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This book of wholesome whole·some  
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1. Conducive to sound health or well-being; salutary: simple, wholesome food; a wholesome climate.

2.
 fun is dedicated to helping children grow in basic skills and knowledge, in creativeness, in ability to think and reason, in sensitivity to others, in high ideals, and worthy Worthy can refer to: People
  • James Worthy, basketball player from Gastonia, North Carolina
  • John Worthy Chaplin, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
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 ways of living--for children are the world's most important people.

Many families pass along their special traditions from one generation to the next.

Our invitation last April for our readers to tell us about their unique family customs was a great success. In this issue, "Family Traditions" (pages 16 and 17) presents only a few of the many great responses we received. My colleague Linda A set of parallel processing functions added to languages, such as C and C++, that allows data to be created and transferred between processes. It was developed by Yale professor David Gelernter, when he was a 23-year old graduate student.  Rose, who read and selected the responses, believes this feature set a standard for quality and quantity.

Our readers wrote about a variety of family traditions. A great many involve a special food or meal. Birthdays, holiday observances, and unique family times are also near the top of the list.

I am encouraged to know that so many of our families develop and maintain unique traditions. These traditions are the glue glue: see adhesive.
glue

Adhesive substance resembling gelatin, extracted from animal tissue, particularly hides and bones, or from fish, casein (milk protein), or vegetables.
 that holds together strong families.
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Author:Brown, Kent L. Jr.
Publication:Highlights for Children
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Date:Oct 1, 2000
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