Sometimes there is so much noise I cannot hear words. Or sometimes people are too far away for their voices to reach me. But they make signs with their arms and hands and I know what the signs mean. ...
My hands and feet
My hands and feet are important parts of me that I can see. I use them to do all kinds of work. My fingers and thumbs pick up things and hold them. When I try to pick up things without using my...
Feet and fingers, hands and arms
On a hillside, near the entrance to a cave, a woman sat busily at work. She wore a dress made of animal skins, and around her neck were strings of beads made of sea shells and animals' teeth. The...
You’re getting warm
On a chilly day, there's an easy way to make your cold hands feel warmer. Rub them together---fast! Why does rubbing your hands make them warmer? You are made up of molecules, just like all other...
Indoor or Outdoor Games
(two players) This game is played with three simple hand signs: a fist for a rock, two fingers in a V-shape for scissors, and an open hand for paper. To start, the players hide their hands behind...
Color fortuneteller
Materials - crayons, felt-tip pens, or magic markers - paper (plain) - scissors 1 Square a sheet of paper (see square, page 38). Fold the square, as shown by the dashed lines. Be sure to make...
Actions speak louder than words
When a person in Tibet wants to say to someone, "I respect you," he sticks his tongue out! When two people meet in Japan, they bow. And when a man in some parts of Eastern Europe wants to say, "Hi,...
We make the whole thing
Millions of look-alike socks and shoes, pots and pans, toys and toothbrushes tumble out of machines. But before there were machines, people made things by hand. And there are still people who make...
Trunks and tails
Wouldn't it seem strange to have a hand on the end of your nose? But an elephant has a sort of hand on the end of its nose. The elephant's trunk is its nose. And at the end of the trunk are one or...
I Strike the Jolly Roger
From Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Treasure Island is one of the best adventure tales ever written. The story, which takes place in the 1700's, is told by young Jim Hawkins. After Jim...
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