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Create “Heart Art” Animals Everyone can learn to draw. Learning to draw is mainly learning to see shapes. Here is a fun way to practice training your eye to see shapes. Choose a shape to focus on such as a circle or oval. Begin experimenting with using different sizes of your shape to construct familiar things
1. Cow Cut out the shapes shown above. The head is the largest heart. Use a medium heart shape for the nose. Make two black circles for the nostrils and a black curved line for the mouth. The ears are a heart shape cut in half. Horns are two rounded “V” shapes. The eyes are two white circles and two smaller black circles for the pupils.
2. Bear Cut out the shapes shown above. The head is the largest heart. The nose is a medium/small heart shape with a black circle for the nose and a pink circle for the mouth. The ears are a medium heart shape cut in half. The eyes are created by cutting two white circles and two smaller black circles for pupils.
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You'll be Fascinated, Thrilled and Surprised by These Presidential Picks! Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (And What the Neighbors Thought)
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Camp David, is one of the safest places in the United States. So why can't the President's son, Luke, and his friends Theo and Callie stay there without Secret Service agents constantly hovering over them, watching their every move? And yet, when an earthquake sets off a raging wildfire, causing a chain reaction that wreaks havoc at Camp David, they are suddenly on their own. Now Luke needs a plan: To override the security systems, to save those who were supposed to save him, to get through an impassable gate and to escape Camp David. Grades 4-6
by Kathleen Krull / Kathryn Hewitt (ILT) Every U.S. president is the focus of public scrutiny, but how well do we know these men? What kind of fathers do presidents make? Husbands? Neighbors? Other books focus on the historical achievements of those who have occupied our country's highest office; Lives of the Presidents looks instead at their bad habits, silly nicknames, and strange pets. Every president - from George Washington to Bill Clinton - is included, with an emphasis on those who have had the greatest impact on history. Discover their high points, low points, and the times in between. Grades 4-6
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HARRY S. TRUMAN 33rd President, 1945-1953
Harry Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri on May 8, 1884. He grew up in the city of Independence and prospered as a Missouri farmer. He loved to read and was taught by his mother. He was also an excellent piano player. Truman was educated at local grade and high schools and in 1923, he attended two years of law school. During World War I, as a member of the National Guard, he went to France as a Commander of his Field Artillery unit. When he returned he married Elizabeth (Bess) Virginia Wallace and opened a store in Kansas City. They had one child, Margaret. He was very active in the Democratic Party. He became a senator in 1934. During World War II, he headed the Senate war investigating committee and saved as much as 15 billion dollars checking into waste and corruption. He became Vice President under President Roosevelt and on April 12, 1945, when Roosevelt died, he became president. During his term as vice president, he received no briefing on the develpment of the atomic bomb or the problems regarding Soviet Russia. These are items he found out about when he became president. When Japan refused to surrender, Truman along with his consultants and advisors, ordered the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japanese cities that were devoted to war work. Two of these cities were Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan surrendered quickly after that. He presented Congress with a 21 point program that proposed expansion of Social Security, a full employment program, a permanent Fair Employment Practices Act, public housing and slum clearance. This program became known as the Fair Deal. In 1947, when the Soviet Union pressured Turkey and threatened to take over Greece, he asked Congress to aid these two countries. Thus came the Truman Doctrine. President Truman implemented the Marshall Plan, which was named for his Secretary of State, George Marshall. This plan stimulated the economic recovery in western Europe. Russia blockaded the western part of Berlin in 1948 and the United States created an airlift to supply Berliners with food and other supplies until Russia backed down. President Truman negotiated a military allliance to protect Western nations in 1949, which was called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This was a group of countries that promised to help protect one another. Harry and Bess Truman on In 1950, when the Communist government of their wedding day. North Korea attacked South Korea, a struggle
started. Truman ordered troops to South Korea to help stop a communist invasion. He retired at the age of 88 to Independence, Missouri and died on December 26, 1972.
Fun Facts: • One of President Truman’s famous sayings was, "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." He meant you need to take responsibility for what you do. • Harry Truman and his future wife Bess Wallace were the only President and First Lady to graduate from the same high school. • President Truman gave many speeches over the radio to the American people. That way everyone could hear important news from him. Most people did not have televisions yet. • He really liked to read. By the age of 14 he was said to have read all the books in the public library. He also read the family bible 3 times. • A famous quote from President Truman was: "Within the first few months, I discovered that being a President is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or be swallowed."
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Fun Dinosaur Facts!
• ‘Tyrannosaurus’ comes from the Greek words meaning ‘tyrant lizard’, while the word ‘rex’ means ‘king’ in Latin. • Tyrannosaurus rex is often abbreviated to T-Rex. • Tyrannosaurus rex lived in an area of the Earth that now makes up western North America. • Tyrannosaurus rex measured up to 42 feet in length, 13 feet at the hip and could weigh up to 7 tons! • The skull of a Tyrannosaurus rex alone measured up to 5 feet long. • The largest tooth of any carnivorous dinosaur found to this date is that of a T-Rex. It is estimated to have been around 12 inches long when including the root. • When Tyrannosaurus rex hit around the age of 14 its body size would increase rapidly, putting on around 1300 pounds a year over the next 4 years. • Tyrannosaurus rex had small arms that were extremely powerful and featured two clawed fingers.
• The name ‘Triceratops’ comes from the Greek language, with ‘tri’ meaning three and ‘keratops’ meaning horned face. • Triceratops lived in the late Cretaceous Period (around 65 million years ago). • It needed its three horns to try and protect itself from the Tyrannosaurus Rex which lived during the same time period. • It is believed that fully grown Triceratops were about 26 feet in length, 10 feet in height and weighed anywhere between 6 to 12 tons. • The skull of a Triceratops alone could grow over 7 feet in length. • The Triceratops was a plant eating (herbivore) dinosaur. • The first known fossils to be that of a Triceratops were horns attached to a partial skull, found near Denver, Colorado in 1887. • Triceratops had anywhere between 400 and 800 teeth, although only a small percentage of these were in use at any one time as they were constantly replaced throughout its lifetime. • The State of Wyoming lists the Triceratops as its state dinosaur.
• The Stegosaurus is the most famous dinosaur from a group of dinosaurs known as Stegosauria. They were all herbivores (plant eaters) and featured rows of unique bones that developed into plates and spines along their back and tail. • The name ‘Stegosaurus’ comes from the Greek words ‘stegos’ meaning roof and ‘sauros’ meaning lizard. • Stegosaurus fossils have been found in western North America. • In terms of size, the Stegosaurus was large and heavily built. On average, a fully grown Stegosaurus was around 30 feet in length, 14 feet in height and up to nearly 5 metric tons in weight. • Although the Stegosaurus body was large, the size of their brain was only around the size of a dog’s. • The 17 plates found along the back of the Stegosaurus arose from the skin rather than being attached to the skeleton. The largest plates were around 2 feet tall and 2 feet wide. • The Stegosaurus also featured tail spikes that reached around 2 to 3 feet in length.
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• The Spinosaurus lived around 100 million years ago in what is now North Africa. • The name Spinosaurus means ‘spine lizard’. • Fossils of the Spinosaurus were first found in Egypt around 1910. • The Spinosaurus was larger than the Tyrannosaurus Rex and may have been the largest carnivorous (meat eating) dinosaur ever. • Studies estimate that it was around 49 feet in length and weighed anywhere between 7 to 20 tons. • The Spinosaurus featured distinctive spines which grew over 1.5 metres (5 feet) long. • The Spinosaurus had a long, thin skull. • While the Spinosaurus usually walked on two legs, studies suggest that it may have occasionally crouched on all four. • Spinosaurus were featured in the popular movie Jurassic Park 3.
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Volleyball! Volleyball has become a very popular sport. The game was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan. He was a teacher at a YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He combined parts of other sports like tennis, baseball, basketball and handball to create a new game played indoors. Morgan borrowed the net from tennis and raised it six and a half feet above the floor. It was different then compared to what it is today. At first, you could have as many players as you wanted on a team. There were nine innings per game with three outs per inning. There was also no limit on the number of hits of the ball on each side of the court.
Here are the modern rules of today: •Volleyball is played by two teams of six players on a court divided by a net. Three players are positioned in the front row and three are in the back row. • The object of the game is to send the ball over the net so that the opposing team cannot return the ball or prevent it from hitting the ground in their court. • Each team has three hits to attempt to return the ball over the net to the other team. • The ball is put in play by a serve that is hit by the server over the net to the opponent. • When the receiving team wins a volley, it gains the right to serve, and the players rotate one position clockwise. • When the serving team wins a volley, it wins a point and the right to continue serving. • The player who rotates into the back-right position will serve the ball. That player must stand behind the serving line when serving the ball. The server
can use their hand or arm to hit the ball. The ball must go over the net and fall within the boundary lines on the opposing team's side. If the serving team wins the point, then the same player will continue to serve the ball. • A game is played to 21 points or some other agreed upon number. The team that wins the best two out of three games wins the match.
Terms and Lingo Ace - When the ball is served to the other team and no one touches it. Sideout - When the team that served the ball makes a mistake, causing the ball to go to the other team. Roof - When a player jumps above the height of the net and blocks the ball. Dig - When a player makes a save from a very difficult spike. Kill - When a team spikes the ball and it ends in either a point or a sideout. Volleyball is a fun sport that is easy to learn and can be played in a gym, at the beach, or on grass. Playing volleyball will help improve your cardio, flexibility, balance and coordination. It is also a great sport to learn about teamwork. Most schools have a volleyball team or you can also find leagues for kids at your local community center.
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The Cello The violincello, nicknamed the cello (pronounced chello) is one of the bigger instruments in the string family. The four major instruments in the string family are the violin, the viola, the cello and the double bass. The cello is typically made of various woods that are chosen to enhance the performance of the instrument. The top is made of spruce, with maple for the back and sides. The neck is made of maple and ebony, the preferred wood for the fingerboard because of its hardness and beauty. These parts are carefully carved and shaped, and then glued together with a special glue - never nailed. After the body of the cello is assembled and varnished, the four strings, bridge, tailpiece, endpin, and various smaller pieces are added. Four strings (sometimes five on the double bass) which are made of animal gut, nylon or steel and are wrapped around pegs at one end of the instrument and attached to a tailpiece at the other end. The strings are stretched tightly across a bridge to produce their assigned pitches. The cello is the tenor voice in the string family. It plays notes that are lower than the viola but not as low as the string bass. The strings are more than twice as long as the strings on the viola. A symphony orchestra will usually have 8 to 12 cellists. While it’s shaped like a violin, the cello is much larger and is held between the player’s knees as they are sitting down. In today’s orchestras,
cellists also support most of the weight of the cello with an endpin that extends out from the bottom of the cello. The left hand is responsible for fingering the notes, while the right hand plucks or bows the strings. Interesting Cello Facts • Famous violin maker Antonia Stradivari was the first to create an upright cello like the ones we use today. He also was the first to add the tail spikes so they can rest on the floor. • The plural of cello is celli. • A person who plays a cello is a cellist. • Cello strings are tuned in the same way as viola strings, except they are an octave lower.
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The World’s Smartest Horse I was born to run very fast and win horse races. My name is Lukas. My great-great-grandfather was a famous champion and my owners hoped I could be like him. I tried very hard to do what they wanted, but my legs weren't strong enough. Thoroughbreds like me are raced when we're only two years old, so I got hurt and couldn't race anymore. My owners found a new stable for me, but when my legs healed I was even slower, so they gave me away to someone else. This owner didn't want to keep me either, so I went to several other homes which got worse with each move. Finally, I ended up with people who couldn't feed me and I got very skinny and sad. One day, a lady drove by and saw me. She felt so sorry for me she offered to buy me. This lady was a trainer and wanted me to be a jumper. I tried my best, but the work was very hard and it hurt my sore legs. She put me up for sale too because she didn't want to keep a horse who couldn't win ribbons. I was advertised as a kind and sensitive horse - I was going to another new home, but this time it would be different. My next owner, Karen, had loved horses since she was a little girl. Her parents were too poor to buy her much, least of all a horse. So, when she grew up, she became a nurse and bought horses with problems, fixed them and found good homes for them. She fell in love with me at our first meeting. I had a lot of bad habits by then and was very wild. I was already nine years old and didn't know how to behave. It took Karen a long time to gain my trust and attention, but she wouldn't give up on me. For the first time in my life, I was allowed to be myself and she paid attention to what I wanted. I had a hard time focusing, so Karen helped me understand lessons using fun games. We played with all sorts of toys and I finally felt like I was special to someone. She gave me choices and showed me how to make the right decisions and I began to learn some very interesting things. Karen saw that I could be good at a lot of things. Her belief in me made me feel like I could succeed. I may not have been very fast, but maybe I could be the best at something else. Karen and I were having so much fun! She used tricks to build my confidence. Before long I was able to smile, nod yes, shake my head no, bow, curtsey, step onto my pedestal, wave, pose and hold it, pretend to be lame, yawn, kiss her - even give her a big face lick if she asked! I could do the Spanish Walk (a big high walk), Passage (like skipping), stay and come, lay down, sit, fetch and catch. I did all these things out of love for Karen. She lets me be free and doesn't use any equipment (she doesn't even own a whip), so people can see that animals can be trained without any force.
Karen could see how much I enjoyed learning and was always trying to come up with new classes for me. Her belief that animals would be treated better if people realized how smart we were gave her an idea. How much could I really learn? So, together, we explored this patiently and kindly. Karen showed me different ways to think. I was able to understand many words and lessons and I became very calm and wise. I learned to spell, count, identify shapes, pick a color, put things where Karen asked, and understand same/different, bigger and when something was absent. Now, I'm very famous - the World Records Academy has recognized me as the World's Smartest Horse and Guinness World Records has officially recognized my history making achievement: "Most numbers identified by a horse in one minute." This seventeen year old met all the guidelines and identified NINETEEN numbers in less than sixty seconds. I've been on NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, HLN, Inside Edition and the Associated Press and America on Line have done feature stories about me. Karen has talked about me on Pet Talk Radio, Pet Talk Live Radio, Pet Place Radio, Animal Radio and RFD-Radio and I have appeared in newspapers, forums, blogs and newsletters all over the world. I was nominated for the 2010 Equine Vision Award sponsored by Pfizer and American Horse Publications. My web-site (http://www.playingwithlukas.com) has been visited by friends from fifty-one countries (I'm a million hit horse now!) and I have my own book and documentary. I have been invited to appearances all over the country and Karen makes speeches about me too. But it gets even better - Karen and I donate our time and services to share the happy results of kind training and to show how smart and wonderful animals are for their improved treatment. My favorite is meeting children. Karen dresses me up in costumes so they can see how fun horses are. I'm also the Spokeshorse for several rescue organizations and a therapy practice for sick people. The best part - Karen tells me that I am a champion after all.
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Republic Of Estonia • Estonia is an Eastern European country which borders the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia. It is about the size of New Hampshire and Massachusetts combined. • The capital city is Tallinn. It is one of the best-preserved mediaeval cities. It is also the city of the first Christmas tree in the world. In 1441, the tree was put up in the town square. • The government is a Parliamentary Democracy. Estonia re-gained its independence on August 20, 1991 from the U.S.S.R. • Natural resources: Oil shale, phosphorite, limestone, blue clay. • Estonia enjoys a mild climate because of marine influences. Mainly a lowland, the republic has numerous lakes, frequently of glacial origin. Peipus (Lake Chudskoye), the largest lake, is important for both shipping and fishing. It is also Europe’s fourth largest freshwater lake. Along Estonia's Baltic coast are more than 800 islands, of which Saaremaa is the most notable. • The climate is temperate with warm summers and severe winters. Temperatures range from 70 degrees F in the summer, to a winter average of 18 degrees F. They have four seasons of equal length. Being on the Baltic Sea, Estonia is subjected to sea breezes and humidity. • The highest peak in Estonia is Suur Munamagi. It is the highest point in the entire Baltic region at 1043 feet above sea level. • The Republic's rivers include the Narva, Pärnu, Ema, and Kasari. • Estonia is the world's second largest producer of oil shale. The majority of its workforce is involved in industry, which also includes mining, shipbuilding, information technology, and the manufacture of wood products, electronic and telecommunications equipment, textiles and clothing, and machinery. • Its efficient agricultural sector employs some 11% of the labor force and produces meat (largely pork), dairy products, potatoes, flax, and sugar beets. Fishing is also important.
A scene from Tallinn, the capital.
• Throughout history, many other nations that ruled the region – Danes, Germans, Swedes, Poles and Russians – have influenced Estonian cuisine. Among the traditional dishes are marinated eel, blood sausage and sauerkraut stew with pork. • Famous Estonians include the writer Jaan Kross whose work has been translated into at least 20 languages, the author of the national epic (Kalevipoeg) Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, and the writer, filmmaker, diplomat and politician Lennart Meri. He became the first President of Estonia after the restoration of independence. • In the Bronze Age a meteorite fell in Kaali on the island of Saaremaa. The Kaali catastrophe was the last known case of a large meteorite to fall on a populated area. Estonia has the highest number of meteorite craters per land area in the world.
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Cookin’ Fun Gimme a Kiss Cookies 1 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup powdered cocoa 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 (10 ounce) package Hershey's Kisses In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla extract until light and fluffy. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, cocoa and salt. Gradually add this mixture to the butter mixture, beating until well blended. Refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to handle. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Shape dough into 1 1/8 inch balls. Roll the balls in extra sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Remove from the oven. Place an unwrapped Hershey’s Kiss on each cookie, pressing down lightly. Cool completely.
Love Potion Smoothie 1/2 cup frozen strawberries 1/2 cup frozen raspberries 1 small carton of yogurt 1/2 cup ice cubes 1 cup apple juice Place strawberries, raspberries and juice in blender. Blend several seconds. If you would like a thicker smoothie add more fruit, or for a drinkable smoothie add 1/4 cup more juice.
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Valentine Strawberry Shortcakes 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup shortening, chilled 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut in small pieces 1 cup buttermilk 1 quart strawberries cut small 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Cut in the shortening and butter using two knives or a pastry blender until the pieces are about the size of peas. Add the buttermilk and stir to blend. Turn out on lightly floured board. Knead about 4 times and pat into a 3/4-inch thick rectangle. Using a 3-inch heart-shaped cutter, cut out biscuits. Cut as many biscuits as possible by reforming scraps into a 3/4-inch thick rectangle. Bake about 20 minutes or until golden and baked through. In a medium bowl, mix strawberries and sugar to combine. Let sit until juice forms. In a large bowl with a beater on medium-high, beat cream with sugar and vanilla until whipped. To serve, slice through biscuit horizontally and place cut sides up on a plate. Top with 1/4 cup berries and juice and 1/3 cup of whipped cream.
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