> I see The circle of my world grows wider every day. But I always remain at the center of my world. Each time I move, my circle moves. I can move across, down into, or above the ground....
Life on earth changes
I am young. But the world is old. Each day it changes. It becomes more crowded with people and things. By the time I have grown up, many things will change. Some things will even disappear. New...
I dream of far places
Up in the sky, jet planes leave vapor trails. They look like white zippers in blue cloth. I think, "Who is up there? Where are they going? What will they see?'' I whisper strange names of places...
Getting ready
I said to my father and my mother, "Someday I will grow up. I will leave home. When that day comes, will I be ready?" "Yes," said my father. "You were getting ready to leave home when you took your...
Friends share my widening world
I am growing up. To grow is to learn. I like the people who help me grow. I learn many things from friends my own age and from my family, my doctor, my dentist, my teachers, and lots of other...
Long roads
I like to travel with my family. I go to the gas station with my mother. The garage man checks our car for safety. We go back home and I sit on top of a big suitcase so Dad can close it. And then...
The first day
> The first time I went to school, my mother walked with me. > At school, I learned many things, including the names of colors. Going to school on the first day of the new school year is always...
I leave my block
I used to ride in a grocery cart when we shopped for food. Now my folks send me to the store for things they forgot to buy. Today I have to buy oatmeal. I walk down the aisles in the store. I must...
My world stretches out
When I leave my house, my world stretches out around me. People are in my world. I like to know what they are doing, so I walk around my block. I smell cookies baking. I hear boys and girls...
My house is like your house
> The house I live in is built of brick and stone. It's the place I call > home. I wondered about the big house on my block. One day my mother and I went there to visit. I saw tables, chairs, beds,...
