Humpty Dumpty's Magazine articles from May 2008

Humpty Dumpty's Magazine archives from May 2008

Slice of Lemon.(Poem)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SLICE OF LEMON I bit into a lemon slice. What a hasty thing to do! The power of the sour Got even stronger as I chewed. The tart taste tingled my tongue. My smile twirled into a...

Eating fish makes you smart.(Short story)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I love to fish. My mother says eating fish makes you smart. But that is not why I fish. I fish because it is fun. My father wakes me before the sun is up. My mother is still asleep. The birds sound loud and...

A card for Mother's Day.(COLORING)
May 1, 2008... Color this card and sign your name. Then cut it out and give it to your mom or grandmother on Mother's Day. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

A card for Father's Day.(COLORING)
May 1, 2008... Color this card and sign your name. Then cut it out and give it to your dad or grandfather on Father's Day. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Does a Sea Cow Say Moo?(Humpty Dumpty's Choice)(Poem)
May 1, 2008... Is a school of fish a place in the sea where fish learn to read and do math? Can you put a saddle on a seahorse and ride it through the waves like a horse on land? Flash, a visitor from outer space, has the same questions for his new friend...

Fishing fun.
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] How good a fisherman or fisherwoman are you? Catch a vowel (E-I-U) and fill in the missing spaces in the puzzle.

What is blooming?
May 1, 2008... Connect the dots from 1 to 36 to find the answer. Then color the picture. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Let's Plant A Garden.(Poem)
May 1, 2008... Let's Plant a Garden It's spring! It's time to plant again! We'll plant a garden, one to ten. First we dig and pull the weeds. One to ten, we plant the seeds. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Beans on a pole will be...

Planting puzzle.
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] These pictures show Humpty Dumpty planting a flower. Can you figure out the correct order of the pictures? Then color the page.

Count the blooms.(COLORING)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... How many flowers are growing in each pot? Count the blooms. Then circle the correct number on the flowerpot. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Answers: A. 3, B. 1, C. 5, D. 2, E. 4.

Our friend the earthworm.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Some people call the earthworm "the gardener's best friend." Try this experiment to see how worms help gardeners and farmers. What you need: 16- or 20-ounce plastic bottle Sheet of paper Tape Sand...

President's day.(Humpty Dumpty's Choice)(Poem)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Grown-ups vote every four years to choose the president of the United States. Each person votes for the person he or she believes will make the best leader. The don't all agree, so whoever...

The fruit and veggie election.
May 1, 2008... The all-important Fruit and Veggie Election is coming up and you'll get to vote for your favorites! Let's stop by the orchard first to hear what the fruits have to say. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Maui Pineapple Aloha dudes and...

Food artist.(COLORING)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Pretend you are a food artist. Identify each food. Then color the foods you would use to create a beautiful and healthful fruit salad.

Mix & fix: breakfast banana split.(Recipe)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... This nutritious breakfast will make you go bananas! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What you need: 1 banana 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese 1 cup fresh fruit (raspberries, strawberries, peaches, etc.) 2 tablespoons low-fat vanilla ...

Ask doctor Cory.(Column)
May 1, 2008... Dear Dr. Cory: My husband has family members with eating disorders. We would like to do whatever we can to prevent such problems for our own children, yet we don't want our children to have problems with obesity, either. Do you have any...

Let's play dress-up!(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Humpty Dumpty wants to be a butterfly catcher. Please help him get ready. 1. Color Humpty's shorts, shirt, shoes, hat, and butterfly net. 2. Color the beautiful butterflies. 3. Tear out these pages....

Growups.(Poem)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Grownups They draw with just one color. They eat each Brussels sprout. They wear hats when it's hardly cold And think one must not shout. I'm sorry for the grownups; They never...