Children's Digest articles from September 2007

Children's Digest archives from September 2007

How will you get to school?(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... The following words describe forty different ways to go back to school. Can you find each of them in the puzzle below? Some are printed forward, some backward, and some diagonally. BOLT BOUND CREEP DART DASH GALLOP HIGHTAIL HIKE JOG LOPE...

Johnny can't dance.(Short story)
September 1, 2007... "It's no use, Maman," said Johnny on Saturday afternoon. "I'm just no good at dancing." His mother made a clucking sound. "Cher," she said, "I showed you over and over. You got to keep trying." "But--" "Tonight will be different,...

Jumping for Kids.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Jumping for Kids By Lesley Ward Storey Publishing 132 Pages Riding is exciting, but jumping on horseback is absolutely thrilling. To learn the basics, check out Jumping for Kids, which will show you that there's a lot more to jumping...

Did you know?(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... If you fall off while riding on the flat or jumping and hit your head hard on a fence or the ground, it's a good idea to replace your helmet. Why? our helmet may have cracked or become weaker in placesand it may not protect you properly if you...

Treehouses & Playhouses You Can Build.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Treehouses & Playhouses You Can Build David & Jeanie Stiles Gibbs Smith Publishing 144 pages If you've ever wanted to take to the trees, this is the book for you. From basic building materials to the best way to secure a treehouse so...

First Dinosaur Encyclopedia.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... First Dinosaur Encyclopedia Caroline Bingham D.K. Books, New York 128 pages Would you like to play tennis against a Diplodocus? Better not; it's tough to beat a player long enough to play both ends of the court at once. Which is...

Welcome, Child Life readers.( Children's Digest)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... From all the kids at Children's Digest, to all the readers of Child Life, welcome to your new favorite place! This issue is the first in which readers of Child Life will get a look at all the great attractions we offer in Children's Digest,...

Babe Didrikson Zaharias.(Biography)
September 1, 2007... Have you ever known someone who was good at everything A great first baseman who gets straight A's on spelling tests? A prize-winning piano player who can win track meets, too? Many years ago, an athlete named Babe Didrikson Zaharias amazed...

English language: check out this English language lunacy!(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... The bandage was wound around the wound too tightly. What kind of produce do you produce on your farm? The city dump was so full of refuse that it had to refuse more. There's no time like the present to present the present. The...

Jamestown: 400 years of change.
September 1, 2007... In June 1606, 104 adventurers and indentured servants set sail across the Atlantic Ocean. The idea behind the trip was to get natural resources such as timber and gold for England and the rest of the British Isles (Ireland, Wales and Scotland)....

Jokes & riddles.(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Question: What has wheels and flies, but is not an aircraft? Answer: A garbage truck! Melissa Jones Plainfield, Indiana Question: What did one toilet say to the other toilet? Answer: You look a little flushed! Wendy...

Compound fractures.(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... On the left is a list of body parts. Can you combine each body part with a word from the other list to make a whole new compound word? Each word is used only once. Some body parts may fit with more than one word, so be careful when you pick....

Hurry! hurry! honk! honk!(Brief article)(Photograph)
September 1, 2007... There's a problem here. Only one bridge is strong enough to hold each truck. Add up the weights on each truck, Then draw a line from the truck to the bridge it must cross. But watch out. Each truck must cross a different bridge. ...

Why.(Page of Poetry)(Poem)
September 1, 2007... Why? As I sat by a window sill, Lightning struck the ground. Rain poured from the heavens, Making quite a sound. No one knows why lightning strikes, Why rain pours from the sky. No one knows why we get...

What the Ferret Hears.(Page of Poetry)(Poem)
September 1, 2007... What the Ferret Hears A ferret can hear things that we can't: A baby mole being born in its under ground hospital; Chimpanzees swaying in the branches of swollen trees; A sloth taking its afternoon snooze in ...

The Opposorus.(Page of Poetry)(Poem)
September 1, 2007... The Opposorus The opposorus is his name. Doing the opposite is his game. You do flip, and he does flop; You say "go," and he says, "stop." Flip, flop, go, stop. Small as a rabbit, But quick as a fox, ...

Art contest.(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Colorful Contest We're looking for artists with a great sense of color to illustrate the cover of Children's Digest. It's part of our new art contest, and you can enter today! Just get out your crayons or painting set and create a...

Ask Doctor Cory.
September 1, 2007... Send your health questions to "Ask Doctor Cory;' Children's Digest, P.O. Box 567, Indianapolis, IN 46206 or e-mail us at askdrcory@childrensdigestmag.org. This column does not replace your doctor's advice. Dear Dr. Cory: Why do my...

Find the fruit.(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... The names of twelve fruits are mixed in with the sentences below. Can you find them? Just underline the words or word parts that spell the following fruits. The first one is done for you. 1. Everyone needs praising now and then. 2. Did...