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About Me

Childcraft

HOW

AND

WHY

B

R A R Y

1992 Edition Childcraft— The (Reg.

US

How and Why

Library

Pal OH.)

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Acknowledgments The publishers of Childcraft— The How and Why Library gratefully acknowledge the courtesy ot the following publishers and organizations. Full illustration acknowledgments for this volume appear on pages 281-282.

Central School, Glencoe Public Schools, Glencoe, Golden Treasury ol Stories III.: Selections from Publication #1.

Kenmore-Town

of

Tonawanda

Public Schools,

Kenmore,

NY.: Selections from Wisdom Comes Dancing, 1967. Oakland Elementary Schools. Oakland.

Calif.:

Selections

Irom Calliope, compiled by Virginia M. Reid.

Racine Unified School

District,

No

1.

Racine, Wis.:

Selections from flacine Writings. 7966-1968.

Rand McNally Pages 140-141. map of Kentucky © 1990 by Rand McNally RL 90-S-263. Richardson Independent School

District,

Richardson, Tex.:

Selections from Imagination '66 and Imagination Riverside Elementary Schools. Riverside.

III.:

67.

Selections

from R.G.S. 7968.

San Diego

City Schools,

San Diego,

Calif.:

Selections

from Impressions. 1967, and Impressions. 1968.

Simon & Schuster, Inc.: "My Feelings" by Paul Thompson. "My Uncle Jack" by David Amey, and "Thunder" by Glenys Van Every from Miracles, edited by Richard Lewis, © 1966 by Richard Lewis Reprinted by permission of Simon & Schuster and Penguin Books, Ltd. Year Book Medical Publishers: X-ray photographs 1 57 trom Growth and Development ot Children by E. H. Watson and G. H. Lowrey © 1967

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Volume 14

Me

About Contents

What Does Me Mean to Me? The many ways in which people Inside and Outside of

About the outside

Me

I

How

I

I

look like other

What

I

How

I

I

I

see.

my

ol

family.

my

family,

How

I

learn about

m\ widening world. 153

How

hurt parts ol

me

get fixed or

fi\

themselves.

Think

1

I

Listen

tell

197

me

learn about

my

world

213

what

I

can do. I'oeins, pictures, and other things

Me s

About being happy,

255 sad, angry, brave, shy, or afraid.

There's Nobody Exactly Like

Me

Fingerprints and other things show that to

Read

New Words Illustration

S3

wonder about.

Can Do

The Many

Index

t

129

grow.

1

words, sounds, and signals help

show and

Books

members

learn from

think and find answers to the things

Speak,

I

can

109

a family.

grow.

Wonder,

What

1

Me Grow

Watch

I

17

can see, and parts inside that

Why

My Widening World My world widens as

I

Me

Family

What makes

I

hook was made.

this

95

was horn.

My

and

Why

Me

Becoming

How

I

5 are alike.

255 I

am

different from others.

274

276

Acknowledgments

281

283

What Does Me Mean

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to

Me?

What Does Me Mean

to

Me?

There are millions of people in the world.

Many

I

are grown-ups.

But a great many are children.

Some are

boys.

Some are

girls.

Boys

•G^

.

.

.

girls

big or small thin or fat

short or

.

.

tall.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

7 |

What Does Me Mean

All call themselves

"Me. "

I Papier-mache dolls by Betty Shimoda. Age 11, Alice Shimoda, Age 9, ft]

/V : A drawing by Elizabeth Age 9. Illinois

Lupfer,

Illinois

'

219

What

220

I

Can Do

my

Outside I

door

never used to think of things snow,

rain,

trees,

They were

or flowers.

my

just a part of the world outside

Now

I

go for a walk and

never saw before.

I

I

like

door.

see things

see the shapes that

shadows make and the changing color leaves.

And sometimes

remind

me

the

I

tears.

falling

things

I

of

look at

of things quite different

things

I

from

Rain reminds me

of

Snow makes me think

of

see.

feathers floating through the

air.

The Seasons Spring

is

nice,

Winter has

ice.

Fall is gold,

Summer

is

bold.

Linda Danber, Age

7,

Illinois

Two

Little

Clouds

Two

little clouds were sitting in the sky. wind came along and then they both cried The —then it rained!

David McCoy, Age New York

Thunder I

6,

hear

the

drummers

strike

the sky. Glenys Van Every, Age

9,

Australia

Snow

is

like

a feather covering the whole world.

Tim Wold, Age Wisconsin

6.

What

A painting by Serena Bedendo. Age 7, Italy

Folded paper cutout

1

Can Dm

221

222

What

I

Can Do

My

senses

My

world

with sights, sounds,

is filled

smells, and things to touch or taste.

eyes, ears, fingers, nose, and

me

to choose the things

Sometimes

"Why

do

I

I

ask

like to eat

like to look at

And then

I

My

mouth help

I like.

myself questions, an apple?

Why

do

I

the sea?" write a

poem

to see

if I

can

answer me.

I

I

Apples Apples are sour, Apples are sweet. Apples are juicy

And

nice to eat! Kenneth Pedersen, Age Wisconsin

8,

Love To Touch like to

touch flowers

Because they feel like ivory showers, They feel so soft and tender, They are very nice, They are white as mice Or pink as roses, Or maybe even green as hoses. No matter what color, I

will

always

like the

Erhard Dinda, Age

Wisconsin

Soft Noises I

like soft noises.

The sound

of the wind blowing People walking on tiptoes And of people breathing

When

they sleep or doze.

Karen Warren, Age Texas

8.

way they 9.

are.

Whal

God

I

Can Dn

Flowers

Thank you, God, for making me. And thank you for the big brown Thank you for the shining sea. Thank you for my eyes to see. Karen Martin, Age New York

7,

Flowers smell sweet. tree.

They don't have feet They have faces, Hanging out of their vases. Patricia Group,

New

York

Age

7,

22:;

What

224

I

Can Do

I

animals

like

They fly. I

creep, they crawl, they leap, they

They make strange

like to

watch and

like the look of soft,

noises. That's

why

listen to animals.

I

smooth fur and shiny

feathers.

Sometimes animals, or

move. tell

a time

in

the middle of

the night (about 12:00) a ran

away because

his

little

tiger

mother had said

"shut up" to him.

They

try to copy the sounds of

how animals

have a snake

I

When get

pick him up

I

all

squeamish.

Gregory Cooper, Age New York

9,

lost.

She went out and for him. She hunted all looked morning (6:45 to 12:00) and three the morning.

in

Beautiful peacocks! Beautiful cardinals!

Beautiful red wings! I

them

love

Age

6,

Wisconsin

he said he was sorry, too. They both said they loved each other and they lived happily ever after.

Some

birds are yellow,

And some

birds are white.

Big birds are heavy, Little

Charles McDermott, Age

ones are

light.

8.

Caterpillar

Some Some

and furry, Never in a hurry.

They

Illinois

birds

fly fast,

birds

fly

Others don't

Soft

Stacey Cortwright, Age

all.

Lisa Heron,

the afternoon. Finally

she found him curled up in a pile of leaves! She said she was sorry and

Illinois

pictures to

look to me.

where

lived in the forest

hours again

animals

That's long and greenish.

I

Fortunately his mother found out in

way

the

poems and paint

write

hardly any trees grew, but he ran

away and got

move

try to

I

The Long Snake

The Runaway Tiger Once upon

I

I

8,

slow.

fly,

just stay low. Easter Miller,

Texas

Age

9,

What

A paper costume

by

Jennifer Stebbing. Illinois

Age

9,

I

Can

I)..

225

A painting by Ryoto Tamai. Age 4, Japan

What

226

Can Do

I

I

make I

believe

think of things

I

know and

see. I also

think of things as they might be. Suppose I

write a

poem about an

animal,

elephant and half-giraffe. Shall

an elephaffe?

would I

it

How

would

it

halfcall

I

look?

it

What

do?

look at things. Then, in

my

mind,

I

take them apart and put them together in

new and wonderful ways. Sometimes poems

write

how

or

paint pictures to show

things might be.

make

I

believe.

The Snapterouse There's a snapterouse

Destroying

And

it's

my

eating

There's not a table

house,

That's

my

The foundation

garden, too.

left

very stable.

he's come to, And there's nothing can do. My house is a mess.

Eating things pink, green, and blue,

I

Every color

the world,

in

Eating things straight and curled.

This

is

You don't need the address; You can see the destruction

ridiculous.

He's pulled

off

the drapes

must stop this poem, For I'll have to be goin'. 'Cause the snapterouse, I

And eaten the grapes And is chewing on bedcovers, too. He has an extraordinary menu.

After eating

My house

Is

He I

hasn't

can't

sit

is

bare.

left

a chair;

just

my house, about to eat me!

Clare Bronowski,

down anywhere.

Age

California

The star talked to the moon and they laughed and laughed. And they kissed. Terrie Leong, California

Age

7,

I

9,

for miles.

What

I

Can Do

Papier-mache masks by Valerie Lobb. Age 9. Denise Masanek. Age 9. Gail Williamson,

Age

9,

Illinois

A painting by Jill Susan Dobkin, Age 10. Illinois

227

!

228

What

Can Do

I

I

play

I I

play games with

run,

I

climb,

It feels so

Once I

I

slide.

I

friends.

I

I

laugh.

I

jump, shout.

good

in a while

my

play with

book.

my

make

like to

I

play by myself.

jigsaw puzzle.

things.

I

do when

I

I

read a

even make up

rhymes and draw pictures that the things

I

tell

about

play.

Snowball

Fun Fun is being wet, Or having a pet. Fun is a tool, Or staying home from school.

had a little snowball, It was so round and white. made it out of paper

I

I

So

I

could keep

Tommy

it

overnight.

Meredith,

Age

8,

Wisconsin

Fun is a game, Or finding friends' marks the same. Fun is laughing with glee, Or else climbing a tree.

My Boat Fun

is

Ker-plunk!

a cake

That your mother had to make.

Fun Fun

It

sunk.

is

a park;

Bubble-bubble,

is

a

I'm in trouble!

lark.

Carol Ruben, Age

Fun can be

7,

New York

lots of things,

Especially spring.

So don't be sad; Be GLAD. Jean LeBlanc, Age Wisconsin

My

Kite

8, I

flew

And I

it

held

And

it

my

kite in the breeze.

went over the

my

trees.

kite

went way up

in its flight.

Nishan Akgulian, Age Wisconsin

6,

What

A painting by Mette Age 10, Norway

Olsen,

* Creative play

!

Can Dn

229

What

230

I

Can Do

My

feelings

How

shall

tell

I

someone what makes

me happy? Or what makes me I'll

all

make up a poem.

the words

exactly

My I

how

I

I'll

sad?

choose from

know, the ones that

I

feel.

tell

put them side by

I'll

side in rows.

Then anyone can read

their singing

sounds aloud.

or say

Crying For Food

Feelings

am fainty, am fizzy, am floppy.

Stop! Stop! Stop crying!

Oh boy, what a noise! Why are they crying?

I

I

Paul Thompson,

Age

They are crying all morning, Just crying and crying. just can't do anything. do very funny things To make them stop crying.

6,

New Zealand

I

I

Home Home

is

a place

in

which

to

But

be loved,

and understood. Home is a place in which you talk To your family and sisters and brothers.

Cared

for,

still

crying, crying,

make them They are hungry. Just can't

Fred Tow, Age

stop.

9,

California

Home

You can

where, when you don't understand, talk it over with your family.

Home

loving

Loving

is

is is

and home.

Maureen True. California

Age

Happiness

8,

Happiness

is

that

When somebody Pulls that

Sadness You are sad when you are lonely. You are sad when you have no one to You are sad when no one likes you. David Schlotzhauer, Age New York

7,

magic

good

feeling,

inside string

And things start brightening. The church bells ring. talk to.

Children sing. That's what happiness Alayne Dean, Age New York

9,

is!

What

A painting by Jed Age 9, Illinois

Kreinberg,

I

Can Do

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The Many Me's

234

The Many Me's

Watch me! Watch me! Watch me!

Watch me run

.

.

.

skip

hop around

.

.

.

play

.

.

.

in this cold,

cold spray!

Watch me make these pigeons

fly

make

the earth trade places

with sky!

I

ride

I'm in

in

.

.

.

the wind sings

charge of things

my

world.

Oh, watch me!

236

The Many Me's

The outdoor me Whether

it's

rocks, leaves, sand, or snow,

I

know

I

play outdoors and

just

all sorts of

Why?

Well,

where

I

want I

it

arrange

things that later I like

to go.

I'll

change.

to be

part of the outdoor world, you see.

^Ohk,-

There's no one to play with I'm

But

all I

alone. There's no one around.

don't

mind because

I've found

there are lots of things to do

that are better for one than two:

Drawing, reading, thinking, dreaming arc a few.

238

The Many Me's

About loving

There's Grandma, Grandpa, special

my

grown-ups

sister

.

.

.

my

.

.

.

brother

Dad and Mother,

my my

doll

.

.

.

my

hike

brand-new shoes

.

.

.

.

.

.

240

The Many Me's

Sometimes I'm angry Fight? I

might.

I'm angry, not thinking straight.

The smart thing till I

cool

off,

Then we can

to

do would be to wait

and so does

he.

talk of what's bothering me.

The Manv

lie's

Sometimes I'm afraid Mother was Around the So

many

storms

.

.

lost.

corner, looking for

things .

Where was she?

I

dreams

me!

used to fear.

.* .

But time has passed.

the dark I've

— last year.

grown

taller,

while those fears of mine have grown lots smaller.

Tell

me: Will the things

by next year

all

I

fear today

have gone away?

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The Many Me's

Sometimes I'm sad Things are

all

mixed up and

can't think of a thing to

1

do bul cry.

Go away, you tears! I'd rather smile, And just mighl in a little while. J

1

feel sort of quiet

I

wish, oh

I'll

and

1

wish,

say I'm sorry, I'll

and

sad.

hadn't got mad.

1

make

things right,

never-never-never have another

fight.

1

said a

mean

thing.

My

Grandma went home.

pup won't play

It's

been

an awful day!

Tomorrow

will

How? Because

be better, that I'll

make

it

so!

I

know.

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Mostly I'm happy There's something I'm rarely without.

My I

supply of

use

it,

it

doesn't run out.

yet there's more, and

to spare. It's

something

It's

with

What

is

I

like to share.

me wherever I go. it? Do you know?

My laugh!

Why? happy I am

I'm laughing. I'm just

I!

Mother's here, home from the

She can come

in

—

if I

store.

open the door! Shall I?

The Many Me's

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smile,

Daddy came

my my my

though

feel

1

quite shy

by and by.

get to talking,

I'll

He came

245

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to school.

to see:

room, desk,

pictures—

and me!

I'm happy, though I

feel nice inside,

My

laugh

But soon to

is I'll

smile.

sort of

mumble.

and

don't 1

show

know

it.

it.

tucked away just now.

make dragons

and bears

I

For Daddy knows how

roar, goblins rumble,

mumble mumble

246

The Many Me's

Especially for Ask me who

The answer I'd rather

I'd rather be.

easy—

is

be

ME!

My name may or I

maybe

me

it's

be

Mary

Mike,

can pack a knapsack

and go on a

hike.

I

can climb a

I

can ride a bike.

tree.

fei

7

The .Mam Me's

I

can play with airplanes,

trucks and cars. I

can

lie

and look

on

my

back

at the stars.

247

248

The Many Me's

I

can

I

can swim in a pool.

I

can read a book.

I

can use a

fish in

There are I

tool.

lots of things

can do and

So

a brook.

see.

many things—

especially for me.

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