Children's Digest articles from January 2008

Children's Digest archives from January 2008

Here's a Year.(Poem)
January 1, 2008... Here's a Year JANUARY--holly berry, FEBRUARY--snow. Stiff as starch are winds in MARCH Till APRIL breezes blow. MAY's ablaze with longer days. JUNE's a buzzing bee. Hot JULY, at last, good-bye For...

The mystery of the message on the refrigerator door.(Short story)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Peter looked at the children playing outside the Garden Apartments. I wish I could understand what they're saying, he thought. He turned and climbed the iron stairway to the top apartment. Signora (seen-YOR-uh)...

Microwave fruit snacks.
January 1, 2008... These quick, healthful, baked-fruit recipes are perfect for snack time or dessert. And they couldn't be easier to make! Baked Sweet Pears What you need: 2 fresh Bartlett pears 1/4 cup orange juice 1 tablespoon raisins...

Science rules!('Cool Chemistry Concoctions', and 'The Leaping, Sliding, Sprinting, Riding Science Book')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... If you think science is a snore, you need to WAKE UP! Check out the Internet, your brighter buddies, the evening news--everywhere you look you'll see science, science, science. That's especially true in books for kids, because writers...

Be a kitchen kommando!(Kids' Fun & Healthy Cookbook and I Can Cook!)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Sometimes it's cook or starve. For those desperate moments, or just for fun, try DK's Kids' Fun & Healthy Cookbook and I Can Cook! Both are filled with great cooking tips, hints, and tasty recipes that you'll double-love: They're just...

I'm a big fan of yours, Valentine!(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Make this colorful, fanciful, fan for your Valentine, for a friend, or just for fun! But be sure to read through art the directions before you begin. You will need: * Two sheets of construction paper (different colors) *...

The dots of Louis Braille.
January 1, 2008... Only three books in the school library. And young Louis Braille, who had come to this strange, lonely place to learn to read, could read none of them. Louis Braille was only ten years old when he became a student at the National Institute...

Meet the Braille Bug!(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... To find out more about braille, visit www.afb.org/braillebug. This American Foundation for the Blind site is filled with information and lots of games using braille. You can read more about Louis Braille and another champion of the blind,...

Body language.(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Has a friend ever shared a secret and then told you to keep it under your hat? This is a special way of telling you to keep the news to yourself. Sayings like "Keep it under your hat" are called idioms (ID-ee-umz). Idioms form pictures in our...

The keyboard calculator.(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On a piano keyboard, the keys start with low notes on the left and get higher on the right. Using the keys to stand for low numbers on the left and higher numbers to the right, can you solve this musical addition...

Snow sports.(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... We've listed some sports you can enjoy outdoors this winter. Can you find them hidden in the puzzle? They are written backward, forward, up, and down. CROSSCOUNTRY (Skiing) CURLING DOWNHILL (Skiing) HOCKEY ICE SKATING...

You can feel a rainbow.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huckleberry Finn quit school. He explained, "I had been to school and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever...

Fabulous favorites.(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Here are some of our best art contest entries so far. Turn to page 32 to enter your work. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Allyson Y. Age: 11 New Jersey [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rachel W. Age: 9 Oklahoma ...

Jokes & poetry.(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Question: Who did the farmer call when his toe fell off? Answer: The toe (tow) truck! Barbara Ward Illinois Question: Where did the general hide his armies? Answer: Up his sleevies! Caitlin McKewan California ...

One hundred million years ago.(Poem)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... ONE HUNDRED MILLION YEARS AGO One hundred million years ago, The world was not the place WE know! No shops, no phones, no cars, no streets, No Chinese food, no trick-or-treats, NO schools, no bikes, no fast airplanes,...

Words to the wise.(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Find the two health words below and their fraction-nitions. A fraction-nition is a definition of the word, hidden as a part of other words. To find the health words and fraction-nitions below, read each clue and select the letters that you...

Take part in art.(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... March 1, 2008 is the deadline to finish your entry and send it to us at Art Contest, Children's Digest, Box 567, Indianapolis, IN 46206. The subject is open, but if you'd like a topic, try funny cartoon snowflakes. Remember to send a school...

Ask Doctor Cory.(Column)
January 1, 2008... Dear Dr. Cory: How do you get rid of a morning sore throat? Isabel Feliciano, Puerto Rico Dear Isabel: Sleeping with an open mouth can cause a dry mouth and a sore throat when you wake in the morning. Breakfast of a drink...

Road trip.(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Arrange the highway numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 on the signs so that any 3 highways in a straight line add up to 15. Each highway will be used only once. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ANSWER [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]