Child Life articles from October 2002

Child Life archives from October 2002

Splinter.(Poem)
October 1, 2002... SPLINTER The voice of the last cricket across the first frost is one kind of good-bye. It is so thin a splinter of singing.

How does our garden grow?(city kids at the Fitness Farm, Indianapolis, Indiana)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Being city kids, Katie (8) and Clayton (5) have never had much experience working in the fields or trying to grow good things from the earth. Plus, the mid-July morning they came to learn at the Fitness Farm in Indianapolis, Indiana, was one of...

Ask the plant doctor.(children's gardening questions and answers)(Brief Article)(Column)
October 1, 2002... Dear Dr. Orvis, Q: How do I keep bugs from eating my plants and flowers? Garden Kid Indianapolis, IN Dear Garden Kid, A: There are a few ways to keep bugs from munching on your plants and flowers. First, you can check the...

Children around the world.(in different periods in history)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... This book tells you what life was like for 16 children living at different times in history. You can see where each child lived on this world map. It shows modern continent names because many of the place names the children knew have changed....

Nourishing names.(word game)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Match the pairs of fruit or vegetable names with the phrase that best describes them. -- 1. Russet and Idaho a. Tempting tomatoes -- 2. Endive and escarole b. Round reddish roots -- 3. Bosc and Bartlett c....

Vegetable soup mix.(word game)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Unscramble the names of the vegetables listed in Column A. Then match them to the clues listed in Column B. Column A Column B -- 1. huasqs -- a. This vegetable wins by a head. -- 2....

Vagetables. (Child Life Kitchen).(radish rosettes/cauliflower and cheese)(Brief Article)(Recipe)
October 1, 2002... Since we are hearing how important it is to eat vegetables these days, perhaps we will try radish rosettes, for it is very important for everyone to eat some fresh, uncooked vegetables every day. Then we will try making a cooked vegetable, some...

Animals eat veggies, too.(African animals)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Animals need to eat right to stay healthy, just like we do. Here's what's in their nutritious meals. Masai giraffes use their long tongues to strip the leaves from branches that are beyond the reach of other browsers. Their diet is...

The Song-bird of the North Country.(Short Story)
October 1, 2002... LONG, long ago, as you and I reckon life times, a song-bird was born far up in the northern country of Sweden, in the city of Stockholm. This little song-bird was a gray little bird, and not at all welcome. You see, her parents didn't know...

Online haunts! (Computer Scene).(scarrrrrrry Web sites)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... This time of year is always good for a scare! But if you're afraid to leave the safety of your own home, don't worry. With the popularity of the Internet, you don't need a campfire anymore to bring people together to share ghost stories. All...

Spirited spelling. (Pencil Pages).(puzzle)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... John saw this tombstone in a graveyard. A hole had been carved in the top and under the hole were these letters. It took a long time, but John finally figured out the message. Can you? ANSWERS Solution: Hole to tie mules to.

Disguised. (Pencil Pages).(Halloween word game)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Halloween words are very tricky; they disguise themselves in other words. Change one letter in each of the words below and fill in the blanks with a word that you hear often around Halloween time. 1. watch ----- 2. lizard ------ ...

Nine lives.(math puzzle)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Amaze your friends with this math puzzle: The answer is always 9. Pick a two-digit number that has two different digits. Reverse the order of the digits. Subtract the smaller number from the larger one. Add the digits of the result. (See...

Halloween hiders.(word game)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... How many words of three or more letters can you find using the letters in the word "Halloween"? "Hall" "heel" and "heal" are just three. We count at least 33. Can you top that? ANSWERS Hall, heal, heel, hello, hen, hoe, hole, how,...

Freezing Air. (Joy Givers' Club).(Poem)
October 1, 2002... Freezing Air The air is freezing. The leaves are moving back and forth. The wind is howling, The touch of frosty air. The wind is coming from the north. I only stare. Kaplen P. Leander, Texas

The Wind. (Joy Givers' Club).(Poem)
October 1, 2002... The Wind The wind is like a blanket That wraps around the earth. The wind is like a fairy, Sometimes bad, sometimes good. The wind can be your enemy And put a wall in the way. The wind can...

Day Dreaming. (Joy Givers' Club).(Poem)
October 1, 2002... Day Dreaming Lifelessly I sit and stare; My bizarre thoughts go everywhere-- Of medieval times, of far-away lands, Of planets forming, of haunted stands. Now let the words pour out; Let...

Blue. (Joy Givers' Club).(Poem)
October 1, 2002... Blue Blue light bright Cannot decide Flying, drifting, sleeping in the light In the sky: moving, moving in the sky In the rivers: drifting, drifting in light bright In jelly: tasty, tasty in ...

The Wonderful Sky. (Joy Givers' Club).(Poem)
October 1, 2002... The Wonderful Sky So high is the sky, The place where winged things fly, The place where hopes and dreams take shape. I'm awaiting the day to see the heavenly landscape. What's in that wild ...

Shy and Shyest. (Joy Givers' Club).(Poem)
October 1, 2002... Shy and Shyest Shy and shyest are shy to the bone. They're cute as a dish. And hard as a stone. Smart as a fish. They're furry as black bears, Gray like rabbits. Their faces are like pears, ...

Anger. (Joy Givers' Club).(Poem)
October 1, 2002... Anger Anger is like the weep of a slain dragon. Anger is the rage within. Anger is the fearful bark of the beaten dog. Anger is like the constant slash of the bear's claw. Anger is the...

Louisa May Alcott: a November birthday.(LIttle Women)(Short Story)
October 1, 2002... One hundred years ago this month, a baby girl was born and no one except her parents thought very much about her. But today her birthday is being celebrated all over the country by thousands and thousands of children. She was Louisa May Alcott,...

Good stuff.(Journey into Africa: A Nature Discovery Trip)
October 1, 2002... published by Oxford University Press Safari is a Swahili word that means "long and difficult journey." But if you want to take a once-in-a-lifetime adventure into one of the world's most beautiful and mysterious continents, you can. And...

The Doctor who nursed his jailers.(Samuel A. Mudd and Abraham Lincoln's assassination)(Short Story)
October 1, 2002... The crude wooden sign above the prison door bore the dismal phrase "All Hope Abandon, Ye Who Enter Here." Dr. Samuel Mudd glanced at the sign. He silently vowed to never give up. In his heart he knew that he was innocent. The oppressive...

Ask Doctor Cory.(children's health)(Brief Article)(Column)
October 1, 2002... Dear Dr. Cory: I have a problem that's been bothering me for a while. I'm ten years old and haven't had chickenpox yet. I haven't been vaccinated yet, either; at least that's what my mom says. What should I do? Kendra L. Ypsilanti,...

Jokes & riddles.(word games)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Object Poem I slither and slide; Sometimes I hide. I wrap up in a coil And hide in the soil. When I open my mouth, The venom shoots out. Don't dare run away; `Cause I'll be back every day. If...

Mini-poster.(The Country Gentleman)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 1, 2002... You know that winter is on the way when you see the birds start to fly south. Artist William Meade Prince painted this sweet portrait of a little girl and her grandfather out for an autumn scroll on the October 1925 cover of The Country...