About Animals

Animal Ways

> A harvester ant goes to work every day. Why do birds sing? Why do ants rush about so busily? Why does a mandrill sometimes seem to yawn when it sees another animal? Are there reasons for what the…

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Places to Know

BUILDING A TUNNEL

> Workers of France and Italy finished building the Frejus Tunnel in > 1871. You can dig a little tunnel with your hands, or with a spoon, or with a shovel. But how would you dig a tunnel through a…

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Guide to Childcraft

Swollen Glands

Swollen glands. Lymph glands (nodes) are one of the body’s means of fighting infec­tion. They are located throughout the body but are especially concentrated in the neck, armpits, elbows, groin,…

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