Children's Digest articles from January 2000

Children's Digest archives from January 2000

MY NIECE.(Poem)
January 1, 2000... My niece, my niece is a lot of trouble, Especially when she plays with bubbles. But when it's time to go to sleep, I don't hear her make a peep. Cindy Wassef East Hanover, New Jersey

FAITH, HOPE, LOVE.(Poem)
January 1, 2000... There is a mystery to unfold; There is a story left untold To the ones who don't believe, To the ones who are deceived. As for the precious ones who care, They believe and He is there. We are weak and He is...

MY DOG SUGAR.(Poem)
January 1, 2000... Puppies and dogs are man's best friends. They'll stick with us right to the end. I got mine a collar of blue. I'll teach her not to eat my shoe. My friends think she's great to be around Even if I got her from the...

WHAT IS A FRIEND?(Poem)
January 1, 2000... A friend is someone who walks you to school-- A kid, a person who looks up to you. A friend is someone you want to hold During all seasons, hot or cold. A friend is like parents who kiss you good night, When...

Boucle, Blanche, and Rouge.(Fiction)
January 1, 2000... The twins Maurice and Marie lived in the country of France more than two hundred years ago. "The Montgolfier brothers are sending a big balloon up into the air above the earth," Father excitedly told Maurice, Marie, and their mother. ...

BODIES IN MOTION: SNOW SKIING.
January 1, 2000... Poised at the top of a hill, resting on your ski poles, you gaze over the tops of the pine trees. Smoke curls from the chimneys of the lodge far below. Skiers schuss through the snow, winding down the slope, raising a fine spray as they snake...

Toasty Warm in the Show.
January 1, 2000... If you live in a state that gets snowed on during the winter months, you probably love to play games in the snow, go sledding, and ice-skating. To help keep you safe and toasty warm during your wintertime activities, here are a few reminders....

Ski Crossword.
January 1, 2000... Across: 3. Bend forward 7. Inquiring 9. A hopping step 10. Family member 11. Observe 13. Monarch 14. Without skis you would -- in deep snow 15. Vapor 19. Short, comic performance 21. As American as apple -- 23....

Jokes & Riddles.
January 1, 2000... Question: Why did Tarzan lose the tennis match? Answer: Because he played against a cheetah! Tawney VanNeel Liberty, South Carolina Question: What is the favorite school subject at the South Pole? Answer: Penguinship! Mrs....

A Matter of Time.(history of clocks and time-measurement project)
January 1, 2000... How do you suppose people told time before they had clocks and watches? Thousands of years ago people told time by looking up at the stars. The sky can be used as a giant clock. As the stars change positions, time passes. Then someone had...

Your Amazing Body Clock.
January 1, 2000... Imagine a very special clock, silent and unseen to most. No winding, batteries, or electricity are needed. Scientists call this special clock a "biological clock." Each of us has one of these mysterious timepieces in our body. Some...

Create Your Own Millennium Time Capsule.
January 1, 2000... R U Ready 2 Remember Y2K? Y2K, the new millennium, the year 2000--you hear it everywhere. Why? Because it's a unique time in history. But technology is rapidly changing the way we live. In 10, 20, 50, 100 years from now, the way we do many...

FITNESS FARM FROLICS.(scholarship contests)
January 1, 2000... How well can you run, spell, or tell a joke? If you're good, you belong at the Fitness Farm on April 29 for our annual Tulip Time Scholarship Games in Indianapolis! We have more ways to win a scholarship than you'll believe: track races,...

Do We Need to Spell It Out?--S-C-H-O-L-A-R-S-H-I-P-S!(scholarship spelling contest)
January 1, 2000... Study this list of words for our age group spelling contests and you might spell yourself a college scholarship. (Unpublished words in these same categories will serve as tiebreakers.) Nervous System facial trochlear ...

Amelia Earhart: Young air Pioneer.
January 1, 2000... I Believe I Can Fly Growing up, Amelia Earhart was a tomboy. She believed she could do just about anything and did her best to ignore anyone who told her she couldn't. Amelia loved adventure and made lots of it for herself. For example,...

Pizza--The Edible Plate.
January 1, 2000... What's your favorite kind of food? Good old American hot dogs and hamburgers? Or maybe you like Greek foods, such as gyros and pizza. Pizza? Greek? Yes, believe it or not, pizza was actually invented by the Greeks! The early Greeks turned...

MINING FOR HEALTH.(minerals in nutrition)
January 1, 2000... We usually think of a mineral as something dug up from deep underneath the ground, but you can find lots of minerals right on top of your dinner plate! The food we eat contains minerals we need to stay healthy and strong. The following...

Ask Doctor Cory.(medical advice column)(Column)
January 1, 2000... Dear Dr. Cory: What causes your hands and feet to fall asleep? Ashley Welch Boerne, Texas Dear Ashley: The bundles of special nerve cells in your body are like telephone wires. They carry messages back and forth between your...

NEW YEAR.
January 1, 2000... Search for all the words in this puzzle that pertain to a HAPPY NEW YEAR! After you've found each word, circle it, then check it off the word list. Each word is spelled in a straight line, either backward, forward, up, down, or diagonally. ...