Hopscotch articles from April 2004

Hopscotch archives from April 2004

The prize.(Short Story)
April 1, 2004... Every day, Young Oak worked beside her mother in their garden. While pulling weeds and loosening soil around the pepper plants, she pretended they were beautiful chrysanthemums. "You foolish girl!" her mother scolded. "Flowers can't be...

Grow a plant without a seed.(Science)
April 1, 2004... If I asked you what I would need to grow a plant, you would probably say a pot, some soil, and a seed. Most of the plants we know grow from seeds. In the spring, many stores have large displays of packets of seeds to grow dozens of different...

Garden search.
April 1, 2004... tomato sun peas plant seed water weed dig corn beans Garden Word Search from page 8 T O M A T O A E D B S S J Q V Z G L L E E Y M T R S U N B A E D G W I U D K W N D K X E O S P E A S K Y I E X L C J T H P U J D I G F O E C...

Garden giggles.
April 1, 2004... What did the doctor remove from his salad? Kidney beans! How can you tell that Santa Claus is a wonderful gardener? Because he loves to hoe-hoe-hoe What is an ant? A hard-working bug that still finds the time to go to lots...

Wild about flowers.
April 1, 2004... What do you think of when you hear the names forget-me-not, dog-tooth violet, and bee balm? Would you believe that they are all names of wildflowers? One of these just might be growing near your home. If you would like to grow your very own...

Grow flowers year around.
April 1, 2004... Most spring bulbs like tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths can be grown at any time during the year. It's easy to force a bulb into bloom if you give it the right care and conditions. You can find flower bulbs at most garden centers and...

Jenny Butchart's recycled hole.(Biography)
April 1, 2004... In 1912, wind whipped around Jenny Butchart as she balanced herself on tiptoe and peered way over the edge of a 50-foot quarry. The mine had furnished limestone and clay for her husband's much-needed, cement plant for 15 years. Now the...

The Unlikely Gardener.(Poem)
April 1, 2004... The Unlikely Gardener I help to plant the flower bulbs High upon the hill. We plant tulips and crocuses And many daffodils. I'm shoveling and watering. I'm finishing a row. In springtime, we will come out here And watch the...

The plant detective.(Short Story)
April 1, 2004... Aunt Jane came to see me two days after I got out of the hospital. I'd been looking forward to a summer of soccer, tennis, and roller hockey. Now all I had to look forward to was books and television. Aunt Jane found me sitting in a chair,...

Sunflower sandwiches.(Cooking)
April 1, 2004... What? A sunflower in a sandwich? That's what I said? Have you ever seen a sunflower? Sunflowers can grow taller than you. They are called sunflowers because they like to look at the sun. By the time they are grown, their heads could have as...

The T.A.I.L.S. girl power! Science squad.(Comic)
April 1, 2004... Gardening is a fun way to learn about science and nature! Come with us and learn a few things that will help you start a successful garden of your own! If you've read of their adventures in the past, you may have wondered where the...

Hopscotch winners space story contest.(Short Story)
April 1, 2004... What a Little Girl Saw in Space by Emily Sauble Sherwood, CA, Age 13 Once, a little girl went off oil an adventure. Leaving in a space shuttle, she launched off into outer space. She went around the world once, marveling at seeing white...

Phoebe & Buttercup: postcards from the bed and the shed.(Short Story)
April 1, 2004... Dear Buttercup, That cat did it again! My two-legger Judy is so upset, she might call your two-legger. It seems the cat dug up her tomato plants. That's right, tomatoes! Why? The Best we can figure is he was doing it for one of two reason....

A garden for grandma.(Short Story)
April 1, 2004... Alyssa took a deep breath and pinched her nose between her fingers before pushing open the heavy glass doors of Twin Lakes Elderly Home. The place smelled like a doctor's office, not like her grandma's kitchen when bread was baking or the sweet...

Garden search.
April 1, 2004... Circle the letters of the words yon find. Cross the word off the list. Look forwards, backwards, up, down, and diagonally. After all the words are found, the letters remaining will spell something about gardening. acid annual balance blade...

Potsy's post office.(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2004... Dear Potsy, My name is Maria Verdile. I have one stepsister and four brothers. One of them is my stepbrother and two of them are half brothers. Their names are Ryan, Vincent, Steven, Amanda, and Jason. I am 9 years old. I like dogs,...

Girls and their gardens.
April 1, 2004... Cathy, Julie, Kim, and Tammy are planting gardens. Using the clues, can you match up each girl with her garden plant? 1) Cathy doesn't like carrots or beans. 2) Julie can't wait to eat a sample from her garden. 3) The name of one...

April showers bring May flowers.
April 1, 2004... 1. Abby planted 5 flowers, and Beni planted 3 flowers. Who planted the most? How many more? How many flowers did they plant altogether? 2. Connie picked 8 flowers, and Dahlia picked 9 flowers. Who picked the most? How many more? How many...

A three sisters garden.(Includes recipes.)
April 1, 2004... We might eat corn-on-the-cob, baked beans, and pumpkin pie at a picnic and not even realize that these are special foods in our country's history. Native American lore calls corn, beans, and squash the "three sisters." Planted together, eaten...

Summer jumble.(Short Story)
April 1, 2004... Chef Pierre, in summertime, was puzzled quite a lot. "What am I to do with all these vegetables I've got? Vegetables in boxes, bags, and baskets on the floor. Look outside! My garden's busy growing even more." Chef Pierre thought fast and hard;...

Garden helpers.
April 1, 2004... A war is being fought in your own backyard At this very moment, thousands of nasty insects are destroying your grass, your garden, and even your flowers! But if you look closely, you'll see some courageous insects fighting back. The humble...

Potsy's pen pal club.(New list of pen pals.)
April 1, 2004... Dear Readers, These are the new additions of Hopscotch girls who want to be pen pals. These do not include girls on the previous list. To receive the addresses, simply mail us a self-addressed, tamped #10 envelope. We'll send you the...

Mystery picture puzzle.
April 1, 2004... worm (3) birds strawberry watering can tooth frog cupcake trowel candle bug canoe bell heart letter garden rake (2) ice cream cones Answer (3) BIRDS WORM STRAWBERRY TOOTH WATERING CAN FROG CUPCAKE (2) ICE CREAM CONES TROWEL CANDLE BUG...