Highlights for Children articles from January 2005

Highlights for Children archives from January 2005

Martin Luther King.(Poem)
January 1, 2005... Martin Luther King Got me a special place For Martin Luther King. His picture on the wait Makes me sing. I look at it for long time And think of some Real good ways We will overcome.

Find the pictures.
January 1, 2005... Can you find each of these pictures at another place in this book? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Dear readers.(Editorial)
January 1, 2005... Once I had twelve cats in my living room, each one different from the next. You should have heard all the meowing! Actually, the cats were kids wearing face paint and fabric kitten ears. They were guests at a cat-themed birthday party that...

Turtlecise! Do you feel like a turtle? Follow these tips for a strong, healthy back.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Unlike turtles, people are not designed to carry shells on their backs. But lots of kids carry loaded backpacks that make them feel like turtles. These tips will help you strengthen your back for carrying a kid-sized load. Turtle Tip 1 ...

Estrella starring.(Short Story)
January 1, 2005... Our house burned down just before Christmas. Sitting alone on the bed I now share with Cousin Rena, I gaze into the silver pocket mirror that I grabbed on the night of the fire. All my other stuff is gone. Rena peeks into the room. "Hey,...

I wonder ... why ice floats.(Science Corner)
January 1, 2005... Water is made up of little bits called molecules. When most liquids freeze, their molecules crowd closer together. When water freezes and becomes ice, its molecules move farther apart and take up more space. So ice is less dense than water....

Magnetic challenge.(Science Corner)
January 1, 2005... How many magnets can you find in your kitchen? What jobs do they do? How are the cupboard doors held shut? How many electric motors are there? (Each electric motor contains at least two magnets,)

Eight pieces of cheese.(Science Corner)
January 1, 2005... Can you divide this wheel of cheese into eight identical pieces using only three straight cuts? Use one sideways cut to slice the wheel in half. Keeping the two halves together, use two downward cuts to slice each half-wheel into four...

Dinosaur days.(Science Corner)
January 1, 2005... Did pterodactyls fly or glide? Eric Nerren, Age 11 Mississippi Pterodactyls could fly and glide. Gliding saves energy, but at some point, pterodactyls needed to flap their wings to stay in the air. Pterodactyls were actually flying...

Thinking.
January 1, 2005... * Why do we celebrate the new year? What special New Year's Day traditions does your family have? How do you think such traditions got started? * Many people make New Year's "resolutions"--plans to improve themselves in some way. Some...

Catching cougar kittens.
January 1, 2005... Three cougar kittens raced down the hill through the trees. Their ears were laid back, their blue eyes were opened wide, and their furry feet churned snow into the air behind them. I stood frozen with excitement. It's rare to see a cougar in...

An earful.(Short Story)
January 1, 2005... Your homework is to collect sounds," Mrs. Olson said. She handed out sheets of paper shaped like giant ears. Then she held up a shiny blue kazoo. "Everyone who gets an 'earful' will get one of these." The class laughed. Later, Jacob glared...

Gathering firewood.(Hidden Pictures[R])
January 1, 2005... In this big picture find the boot, spatula, ice-cream cone, fish, funnel, golf club, musical note, toothbrush, carrot, tack, pitcher, pennant, slice of pie, spoon, bird, trowel, cat, hoe, sock, sailboat, megaphone, and candle. ...

One egg, over easy.(Poem)
January 1, 2005... One Egg, Over Easy Humpty Dumpty stood on a wall. He fastened his bungee cord, ready to fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men Were shocked to see Humpty shoot skyward again?

Jokes.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Mom: "Mickey, have you ever seen an egg roll?" Mickey: "No, but I've eaten one?" Meagan Perez, Maryland Tim: "What do dogs like to ride?" Dan: "Bicycles?" Tim: "That's incorrect. They prefer muttacycles." Timothy...

The President's big day: a behind-the-scenes look with John Riley.
January 1, 2005... Every four years Washington, D.C., has a really big party. The festivities begin early on January 20 and carry on throughout the evening. There is a formal ceremony, a parade, a luncheon, and many balls and dinners, but the guests of honor are...

A "stormy" career.(Your Dream Job!)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Last July, we asked what you dream of doing as an adult. Thanks for your great responses! We wish we had room to print them all. Here are just a few. My dream job is being a type of meteorologist called a storm analyst. Meteorologists are...

Work and play.(Your Dream Job!)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... My dream job is being a construction worker--but only on an amusement park. James Martin, Age 9 New Hampshire

Royal fashion designer.(Your Dream Job!)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... My dream job is to sew dresses for a queen. I could make whatever design I wanted. Her breakfast dress would be blue and long. Her lunch dress is purple and medium. Her dinner dress is red and short. They would all have sparkles. I think they...

A "PoliceLawFireman.".(Your Dream Job!)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... When I grow up, I want to be a policeman or a fireman or a lawyer because they help people. Maybe I will combine all three and become a "PoliceLawFireman." I can work as a policeman in the morning. I can do law things in the afternoon. I can do...

The thrill of the race.(Your Dream Job!)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... I've always wanted to be a jockey. I'd ride famous racehorses and meet important people. I'd be a skilled rider. It would be exciting to ride in the middle of a pack of running racehorses down a muddy track--and to have the thrill of galloping...

Playing in the band.(Your Dream Job!)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... My dream job is to become a professional guitarist and vocalist for my future five-member rock band. I practice the acoustic guitar, and I have written hundreds of songs! The reason I want to be a guitarist and vocalist is because I am very...

The best mom ever.(Your Dream Job!)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... My dream job is to be a mom. I want to be a mom because I love babies. I think it is fun to dress them and feed them. The best part of being a mom is getting the babies out of bed and seeing them smile at you. I also like to cook and clean. I...

In My dreams.(Your Dream Job!)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... My dream job is riding dirt bikes in Las Vegas. I would win the world-cup trophy doing a Superman move. But I know my mom would never let me do it! Nolan Beall, Age 10 California

Up to the challenge.(Your Dream Job!)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... My dream job is to be a doctor. I want to be a doctor because I want to help people who are hurt or sick. I know I would have to take nearly eight years of college, but I think it would be worth it. Mikko Sayre, Age 9 Alaska

Future tennis champion.(Your Dream Job!)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... I want to be a tennis player. Tennis fascinates me, and my all-time favorite player is Steffi Graf. My only regret is that tennis is not all that popular in India. Maybe I can turn that fact around. I sometimes imagine myself holding a...

Brotherly love.(Your Dream Job!)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... My dream job is to work with children with disabilities. I first realized I wanted to do this when my brother Kenny, now three, was born with a number of health problems, including Down syndrome. In terms of working toward my goal, I help out...

Tyler the chef.(Your Dream Job!)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... I want to be the head chef of a restaurant. I'd like this job because I think cooking is fun. I love mixing different ingredients together, like I did on my spicy hot chicken. I made it two times! I like using all the utensils we have. I love...

For the love of cars.(Your Dream Job!)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... I want to be a worker at a custom-car shop. I love cars. They are the best. I love looking at them. I love going inside of them. I love going inside my dad's car to pretend I'm driving. I love lowriders. I love rims. I think they're the best...

Lucas's toy factory.(Your Dream Job!)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... My dream job is to be a toy maker because people will thank me for making toys. I would make crayons, dolls, pretend dinosaur bones, and teddy bears. If you work at my toy factory and you don't succeed the first time, just try again. Lucas...

Join the parade.(Illustrate the Story!)
January 1, 2005... Have you ever wanted to be an illustrator? Now's your chance! Choose one part of this story, and draw a picture to go with it. Send your art, along with your name, age, and address, to Illustrate the Story! HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN 803...

Mixed-up story.
January 1, 2005... Which happened first? Second? Third? Last? [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED]

Hannah's hand-me-downs.
January 1, 2005... Hannah has outgrown three shirts and three pairs of pants. Now these pieces of clothing fit her three younger sisters: triplets named Kelsey, Katie, and Kylie. Using the pictures and the clues, figure out which pieces of clothing will go to...

Riddles.
January 1, 2005... 1. What kind of shoes swim in the ocean? Annika Scilipote, New York 2. What drink is popular in Minnesota? Katherine Harrison, Florida 3. What did the baby digital clock say to its mother? Tricia Novack, Pennsylvania ...

The Timbertoes[R].(Comic)
January 1, 2005... Pa wanted a snack. Yum! Peanut butter and jelly! Uh-oh. Too late. Tommy added a banana. Mmm! Peanut butter and jelly. "I'm hungry," said Mabel. "No more jelly. I'm sorry." "It tastes good on an apple." Tommy...

Marmalade.(Short Story)
January 1, 2005... Every once in a while my great-uncle Waldo gets into a reminiscing mode. This morning it happened at breakfast. He picked up a knife with his knuckly fingers, spread marmalade on his toast, gave a chuckle, and began: Whenever I spread...

Soccer--inside! Throw a party or just have indoor fun with friends!
January 1, 2005... Invitations For each invitation, cut a circle from thick white paper. Draw and color a few pentagons to make a soccer-ball design. Then flip over the circle and write "It's Game Time! Come to my Super Indoor Soccer Party!" Write your name,...

Clouds.(Our Own Pages)(Poem)
January 1, 2005... Clouds Clouds drifting by like snowy white popcorn in the sky, like snow-white daisies on a cool, still pond, like swans swimming through showers of soft, still rain. Zachary Vogt, Age 12 ...

Eagles in a Tree.(Our Own Pages)
January 1, 2005... Eagles in a Tree [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jeffrey Loftus, Age 6 South Dakota

Haiku.(Our Own Pages)(Poem)
January 1, 2005... Haiku What was there is gone. I stare blindly in darkness. The sun will return. Nicholi Cervantes, Age 11 Colorado

Red.(Our Own Pages)(Poem)
January 1, 2005... Red I am red. When I am angry, I am lava shooting out of a volcano. When I am excited, I am burning down a candle. When I am shy, I am a red T-shirt in a drawer. When I am sad, I am wax dripping from a candle. ...

Peaceful Lion.(Our Own Pages)
January 1, 2005... Peaceful Lion [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Samantha Henderson, Age 6 Massachusetts

Dolphins.(Our Own Pages)(Poem)
January 1, 2005... Dolphins-- some of you jump and dance in the waves, and others are laughing under the ocean. Mollie Kaltenbach, Age 9 Missouri

Grammy's Backyard.(Our Own Pages)
January 1, 2005... Grammy's Backyard [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Emily McAllister, Age 11 Mississippi

Books can take you places.(Our Own Pages)(Poem)
January 1, 2005... Books can take you places, Place in the world. Books are the world In writing. Emily Burst, Age 10 Washington, D.C.

A Day on a Bike.(Our Own Pages)(Poem)
January 1, 2005... A Day on a Bike I have made sure the rusty wheels are on tight. I'm doing everything but ride. The wheels are squeaky and really slow. I don't think I'm exactly on the go. Kielan Mora, Age 8 Colorado

Papa Bear.(Our Own Pages)(Poem)
January 1, 2005... Papa Bear In the winter, we like to ski. A world of snow, just you and me. We like to take the trails that are tough, Even though we know it will be rough. But at your side, I have no care, Because you are my...

My Grandpa's Old Pocket Watch.(Our Own Pages)
January 1, 2005... My Grandpa's Old Pocket Watch [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ayhan Konar, Age 9 Florida

My Wonderland.(Our Own Pages)(Poem)
January 1, 2005... My Wonderland Snow drifting, slowly down, All throughout a sleeping town. In the darkness, far beyond, It settles on my frozen pond. And if you travel through my woods, Weave nimbly through my trees, You just...

Our Family Reunion.(Our Own Pages)(Poem)
January 1, 2005... Our Family Reunion My family lives all over the United States. But when we come together it is really great. We are always happy to see one another. When we are together we respect one another. We all laugh and we all...

My Cheerleading Team.(Our Own Pages)
January 1, 2005... My Cheerleading Team [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Elizabeth Johnson, Age 5 South Carolina

Dream Job.(Our Own Pages)
January 1, 2005... Dream Job [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Michael Coblentz, Age 10 Tennessee

Love.(Our Own Pages)(Poem)
January 1, 2005... Love Love is something that no one can explain. Sometimes it makes you sad. Sometimes it makes you happy. No one can break love between you and someone. Sometimes love hurts you, but...

A Still Life.(Our Own Pages)(Poem)
January 1, 2005... A Still Life Beautiful green plants live but do not talk or move. Do they ever think? Sara Cannon, Age 9 North Carolina

Loon.(Our Own Pages)(Poem)
January 1, 2005... Loon Loon, Loon is my name. I swim in the mellow waters of the Great Lakes. It's great fun in the waters up here! Come, come join me some day! Eric Nelson, Age 10 ...

The Princess and Her Daughters and Their Kitten.(Our Own Pages)
January 1, 2005... The Princess and Her Daughters and Their Kitten [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mariah McCrory, Age 7 Idaho

Frozen bubbles: they're full of surprises.
January 1, 2005... What would happen if you tried to blow a soap bubble in below-freezing weather? Would it freeze solid and fall to the ground? Would you have to hit it with a hammer to break it? These questions occurred to me one cold winter day. It was too...

Hide-and-seek.
January 1, 2005... Name a room in your home where you might find these items. pair of slippers telephone dictionary computer hammer bar of soap tablecloth jar of mustard [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED]

Goofus and Gallant[R].
January 1, 2005... "Anybody could win that dumb contest." "Congratulations on winning your award, Devon!" When his parents aren't around, Goofus watches movies they don't allow him to watch. Gallant only goes to movies his parents allow him to see....

The squirrel and the crow: lazy crow learned a lesson.(Short Story)
January 1, 2005... Once upon a time a crow and a squirrel owned a field. They agreed to work the field together. The crow built his nest in a tree near the field. The squirrel made her home in the trunk of the same tree. One day the squirrel called out to the...

Juggle these maracas!(Quick Crafts)
January 1, 2005... 1. Put a handful of beads, buttons, or beans in a plastic snack cup. 2. Line the rim of the cup with tacky glue. 3. Press a matching snack cup upside down on top of the first cup. Let the glue dry. 4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to...

This Mexican tin art shines.(Quick Crafts)
January 1, 2005... 1. Use permanent markers to draw and decorate an animal shape on the bottom of a disposable aluminum pie tin. 2. Cut out the shape. 3. Punch a hole through the shape, and add a loop of yarn for a hanger.

Turn a doorknob into a snowman's nose.(Crafts)
January 1, 2005... 1. For the snowman's head, glue together two paper plates to make one sturdy plate. 2. In the center of the plate, cut two 4-inch slits in the shape of an X to allow the plate to slip over a doorknob. 3. Glue cotton balls on the front...

Make a perky penguin puppet.(Crafts)
January 1, 2005... 1. To make the penguin's body, cut two egg cups from a cardboard egg carton and glue them together. Be sure to line up the outside edges of the cups so that they form a solid front for the penguin. The hole in back will be for your finger. ...

These chenille-stick people love to play.(You can make)
January 1, 2005... 1. Twist together the ends of a chenille stick, and form it into a heart shape. Holding the heart upside down, push up on the center of the heart to make legs. Squeeze together the tip of the heart to make a body. 2. Twist half of a...

No cat can catch this mouse!(You Can Make)
January 1, 2005... The Mouse 1. Use a 1-inch pompom for the mouse. Glue on wiggle eyes, two 1/4-inch pompom ears, a tiny pompom nose, and a yarn tail. 2. Glue a magnet to the bottom of the mouse. The Cat 1. Glue a 1-inch pompom to a 1 1/2-inch...

I'll help!(Short Story)
January 1, 2005... Jose looked out the kitchen Window. Snow was falling. Mom said, "I'm going to bake some cookies." "I'll help!" said Jose. Mom and Jose baked cookies shaped like snowmen. Then they spread white icing on each cookie and used chocolate...

Forever five.
January 1, 2005... Think of a whole number. Add the next higher number to it. (If you choose 3, for example, add 4.) Add 9. Divide by 2. Subtract the number you started with. The answer will always be 5.

What's the difference? Name some differences between the actions in each pair.
January 1, 2005... * Playing basketball or watching a basketball game on TV. * Making up a story as you tell it or reading a story from a book. * Watching a movie or acting in a play. * Listening to a concert or playing a guitar.

Matching.
January 1, 2005... Look at each figure on the left. Find on like it on the right. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Marian's Revolution.
January 1, 2005... By 1939, Marian Anderson had performed for presidents and kings. She had been praised for having "a voice... one hears once in a hundred years." Despite her success, when Marian wanted to sing at Constitution Hall that year, she was banned...

How dolphins snooze.(Science Letters)
January 1, 2005... Do dolphins sleep? Shavy Ungar, Age 13 New York That's a good question. A dolphin is a mammal, not a fish. It must come to the surface to breathe. So how does it manage its breathing and sleeping? To find out, I asked two friends to...

Brain play.
January 1, 2005... Start at the beginning and see how far you can go, thinking of good answers from your own head. What sound does a sheep make? Is it easier for you to catch a ball or to throw one? What colors might you see during a sunset? Do...

Tough as daisy.
January 1, 2005... The sign on the YMCA door says Wrestling Tournament Today. I enter the gym and take a deep breath. It smells like old sweat socks and the stuff they use to wash wrestling mats. I love that smell. Weird, huh? Not to me. I was raised...

Wants to be a star.(Dear Highlights)
January 1, 2005... I really like to act, and I want to be in a hit movie that goes in theaters. I don't know where to start. Becky I., Georgia If you are not already doing so, then you might try acting in local plays. Look for opportunities to participate in...

Messy room.(Dear Highlights)
January 1, 2005... Every time I clean my room, it gets messy in about two days. I don't even know how it gets messy. Can you help? Charli C., Utah It helps to put things away when you are done with them. For example, when you change clothes, put the...

Computer time.(Dear Highlights)
January 1, 2005... My two brothers like to play on our computer, and they play on it every day. But I like to play a game on the Internet. What should I do? James F., Texas Since there are three of you who want to have turns on the computer, it may be...

Return appearance.
January 1, 2005... Which thirteen things look the same in these two pictures? 1. Top tier of cake and top part of hat. 2. Bow on striped package and bow in girl's hair. 3. Star on kite and star on tablecloth. 4. Dark green bush and audience...