Humpty Dumpty's Magazine articles from July 1998

Humpty Dumpty's Magazine archives from July 1998

What am I? (poem)
July 1, 1998... I grow underground. I am kind of sweet. I am long, orange, And great to eat! When your room is dark, I will help you see. It is good to eat A lot of me! What am I?

An onion in my spinach. (poem)
July 1, 1998... An onion in my spinach! It makes me want to cry. I do not want to eat it. It hardly tastes like pie. Tomatoes is my salad! I wish they were not there. See how tight my eyes are closed? Tomatoes,...

Putt-Putt saves the zoo. (Software Review)(Evaluation)
July 1, 1998... Leaping carrots! Why is Putt-Putt at Baldini's Grocery Store? Click on Putt-Putt to find out. Then ride to the Cartown Zoo. Wow! What a great place! It's almost ready to open. But Outback Al needs help. Some of the baby animals are...

Kitchen safari. (poem)
July 1, 1998... I see lions in the kitchen, Seven wild ones lurking there. One is wading in the sink. One is sitting in a chair. Two are hiding inside cupboards. One is stretched across the floor. Another tow ...

My wildcat fan. (craft)
July 1, 1998... How do you keep cool? Here is a fan to help you. What you need: Scissors Empty cereal box Glue Ice-cream stick Tape What you do: 1. Cut out the back of a cereal box. 2. Tear out the page with the wildcat on it. 3. Paste...

Parade day. (poem)
July 1, 1998... Come one and all-- It's the Fourth of July! Hey, everybody, The parade's passing by. Get out your flag That is red, white, and blue. Then get a big banner To be carried by two. Bring on the wheels....

Happy birthday, America! (craft)
July 1, 1998... Are you going to a parade on the Fourth of July? You can take this flag with you and wave it proudly? What you need: Red and blue crayons Scissors 3 ice-cream sticks Clear tape Glue What you do: 1. Color carefully around...

A few years ago, you wrote an article about cigarette smoking, how bad it is for smokers, and what it does to adults and children who breathe secondhand smoke. I know. I am on oxygen. Please write about the dangers of secondhand smoke again. People need to hear about this more often.(Ask Doctor Cory)
July 1, 1998... Dear Dr. Cory: A few years ago, you wrote an article about cigarette smoking, how it is bad for smokers, and what it does to adults and children who breathe secondhand smoke. I know. I am on oxygen. Please write about the dangers of...

As I was gently cleaning my daughter's ear with a cotton swab, my mother said this was not good to do. I never put the swab in too far. Should I not do this at all?(Ask Doctor Cory)
July 1, 1998... Dear Dr. Cory: As I was gently cleaning my daughter's ear with a cotton swab, my mother said this was not good to do. I never put the swab in too far. Should I not do this at all? Christi Peterson Lawrence, Kansas Dear...

Mix & fix: star fruit salad. (recipe)
July 1, 1998... What you do: 1. Wash the lettuce leaves and pat them dry with a paper towel. Place the leaves on the plate. 2. Wash the carambola. Ask an adult to slice it. 3. Place the slices on top of the lettuce leaves. 4. Peel the orange, then...

Do it right. (poem)
July 1, 1998... Exercise is really smart. Warm up slow before you start. Stretch up high and stretch down low. Are you ready? Get set, go! March in place right where you are. March, march, march, and you'll go far. Situps,...

Muscle mania. (facts about muscles)
July 1, 1998... You have more than 650 different muscles in your body! A strongman named Paul Anderson once lifted 6,270 pounds. That is like lifting a hippopotamus! Some parts of your body may not seem like muscles, but they are. Which of these parts of...

Get ready, get set, go! (poem)
July 1, 1998... Get ready, get set, go! Move those legs! Don't be slow! Huff and puff. Do your best. Faster now. Pass the test. Run for fun! Run to win! Hooray for you again!