Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2022 i Little Sparkles

Oh, nuts! They sure can cause you trouble if you’re allergic to them – and a growing number of kids are these days. So what kind of nuts are we talking about? Peanuts, for one, though they aren’t truly a nut. Other nuts include nuts that grow on trees, such as almonds, walnuts, pecans, cashews, hazelnuts, Brazil nuts, and pistachios. How Is a Tree Nut or Peanut Allergy Treated? There is no special medicine for the nut or peanut allergies and many people don’t outgrow them. The best treatment is to avoid the nut. That means not eating that nut, and also avoiding the nut when it’s mixed in foods. Staying safe means reading food labels and paying attention to what they say about how the food was produced. If…

One day there was a big storm. Lightning struck a mountain and a the huge rock rolled onto the train line. Seagull saw what happened. He called his friends: Rabbit, Fox and Mouse. ‘We must move it. The 10:15 London train will be here in one hour,’ said Rabbit. The animals tried to move it. They pushed and pushed but it would not move. ‘I know,’ said Fox. ‘Let’s get Eric the Engine. He’s stronger than all of us.’ ‘There’s no time,’ said Mouse. ‘I’ll get him,’ shouted Seagull. ‘Help! There is a rock on the train line and the London train is coming very soon.’ Eric tooted his whistle and called his friends. All the engines gathered around. Eric was big and strong but not very Fast. He asked…

“I’m too ill to sleep,’ said Siriwat.‘Have a drink,’ said his dad.‘Ouch, it hurts! I’m too ill to drink.’Siriwat had a sore throat.‘Oh dear,’ said his dad.‘Here is some medicine.’ ‘I’m too ill to take it.’The next morning, he had a headache.‘Ouch, ouch! It hurts!‘Medicine?’‘No, I’m too ill.’By midday, Siriwat had a tummy ache. ‘Ouch, ouch, ouch! It hurts!’‘Oh dear,’ said his dad.By evening he had an earache.‘Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch! It hurts!’‘Oh dear,’ said his dad. ‘I’m calling the doctor.’ ‘I’m too ill to see the doctor,’ said Siriwat.But the doctor arrived.‘High temperature!’ she said. ‘Take this medicine.’‘Good morning, Dad!’ called Siriwat the next day.‘I feel much better now!’…

Duncan just wants to do some colouring – but when he opens his box of crayons, he finds a whole bundle of letters of complaint. The crayons aren’t happy: Beige is sick and tired of playing second fiddle to Brown; Blue is exhausted after colouring in so many oceans, lakes and rivers; Orange and Yellow can’t agree on who is really the colour of the sun; and Peach has a rather embarassing problem. Can Duncan come up with a solution to keep the crayons happy – before they quit colouring for good?…

Largemouth Bass LARGEMOUTH BASS ORIGINALLY LIVED IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. HOWEVER, IT HAS SINCE BEEN INTRODUCED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD INCLUDING THE REST Of THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, SOUTH AMERICA, AND EVEN AFRICA. THE LARGEMOUTH BASS IS A POPULAR FRESHWATER GAME FISH IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS A TYPE OF BIACK BASS AND IS ALSO PART OF THE SUNFISH FAMILY. THE HABITAT FOR THE LARGEMOUTH BASS IN FRESHWATER LAKES AND RIVERS. FUN FACTS ABOUT THE LARGEMOUTH BASS • THEY CAN EAT PREY THAT IS UP TO 25 TO 35 PER CENT OF THEIR BODY LENGTH. • THEIR AVERAGE LIFESPAN IS TEN TO SIXTEEN YEARS DEPENDING ON THE HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT. • THEIR COLOUR CAN VARY DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF WATER THEY LIVE IN. • THEY HAVE A SIXTH…

THE COFFIN THE COFFIN IS A STORY ABOUT A MAN WHO WAS WALKING HOME ALONE ONE DARK AND WINDY NIGHT. HIS PATH TOOK HIM DOWN A DARK, DESERTED STREET THAT RAN RIGHT BY THE LOCAL CEMETERY AS HE PASSED THE GATES, HE HEARD A STRANGE NOISE IN THE DARKNESS BEHIND HIM. NOT DARING TO LOOK BACK, HE QUICKENED HIS PACE, BUT THE BUMPING NOISE CONTINUED BEHIND HIM. HE STOPPED AND TURNED TO SEE WHAT IT WAS. COMING DOWN THE ROAD BEHIND HIM WAS A COFFIN, STANDING ON END, BUMPING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. BUMP, BUMP, BUMP. THE MAN COULDN’T BELIEVE HIS EYES. TERRIFIED, HE TURNED AND RAN INTO THE DRIVING RAIN. BEHIND HIM, THE COFFIN CAME FASTER – BUMP, BUMP, BUMP! AHEAD OF HIM, THERE WAS A BRANCH THAT HAD…