Highlights for Children articles from September 2008

Highlights for Children archives from September 2008

Bring a good mood of school.(Fun This Month)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. Create a funny pencil topper. 2. Share a treat with a friend. 3. Invite new kids to play with you. 4. Get a good night's sleep so that you fell refreshed. 5. Use phrases like "It's a great day!"...

Find the pictures.(Fun This Month)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Can you find each of these 10 pictures at another place in this magazine? [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED]

Corn maze.(Fun This Month)
September 1, 2008... Help John and Becky find their way through the corn maze. Answer on page 29. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Steda.(Fun This Month)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] During Ramadan (September 2-30), Muslims say special prayers, make donations to charities, and fast (don't eat) between dawn and sunset. Unscramble the letters below to figure out which fruit people often eat when...

Marvelous mariners.(Fun This Month)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] World Maritime Day is celebrated during the last week of September. (The day of the week varies from place to place.) It's a day to appreciate what shipping has done for world trade and to think about shipping...

Tongue twister.(Fun This Month)
September 1, 2008... Say this five times fast. Leif's three trees lose leave.

Crayons, books, and squeaky shoes.(Dear Readers)(Editorial)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... On our calendars, the new year starts on January 1, but the first day of school begins another kind of new year--and when I was a kid, I loved it! Here is a list of some of my favorite back-to-school things: * the squeak of new gym shoes on...

Where Do You Sleep?(Poem)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Where Do You Sleep (A Song) The green worm sleeps in silk The turtle sleeps in sand And the bluebird sleeps in a feather bed The yak prefers to stand The white lamb sleeps in wool The ermine sleeps in fur ...

Goofus and Gallant.(Brief article)(Cartoon)
September 1, 2008... Goofus distracts service animals. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gallant lets service animals do their work. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I stayed up too late again," says Goofus. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gallant gets plenty of...

[Cartoon].(Cartoon)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "As you can see, we take our monkey business pretty seriously."

Tongue twisters.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Coloring colorful cats is complicated when counting crazy cows. Jordan Laubach, Age 8 North Carolina Mark's mom makes many marvelous mango muffins. Claire DiMeglio, Age 9 Georgia [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A pleasant...

Silverware Retriever.(Creatures Nobody Has Ever Seen!)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If you need an extra piece of silverware, you're in luck. This Silverware Retriever can give you a spoon, fork, or knife. It has two fork legs. The three prongs are its toes. It has two spoon arms. The scoops on the...

Jingle man.(Creatures Nobody Has Ever Seen!)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] His jingles make you fall fast asleep. And while you are asleep, he slips into your dreams and makes them all jingly. Owen Higgs, Age 6 New York

Itchy Scratchy.(Creatures Nobody Has Ever Seen!)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... If you have an itch, an Itchy Scratchy is to blame. This cheeky feather's favorite game is crawling over a person and making him itch like crazy. Its favorite food is anti-itch gel. Itchy Scratchy will eat all your anti-itch gel and then make...

The Lip-Zipper.(Creatures Nobody Has Ever Seen!)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Lip-Zipper lives in your mouth. Everybody has one. When you're about to tell a secret, it runs out and zips your lips. Chandler Misselt, Age 9 Nebraska

Two-headed giant bug.(Creatures Nobody Has Ever Seen!)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] My two-headed giant bug is pretty big. He is about five inches long. He has two big heads. He likes to drink water and eat smelly socks that I forget to put in the hamper. Jack Marchetti, Age 7 Massachusetts...

The Moody Man.(Creatures Nobody Has Ever Seen!)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... The Moody Man is a man that has three eyes and tells you what mood you are in by pressing one of the colors of his shirt. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Xiao Mei Toone, Age 9 Arkansas

Pufftifly.(Creatures Nobody Has Ever Seen!)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... A Pufftifly likes to puff its wings out and show these designs. The strange thing is that its tail is shaped like a carriage. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Elizabeth Choi, Age 9 Maryland

Starla Rae takes over.(Ask Arizona)
September 1, 2008... Dear Arizona, My parents think I watch too much TV, but I don't agree. I don't think there's anything wrong with watching a lot of TV. Do you love TV as much as I do? --TV Tom in Toronto [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dear TV Tom,...

Pocket gopher.(Nature Watch)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Did You Know? One little pocket gopher can move as much as a ton of soil in a year. A full-grown pocket gopher is just a bit bigger than a chipmunk. But it uses sharp teeth and claws to dig many tunnels, where it sleeps, stores food. and raises...

Matching.
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Look at each giraffe on the left. Find one like it on the right.

Thinking: art supplies are fun to buy and use.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Who might shop in this store? * Which people work here? How are they helping? * Some artists paint with watercolors. What other materials do artists use? * What kind of art might the people buying...

Cranky me: did you ever wake up on the wrong side of the bed?(Short story)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This morning I woke up on the wrong side of the bed, which means I woke up cranky. At breakfast I didn't want to sit next to my brother, who slurps his milk like a big old cat. And I didn't want cereal. Or...

Happy apple-harvesters.(Hidden Pictures)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In this big picture, find the hen, sailboat, candle, sock, shoe, crescent moon, spoon, needle, fishhook, slice of pizza, carrot, fish, ice-cream cone, slice of pie, mushroom, snake, baseball, bowl, hat, crown, cat's...

Jokes.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Nina: What happened to the wooden car with the wooden wheels and the wooden engine? Payden: I don't know. What? Nina: It wooden go! Nina Ware, Arizona Atul: What do you get when you eat two-thirds of a pie? Mom: An angry...

The Wonderful Waterproof Tent.(Poem)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... The Wonderful Waterproof Tent Here I lie in my waterproof tent. Nice and dry in my waterproof tent. The rains fall, the winds blow, the chipmunks hunker down below But here I lie so cozy and dry...

Andy Macdonald: skateboarding sensation.
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Andy Macdonald was 12, he tried a friend's skateboard and was immediately hooked. "I wanted to trade my basketball for his skateboard," recalls Macdonald. Instead, he got his own skateboard for Christmas, and...

Hero there-o.(Short story)
September 1, 2008... Jack was a good-hearted boy who was interested in the world around him. This meant that he was often sidetracked by fascinating things that crossed his path and that he occasionally forgot other important things altogether. One morning his...

Science letters.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Why can't you remember anything from when you were a baby? McKenna Hampton, Age 11 Oklahoma We asked Patricia Landry, M.D. She wrote: "Babies do form memories as building blocks for their...

Check ... and double check.(Cartoon)
September 1, 2008... A SCREECH OWL! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE SCREECH OWL! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There are at least twelve differences in these two pictures. How many can you find?

The Timbertoes.(Brief article)(Cartoon)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "It's a good day for a picnic." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tommy made lemonade. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I might want to play ball." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Troy helped. [ILLUSTRATION...

Two too many turtles.(Short story)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In a lake, on a log, sat some turtles-a great big turtle, a middle-sized turtle, and a teeny tiny turtle. "There are two too many turtles on this log!" snapped the great big turtle. "Get off!" "Who, me?"...

An alarm clock that crows!
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The road to my uncle's village in Malipati in southern Zimbabwe is so dusty and bumpy that only one bus travels the route. Most of the villagers, like my uncle Machaka, rely on donkey-drawn carts to go from one...

My Pet, Milford.(Your Own Pages)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Valerie Munoz, Age 9 Pennsylvania

I love apples.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... I love apples. Yes, I do. But not as much as I love you. They're big and red. They have a stem. Oh, how I love apples. How I love them Jacob Goff, Age 8 Georgia

The Roller-Coaster Ride.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... The Roller-Coaster Ride Up and down, belly bumps, The seatbelt holds me so I don't thump. Wind in my hair, giggling laughter. So much fun we'll ride it after. Raise up my hands; I scream real loud As I look down...

Home, Sweet Home.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Home, Sweet Home Home, sweet home, is the very nicest place. The fish live in the brook. The birds live in the tree. Bur home, sweet home, is the nicest place for a little child like me. Benjamin...

Double-Decker Bus.(Your Own Pages)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Julia Hartsoe, Age 6 England

Shadow.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Shadow Silent as the night sky, holding the ground in its place, attached to the outside world. During the end of the day, out of the day into the night, waiting for morning to come. Spencer Pavich-Conlon,...

The Farm.(Your Own Pages)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Chris Totten, Age 8 Ohio

Drawing.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Drawing I like drawing. It is very exciting. Ideas keep me writing. I like drawing colorful flowers and leafy trees, the yellow sun above the seas. I like drawing. It makes me joyful and so...

Sharks at the Bay.(Your Own Pages)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Allie Blestel, Age 9 Louisiana

Morning.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)
September 1, 2008... Morning Morning is bright. Morning is quiet. Morning is fun! Everybody's sleeping and happy. Morning is fun and quiet. Anthony Ackerman, Age 7 Washington

Dictionary.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Dictionary I am a dictionary, old and wise. I know how to spell many words, and I also know their definitions. People use me many times, write in me, tear my pages-- and many people take me for ...

The Pattern in the Wind.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... The Pattern in the Wind The wind is here. The wind chimes are jingling. The trees rustle. The birds are singing their sweet song. The flowers sway in the breeze. Children laugh. It's the pattern in the...

I Am Bread.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)
September 1, 2008... I Am Bread I am bread. I am bread. Nobody is going to eat m-- Camille Sawosik, Age 6 Massachusetts

The Lighthouse.(Your Own Pages)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tyler Church, Age 9 North Carolina

Up in the sky I float like a cloud.(Your Own Pages)(Poem)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Up in the sky I float like a cloud. But I am being pulled by a force so strong, for I am parasailing. With only a few seconds in the clouds, I smell the fresh air and look at what's around me. As I...

Sick!(Your Own Pages)(Poem)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Sick! I lie sick in bed. My body's warm from toe to head. I can't play with friends as my body mends. It's quiet, peaceful, and calm, with Mom to help me all along. I can't go to my good school or do...

Your best self.(Cartoon)
September 1, 2008... Want to share my umbrella? Thanks! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Riddles.(Brief article)(List)
September 1, 2008... (1) What do you get if you give a dinosaur a pogo stick? Mark French, Oregon (2) What did the key say to the dancer? Julia Edmiston, Florida (3) When do kangaroos calebrate their birthdays? Daniel Lobo, Ontario, Canada ...

Jakes toolbox.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Look," said [Jake] Jake. "My [dad] dad gave me a new [tollbox] toolbox." "I have a [toolbox] toolbox, too," said " [Freda] Freda. "Do you have a [hammer] hammer in your [toolbox] toolbox?" "No, said [Jake] Jake....

Shoebox aquarium.(Crafts)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... 1. Cut windows into the two short sides of a shoebox and in the middle of the lid. Paint the inside and outside of both. Turn the shoebox on its side and tape on the lid. 2. From paper, cut out and color sea creatures. 3. Use tape and...

Designer folders.(Crafts)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... 1. Carefully remove the staples from a plain pocket folder. 2. Fold the sides into the center, as shown. 3. Decorate the outside of the folder using markers, yarn, glitter glue, and paper cutouts. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Papier-mache pig bank.(Crafts)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. Blow up a round balloon. 2. For feet, tape four egg-carton cups to the side of the balloon. For a snout, tape one egg-carton cup over the balloon knot. 3. In a bowl, mix one cup of flour, two cups of...

Y-rattle.(Crafts)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Based on the ancient sistrum rattle, the Y-rattle is common throughout parts of Africa. 1. Knot yarn around the bottom of a Y-shaped twig. 2. Spread glue onto the twig and wrap the yarn around it. 3. Double over a piece of dental...

Orbit the sun game.(Crafts)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... 1. Use tacky craft glue to glue a circle of yarn to the middle of an 18-inch felt square. 2. Glue four rings of yarn around the center circle, as shown. 3. Write the numbers 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 on paper circles. Glue them to the...

Walking like a dinosaur: who struts like a dinosaur? An emu does!
September 1, 2008... How much can we learn from old footprints? Professor Brent Breithaupt has learned quite a bit. This dinosaur detective is on the trail of creatures that lived 165 million years ago. What kinds of dinosaurs were they? What were they...

You drew the ending!(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Your pictures showed us what happened next in this story. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Thanks for all your great drawings! Here are just a few. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Christopher Dobbins, Age 9 Ohio [ILLUSTRATION...

A president's toys.
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Play the way President Jimmy Carter did! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When he was a boy, former President Jimmy Carter made many of his own toys. As a kid, I made many of my toys, too. So when I was invited to...

Mystery club.(Short story)
September 1, 2008... As the school bus rumbled toward home, Marisa thought about the reasons she disliked Penmark Middle School. First of all, she'd had to leave all her friends in California to come to Maine. Second, her family needed to move two weeks after the...

Mysterious colors.(Science Corner)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pour a tablespoon of vegetable oil into a mug. Add two drops each of red and blue food coloring. Stir until the food coloring breaks up into tiny drops. Pour the mixture into a glass of water and watch what happens....

Wheely different.(Science Corner)
September 1, 2008... Why are there so many different kinds of wheels and tires? Think of your own best answer. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

I wonder ... how deep the ocean is.(Science Corner)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The ocean is deeper in some places than in others. The deepest spot is almost seven miles below the surface of the water.

Dino days.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] How many dinosaurs walked the Earth? Vivian Ha, Age 10 California Scientists know of about one thousand kinds of dinosaurs. But a new kind, or genus, is found every three weeks, on average. That means...

Brain play.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Start at the beginning and see how far you can go, thinking of good answers from your own head. START [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] How many people live in your home? How many animals live there? Name four things that have numbers on...

Dear Highlights.
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I'm moving soon, and I don't want to. Do you have any advice? Brianna F., California While moving can be difficult, it can also be exciting. Before you move, think about which friends and family members you...

Picture puzzler.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... What common phrase does each picture represent? (1) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rachael Takacs Age 11 New York (2) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dina Guilak Age 9 North Carolina (3) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...