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Land Birds With The Largest Wingspan!

The Marabou Stork

The Marabou Stork is a large wading bird in the stork family. It lives in Africa, south of the Sahara, in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation.

A massive bird, large specimens are thought to reach a height of 60 inches or 5 feet, a weight of over 20 pounds and have a wingspan of at least 10.5 feet! It shares the distinction of having the largest wingspan of any landbird with the Andean Condor. Unlike most storks, they fly with the neck retracted like a heron.

The Marabou is unmistakable due to its size, bare head and neck, black back, and white underparts. It has a huge bill, a pink gular sack at its throat, a neck

ruff and black legs and wings.

In the African dry season, the female builds a tree nest in which two or three eggs are laid.

The Marabou Stork is a frequent scavenger. It often feeds with the vultures. This large and powerful bird will eat different kinds of animals, including small mammals, reptiles, termites, fish, locusts, grasshoppers, caterpillars, frogs, rodents, crocodile eggs and hatchings, doves, young and adult flamingoes and pelican chicks.

The Andean Condor

The Andean Condor is a species of South American Bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae. Found in the Andes Mountains and adjacent Pacific coasts of Western South America, it is the largest flying land bird in the Western Hemisphere.

The average wingspan ranges from 9 to 10 feet and males weigh up to 33 pounds! It is a large black vulture with a ruff of white feathers surrounding the base of the neck and, especially the males - large white patches on the wings. The head and neck are nearly featherless and are a dull red color, which may flush and therefore change color in response to the bird’s emotional state. In the male, there is a wattle on the neck and a large, dark red comb or caruncle on the crown of the head. Unlike most birds of prey, the male is

larger than the female.

The condor is primarily a scavenger, feeding on carrion. It prefers large carcasses, such as those of deer or cattle. Its roosts at elevations of 10,000 to 16,000 feet, generally on inaccessible rock ledges. One or two eggs are usually laid by the female. It is one of the world’s longest living birds with a lifespan of up to 50 years.

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I Want To Play The Accordion!

The accordion was invented in the early 1800’s in Europe (drawing from the concept of older Chinese instruments). It took its shape in its modern form later in that century. At that time, it was able to make a loud sound as amplification hadn’t been around yet. So, it became quite popular for dance music.

It is believed that most accordions came to America with traveling German merchants. It gained its popularity in various communities and especially with folk music.

There are three main types of accordion - diatonic, chromatic and keyboard. Diatonic and chromatic accordions have buttons for keys and keyboard accordions have a piano keyboard for keys. In the standard accordion, the keys are on the player’s right hand side of the instrument.

The left hand side has chord or bass notes that are used to play rhythm.

Keyboard or piano accordions are generally the most recognizable to the general public. They have been very popular.

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Accordions make noise when the bellows fill with air and this air is forced out of holes which have a small reed over them. Accordion makers tune these reeds by hand and each note may trigger anywhere from one to four reeds.

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Michigan’s Cherries!

Many centuries ago, European and Asian peoples enjoyed eating cherries. They are believed to have come from China around 4000 B.C. Cherries were brought to America by early settlers in the 1600s. Cherry trees, in fact, were part of the gardens of French settlers when they established Detroit.

In Michigan, Peter Dougherty, a Presbyterian missionary, planted the first cherry orchard in 1852 in the Grand Traverse Bay area on Old Mission Peninsula. These trees produced well and soon other orchards were planted all over Northern Michigan.

Grand Traverse area possesses the conditions that cherries need to grow to their full potential. Orchards there are usually planted on rolling hills and sandy soil where there is water drainage and air flow.

The first cherry processing facility was built just south of Traverse City called the Traverse City Canning Company. Soon cherries were being shipped all over the country. Today, Traverse City is known nationally as the “Cherry Capital of the World”. In fact, the National Cherry Festival is held there each year which began in 1924. This year it’s July 2nd thru 9th when the sweet and tart cherries begin to ripen.

The five counties around Traverse City produce 40% of the an-

nual tart cherry crop in the United States. Cherries used to be picked by hand, but now a mechanical shaker which looks like an upside down umbrella is used. Today most sweet cherries are still picked by hand.

• The major variety of tart cherry grown in the United States is the Montmorency. It has been cultivated in the United States for more than a century because the fruit is excellent for pies, preserves, jellies, juice and other products.

• Tart cherries have high levels of antioxidants when compared to other fruits. Some studies show that eating about 20 cherries a day could reduce inflammatory pain and headache pain among many other uses.

• The United States produces more than 650 million pounds of tart and sweet cherries. Michigan grows about 75 percent of the U.S. crop of tart cherries and about 20 percent of the U.S. crop of sweet cherries.

• It takes about 250 cherries to make a cherry pie.

• The most famous sweet cherry variety is the Bing cherry. However, there are more than 1,000 varieties of sweet cherries. Bing cherries are a dark red/burgundy color. There also are light sweet cherry varieties, such as Rainier and Queen Anne.

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Cookin’ Fun Cheese Bread

Brownie Ice Cream Cones 4 ounces sweet chocolate 1/4 cup butter 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) 1 teaspoon vanilla 24 cake ice cream cones 24 scoops of ice cream Sprinkles

1 egg 1 1/2 cup milk 3 3/4 cups baking mix (such as Jiffy) Bisquick) 1 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup cheddar cheese, finely grated 1 tablespoon onion, minced 1 tablespoon poppy seed Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the bottom of a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the egg and milk. Blend well. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Beat vigorously for 1 minute. Pour batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle the top with poppy seeds. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool for 5 to 10 minutes before removing from the pan. Slice and serve warm.

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In a medium size microwave-safe bowl, mix together eggs and milk. Cover the bowl with a paper towel. Microwave on High for 3 to 4 minutes (or until the eggs are cooled and fluffy), stirring once after 2 minutes. Heat tortillas a directed on the package.

Spoon warm eggs onto each tortilla. Top with crumbled bacon and shredded cheese. Fold the tortilla. Enjoy!

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate and butter, stirring frequently.

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Cool slightly and pour into a large bowl. Add sugar and eggs, mix well. Stir in flour, walnuts if desired and vanilla. Place ice cream cones in muffin cups and fill half full with batter. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until brownies are set on top and a toothpick tests almost clean (do not overbake). Cool completely. Just before serving, top each cone with a scoop of ice cream and sprinkles. Makes 24

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“I’m Stressed Out About Moving!”

Is your family moving this summer or do you know someone that is moving? It’s normal to be scared, excited or even angry about moving to a different location. Moving is also not easy for adults.

Whether you, a friend, classmate or neighbor is moving, it’s important to understand how that makes you feel.

People move for many reasons. Some of these reasons include buying a larger home for a growing family, job transfers, or wanting to live in a different city. Worries such as “will I make any friends or find my way in a new school” are not uncommon. It’s important to talk about these feelings with your parents. You will feel much better and they will be happy you shared your feelings with them.

Moving can also be an adventure. Maybe you will have your own room and new places to explore. It helps if you find out about the new place you’re moving to. Is it a house or an apartment?

Maybe you can look at it before you move there so you can see your bedroom. If you see kids around where you will live, say hi to them and introduce yourself. They could be future friends.

Check out your new school. Mom and Dad can usually arrange a visit to get you acquainted with it. That way, on the first day of school next fall, you will be able to find your way around. If you enjoy sports or band, find out what is offered at your new school and how to join in.

Packing up is a chore. A good idea would be to ask for a special box that will be labeled with your name. You can put your favorite things in it. It may be a good plan to put in your toothbrush, pajamas, sheets and pillow for your first night at the new house.

You’ll find that box easily because it will have your name on it.

When you are packed up, it’s time to say goodby to friends and neighbors. If you’re moving to another city, grab an address book or paper so you can write down names, addresses and e-mails.

Then you can keep in touch after you move. If you have a camera, take a picture of your friends, school and neighborhood. After

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unpacking at your new house, you can make a scrapbook out of these or decorate a bulletin board.

When the moving day finally arrives, it’s okay to feel a little sad, especially if you are moving to a different city. Parents feel sad too.

Again, talk about your feelings with them. When you arrive at your new home, remember to grab your box of favorite things and start unpacking. It’s great to keep busy. Once that’s done and your familiar things are around the house, you will begin to feel at home. Little by little you will start making new friends in the neighborhood.

When you first go to your new school, you may feel a little scared, but you will meet new friends every day. Get involved with your new schoolmates by joining clubs, sports or after school programs and activities. If you are having trouble doing this, talk to your parents and ask them for suggestions. It’s normal to feel a little stressed out about moving somewhere, but give it time. Soon you will begin to feel comfortable in your new surroundings. If you notice that there is a new boy or girl that has moved into your neighborhood or is new at school, be a good friend and make them feel welcome.

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Can you believe we are ending another school year? What a great school year we’ve all had, too! The thought of summer brings excitement and anticipation. What are you going to do this summer? It’s a time for making plans with family and friends, going to the lake, eating watermelon and ice cream - plus playing outside in the warm air!

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Kids’ World News would like to thank all of our sponsors for bringing this paper to you, the schools and staff for all their support and you, our readers for another great year.

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The Legend of Sleeping Bear

Good Night Michigan

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Just in time for summer vacation you can read all about the legend of this great park and the wonderful sand dunes. Great information for adults too.

This is a little square board book that says good night to many of the scenic places in our state.

Follow these children as they say good night to the big lake, Meijer Gardens, Detroit Zoo and many familiar places in Michigan.

Another board book title that tells us about the flowers, birds and animals in our wonderful state.

Filled with fun little rhyming riddles.

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