Children's Digest articles from September 1998

Children's Digest archives from September 1998

Family fitness challenge. (short story)
September 1, 1998... Jennifer's brown ponytail bounced up and down as she skipped rope in front of her house. She jumped on her right foot and on her left. She changed to both feet as she watched her dad finish jogging and go into the house. Her red high-tops...

Reach Higher.
September 1, 1998... by Scottie Pippen with Greg Brown Taylor Publishing, Dallas, Texas $14.95 Making the Leap It's a long way from Hamburg, Arkansas to the National Basketball Association--but Ali-Star Scottie Pippen made it. In the beginning, it...

Faces in sports: Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
September 1, 1998... Any athlete would be thrilled to win just one Olympic medal. Jackie Joyner-Kersee has won medals in three Olympics! People call her the world's greatest female athlete. Jackie competes in the heptathlon. The Greek prefix hepta means...

The Reader's Digest Children's Atlas of the World.
September 1, 1998... Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York Reader's digest Young Families, Westport, Connecticut $22.99 Around the World in Eighty Ways In this atlas you can learn about the world's longest river, its highest mountain, and...

Cider time. (poem)
September 1, 1998... The apples for weeks have been tumbling down. The cider lies sweet in the jug. We pour it and heat it and stir in the spices. Oh, then how it steams in my mug! I sip it and swallow and soar...

Baked apples. (recipe)
September 1, 1998... Apples are a great snack any time of the year. In the fall, when you can buy fresh apples from the orchard, they are an extra-special treat. Here's an easy recipe for making baked apples. A snack of apples is sure to make you smile....

Race day! (results of the 1998 Tulip Time Scholarship Games and information for the 1999 Games)
September 1, 1998... The kids had plenty of flower power at the 1998 Tulip Time Scholarship Day at the Fitness Farm last spring. There was racing and spelling and flower identification and, more than anything else, there was FUN! NO FROWNS AT THE SPELLDOWNS...

Super-speller. (Jody-Anne Maxwell wins the 1998 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee)
September 1, 1998... If you want to move up a grade without taking final exams, why not try Jody-Anne Maxwell's technique? Just win the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee! Of course, like Jody-Anne, twelve, you might have to study an entire dictionary word...

The calling.(poem)
September 1, 1998... THE CALLING One huge sea Calling out to me. "Come in, Come swim, Come up to your chin!" Should I obey? Or should I stay? Oh, how I wish I could swim with the fish! In the ocean so...

Friends.(poem)
September 1, 1998... FRIENDS Friends need each other, They're like sister and brother. Friends stick together Whenever? Through thick and through thin, They're there for each other, And one another. Friends are...

Flying.(poem)
September 1, 1998... FLYING Flying, flying, in the sky, Soaring, gliding, up so high, Above the clouds, among the stars, I choose where to go, and how far. I travel around the world and back, Making up the time I lack. But...

Unite.(poem)
September 1, 1998... UNITE Climbing, climbing, climbing, It climbs within me. Falling, falling, falling, It falls without me. Crying, crying, crying, It: cries for me. Hating, hating, hating, It hates without me. ...

Mental Math Workout.
September 1, 1998... Math-a-Magical If you're fascinated with numbers, check out Mental Math Workout for the calculation inspiration you crave. Chapters like "Symmetry and Beauty in Math," "Magical Mind Reading With Numbers," and "Gamesmanship in...

A few weeks ago I got a Hepatitis B shot at school with an air gun. It didn't hurt, but five minutes later I got dizzy and could barely stand up. I felt very sick to my stomach. Why did the shot make me feel sick and dizzy?(Ask Doctor Cory)
September 1, 1998... Dear Dr. Cory: A few weeks ago I got a Hepatitis B shot at school with an air gun. It didn't hurt, but five minutes later I got dizzy and could barely stand up. I felt very sick to my stomach. Why did the shot make me feel sick and dizzy?...

Why do we have thyroids?(Ask Doctor Cory)
September 1, 1998... Dear Dr. Cory: Why do we have thyroids? Veronica Chan Markham, Ontario, Canada Dear Veronica: The thyroid (THIGH-royd) gland produces hormones that control how quickly or slowly your cells burn the food that you eat for fuel. The...

How can you help? (raise awareness about the necessary effects of iodine in the body)(Ask Doctor Cory)
September 1, 1998... You can lend a hand by helping Kiwanis raise money to make sure that iodized salt is available in the areas where it is needed. Ask your parents if you can call your local Kiwanis International club and ask how you or your school, church, or...