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...
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...
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...
People pray
Throughout the world, people show their belief in a power that is greater than man. Some people show their faith by praying together or alone. Others hold celebrations. Children celebrate a Shinto...
Sometimes eyes need help
I see a horse in a field. If I can't see the horse clearly, my eyes need help. Eyeballs should be nearly round. People whose eyeballs are too long are nearsighted. They look at the far-off horse,...
People are special
People are very special. They do lots of very special things. They make many different kinds of foods to eat, clothes to wear, and places to live in. They make all kinds of tools to use in their...
Everyone is a “me”
All call themselves "Me." Each person in my family is a "me." Every one of my friends is a "me." Of course, all those "me's" are people. So they are all alike in many ways. All people have...
What Does Me Mean to Me?
There are millions of people in the world. Many are grown-ups. But a great many are children. Some are boys. Some are girls. Boys . . . girls . . . big or small . . . thin or fat . . . short or...
Number facts
How would you like to be able to see into the future? If so, you should be a statistician (stat uh uhn) when you grow up! The word statistician means "a person who works with statistics (stuh ...
