Children's Digest articles from March 2000

Children's Digest archives from March 2000

Phantom Fog.(poem)(Brief Article)(Poem)
March 1, 2000... Like silent breath, the ghostly gray Skims in on the breeze at the end of day. In wispy puffs, Then filmy sheets, It floats through space, Then swiftly fleets Without a trace and slips away-- When the fog...

The Gift of Blarney.(story)(Brief Article)(Short Story)
March 1, 2000... Many years ago, when fairies and leprechauns still frolicked in the glens of the Emerald Isle, there lived a king whose name was Liam. King Liam was wise and generous and kind-hearted. He lived in a great castle with many servants. His robes...

Rhyming Riddles.
March 1, 2000... The answers to the riddles below are rhymes. Write the rhyming answers on the lines. 1. Animal trash -- 2. A weak sea animal -- 3. A butterfly's cleaning rag -- 4, A runner's sweat -- 5. An inexpensive broom -- 6....

Jokes & Riddles.
March 1, 2000... Question: What did the figure skater ask the car? Answer: Can I borrow an axel (axle)? Jordan and Jill Fey Midway, Kentucky Question: What did Delaware (Della wear)? Answer: Her New Jersey! Elizabeth Labosky Tallmadge,...

What's a Sandwich Without Bread?(history of bread)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... Can you imagine eating your peanut butter and banana sandwich without the bread? Or your hamburger "with everything"--except the bun? Some of our favorite lunch and supper foods would be very messy if we didn't have bread. In fact, it's hard to...

Roots, Shoots, Buckets, & Boots.(Review)
March 1, 2000... by Sharon Lovejoy Workman Publishing, New York 159 pages What Makes Your Garden Grow? Do you like to get your hands dirty? Do you like to watch things grow? Do you like great, healthy food? If you answered yes to any of...

Your Compost Corner.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... Wait! Don't dump that trash. Don't pitch that tea bag or toss that turnip. Turn your garbage into gold--compost it. Composting is the breaking down, or decaying, of organic (life-based) materials. As these materials decompose they turn...

The Day Fox Helped Gray One.(Short Story)
March 1, 2000... An Iroquois Folk Tale In the forest many years ago lived a good-natured animal called Gray One. Gray One could climb like Opossum, but he was not an opossum. He could run like Fox, but he disliked hurrying. The sooner you get somewhere, he...

A First Book of Myths.(Review)
March 1, 2000... Stories retold by Mary Hoffman DK Publishing, Inc., New York 48 pages Folklore Galore All through history people have invented stories about what they saw around them. Sometimes these stories tried to explain about the world. The...

Welcome to the World of Porcupines and Welcome to the World of Skunks.
March 1, 2000... by Diane Swanson Whitecap Books, Vancouver/Toronto 27 pages Staying Off the Menu When you're a small woodland animal, lots of things would like to have you over for lunch. They'd like to have you for lunch, in fact, so you've got to...

The Balancing Act.(story)(Short Story)
March 1, 2000... Thirsty again, Jennifer bent over the drinking fountain. She used one hand to press the button and the other to catch her long ponytail before it slipped into the sparkling arc of water. "Come on, Jennifer!" her friend Katie called from the...

SUPER SCHOLARSHIPS!
March 1, 2000... Warm weather is on the way, and so are the annual Tulip Time Scholarship Games at the Fitness Farm in Indianapolis. You'll want to warm up your athletic, performing, spelling, and swimming skills for our great contests. Are you ready? Then come...

Ask Doctor Cory.
March 1, 2000... Dear Dr. Cory: My great-aunt has Alzheimer's disease and she forgets all the time. For example, she always misplaces her money and other important things. Then she thinks people have been stealing from her. I'm really worried about...

Around the Clock.
March 1, 2000... Fill in the correct word called for by the definition. Follow around clockwise, staying within the heavy lines, until you wind up in the center. The words overlap, so if you get one word right, then you already have one or more letters of the...