Child Life articles from September 2003

Child Life archives from September 2003

Autumn Alive.(Poem)
September 1, 2003... Autumn Alive Summer's a noun that lies dozing In butter-warm hours, In bee songs and flowers, And leaf-cool (shhh, do not disturb Till Autumn). But Autumn's a--verb! It's scarlet at treetop and curb. It's...

Becky's science lesson.(Short Story)
September 1, 2003... Becky dropped her schoolbooks on the kitchen counter and groaned. "I'll die," she said. "I'll absolutely die!" "Don't die before dinner," her mother replied. "I'm making ham with mustard sauce. You usually like it." "Oh, Mom! You...

"Will you come up to limerick?" *.
September 1, 2003... Attention, all aspiring poets! Sharpen your pencils and write a limerick based on The Saturday Evening Post cover on page 35. Mail it in, and we might just publish it in our magazine, along with your name! What's a limerick, you say? A...

"Bone up" for next year's Spelling Bee!(partial list of spelling words for next year's Tulip Time Spelling Bee)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Kids who come to the Fitness Farm next year for the Tulip Time Scholarship Games need to be prepared! Here is a partial list of the spelling words for next year's Tulip Time Spelling Bee. You'll notice that the subject matter of all Tulip Time...

Can you "bee" a spelling champ?(Sai Gunturi won the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee)
September 1, 2003... Do you have what it takes to "bee" a spelling champ? If you can spell really hard words (even harder than those on our list at left), you might someday win the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee. Sai Gunturi, a thirteen-year-old...

You'd better believe it! A strange assortment of trivia--about you.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... * You use seventy-two muscles every time you speak one word. * You will probably brush your teeth around 45,000 times in your life. * An adult's heart will pump six and a half tons of blood a day. * You lose about thirteen ounces...

Leaves.(Poem)
September 1, 2003... Leaves The scarlet-colored leaves hang about As one by one, in a secret order, They fall on the ground to be Raked or jumped on and thrown around the wide world. So soon the tree branches are left to be bare...

The Clown.(Poem)
September 1, 2003... The Clown The circus is filled with dramatic acrobats, But the clown is the comical act. See how he makes the little ones laugh; Look what talent that funny clown has. The circus is filled with many fans Of...

9/11.(Poem)
September 1, 2003... 9/11 There's a silver lining to every cloud, If you just take the time to look. Like 9/11, a tragic day, When many lives God took. It changed our lives, our hectic lives So wild and idiotic, Into lives more...

Tennis, anyone?(Computer Scene)(web sites that support the sport)
September 1, 2003... Tennis is a wonderful recreational sport, but it isn't as easy as it looks. To return a small ball across a long court and over a center net with a racquet takes skill and practice. For instance, one of the most important skills in tennis is...

Babe Didrikson Zaharias.(Biography)
September 1, 2003... Have you ever known someone who was good at everything? A great first baseman who gets straight A's on spelling tests? A prize-winning piano player who can win track meets, too? Many years ago, an athlete named Babe Didrikson Zaharias amazed...

Sports champion.(crossword puzzle)(Illustration)
September 1, 2003... Babe Didrikson was a champion athlete. Some of the sports she loved are in the answers to the clues below. If you complete this crossword puzzle, you'll be a champion, too! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ACROSS 1. Played with clubs ...

Mystery recipe.(crossword puzzle)(Illustration)
September 1, 2003... Solve this crossword, and you'll have yourself a recipe for a tasty, healthful drink! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ACROSS 3. 1 cup-- (Liquid from cows) 5. Tube used for drinking 7. 1 ripe-- (Long, soft fruit with a thick peel)...

Sugarless apple-carrot bars.
September 1, 2003... Snacks in a box are convenient, it's true. But look on that box and read the ingredients through! You know what they say: we are what we eat. So "artificial" and "instant" aren't such a treat. This recipe makes a snack that is sweet....

The unicorn on the wall.(Short Story)
September 1, 2003... Clemmy woke up, dazed by moonlight shining in her eyes. The light slanted in through the lace-curtained window of the back bedroom. It lay across her pillow in the old four-poster bed. Clemmy remembered what Aunt Meg had said this...

Ask Doctor Cory.(baby fat; side ache while exercising; eye care)
September 1, 2003... Dear Dr. Cory: I have a lot of baby fat in me. I am trying to exercise, but that doesn't help. What should I do? Janelle Minnesota Dear Janelle: We are glad that you are exercising. Healthy eating habits and physical...

Jokes & riddles.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Q: What will happen if you eat caterpillars? A: You will get butterflies in your stomach. Q: How do you call a fish? A: With a telephone pole. Q: What looks like a horse and has a horn? A: A donkey playing a trumpet. Q: What's the...