Children's Digest articles from April 1999

Children's Digest archives from April 1999

Who Needs Wings?(poem)
April 1, 1999... Up higher than my perch reveals, I know just how an eagle feels! One push can send me taking off To meet the wind that's cool and soft. So I travel fast and far and free-- As light as feathered things can be. ...

The Recycled Bike.(short story)
April 1, 1999... Dave stood in front of the bike shop and stared at the shiny red bicycle in the window. He could picture himself riding the bike in Saturday's race and winning the first-place trophy and prize money. "Hey, that's a cool bike," Jim said,...

Bicycle Games.
April 1, 1999... Got some of your friends together and play these fun bicycle games. All you need to play are a bike and a place to ride. Be sure to wear your helmet! Pursuit Race This is a speed race. Riders line up around a circular course, allowing...

Bodies in Motion: Bicycling.(cycling and physical fitness)
April 1, 1999... Did you know that when bicycles became common in the mid-1800s, they were called "boneshakers"? People thought those newfangled machines looked ridiculous, and they laughed at the fashionable young men who rode them. But sometime around...

Cycle Safety.
April 1, 1999... If it weren't for cars, trucks, and other vehicles, cycling wouldn't be as dangerous as it is. But every year, thousands of cyclists are injured. Be safe; follow these tips: * Stay alert. * Always ride in the same direction as traffic....

Racing Bikes.(Review)
April 1, 1999... EDC Publishing, Tulsa, Oklahoma $5.95 Bikes move fast, and the best thing to do with anything that moves fast is to race it. In the book Racing Bikes, part of the Usborne Superskills series, you'll learn about the tactics and techniques of...

Binky Gets With It.(short story)
April 1, 1999... I felt sad about Binky. He was a good guy, but he just wasn't with it. "You know, Cindy, Binky's like a pie without the filling or crust," said Lynn Anderson pertly. "But that's nothing!" Lynn snickered. "Yeah, I know." All...

They Never Gave Up, Adventures in Early Aviation.(Review)
April 1, 1999... They Never Gave up, Adventures in Early Aviation by Michael Wilkey Orca Book Publishers, Custer, Washington $9.95 What do Icarus, William Wallace Gibson, Katherine Stinson, and Orville! and Wilbur Wright have in common? They all wanted to...

Steven Caney's Invention Book.(Review)
April 1, 1999... Steven Caney's Invention Book Workman Publishing, New York $10.95 Did you know that it took about fifty years to perfect the zipper? That earmuffs were invented by a teenager? That an accident-prone homemaker was the inspiration for the...

The Optics Book.(Review)
April 1, 1999... by Shar Levine & Leslie Johnstone Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., New York $19.95 Take a look at The Optics Book for a clear view of how light works to let you see this big beautiful world. Explore the nature of light, how colors...

What Causes Rainbows?
April 1, 1999... Where do rainbows come from? Rainbows are created when water droplets in the air act like tiny prisms and refract (bend) sunlight so its colors are separated. As with a prism, red light is bent the least and violet light the most. Some of the...

Page of Poetry.(poems)
April 1, 1999... SUNNY DAYS Sunny days so nice and bright, The sun is like a big, bright light. Makes me want to go out and play And not come in all day. Halley Henman Watertown, South Dakota GRANDMAS Why were...

Ask Doctor Cory.(ear infections; asthma; boils)
April 1, 1999... Dear Dr. Cory: When I was little I had a lot of ear infections. But now I don't get very many. How come I don't get as many ear infections as I used to? Shelby Barton Libby, Montana Dear Shelby: You show signs of...