Highlights for Children articles from November 2005

Highlights for Children archives from November 2005

Science Fiction.(Poem)
November 1, 2005... Science Fiction From my city bed in the dawn I see a raccoon On my neighbor's roof. He walks along in his wisdom in the gutter And passes from view On his way to his striped spaceship to take his disguise off And...

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

Dear readers.(kids games)
November 1, 2005... I wonder how many great games were invented because someone was bored? That's true of basketball, as we find out in "Peach-Basket Ball Game" (pages 12 and 13). And feeling bored without toys led Taurai Moyo to create wire cars for kids in his...

Finding polar bear dens.(SCIENCE IN ACTION)
November 1, 2005... Mother polar bears give birth to their cubs in dens they have made by scooping out hollow spaces in snowbanks. As people search for oil in Alaska, scientists have a problem: finding the dens so polar bears can be protected from road...

Thinking.(mediums of travelling)
November 1, 2005... It takes lots of people to run an airport. * What different kinds of jobs are people doing here? * Why is each job important? Why do some people choose to travel by plane? * Why do some choose to travel by train or car? * How...

Riddles.
November 1, 2005... 1. What is a turkey's favorite dessert? Eris Clugston, Florida 2. What did the duck say when she dropped her dishes? Lauren Hobbs, Kentucky 3. What does a mermaid use to call home? Sonika Butani, New Jersey 4. In...

Matching.(Cartoon)
November 1, 2005... Matching: Look at each tree on the left. Find one like it on the right. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

The empty box.(Ask Arizona)
November 1, 2005... Dear Arizona, Our teacher told us to write a paper describing our best qualities. The thing is, I can't think of even one. Right now, all I have is a blank piece of paper. Any ideas? --Completely Clueless That is such a...

Peach-basket ball game: what do peach baskets have to do with one of our favorite sports?(Short Story)
November 1, 2005... A cold winter wind blows hard. It stings your face and bites your fingertips. It's time to think of something fun to do indoors. It was the winter of 1891. James Naismith was teaching gym class at a men's school in Springfield,...

Under and over viaduct.(Hidden Pictures[R])
November 1, 2005... In this big picture, find the key, ladder, slice of bread, safety pin, bell, pencil, bicycle pump, ring, flag, mushroom, cane, banana, and piece of cake. key [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] safety pin [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Jokes.
November 1, 2005... Cowboy: "I can live on a can of sardines." Horse: "How do you keep from failing off?" Shelby Lutton, California Patient: "Doctor, what should I do when my ear rings?" Doctor: "Answer it!" Rachel Trzaskalski, New York ...

A Quiet Mind.(Poem)
November 1, 2005... A Quiet Mind Lord, give me a quiet mind, That I might listen; A gentle tone of voice, That I might comfort others A sound and healthy body, That I might share In the joy of walking And leaping and...

What you're thankful for.
November 1, 2005... We recently asked you to draw someone or something you're glad to have in your life. What wonderful drawings you sent us! We loved seeing them, and we wish we could print them all. Here are just a few. Food Demitria Richard, Age...

Making wire cars.
November 1, 2005... Very few people in the countryside village of Chivamba in southern Zimbabwe own cars. To get from place to place, they tend to rely on the old bus that passes along the dusty gravel road. Now, thanks to eleven-year-old Taurai Moyo, many...

Jumping over boundaries.(Flashback)
November 1, 2005... When I was in elementary school, we had an annual sports day. Girls did things like hopscotch, jump rope, tetherball, and dodge ball. The boys got to do high jumping. That's what I wanted to do--high jumping. I went to sign up. "Girls...

The dance recital.(Short Story)
November 1, 2005... Maribeth has her first dance recital today. She is nervous. Her cheeks are red and she's wearing a frown. Maribeth is packing her bag. "I think I'm missing something," she tells Grandpa "Do you have your dress?" Grandpa asks. ...

The fine fresh fineapple.(Short Story)
November 1, 2005... Long ago, an aging childless king gathered his court together. "I am ready to pass along my crown," he announced. "The next king will be decided by a contest." He then called upon two young dukes, Frederick and Matthew, who had the nearest...

Play with a turkey puppet.(Thanksgiving Turkeys)
November 1, 2005... 1. Cut two ovals out of craft foam for the turkey's body. Cut another piece for the neck and head. 2. Poke a piece of red chenille stick through the neck and one oval, and let part of it hang in front for a wattle. Glue on wiggle eyes and...

The turkey's on the fridge.(Thanksgiving Turkeys)
November 1, 2005... 1. Paint a seashell with brown paint mixed with a little glue, and let it dry. 2. Cut tail feathers from construction paper. Glue them to the open side of the shell. 3. For the neck and head, fold a chenille stick in half. Bend the...

Brighten your room with a mobile.(Crafts You Can Make)
November 1, 2005... 1. Collect three empty rolls of masking tape. Paint the cardboard rings. 2. Arrange the rings in a column. Glue a piece of yarn between the first and second rings, and another piece between the second and third rings. For the hanger, glue...

Wear or hang a colorful.(Crafts You Can Make)
November 1, 2005... 1. Cut colored chenille sticks into 4-inch-long pieces. Form them into rings, and twist the ends. 2. Cut white chenille sticks into 2 1/2 -inch-long pieces. Use these to make smaller rings that join the colored rings. 3. When your...

Craft challenge!(Crafts You Can Make)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Make a memory game from index cards and scraps of fabric.

When you're out, a message goes in.(Crafts You Can Make)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... 1. Cut a house shape from corrugated cardboard, and decorate it with paint and glued-on pieces of cardboard. 2. Stick the hook side of pieces of hook-and-loop fastener to the front of the house. Stick pieces of the loop side to the backs of...

Play a new kind of bowling.(Crafts You Can Make)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... 1. Cover a paper-towel tube with paper, and decorate it with electrical tape, 2. For each bowling pin, attach two film canisters bottom to bottom with black electrical tape. Decorate the joined canisters with other colors of electrical...

The Timbertoes[R].(Cartoon)
November 1, 2005... "Let's gather nuts," said Ma. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Timbertoes went walking. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I see some," said Mabel. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Here are some," said Pa. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ma...

Strange ice.(Science Letters)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... How does dry ice boil water when it's so cold? Holly Heckart, Age 7 New Mexico I see why you would think the water is boiling. When a piece of dry ice is dropped into water, steam or fog comes out of the container. But the water...

Eating wood.(Science Letters)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Why do termites eat wood? Ryan Cray, Age 7 Illinois All plants and animals are competing for the food and living space they need to grow and to have their young. If an animal can eat a type of food that few others can eat, then it...

Check ... and double check.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... There are at least twelve differences in these two pictures. How many can you find? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Egypt at Sunset.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)
November 1, 2005... Egypt at Sunset Shanleigh Roberts-Stamm, Age 6 Mississippi [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Winter Is Coming.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)
November 1, 2005... Winter Is Coming The leaves are changing; they're starting to fall. The wind blows them up into my school hall. The snow falls every other day. The sky is not blue; it's turning gray. The squirrels...

Robin.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)
November 1, 2005... Robin Lucy Chen, Age 8 British Columbia [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

What Is Blue?(Your Own Pages)(Poem)
November 1, 2005... What Is Blue? Blue tastes like cool wind and a wet, salty ocean. Blue smells like the blueberries on my cereal in the morning. Blue is butterflies flapping their wings over the garden. Blue is...

My Dog Jojo.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)
November 1, 2005... My Dog JoJo Maggie Yu, Age 13 California [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

My Cat.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)
November 1, 2005... My Cat The cat goes out and the cat comes back. No one can follow upon her tracks. She knows where she's going. She knows where she's been. All you can do is let her in. Brooke Reffue, Age 6 ...

Horses.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)
November 1, 2005... Horses Horses pawing Hooves on the ground Eat Walk Trot Gallop Race Buck Leap Jump Ho! Mud on pants Dust in face Horses Ben Beckmann, Age 7 New York

Molecules and Icicles.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)
November 1, 2005... Molecules and icicles What's the difference between molecules and icicles? Icicles are what you can see and molecules are what you can't. Will Hodgkinson, Age 5 Massaghusetts

Tiger's Head.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)
November 1, 2005... Tiger's Head Steven Wu, Age 10 California [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Jazzy Music.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)
November 1, 2005... Jazzy Music As the trumpet tells its beat, The brass stands on its feet. Drums let out a big roar While the instruments explore. Everyone has a different sound As the microphone sings on the mound. The...

I can feel the Earth wiggling.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)
November 1, 2005... I can feel the Earth wiggling as the trees try to catch the fire of the sun. Mika Huffman, Age 3 Virginia

Seasons of Love.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)
November 1, 2005... Seasons of Love In the spring, there is love, Blossoming like the trees. Many gentle sounds there are, Echoing in the breeze. Time marches on, and autumn arrives. Everything is dying away; Leaves are...

Picking Sweet Corn.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)
November 1, 2005... Picking Sweet Corn Rachel Thompson, Age 4 Colorado [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Different Animals.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)
November 1, 2005... Different Animals Canines, felines, all about, Whales splurting through their waterspout, Chimpanzees and monkeys, too, And also there's a kangaroo. Around the hive is a bumblebee-- In nature there's so much to...

Gold train.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)
November 1, 2005... Gold Train Tristan Weirich, Age 7 Pennsylvania [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Dancing Lion.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)
November 1, 2005... Dancing Lion Jacob Pelrine, Age 6 Ohio [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

The Leopard.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)
November 1, 2005... The Leopard An orange head, an orange tail, he eats animals that are small and frail. His eyes are dark, just like his spots. He really likes to eat a lot. He is strong and he pounces hard-- ...

Mansaf and cranberry sauce.(Short Story)
November 1, 2005... "What do you mean, you don't celebrate Thanksgiving?" Brian asked his new friend, Jafar. "We're not American, remember? We're from Jordan," Jafar said, tossing the beat-up football the way Brian had shown him. "And Thanksgiving is an...

How Shall We Go to Grandma's House?(Poem)
November 1, 2005... How Shall We go to Grandma's house? How shall we go to Grandma's house? Shall we jump on a bike? Shall we take a train, or go there by bus, or maybe by plane? If we lived a long time ago, of course, we'd...

Overhead view.
November 1, 2005... Which figure below is the correct overhead view of this figure? Figure B, [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Moose.(Nature Watch)
November 1, 2005... Did You Know? The moose takes a long time to digest its food. It eats leaves, twigs, bark, and water plants. Most animals can't digest these things. But like the cow and deer, the moose has a special kind of stomach that can do the job. To...

A house for mouse.(Short Story)
November 1, 2005... Brown Mouse spied a tiny hole at the bottom of a hill. "If this were a little bit bigger, it would make a perfect home for me," she said. So she began to dig. But soon, her stomach grumbled. "It's time for lunch. I'll come back and finish...

The little jet engines that can.(Short Story)
November 1, 2005... Jet engines make airplanes leap into the sky. They move big ships and power fast experimental cars. Now small jet engines called microturbines are being built to work in things that sit still: houses and other buildings. All jet...

Goofus and Gallant[R].(Short Story)
November 1, 2005... "No big deal--it's just a library book." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gallant takes care of borrowed items as if they were his own. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Goofus uses something up, he doesn't replace it. [ILLUSTRATION...

A celebration of plenty.
November 1, 2005... Most people think Thanksgiving dinner is incomplete without mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. It might surprise you to learn that not one of those foods was served during the 1621 celebration we think of as "The First...

Round and round.(Science Corner)
November 1, 2005... Suppose someone used the handle to turn the first gear in the direction shown. Which way would the last gear turn? The last gear would turn counterclockwise. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Rock test.(Science Corner)
November 1, 2005... Clean any rock sample. place it in a jar, and pour in white vinegar until the rock is covered. If bubbles form on the rock, it is a carbonate rock. such as limestone. Rock Test--The bubbles contain carbon-dioxide gas. It's made by a...

I wonder ... where the fish go when the lake freezes over.(Science Corner)
November 1, 2005... The lake freezes only on top. Fish can live all winter in the water under the ice.

Dino days.
November 1, 2005... I like Stegosaurus a lot. What were the plates on his back and the spikes on his tail for? Elias Martin, Age 4 Texas I like Stegosaurus, too. We think its plates may have been used to warm or cool off the dinosaur, depending on...

Brain play.
November 1, 2005... Start at the beginning and see how far you can go, thinking of good answers from your own head. START How does it feel different to stomp your foot than to tap it? Name two things you know you will do today. Name two things you...

Wants to play football.(Dear Highlights)
November 1, 2005... I want to play football. Can you give me some tips to become a professional? Billy W.., Illinois To become good at anything, it's important to practice. Perhaps you can find kids in your area who would like to play football with you....

Called names.(Dear Highlights)
November 1, 2005... When I am at school, people call me fat. What should I do? K.Z., Texas It is hurtful to be called names. When people say things to hurt your feelings, their actions reflect on them, not you. They are the ones being unkind. You don't...

Money problems.(Dear Highlights)
November 1, 2005... Every time I get money, I spend it Can you tell me some ways to save my money? Paul S., Maryland One way to save money is to create a budget for yourself and put it in writing. Decide how much you will allow yourself to spend and how...

Friend has new friends.(Dear Highlights)
November 1, 2005... My best friend is making new friends, and I hardly get time to talk to her. What should I do? Annie L., Indiana Perhaps you could try talking to the new friends. They might like to be your friends, too. Try to be cheerful and friendly...

Eye sea: these optical illusions may make your eyes swim!
November 1, 2005... Stare at the black fish for thirty seconds or more. Then look at a white sheet of paper. Does a fish appear? (Waiting a few seconds or blinking may help.) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Stare at the center dot for about twenty-five...