Child Life articles from March 2002

Child Life archives from March 2002

Love's work.(Poem)
March 1, 2002... Love's Work. SWEET children dear, Our message hear, Great love for you compels it. We have each day Much love to say And hope that Child Life tells it. We love to do Our best for you When filling...

The Mason children on the roof.(Short Story)
March 1, 2002... The big house on the shore of the little lake was full of visitors, and the Mason children were wild with delight. Their cousins had come up from the city early Saturday morning and were going to stay over until Sunday. "Come on!" said...

Butterfly.(swimming)
March 1, 2002... BUTTERFLY WAS INVENTED in the early 1930s but was swum as a version of breaststroke until 1952, when it was officially recognized as a new stroke. Originally the kick was similar to that used in breaststroke, but now the more efficient...

The posy patch.(planting seeds)
March 1, 2002... The sun is the best friend the garden has, and in the early spring its light stirs every gardener, plant, and seed, whether they live in a warm country or where the ground is still frozen. That's what makes the first of March the most exciting...

Trees have character. (Fitness Farm News).(tree names)
March 1, 2002... The Golden Book Guide at your local library or book store will help you study the different characteristics of these trees so you will be ready to identify and spell them correctly: Yellowwood Green Ash Catalpa Box Elder Weeping...

How well can you spell?
March 1, 2002... Kids will compete in one of four age groups: 11 and 12, 9 and 10, 7 and 8, or 6 and under. To get a complete list of the spelling words, log on to: www.childlifemag.org or send $2.00 to Scholarship Spelling Bee Booklet, P.O. Box 567,...

A Doctor's quest.(Dr. Rene Laennec invents the stethoscope)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The year was 1816. Dr. Rene Laennec (lah-en-nek) paced the floor of his office in the Necker Hospital in France. He had a problem. In a short time he would have to examine a young woman that he suspected had heart disease. The problem was...

En el bosque in the woods.
March 1, 2002... el arbol tree [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] la floracion blossom [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] las bellotas acorns [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] las ciruelas plums [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] las bayas rojas berries ...

Space travel via the Web. (Computer Scene).(web sites)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... When you look into the night sky, you can see millions of bright stars and know that there are thousands of galaxies full of unexplored planets. Check out these Web sites to learn more about our ongoing exploration of space. ...

Spring. (Joy Givers' Club).(Poem)
March 1, 2002... Spring All the robins shall soon appear, As the wonderful spring, barefoot days grow near. Tulips only sprout when others come out, And also the children come out as well. For it is spring And...

Arithmetic clock. (Joy Givers' Club).(Poem)
March 1, 2002... Arithmetic Clock Arithmetic is like a clod The numbers go tick and rock. Locked in a case with numbers. The clock ticks while you slumber. G.D. Link Check, Virginia

If the World Was Opposite.(Poem)
March 1, 2002... If the World Was Opposite If the world was opposite It would be pretty weird, wouldn't it? The sky would be green And the ground would be blue. You would be ME And I would be YOU. What would it be like ...

The Rainbow.(Poem)
March 1, 2002... The Rainbow Across the blue sky With seven different colors, High sits a rainbow. Olivia Barkett Alpharetta, Georgia

Flowers.(Poem)
March 1, 2002... Flowers Flowers make me feel good this day. I like them in a special way. Flowers have many colors like a rainbow. Some flowers you can blow. A flower is a delicate feather That blooms in the springtime...

The Everything Kids' Space Book. (good stuff).
March 1, 2002... Adams Media Corporation Scientists discover new facts about our universe every day, and the study of outer space---astronomy--is one of the coolest sciences around. You can explore space just by opening this book. It is filled with fun...

Green Thumbs. (good stuff).
March 1, 2002... Chicago Review Press With a few seeds, some water, soil, and materials found around your house, you can have fun with more than 80 activities in this book. You will learn how to make things in Make & Do Projects, like a watering can,...

Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance treasure chests. (good stuff).
March 1, 2002... Everyone knows that Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most famous artists in the world and that he painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. But did you know that he was also an accomplished sculptor, architect, scientist, and inventor? ...

Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Age Treasure Chests. (good stuff).
March 1, 2002... The mysteries and adventures of the Elizabethan Age await under lock and key in this treasure chest! Discover the life and times behind the world's most famous playright. There is a replica of a sixteenth-century printing set which you can...

The Mysterious Lights. (Pencil Pages).
March 1, 2002... Three Eskimos are watching some mysterious lights in the sky. To find the name of what they are looking at, fill in the blanks with the proper words. The answer will then appear in the squares. 1. Moby Dick was one 2. Robinson --, the...

Up, up and away.(Dr. Paul Bert and ballooning in the 1870s)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Space travel was only a dream a hundred years ago. But even then, there was a doctor who was studying how to make humans safe ill the atmosphere above Earth. The doctor's name was Paul Bert. Dr. Bert was born in Auxerre, France in 1833. He...

Ask Doctor Cory.
March 1, 2002... Dear Dr. Cory: I love to play in the snow, but when I come in I have frostbite. What can I do so that I can still play in the snow but not get frostbite? Lisa Konopinske Niles, Michigan Dear Lisa: Frostbite happens when...

Make your own stethoscope.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Doctors use a special instrument when they listen to a heartbeat. It is called a stethoscope. Have you ever wondered what the doctor hears when he uses his stethoscope? In this project, you can find out. Here is what you will need to make...