Children's Digest articles from May 2007

Children's Digest archives from May 2007

The recycled bike.(Short story)
May 1, 2007... 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,...

Harry Potter: The Final Countdown.
May 1, 2007... The wait is almost over! On July 21, the seventh and final Harry Potter book--Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows--hits bookstores. Millions of fans from around the globe eagerly anticipate the latest work by J.K. Rowling, author of the...

Call of the wild.(Wild Animals of North America )(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 1, 2007... Wild Animals of North America Karl Meyer Storey Publishing From coast to coast and from Canada to Mexico. North America is home to an amazing array of creatures. Now, most of them can be found in Wild Animals of North America, which...

Exercising the mind.(365 Exercises for the Mind)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 1, 2007... 365 Exercises for the Mind Pierre Berloquin Sterling "A puzzle a day keeps the hassle away!," says master puzzler Pierre Berloquin, author of 365 Exercises for the Mind. With problem-solving exercises guaranteed to test and sharpen skills,...

Monday.
May 1, 2007... What is the numerical relationship of the dominoes below? Which domino is missing? (Their physical arrangement is not important.) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

The smart investor.(The Young Investor )(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 1, 2007... The Young Investor Katherine R. Bateman Chicago Review Press Did you know that a young person who saves $2,000 each year between the ages of 9 and 14, at an interest rate of 9 percent, will have one million dollars at age 65? And that is...

Drink Up!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 1, 2007... Delicious Drinks to Sip, Slurp, Gulp & Guzzle Rose Dunnington Chicago Review Press Sluuurpp! What kid doesn't enjoy a juice, smoothie, or other lip-smacking liquid concoction he or she has whipped up? Delicious Drinks to Sip, Slurp, Gulp &...

Catching up with "Hannah Montana".(Interview)
May 1, 2007... One of America's most popular young television stars, actress and singer Miley Cyrus portrays an average eighth grader by day. By night, however, she morphs into her alter ego, an international teen pop sensation named Hannah Montana who became...

Sweet sailing.(Blue Banana Boat recipe)(Recipe)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... When it's time for a treat, set your course for healthy choices. Easy to prepare and ripe with delicious blueberries, bananas, and orange slices, the Blue Banana Boat recipe will not only satisfy your sweet tooth, but is rich in antioxidants...

Rhyme Time grand prize champion wins $2,000 college scholarship.(Connie Li wins poetry championship)(Interview)
May 1, 2007... Children are natural poets. Blessed with a love of rhymes, words, and verse, our Grand Prize Poetry Champion is no exception. A gifted writer, ten-year-old Connie Li captures the majesty of spring as it wakes from a long winter's nap in her...

Spring Has Come.(Poem)
May 1, 2007... Spring Has Come Out went rabbit, out of his hole. Thought it was strange, there was no snow. Met the plump-cheeked, furry, brown mole. "It's spring!" he said, face aglow. "The deer and the bears, birds and bees, ...

Metric--measure for measure.
May 1, 2007... With global communication ever improving, sporting competitions are increasingly international. On the international scene, you hear words like meters, kilometers, and centimeters from the metric system, the system of measurement used by 95...

Jokes & riddles.
May 1, 2007... What do you do with dead elements? Barium. What do you get when you cross an automobile with a household animal? A carpet. What three numbers have the same answer when added together and multiplied together? 1,2,3 ...

Let's hear it for LEGO.(Digest: News & Products)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... For more than 70 years, kids have enjoyed piecing together colorful interlocking, plastic LEGO bricks to assemble cars, planes, trains, buildings, castles, spaceships, and now even working robots. Everyone knows the name LEGO is an...

Secret agent Spy Scope.(Who's watching?)(Build Your Own Spy Scope interactive kit)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... In today's world, almost every move can be tracked by the latest technology. Build Your Own Spy Scope uncovers the history and lingo of spies, hidden messages used by the ancient Greeks, and the science of sound, light, and optics. With this...

Speedminton.(Who's watching?)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... And now, a new dimension in racquet sports! Think badminton is a lazy game? Gear up for a new version that you've gotta try! Whether you're headed to the beach or backyard, Speedminton is the perfect game to take along. The game comes with...

Going airborn with "Vurtego".(Who's watching?)(Vurtego Pogo Stick)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... A whole new world of pogo awaits you with the Vurtego Pogo Stick. For the young athlete who craves hang time--whether it's skiing, snowboarding, skating half pipes, or volleyball and hoop--the modern incarnation of the pogo stick allows anyone...

iQuest.(Who's watching?)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... If you want a fast, fun way to study for tests, try iQuest handheld from Leap Frog. With more than a thousand math, science and social studies questions, iQuest is a comprehensive source of knowledge on the go. Download more than 100,000...

Become a magician--Magic Card Tricks.(Who's watching?)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... How do magicians pull off those seemingly impossible card tricks? Read closely, and you can pick up some inside information. Magic Card Tricks provides all the tools of the trade--two decks of cards, one regular and the other tapered. Each...

Tailg8r Football.(Who's watching?)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Like to play football around the pool, park, or at the beach in all kinds of weather? With real laces and an inflatable inner bladder, the Tailg8r Football is easy to throw, catch, and make perfect spirals. Super graphics provide the excellent...

Bodies in motion: golf.
May 1, 2007... What if someone said this to you: "Nancy Lopez won the LPGA Championship, putting for eagles on eleven of the sixteen par fives, and delivering a smashing chip shot on the 455-yard third hole. She sank a ten-footer after reaching the green...

Artie Artichoke's refreshing summer word search.(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Hey, there, this is Artie Artichoke, and I've cooked up a word puzzle for you. I scrambled up all the letters and then flipped them up in the air. They all landed as whole words or phrases... and can be found spelled horizontally, vertically,...

Ask Doctor Cory.(child health)
May 1, 2007... Dear Dr. Cory: I am in the 6th grade and have a science fair question for you. Why does eating ice cream give you a pain in the head? Samantha Delano, Minnesota Dear Samantha: Neurologists (doctors who take care of the...

Dogs, dogs, dogs!(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... 5 LETTERS AKITA BOXER 6 LETTERS COLLIE 7 LETTERS BULLDOG MALTESE POINTER SAMOYED SHAR PEI SHELTIE SHIH TZU 8 LETTERS LABRADOR SHEEPDOG 9 LETTERS DACHSHUND GREYHOUND LHASA APSO PEKINGESE SCHNAUZER ST....