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Tag Archives: animals
“What does gy-normously hungry mean?”
Mommyo, as she prepared to dish out The Four-Year-Old’s oatmeal: “The Four-Year-Old, are you a little hungry, very hungry, or so enormously hungry you could eat a tiger?” The Four-Year-Old, with great enthusiasm: “Gy-normously hungry, Mommyo. I could eat something … Continue reading
Posted in Funny Stuff My Daughter Says
Tagged animals, Eating, food, Funny stuff my daughter says, nutrition
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Book Review: In Season: A Natural History of the New England Year
In Season: A Natural History of the New England Year Field Illustrations and Notes by Nona Bell Estrin Essays by Charles W. Johnson University Press of New England, 2002 Age Range: Illustrated Field Notes-All Ages, Essays-Adults Growing up in a … Continue reading
Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Quick. Which is it? The Four-Year-Old’s waiting. Whether you call it a sea cookie, snapper biscuit, or pansy shell, the beach dweller known in the States as the sand dollar is in fact an animal. Improbable though that may seem … Continue reading
The Day I Got Lazy and Other News of the Week
Or moment, depending on whom you talk to. Regardless, here’s some stuff The Four-Year-Old and I noticed about the world this week: Painting squirrels: NBC report Rescued dolphins: Six dolphins stranded off Cape Cod, 300 others guided safely out of … Continue reading
Posted in Science
Tagged animals, books, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, John James Audubon, science roundup
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“Do old warthogs look like Vanderbilt or Mr. Gronko?”
First let’s define our terms. Thanks to the power of the Roku + the Netflix, The Four-Year-Old has recently discovered the Busytown Mysteries, an animated Canadian children’s show based on characters created by Richard Scarry. One afternoon, after spending a … Continue reading
Posted in Ask the iPhone
Tagged animals, Busytown Mysteries, Dinosaur Train, Richard Scarry, Warthog
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Caterpickles Cleans House, Again
Despite my best effort, The Four-Year-Old’s unanswered question index keeps getting longer. I’m at 137 and counting (I haven’t entered today’s questions yet. I’m afraid to, frankly.) Anyway, what with the holidays coming up, I thought I’d clean house again … Continue reading
Posted in Ask the iPhone, Caterpickles Cleans House, Science
Tagged animals, astronomy, bugs, Butterfly, Mosquito
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“Do white blood cells have white blood in them?”
Overheard in the playroom. The Four-Year-Old: “Daddyo, do white blood cells have white blood in them?” Daddyo: “No. Blood is made up of cells. Cells aren’t made up of blood.” The Four-Year-Old: “What are cells made up of?” Daddyo: “Cytoplasm … Continue reading
Posted in Science
Tagged animals, Biology, Blood, body, Cell, Cytoplasm, DNA, White blood cell
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“Did Elvis have a cat?”
The Four-Year-Old adores dinosaurs, cats, and Elvis. So naturally she wants to know all the combinations in which these revered beings might co-exist. Dinosaurs having died out years before Elvis was born, he clearly wouldn’t have had them as pets … Continue reading
Posted in Ask the iPhone
Tagged animals, cats, Eddie Deezen, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Graceland, pets, Wendell Corey
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Mind-Control Zombie Parasites and Other News of the Week
What? A rant about penguins wearing sweaters on a Friday? Science news on a Wednesday? Doesn’t this woman know how important routine is to preschoolers? What the heck is going on? Obviously, Caterpickles Central has been invaded by mind-control zombie … Continue reading
Posted in Science
Tagged animals, dinosaurs, Eating, Health, imperial woodpecker, mind control zombie parasites, science roundup, watermelons
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“Do mice have eyebrows?”
This week I discovered Amigurumi, the art of knitting and/or crocheting small stuffed animals. The Four-Year-Old is highly enthusiastic about this art, as this latest pursuit promises to pad her collection of toys very nicely. While putting the finishing touches … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Science
Tagged amigurumi, animals, Biology, crafts, Disneyland, mice, Mickey Mouse, Steamboat Willie
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