
March 1, 1999... Grandfather had taken Ruth and Will to Ireland. They were riding about pretty Killarney in a jaunting cart, which is a high, two-wheeled cart with a seat on each side. Since there was hardly room for three of them and a driver, Grandfather had...

My Life in Dog Years.(Review)
March 1, 1999... My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen Delacourte Press $15.95 U.S./$21.95 Canada Award-winning children's author Gary Paulsen has known many memorable dogs. Cookie, a sled dog, once saved his life. Josh, a Border collie, taught himself to...

Dogs.(Review)
March 1, 1999... Dogs by Steven M.L. Aronson Workman Publishing $9.95 U.S./$14.95 Canada Did you know that poodles' breed name was derived from the German word pudeln, which means "to splash about"? Long before they became the darlings of the dog show,...

Cook'n for Kids.(educational software)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
March 1, 1999... Cook'n for Kids DVO Enterprises $29.95 U.S./$44.95 Canada Compatible with Macintosh or Windows 3.1 or later (See dealer for system requirements) Ever tried making Shipwreck Casserole? You can with Cook'n for Kids. This CD-ROM covers more...

Web Woofs!(World Wide Web sites about dogs)
March 1, 1999... Millions of loyal kids have claimed dogs as their friends and faithful pets--or is it the other way around? But no matter who owns whom, one thing is certain--it's a love affair that's bound to last. These top-notch Web sites will give dog...

Farmer Brown's Sheep.(word game)
March 1, 1999... Here's a good trick to try. Memorize the following sentence. Then say it out loud to your friends. Farmer Brown had twenty sick sheep. One died. How many were left? Most people will say. "Twenty-five" That's because they thought you...

Three to Get Ready.(word games using the number three)
March 1, 1999... March is the third month of the year. Test your knowledge of well-known threes! If your answers are correct, the letters in the boxes will spell something that begins in March. 1. Goldilocks visited the home of the three - - - - [] 2....

Ask Doctor Cory.(arthritis, tonsils, and growth and eating)
March 1, 1999... Dear Dr. Cory: What are tonsils? I have always wondered what they were because I know a lot of people who've had their tonsils taken out. Crystal Grandquest Mobile, Alabama Dear Crystal: Tonsils are part of the lymphatic...

Jokes & Riddles.(reader jokes)
March 1, 1999... What brand of soda are cats afraid of? Pupsi (Pepsi) and Barks (Barq's)! Kacie Halk Springfield, Ohio What kind of store does a dog always avoid? A flea market! Hope Weilant Longwood, Florida How do Boy Scout whales start...