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Michigan’s State Fossil the Mastodon Our State of Michigan State Fossil was adopted and signed by Governor John Engler on April 8, 2002. Mastodon fossils have been found in more than 250 locations in Michigan. In as recent as 2009, a family in Portland, Michigan unearthed mastodon bones while excavating a new pond on their property. They have also been found through out the United States, mostly along the Atlantic coast and south of the Great Lakes. The mastodon preferred a habitat that was cold, open spruce woodland and forest.
This Mastodon was found in Rush Township in 1944 and has been called the 'Owosso Mastodon'. The bones are on display at the Exhibit Museum at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The American Mastodon was a large, elephant like herbivore resembling closely a wooly mammoth in appearance. It browsed on trees, shrubs, and swamp plants. The scientific term for the mastodon is Mammut americanum. The word Mammut, means “earth burrower” which can be traced back to the Middle Ages. Eastern European farmers found gigantic bones in their fields and they believed they belonged to monstrous burrowing beasts. The word mastodon comes from the Greek mastos which means “beast” and odon which means “tooth.” The mastodon became extinct around 10,000 years ago. The mastodon had a thick coat of shaggy hair. It ranged in height from 7 feet (females) to nearly 10 feet (males). They were up to 15 feet in length and weighed as much as 6 tons! The mastodon’s head had a flexible trunk, small ears and tusks. The tusks grew straight forward and curved slightly upward. The tusks could exceed 16 feet in length! They were stockier than elephants with thicker limb bones. Mastodon remains have been associated with fires, leading to the assumption that early humans hunted and ate them. Other species of mammals that lived during this time were the Giant Beaver (which weighed around 300 pounds) and the Dire Wolf (which was larger and more powerfully built then the modern day gray wolf). Today, the largest North American land animal is the American Bison.
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The Books of Beginning: The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens
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Kate, Michael and Emma have passed from one orphanage to another in the ten years since their parents disappeared. Now they learn that they have special powers and a prophesied quest to find a magical book and a fearsome enemy.
In 1893 New York, thirteen-year-old Maks, a newsboy, teams up with Willa, a homeless girl, to clear his older sister Emma from charges that she stole from the brand new Waldorf Hotel.
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Oriental Republic of Uruguay • Uruguay full name is derived from a Guarani word which when translated means “river of painted birds.” • Uruguay is on the East coast of South America. Brazil and Argentina border this country. It is also bordered by water. There is a 120 mile Atlantic shoreline, a 235 mile frontage on the Rio de la Plata and 270 miles on the Uruguay River. Uruguay is comparable to the size of Oklahoma and one of the smallest countries in South America. • Most of the country consists of gently rolling plains interrupted by two ridges of low hills. The remainder consists of fertile coastal and riverine lowlands, including a narrow sandy and marshy coastal plain. The many beaches are an important tourist attraction. • Uruguay’s climate is temperate. It doesn’t face any extremes of temperature and precipitation. • Uruguay has one of the highest levels of literacy in Latin America. • Industry consists of food processing, electrical machinery, transportation equipment and petroleum products. • Agriculture is made up of wheat, corn, barley, livestock and fish. Uruguay is largely dependent on agriculture and services for its economy. Agriculture accounts to over two-thirds of the total exports in the country. • Exports are meat, rice, leather products, wool and vehicles. • Montevideo is the capital city and home to more than half of the population. It is an important trading and commercial center besides being the largest city. Montevideo was founded by the Spanish in the early 18th century as a military base. • Uruguay’s government is a Constitutional Republic. • The gaucho attire (cowboy dress) is quite popular among men and the women wear colorful dresses. • As a result of Italian immigration in the late 1800s and early 1900s, pasta is a national food. Sunday is the preferred day for eating pasta. Most home cooking has a Spanish influence, and meals almost invariably include soup.
• The official language of Uruguay is Spanish. • Soccer is the national sport and occupies a central place in the life of Uruguay. • Uruguay was originally inhabited by the Charua Indians. They resisted conquest by the Spanish for years after Spain came to the land in 1516. In the 16th and 17th century, the Spanish began to settle the land and brought cattle to the region. In 1811, Uruguay began their fight for independence behind leader Jose Gervasio Artigas. After some years of fighting, which included being annexed into Brazil and joining a regional federation with Argentina, Uruguay became an independent nation in 1825. Uruguay has since developed into a country with some of the most free political and labor conditions in South America.
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At left: The bull-fighting arena in Colonia del Sacramento, which is one of the most famous, historical cities along the Uruguay coastline. The tourists wander among the old ruins and visit buildings that have been in existence for hundreds of years.
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Celebrate Reading
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You Don’t Have To Have A Cold To Get A Cold Sore! What Is a Cold Sore? A cold sore is a small blister that is reddish or purple. They are usually located on the outer edge of the lip, on just one side of your mouth. Cold sores can appear one at a time or in little bunches. They are sometimes filled with fluid. A cold sore usually crusts over and forms a scab before it goes away. The cold sore will last a week or two and they usually don't require any special treatment. These sores are caused by a virus called herpes. Herpes is one of the most common viral infections in the world. The medical name for the specific virus that causes cold sores is herpes simplex. There are two types of herpes simplex infection. Herpes simplex virus one (called HSV-1 for short) is the type that most commonly causes the cold sores. In fact, HSV-1 is so common that most Americans get infected with it even though they may never have any symptoms. People can catch HSV1 by kissing a person with a cold sore, sharing a drinking glass, eating
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We Measure Things Every Day! There are 12 inches in 1 foot. See if you can figure out these problems! How Many Inches Is The Caterpillar? ________
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What We Can Learn About Sharks? 1. There are over 350 species of sharks. Sharks come in many shapes, sizes and colors. The largest shark in the world is the Whale Shark. There was a confirmed individual who had a length of 41 1/2 feet and a weight of more than 47,000 pounds. There are also unconfirmed reports of much larger whale sharks. The smallest shark is the Dwarf Lantern Shark which is about 4 to 8 inches long. 2. Sharks have rows of teeth! Most sharks have at least four rows of teeth. They don't chew they use their powerful teeth to bite and tear their food. As the first row of teeth in a shark gets worn out, the other rows of teeth move forward. New teeth are always forming. 3. Sharks do not have scales. A shark has tough skin that is covered by dermal denticles which are small plates covered with enamel. 4. Sharks have a lateral line system along their sides. A lateral line system detects movements in the water. This helps the shark find prey and navigate through the water at night or when visibility is poor. This system is made up of a network of fluid filled canals beneath the shark’s skin. Pressure waves around the shark in the ocean water, vibrate this liquid which in turn is transmitted to jelly in the system. This jelly transmits to the shark’s nerve endings and the message is relayed to the brain.
5. Do sharks sleep? Sharks need to keep water moving over their gills to receive oxygen. Some sharks have spiracles which is a small opening behind their eyes that forces water across the shark’s gills so the shark can be still when it rests. Other sharks, who do not have a spiracle, need to keep swimming constantly, so they have active and restful periods rather than sleep like we do. They seem to be “sleep swimming,” having parts of their brain less active while they remain moving. 6. Are sharks a long lived species? No one knows the true answer. It has been estimated that the whale shark can live up to 100 - 150 years and many of the smaller sharks live at least 20 to 30 years. 7. Sharks are not vicious “man-eaters”. A few shark species have doomed sharks in general to the idea that they are man-eaters. In fact, only 10 out of all the species are dangerous to humans. All sharks should be treated with respect though as they are predators. Humans do pose a danger to sharks too! Fishermen kill an estimated 30 million to 100 million sharks every year. About 75 shark species are in danger of becoming extinct. 8. Some sharks lay eggs and others give birth to their young. Some shark species are oviparous - which means they lay eggs. Others are viviparous and give birth to live young. 9. Sharks are cartilaginous fish. The structure of the shark’s body is formed of cartilage instead of bone. Cartilage is a strong, flexible tissue. 10. Sharks have a keen sense of smell and hearing. Sharks can identify much lower sounds than humans and some sharks can hear sounds more than 700 feet away. Sharks can also smell one drop of blood in a million drops of water.
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Play The Cello! The violoncello, almost always abbreviated to cello, or 'cello (the c is pronounced as the ch in "cheese"), is a bowed stringed instrument and the lowest-sounding member of the violin family. A person who plays a cello is called a cellist. The cello is popular in many capacities: as a solo instrument, in chamber music, and also as a foundation of the modern orchestral sound. The cello is larger than the violin or the viola but smaller than the double bass. Like the other members of the violin family, the cello has four strings. It is played in an upright position, held by the knees of a seated musician, resting on a spike called the endpin. The player draws the bow horizontally across the strings, making them vibrate and producing sound. The cello developed from the bass violin, first used by Monteverdi. The invention of wire-wound strings around 1660 in Bologna, allowed for a finer bass sound. Bolognese makers used this new technolCOLOR ogy to create the cello, a somewhat ME! smaller instrument than the bass violin and suitable for solos due to the timbre of the instrument and the fact that the smaller size made it easier to play virtuosic passages. Around 1700, Italian players popularized the cello in northern Europe, although the bass violin continued to be used for another two decades in France and England. The cello is actually part of the viola da braccio family, meaning viol of the arm, which includes, among others, the violin and viola. There are actually paintings of people playing the cello on the shoulder, like a giant violin!
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- Teen Book Club - 3:30pm to 4:30pm Thursday, March 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th April 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st
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Cookin’ Fun Blarney Bars 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 2 large eggs 1 tablespoon milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup quick-cooking oats 3/4 cup toffee pieces 1/3 cup pecans, chopped - optional Blarney Bar Icing About 4 drops green food coloring 3/4 can (or 3/4 cup) vanilla frosting Heat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 9-inch square baking pan. In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and the brown sugar. Blend in the eggs, one at a time. Add the milk and vanilla extract, then blend the wet ingredients again. Sift in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the quickcooking oats and fold in the toffee bits. Add the optional pecans, and blend the mixture well with a wooden spoon. Spread the mixture in the prepared baking pan. Press the mixture firmly into the pan, making sure to form an even surface for your bars. Bake for about 25 minutes, or until a wooden pick may be cleanly removed from the center of the bars. Cool in the baking pan on a wire rack. While the bars are cooling, prepare the frosting by blending together the green food coloring and prepared vanilla frosting. Spread an even layer of the frosting over the bars, then cut in a diamond shape to serve.
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Wood Frog - Freeze themselves in the winter and thaw out in the spring. - Looks like a bandit with a mask on. 2QO\ IURJ IRXQG QRUWK RI WKH $UFWLF Circle.
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- Sugar maple makes maple syrup. ,W WDNHV JDOORQV RI VXJDU PDSOH ZDWHU WR PDNH RQH JDOORQ RI PDSOH syrup. - Has â&#x20AC;&#x153;helicopterâ&#x20AC;? seeds that are called double samaras.
Cattails - Some have nicknamed it â&#x20AC;&#x153;corn dog grassâ&#x20AC;? &DQ JURZ XS WR IHHW WDOO - Pollinated by the wind carrying its seeds away.
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