Bulidng in Disguise

Dear class,

This week I reading a non-fiction book called Building in Disguise. This book is about buildings that are made into disguise. Like there is a elephant that is a building and is called Lucy, the Margate Elephant it is in Margate, New Jersey and was build in 1881. Where Lucy lives there was a harsh and strict storm yet Lucy survived. My opinion is that Lucy might be the best looking statue of a elephant.


Do you know the gas station shells? Well in1930 there was a shell a actually shell built and was a gas station where people go. You can find shells in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. I think that people still go to the gas station. One day I would love to go there to see if it is still there today. It is kind of funny that most people go in the shell to buy thing.

Snacks from around the world

The nonfiction book I am reading is called snacks around the world by Sue Ashworth. It has a lot of great snack recipes but also has some great dinner recipes. One of my favorite recipes is the recipe this book has for potatoes I also think the recipe for chicken looks really good. This book is cool because it has recipes from all over the world. Theres one recipe that reminded me of Alicia because it is a cheese muffin and she likes cheese. One night I even cooked one of these recipes for dinner one night.Heres a recipe for Cheese Muffins:

Ingriedients:

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp baking powdwer

2 tbsp sugar

2 tbsp cheddar cheese

1 egg

1 cup milk

1/2 cup vegtable oil

(plus extra for greasing)

What to do:

1. Pre heat oven to 375

2. Grease muffin tin w/ vegtable oil

3. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder into a mixing bowl Stir in sugar

4.Grate cheese into the mixture

5. Break an egg into a seperate bowl then add milk and oil Stir well

6.Add two mixtures together and stir

7.Pour mixture into muffin tin then bake for 20 min.

8. Let it cool then enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ohio

Dear Class,
The non fiction book I've been reading is Ohio by Dottie Brown. I chose this non fiction text because my family (except me) are all from Ohio. Ohio is connected to Lake Erie one of the US's great lakes. Ohio has a nickname and it is The Buckeye State! Ohio has a Mound called The Great Serpent and the mound is 1,330 feet long and about 4 feet high! Two of The United States most famous people were born in Ohio and they were the Wright Brothers! The Wright Brothers were born in Dayton Ohio and they also owned a bicycle shop in Dayton. There are a lot of sports teams in Ohio! Some are the Cleveland Indians and the Cincinnati Reds and they play Major League Baseball. Ohio also has two pro football teams, Cincinnati Bengals an the Cleveland Browns. Ohio is also home to two pro basketball teams, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Cleveland Rockers, a pro women's team.
I have a connection and that is, i go to Ohio about 3 times a year. My opinion is that the Towering Cliffs in Hocking Hills State Park in the Appalachian Plateau are so big. I think that the state of Ohio is my favorite state because they have a lot of fun activities and a lot of sports! I think whoever reads this should go to Ohio someday and have a lot of fun!

My favorite college football team is in Ohio!!! The team is Ohio State!!!

Sicerly,
RJM

Runt

What's up class,

Right now( 2 days before track out! ) I'm still reading the book "Runt". In the book, Runt went out of the nursing cave and his not newly born brother and sister welcomed the newly born pups. "welcome" said the tree (or someone in the tree) "The trees! they welcome us too!!" Runt cried. Hunter, his brother, laughed '' No Runt it is our friend owl'' ''Is it true , is this owl?'' Asked Runt. "No, this is Raven" She said.

And that is how far I've gotten so far, but I wonder what will happen next. I think ,in the main part of the book, Runt will become the leader of the pack.
Your class mate, animal love

The Olympics

Dear class:

The NONFICTION book im reading is The Olympics.So far, ive come across some deep history in the olympics.It was made uo in Greece.Why did they do it?, they did sports to honnor there gods.If somebody won,they would get a amphora. [two handeled vessel]

I remember if in my coldisace if we won a challange our friends would give us something.[treats,and more that Icant remember of]Ifelt amazed of how long the olympics were around ever since 776 B.C.I think this is interesting because the olympics has SO MUCH history.I think next they will talk about they kept track of the peoples records for winning gold medals.How would you feel if you were playing in the olympics in 776B.C?!Would you do the olympics in that year?Why or why not?Ican vizualize runners running hard and the audience clapping with joy while watching.

Sincerely,

MH

Elite Forces part two paratroopers

This next article was about paratroopers landing staraight into a desert war zone with no cover and flat ground for miles! Easy way to get shot huh? Anyways it was from a paratroopers perspective and he said and I quote "it was like landing in a mindfield, one short move and we would be dead!"



My perspective of this is that why would we drop our "elite" troops into a welly visible warzone with no base for miles? and worse is that it was a guerilla* attack! That means it was a search and destroy every roop and comm point!



With no air support I can only imagine how hard it would be to stay alive (no base = no medics that are good) and avoid real world hazards like animals and infections and complex traps like bouncing bettys!

Its hard being a trooper.

Eating the India Way

This book is very cool because the foods they eat are way different from the way we eat. Since most India people are vegetarians they don't eat much meat. Most of the foods in the cook book deserts and different puddings. Their bread does not have yeast so it's flat (it is so good).

I think they shouldn't have put all those puddings in the book. Especially since there fruit pudding's. Disgusting(i think). I also think all there are to many nuts in there foods. I like looking at different foods around the world because they could have completely different foods! This book is very cool.

Whale Waching! By:Victoria Eiknas

Dear classmates,

In the book Whale Waching Victoria is on a boat for her vacation and she talks about how the fresh air reminds her of the sea air and what it smelled like when the boat poled out of sogging wet dock.When I first read the book it reminded me of the time I went to see my grand parents in boston and my grandpa took me to a boat and I near fell off!O ne of my questions when I read this was why didn't Victoria go to see the whales too?!?Also one of my reactions was descusted when I read that every one was barfing and was sick!

Floods

Dear class,



This week I am reading a non-fiction book called '' Floods''.So far Its a cool book,most of it is about how floods are made and what makes them.Another thing it talks about is what blocks them and what they are made of.

When I was reading I noticed a connection I saw...Last week I had a big flood in my house and it was really scary.In the book I learned that river floods are more commen than ocean floods.I also had a question about the book...Why did they use sand bags to pervent the flood from getting bigger.


yours truly,
EA

California

WHATS UP CLASS? i have been reading a book called California and would like to share a recipe that i found in the book! Here it goes... This recipe is a californis recipe !

1. 7 strawberries

2. 8 ounces of lemon yogurt

3. 1/3 cup of orange juice

4. in a plastic container freeze the strawberries for one hour

5. combine yogurt orange juice and frozen strawberries in a blender

6. cover and blend until the mixture is smooth meaning no big clumps of fruit or yogurt!

7. serve in tall glasses

I hope you enjoy your California smoothie!:)!:)!