Children's Digest articles from October 1998

Children's Digest archives from October 1998

Saturday smaterday. (short story)
October 1, 1998... Chris pushed the pitcher of orange juice to his brother. "Man," he said, "am I glad it's Friday. Tomorrow I'm not getting up till 9:59." "That's a funny time," Jason said. "That's one minute before `Day of Horror' starts on Channel...

A Child's Glacier Bay.
October 1, 1998... A Wilderness of Treasures A family sets out in Kayaks to explore Alaska's Glacier Bay. They find wildlife, beauty, the challenge of the ocean, and the joy of learning their place in the wild world around them. Written by mother and...

Bodies in motion: field hockey. (includes description of moves)
October 1, 1998... Do you like hockey but don't care for cold weather? Then field hockey might be the game for you! Originally called "hurley" in Ireland, "shinty" in Scotland, "bandy" in Wales, and "hackie" in England, this oldest of the stick and-ball...

Halloween past and present.
October 1, 1998... The night is dark, except for the light of the crackling bonfires. The eerie chants of Druid (DROO-id) priests offering gifts to Samhain, their sun god, drift down from the wooded hills of ancient England. For three days the celebration...

Me.(poem)
October 1, 1998... My fingers are fast like horses running; My eyes are as green as wet grass in the morning; My tongue is as rough as a tree's bark; My hair is soft like my mom's bathrobe; My heart is filled with love to Fill a...

Fall.(poem)
October 1, 1998... Summer is gone; Fall is here. It is the most colorful time of year. Red, yellow, orange, and brown, This is when the leaves fall to the ground. The air is cool, crisp, and clean; The grass is no longer green....

A mouse in the house.(poem)
October 1, 1998... People say eek when they see a mouse-- But I keep mice in my house. They live in a tank and have a house for their bed, But they have no pillows for their head. They eat little seeds and run on a wheel. There's...

Colors.(poem)
October 1, 1998... Red is the color of strawberries ready for picking. Pink is my bubble gum that's always sticking. White is a daisy blooming in May. Black is a storm cloud on a rainy day. Blue is dew on a blade of grass. Orange is a...

Robin Hood.
October 1, 1998... by Neil Philip D.K. Publishing, Inc., New York $14.95 Sherwood's Merry Men Have you outwitted the Sheriff of Nottingham lately? No? Then come along and join Robin Hood's merry band in Robin Hood, part of D.K.'s Eyewitness Classics...

Chewing msickquatash down to size. (recipes)
October 1, 1998... Would Thanksgiving be ruined if you had to eat askootasquash or msickquatash? The Pilgrims didn't think so, but then, they knew what those words meant. They had trouble pronouncing them, though. That's why you know these great foods...

Neale S. Godfrey's Ultimate Kids' Money Book.
October 1, 1998... by Neale S. Godfrey Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York $18.00 Making Sense of Dollars and Cents Everybody wants it; you can't get along without it--but you never seem to get enough of it. What is it? Money! From...

It bounces!! It floats!! It's the cranberry.
October 1, 1998... Do they bounce? You may think that's a silly question to ask about cranberries. Farmers think it's not silly. Good cranberries bounce; bad ones don't. One of the early settlers of our country discovered this himself. According to legend,...

Skeletons.
October 1, 1998... D.K. Publishing, Inc., New York $6.95 Skeletons, from D.K. Books' Pockets series, will let you carry along a handy reference to all kinds of bones and skeletons. Learn about the skeleton as structure and as the protector of the body....

A-Maze-Ing Human Body Adventure Park.
October 1, 1998... Reader's Digest Young Families Joshua Morris Publishing, Inc., Westport, Connecticut $9.99 A-Maze-Ing Human Body Adventure Park takes you on a fact- and fun-filled ride through your own body. You'll learn about taste buds, red blood cells,...

How do you get head lice and how do you get rid of them? Why do they itch and why do they have to live on your body? (includes related information available)(Ask Doctor Cory)
October 1, 1998... Dear Rachel: Head lice are very common and very contagious. You can get lice by coming in contact with someone who has them or by using any of his personal items (combs, brushes, hair ornaments, or headphones), hats, costumes, pillows,...

Does burping mean you eat too much? Is this a problem?(Ask Doctor Cory)
October 1, 1998... Dear K.C.: No, burping does not mean that you've eaten too much. It is generally not a problem, since it is a normal body reaction to the buildup of extra gases in the stomach. Burping occurs when gases escape the stomach, traveling up the...

I get shocked a lot. I heard from a friend the reason is because I shuffle my feet too much and cause static electricity. Why do I get shocked?(Ask Doctor Cory)
October 1, 1998... Dear Sandy: Anything that takes up space and has weight (matter) is made up of atoms. Atoms are made of positive electrical charges, called protons, and negative electrical charges, called electrons. Protons and electrons are usually...