Hopscotch articles from August 2008

Hopscotch archives from August 2008

The applesauce party.(Short story)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The apples were beginning to worry Eliza Potter. Each day they were getting riper. "Yuck! I just stepped on a rotten one," cried her little sister Nan one crisp morning as they walked to school. "I wish we could...

Apple-Picking Time.(Poem)
August 1, 2008... Apple-Picking Time Every year in old New England When the nights are cold and clear, Sometime in late September Apple picking time is here. Mom packs us a picnic lunch, And we bundle in the car. We strain...

Microwave applesauce.(Cooking)(Recipe)
August 1, 2008... Combine 4 medium cooking apples (peeled, cored, and cut into quarters) with 2 cinnamon sticks in a 1 1/2 quart casserole. Cook in microwave, covered, on full power for 8 to 11 minutes, stirring after 4 minutes. (Apples should be...

Postcards from the bed and the shed.
August 1, 2008... Dear Buttercup, No good is going to come from our cat and your cat being on friendly terms. First of all, my cat rarely leaves the property, which means only one thing that smelly barn cat is going to be over here all the time. Already...

Apples to apples.
August 1, 2008... Knock, knock. Who's there? Apple. Apple who? Knock. Who's there? Apple. Apple who? Knock, knock. Who's there? Orange. Orange who? Orange you glad I didn't say apple again? Maybe not, since you probably love apples like most people...

The old apple tree.(Short story)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I can't remember a time when the old apple tree wasn't outside my window. Every spring it was there, growing pink and white flowers striped like the swirls of strawberry-vanilla ice cream. The petals felt soft as...

Apples to apples.
August 1, 2008... Look forwards, backwards, up, down, and diagonally to find the following names of apples in capital letters. Cross the words off the list. After all the words are found, the letters remaining will spell something relating to good health ...

Apple Strudel, Apple Pie.(Poem)
August 1, 2008... Apple strudel, apple pie, Apple pancakes piled high. Apple cider, applesauce, Apple rings for me and Ross. Apple butter, apple tart, Apple salad a la carte. Apple breakfast, apple lunch, Apple...

Make an apple pop-back-up.(Science)
August 1, 2008... Perhaps you have seen or maybe you even own one of those big, pear-shaped balls that look like a person or an animal. When you set them on the floor, they stand upright, and if you push or punch them down, they pop right back up. They do it all...

Apple butter gifts.
August 1, 2008... You would have loved to visit Old Jules Sandoz's orchard. You might have climbed the apple and cherry trees and played house under the plum bushes. Your nose might have tingled with the sweet smell of apples ripening in the hot sun. You could...

Apples for sale.
August 1, 2008... Did you know there was a special way to pick apples? Imagine you are standing next to a big green tree loaded with apples. They look delicious! You reach up and grab one and pull straight down. The apple comes off, but you may have picked more...

The quest for the golden apple!(GIRL POWER COMICS #44)(Cartoon)
August 1, 2008... We've found it at last! What a priceless artifact! Be careful removing it, Shelly! Ancient civilizations sometimes booby-trapped these things. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I have a very BAD FEELING about this! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

The sheet bend.
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Girl Explorers--Try THIS KNOT! The sheet bend is used to join two lines of different thickness. It was created for sailing purposes, but it can also be used to secure a rope to anything with an opening. ...

Apple names.
August 1, 2008... New varieties of apples are often named for the people who created them or the places they came from. The names of other apples describe the apple's taste or appearance. Using those clues, can you find the apples named in this story? Each...

Apple trivia.
August 1, 2008... 1. China is the world's top producer of apples. 2. There are 7500 varieties of apples, and 2500 varieties are grown in the U.S. 3. The variety of apple most widely grown in the U.S. is the "Delicious." 4. Archeologists have found...

Heavenly smash.(Short story)
August 1, 2008... A rickety, rusty pick-up truck pulled into the driveway. "They're here!" called Eric, "Papa Jonathan and Granny Smith!" "What will they bring this time?" asked Emma. "Howdy, young 'uns!" said Papa Jonathan, hopping down from the...

The day I met the mouse.(Kidz Corner)(Short story)
August 1, 2008... When I went to breakfast, I was waiting for the mouse. I really wanted to meet him. I wondered how big he would be. I was already done eating breakfast and still no mouse! It said that at our hotel the Europa Park mouse or one of his friends...

Winter apples.(Short story)
August 1, 2008... Benny and I trudged through the field in back of the old barn. The January sun cast spidery shadows across the snowdrifts as it sank behind the bare trees. My hands, numb with the cold, clutched two bags of apples. "Jill, where are we...

Apple news.
August 1, 2008... Write this familiar sentence about apples. Use the numbered letter answers to fill in the boxes. The first one has been solved as an example. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Animal that purrs Color of a banana Write on a sheet of...

Making an apple-head doll.
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The plastic bag is full of staring, wrinkled, shrunken heads. "The face shapes the personality of the doll," Linda Forbes explains as she opens the bag and pulls out one of the heads. "I think this one looks like...

Apple-cinnamon dough.(CRAFT)
August 1, 2008... This fragrant dough is great for making Christmas crafts and tree ornaments. Hang your sweet-smelling creations with ribbon on a Christmas tree, or hang them throughout the house and enjoy the apple-cinnamon scent all year long. ...

A great apple day.
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Apples, apples, apples.
August 1, 2008... These apple varieties fit in the grid below. How many have you tasted? The letters A P P L E S are included as hints. FUJI WINESAP JONATHON GALA MCINTOSH GOLDEN DELICIOUS ROME BEAUTY RED DELICIOUS ...

Potsy's post office.(Letter to the editor)
August 1, 2008... Dear Potsy, My name is Amanda. I like, I mean, LOVE to swim! I haven't been able to though because our pool is being fixed!! I also LOVE to read! My sister has a bunny! Well, I have to go! Bye! Love, Your #1 fan, Amanda McRoberts ...

Mystery picture puzzle.
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] toothbrush cup sock cherry snow shovel coin apple peeler mushroom sailboat purse high heel shoe flags bowl tepees lips heart plunger ...