Children's Digest articles from March 2004

Children's Digest archives from March 2004

Monsters and Me.(Poem)
March 1, 2004... Monster and Me Most grown-ups don't like monsters-- They're not fond of greenish creatures. They think monsters are untidy, With hairy or scary features. But I think monsters are magical-- The most amazing...

Mr. Greenlaw's red felt hat.(Short Story)
March 1, 2004... I don't think I'll ever forget the feeling. It was like someone punched me in the stomach. It was no way to start a Monday morning at school, that's for sure--having Carol Kestler come up and tell me that Mr. Greenlaw had died. I don't...

Human Body Lab.(Laboratory Award Winner)
March 1, 2004... Human Body Lab (Silver Dolphin) invites you to explore an incredible world: your own body. Discover through 40 fun and interesting experiments just how amazing the human body is and how the different biological systems in the body work...

Jokes & riddles.
March 1, 2004... Question: Why was the lamp flunking his classes? Answer: Because he wasn't too bright! Elijah Rivers East Orange, New Jersey Question: What kind of car does every horse dream about? Answer: A mustang! Shane Roberts...

Planting potatoes.
March 1, 2004... It's that time of the year--time to start planning your garden! And what better vegetable to plant than the ever-popular potato. Potatoes are a source of every vitamin except vitamin A. They also a great source of fiber. Fiber will help lower...

Fitness farm fever.(Tulip Time Scholarship Games in Indianapolis; Tulip Time spelling bee words)
March 1, 2004... Exercise and learning are Year-around activities. Our readers have fun exercising their bodies and minds. But did you know that you can win scholarship money for college doing your favorite activities? That's right. At the Tulip Time...

My Big, Fat, Smelly Cat.(Page Of Poetry)(Poem)
March 1, 2004... My Big, Fat, Smelly Cat I love my big fat smelly cat But she doesn't get along with my dog She ate so much that now she's fat She can't even run, jump, or jog All she does all day is lay on her side I really don't...

My Clarinet and Me.(Page Of Poetry)(Poem)
March 1, 2004... My Clarinet and Me I love to play my clarinet, My birthday gift last May; Though practice is only twice a week, I play it every day. I play it in the morning And in the afternoon; I play it in the evening,...

If I Were a Flower.(Page Of Poetry)(Poem)
March 1, 2004... If I Were a Flower If I were a flower, I could stand straight and tall I could lean with the wind and grow big from small I could talk with the pansies like the daffodil do I could drink with my toes and...

Janice VanCleave's Scientists Through the Ages.(Science Award Winner)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... Janice VanCleave's Scientists Through the Ages (Wiley) recounts the work of more man twenty-five astronomers, chemists, physicists, biologists, and earth scientists. This great book has short biographies of each scientist, descriptions of their...

Growing things.
March 1, 2004... This is a cryptogram. That means it's a puzzle where objects stand for different letters. Can you decipher the names of some of our favorite vegetables? Use the following code: A hoe stands for C A trowel stands for O A rake...

What's wrong with this picture?
March 1, 2004... It's April Fools' Day on the Fitness Farm playground. Can you circle the items that don't make sense in this picture? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Gross Anatomy.(Anatomy Award Winner)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... Yes, the human body is incredible, but are you ready to check out the slimy, digusting side of it? Gross Anatomy (innovative KIDS[R]) has six chapters about the different biological systems in the body. In each of these chapters, there's also a...

Body language.(idioms using parts of the body)
March 1, 2004... 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). When we talk, idioms help us...

Vegetable Trivia.(Poem)
March 1, 2004... VEGETABLE TRIVIA Do you know How vegetables grow, And where they can be found? A leaf? A stem? Will you find them Above or below the ground? Most every day, In some sort of way, We eat potatoes...

Ask doctor Cory.(children's health questions)
March 1, 2004... Dear Dr. Cory: What can I do to get rid of a stuffy nose, and how do you prevent it? Rahsanica Grand Island, New York Dear Rahsanica: Here are some of the reasons why a nose might be stuffy: * Allergies and...

Scholarship search.
March 1, 2004... The following words are associated with the Tulip Time Scholarship Games. Can you find each of them in the puzzle below? Some are printed forward, some backward, and some diagonally. BALL BASKETBALL CLUB COMPETITION ...