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March is the month that hopefully bridges a change in weather! “March is the month of expectation. The things we do not know,” said Emily Dickinson. March was named after Mars, the Roman god of war. This is probably because the Roman battle season began in the spring. In March, the color green is also associated with life. It is abundant in nature, is a sign of growth, and the environment. With spring just around the corner, we’ll see a lot more of that color very soon!

Green is also the national color of Ireland! St. Patrick’s Day tradition in the United States encourages everyone to wear green on that day. It is also considered lucky if you find a shamrock (a four leaf clover) on that day.

Legends say that each leaf of the clover means something. Here’s one legend: The first leaf is for hope, the second leaf is for faith, the third leaf is for love and the fourth leaf is for luck!

Thank you for reading Kids’ World News and have a “lucky” month!

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Cheery-O Bubble Art

Winter is a wonderful time. It is so fun to play in the snow, go ice skating, make snowmen and drink hot chocolate. But sometimes, the weather is too cold to play outside. Next time you find yourself looking for something to do inside, try creating some art! Creating pictures with bright colors can make a dreary, cold day a little more cheerful. Try making bubble art to have some fun.

Materials that you will need: • CD that isn’t used anymore.

• Black marker, crayon or pen • Crayons, colored pencils, colored markers • Drawing paper or any paper you have.

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Trace around the outside of a CD to make a circle.

Move the CD and trace again.

Make sure not to draw through your first circle.

Using the small center circle of the CD, make smaller circles.

Make smaller circles on top of the larger circles you have drawn. Add small circles in the empty spaces too!

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Directions: 1. Place a CD in the middle of your paper.

2. Trace around the outside of the CD to make a circle.

3. Move the CD slightly off the CD you have just drawn.

4. Trace around the CD for the second time making sure to not draw through your first circle.

5. Repeat this as many times as you like. To make your drawing interesting, make sure some of your circles go off the edges of your paper.

6. Using the small center circle of the CD, make smaller circles on top of the larger circles you have drawn. Add small circles in the empty spaces also.

7. Using bright cheerful colors, color your bubbles!

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Roller Skating For Fun And Exercise

Roller skating is a fun exercise, a great form of recreation and a sport that the whole family can do together! It’s a workout that also helps you improve your balance skills and burns calories at the same time! It is beneficial to improving muscle strength.

Roller skates were invented in the 1760’s in London, England by a man named John Merlin. Monsieur Petitbled was the first to patent a roller skate in 1819 while in Paris, France. But James Plimpton invented a new type of roller skate. It was a four-wheeled skate (also called the quad skate) that was capable of turning. He founded the New York Roller Skating Association to promote the sport. The first public roller skating rink was opened in 1866.

To get started, you need the right equipment. You need roller skates or roller blades that fit you properly so you don’t get blisters. Also a proper fit can help you perform your best and avoid injury. Other equipment needed is a good helmet, knee pads, elbow pads and wrist pads.

Skating is merely pushing yourself forward with wheels on your feet. As in all sports, practice is the most important part as well as learn-

ing to fall correctly so you don’t get hurt. Many rollerskating rinks give lessons for new skaters or it you want to improve your skating skills. Once you learn the basics, you can try more advanced moves like skating backwards!

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You Don’t Have To Be An Athlete To Get Athlete’s Foot!

Athlete’s Foot is a skin infection that is caused by a fungus called Tinea Pedis. This fungus is a plant-like microorganism that is very small. You can’t even see it with your eyes and anyone can get it.

Your feet have a lot of old skin cells and this fungus eats it!

Athlete’s Foot got it’s name because athletes often get it. It grows in warm, damp surfaces like public showers, locker rooms and pools. Walking barefoot on these surfaces can cause your feet to pick up the fungus. But just walking on these surfaces is not enough to cause the infection. The fungus likes it wet! It is important to dry your feet properly after swimming, showering or bathing. Don’t wear tight shoes when your feet are sweaty and do not wear the same pair of shoes or socks day after day.

How do you know if you have it? You might have a rash that burns and itches. You may have bumps on your feet and they may be cracked, blistered or peeling most often between your toes.

The skin between your toes may look cheesy and have an unpleasant odor. On the soles of your feet there can be redness and scaling. It can even spread to your toenails!

A doctor that specializes in feet or skin such as a podiatrist or dermatologist can look at your feet and figure out if you have it.

The doctor may swab off a skin sample on your foot to test for the fungus or bacteria. It won’t hurt - you have lots of layers of skin on your feet.

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Keep your feet dry and take your shoes off as much as you can because the fungus can’t grow in dry air. If it still doesn’t go away, the doctor may have to prescribe a stronger medicine. Something you swallow.

If you get Athlete’s Foot, don’t put off telling your parents and going to the doctor because untreated, it will keep spreading and become harder to get rid of.

Some ways to help prevent Athlete’s Foot: • Dry your feet thoroughly - especially between your toes.

• Avoid wearing synthetic shoes or shoes that are too tight that don’t let your feet “breathe.”

• Wear sandals or flip flops around pool areas, public showers and gyms to stay away from the fungus.

• Wear cotton socks or socks that soak up wetness.

• Change your socks each day.

• Ask your parents to purchase anti-fungal powder to put in your shoes.

• Spray your shoes with disinfectant and set them in the sun to dry to help kill the germs.

• Don’t share towels or shoes.

• Keep home bathroom surfaces clean - especially showers and tubs.

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Pour all these ingredients into a blender and whip until smooth and green!

Rules For The Kitchen!

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2. Have all the ingredients before you start.

3. Wash your hands before you touch food.

4. Wear an apron or towel to keep your clothes clean.

5. Always clean up when you are finished.

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Mission to Mars Have you ever wanted to live on a different planet? Well, soon you might be able to! Mars One is sending people to Mars. Every two years starting in the year 2024 teams of four members will be sent to Mars. The people will establish colonies to see if it is possible and safe for many people to live there. This trip may sound fun, but it’s also dangerous. The people sent to Mars will also be leaving everyone they love and know behind because the space shuttle to Mars is only making a one way trip. Once reaching Mars, the people will not be able to return home. They will however still be able to email their friends and families.

Even though the trip is risky, over twenty thousand people signed up to go. Mars One has narrowed it down to the remaining one hundred people and will be choosing the final volunteers to be trained and ready to go to Mars soon. Isn’t that exciting?

Written By Alayna Squires The Exotic Shorthair Cat The exotic shorthair is definitely a cool cat! The shorthair has only been around for about fifty years. This breed began with a lady named Carolyn Bussey because she wanted to make a brown haired Persian and ended up with a black kitten that was very cute. This cat is a mix between a Persian and an American shorthair. The exotic shorthair is very similar to the Persian, but it is calmer; its fur is shorter, and it is more active. The exotic shorthair has a very interesting body type with a round body shape, a short neck, a big head, and fat cheeks. The exotic shorthair couldn’t get any cuter. They are very calm and friendly cats that are great for families. It’s a cat that needs attention and needs to be brushed weekly.

The exotic shorthair looks bigger than it really weighs, which is usually around fifteen pounds. The exotic shorthair, unfortunately, has health problems in which it may be difficult for them to breathe. Thanks for reading!

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Alpacas I bet you know what a llama is, right? Well alpacas are similar to llamas by the way they look and act. Alpacas are close relatives to the llama. Alpacas are surprisingly also related to camels in a species named “camelids” (animals who have hooves with three to four toes).

Did you know that alpacas have been around for thousands of years? Today we use alpacas for their coat of fur to make items like clothing. Alpaca meat is used for eating because of its good source of fiber.

There are not any alpacas native to the United States because alpacas live in places in Southern America like Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Chile. Alpacas need to live in places with a lot of grass for them to eat. The owners who take care of the alpacas need to make sure there is a good amount of grass for the alpacas to enjoy.

Watch out! Alpacas are often known for using people as their chosen target to spit on!

Not to worry too much though because they do not usually spit on humans unless they really want to. If they do feel threatened, they will let out a high-pitched whine. However, if alpacas feel safe they will let out a clicking or a humming sound.

If you were to go to a zoo to visit the alpacas, you might want to be careful! Alpacas are very picky on how they want to be touched. Whatever you do, do not grab an alpaca! If an alpaca is okay with you touching them, they want to be petted like how you would pet your cat or dog.

So here is some basic information on how an alpaca looks, acts, and lives. Hope you enjoyed learning about the alpaca and thanks for reading!!

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World’s Ugliest Animal?

Have you ever heard of a blobfish?

This is an interesting creature that many people and even scientists do not know much about. Blobfish dwell in deep waters off the main coasts of Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. These fish are known as bottom dwellers, and they do not move much higher than the seafloor.

For the majority of their lives blobfish will not really move, and some blobfish end up starving to death because the food source in the area of the ocean they live in is low. These peculiar animals suck up very small, microscopic animals for their food source. They belong to the family of Psychrolutidae, or also known as fatheads.

What is so ugly about this creature? First of all a blobfish does not contain a muscle in its body and has no gas bladder to maintain buoyancy like the average fish. Since the fish lives so deep in the water a gas bladder would not be efficient for buoyancy. Instead the blobfish’s flesh is made of a gelatinous mass which has a very low density. Because of this low density, when the fish is out of the water it looks very different; if it is out of the water too long, it will dry out and die. Out of water this fish appears to have a human-like face with eyes, lips and a big disproportionate nose; the nose is just made of overhanging skin, and isn’t really a nose at all. The average blobfish grows to be ten to twelve inches long and can lay thousands of eggs at once.

Although average humans may go their whole lives without ever seeing a blobfish, scientists fear that these creatures may soon become an endangered species. Blobfish share their habitat with commonly fished bottom trawlers such as lobsters and crabs and get picked up accidentally by fishermen or get trapped in the nets. The exact life span of these fish is unknown, but it is estimated that they could live up to 130 years due to their slow rate of reproducing, growing, and aging.

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3D Printing Pen A 3D printing pen is one of the coolest inventions I’ve ever seen! I’m talking about a pen that can draw in mid-air!! As the liquid comes out, it cools quickly making whatever you draw have the capability to stand up. Basically, it is just plastic being heated and cooled. Don’t worry about running out of supplies…if you run out of plastic, then you just grab another plastic stick and insert it into an opening in the pen, kind of like a glue gun. Also, there are many different colors of plastic that are sold for it, not just one boring color. From what I’ve seen, the pens are usually black and can be pretty wide around the barrel. But, there is a smaller regular-sized version, which is LIX, the world’s smallest 3D printing pen. Most 3D printing pens are available online, but some other stores do carry them, such as Michael’s. This awesome creation is about $100, which is pretty expensive, but comes with endless fun! What can you make with it? Well, many things such as an Eiffel tower model, masks, crowns, sunglasses, animals, shapes, houses, and much more! You can also draw on stencils and then take all of your pieces and connect them at the corners to form one amazing masterpiece. It will let your imagination flow forever!

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Oxen Have A History Of Helping People

What are oxen? An ox is a large and heavyset breed of cattle that is trained as a draft animal. Draft animals are work animals.

Usually they are steers of any larger breed of cattle that are at least four years old.

Oxen have horns that are very useful. Their horns grow as their bodies grow and they help keep the yoke on their heads when they back up or stop. They are used for plowing, transport, hauling cargo, grain-grinding by trampling or by powering machines, irrigation (by powering pumps) and wagon drawing. They were and are in some areas still being commonly used to skid logs in forests to help with logging. Oxen are mostly used in teams of two or more.

They are quiet, unassuming animals that are willing to work long hours.

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They filled the pioneer’s needs in several ways. They pulled the heavy wagons, some gave milk, meat, leather and plowed fields.

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wagon trains, the oxen were often used as they could live off the available vegetation as they pulled the wagons along. Plus they were hearty animals and could go through mud and swim over streams. The oxen were slower and only traveled about 15 miles per day, but they were less likely to run off. If they did, they are slow enough that they could be caught!

Oxen are trained beginning when they are young. They learn to respond to the teamster’s (ox trainer’s) signals. In North America, the commands are “get up, whoa, back up, gee” (turn right) and “haw” (turn left). A wooden yoke is fastened about the neck of each pair so that the work load is evenly distributed across their shoulders. They can pull harder and longer than horses, especially with almost unmovable loads. That is one of the reasons that they can drag logs from forests. Although they are not as fast as horses, they are more sure-footed and do not try to jerk the load.

In folk lore, there was a “blue” ox named Babe that worked with Paul Bunyan, the mythical American logger. President George Washington had 60 oxen that were used to remove stumps, haul logs, pull farm equipment and carts! Many oxen are still used throughout the world, especially in developing countries.

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Author/ Entertainer Kevin White will be at Larson on March 16.

Students and parents are invited to a special free event from 5:007:00. Enjoy a light meal, hear the author share his books, and stay for a book signing and fun reading activities.

Michigan DNR presented information on the Kirtland Warbler to Second Grade students at Larson Elementary. Shown here is Ms. Hubbard presenting in Ms. Kemmer’s class.

The endangered Kirtland's warbler is one of the rarest members of the wood warbler family. It nests in just a few counties in Michigan's northern Lower and Upper peninsulas, in Wisconsin and the province of Ontario and, currently, nowhere else on Earth. Its nests generally are concealed in mixed vegetation of grasses and shrubs below the living branches of five to 20 year old jack pine forests. The male Kirtland's warblers' summer plumage is composed of a distinctive bright yellow colored breast streaked in black and bluish gray back feathers, a dark mask over its face with white eye rings, and bobbing tail. The female's plumage coloration is less bright; her facial area is devoid of a mask. Overall length of the bird is less than six inches.

The diet of the warbler includes many different insect species at various developmental stages, including caterpillars, butterflies, moths, flies, grasshoppers, as well as ripe blueberries, when in season. Male Kirtland's warblers arrive back in Michigan from the Bahamas between May 3 and May 20, a few days ahead of the females. As the female builds a nest of leaves and grass, lined with mosses or deer hair, the male begins to bring her food. Both parents feed the chicks, which grow quickly and have left the nest within nine days, staying in the undergrowth and lowest branches of the trees.

The jack pine forest community provides the primary nesting habitat for the Kirtland's warbler. This forest species is adapted to dry land conditions and has been present on the sandy outwash plains of northern Michigan since the retreat of the Wisconsin ice sheet about 14,000 years ago. A narrow, band of jack pine habitat can be found across the north central states and the province of Ontario.

Nearly all nesting occurs in jack pine stands where the soil type is Grayling sand. This is an extremely well drained sandy soil with low humus and nutrient content. Water percolates through the sand so quickly that nests seldom are flooded during a rainstorm. This soil also supports the plant community required for nesting habitat.

You can learn more about the Kirtland Warbler at the MI DNR website.

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Larson Elementary School Spelling Bee!!

Congratulations to the following 2nd grade students: Tyler Blair Jack Gildenstern Johnathon Sprague Hannah Kimball Vanessa Reyes Alexis Letts Mallory Gray Savanah Lowes Devin Conway Ian Millard Brendan Lighthall Bintley Perry Brennan McKinney Bailey Rumsey Matthew Haney Maya Whittey Eric Durkee Katelyn Dennis Jada Rouleau Madison Oakley Blake Goudy Jaysen Stephison Raegan Parrett Tyler Sehy Tamara Bennett Madison Whittey Rainee Swartz Kaitlyn Bailey Madison Seney Elianna Maczynski Kegan Woodworth Evan Brazier Remington Osterloh Destiny Tuma Amelia Neal These 35 students will be moving on to Phase 2 in the spelling bee held on March 10th. The final 20 finalist will compete on Tuesday, March 24th. Best of luck!!

KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP AT LARSON On April 20th and 21st, 2015 Larson Elementary school will hold their annual Kindergarten Round-up from 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon and from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. in the gymnasium at Larson Elementary. Larson Elementary runs an all-day every day kindergarten program.

Children who are five on or before September 1, 2015 are eligible to attend school. If you have a child who is eligible to attend kindergarten next fall, please call 539-3259 to set up an appointment during round-up.

EARLY CHILDHOOD REGISTRATION Children who will be four on or before September 1, 2015 are eligible to attend a pre-school program. The Great Start Readiness Program (Early Childhood) through Larson runs Monday – Thursday from 8:15 – 3:00pm. For more information on the GSRP program through Larson for 4 year olds please call 989-539-3259.

There are several quality pre-school programs throughout the county for 3 and 4 year olds who turn 3 or 4 by September 1, 2015. For more information about all preschool programs please call 989-386-8075. To pre-register on line visit michiganpreschool.org

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I Want To Play The Xylophone!

The xylophone is a member of the percussion family.

Unlike most percussion instruments, it produces a pitch when struck. The percussion family includes the timpani, snare drum, bass drum, xylophone, glockenspiel, chimes, gong, cymbals and many smaller percussion instruments.

The earliest xylophone originated in 2000 BC, documented by temple carvings of musicians playing suspended wooden bars. Xylophones were seen in Asia by the 9th century and later in Africa. By the 16th century, they had reached the European continent. Zylophones had grown quite popular by the 19th century due in part to the extensive tours of Russian xylophone virtuoso Michael J o s e f Gusikov.

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the mallet. When the bar is struck, it produces a bright and sharp sound.

When the xylophonist strikes a bar with a soft mallet, a more muted sound is produced.

The bars are made from rosewood or more commonly now, Kalon which is a durable fiberglass. After the material is selected, the bars are cut and shaped in various lengths. Larger bars play low notes while the shorter bars play high notes. A cord is strung through the holes in both ends of each bar that holds them in place and allows them to vibrate freely.

Resonator tubes are then fabricated and placed below each bar to amplify the sound. Concert xylophones have 42 to 48 bars that are arranged like a piano keyboard.

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The Gorilla

There are two different gorilla species (each with two sub-species).

The Western Gorilla has the sub-species: Western Lowland Gorilla and Cross River Gorilla; while the Eastern Gorilla has the sub-species: Mountain Gorilla and Eastern Lowland Gorilla. The two species live in central Africa, separated by a vast swathe of rainforest.

Gorillas are considered the largest primate! The biggest species of gorilla can weigh up to 450 pounds for males and 300 pounds for females. They are about 5’5” when standing upright. Gorillas use all of their limbs while they walk, a technique called “knuckle-walking”.

Western subspecies look mostly grey, while the Eastern subspecies have a more black coat.

Gorillas are herbivores, which means they only eat plants! A majority of the gorilla’s day is spent eating bamboo, leafy plants and sometimes small insects. It isn’t uncommon for a male gorilla to eat up to 40 pounds of food! Gorillas also can make and use tools to help them retrieve food.

Mothers often only have one baby at a time, but some cases of twins have been documented. Mothers carry the baby gorilla against their chest for the first few months after they are born, and then carry their babies on their backs. Gorillas are known to be some of the most nurturing animals, and the babies typically are carried with the mother for 2.5 years.

Gorillas build nests in which to sleep, both on the ground and in trees, made of leaves and branches.

Gorillas face a lot of threats now. Only 700 mountain gorillas live in the wild today, and all gorilla populations are shrinking because of habitat loss and poaching caused by human populations. Climate change can also hurt mountain gorillas in their elevated habitat.

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• Gorillas have unique noseprints, much like human fingerprints, which can be used to identify individuals.

• Male gorillas are often called “silverbacks” because of their distinctive silver fur on their back.

• Gorillas are considered very intelligent! A study conducted by a zoo once taught a gorilla named Koko how to speak sign language! Another gorilla named Michael learned it as well.

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• Scientists have shown that gorillas display individual personalities.

• Gorillas have been observed displaying emotions such as grief.

• A gorilla can live up to 50 years!

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What Is Metamorphosis?

Metamorphosis is a Greek word that means transformation or change in shape. Metamorphosis is the series of developmental stages insects go through to become adults. Butterflies and moths have four stages of life: the egg, the larva (the caterpillar stage), the pupa (the chrysalis phase) and the adult. They undergo a complete metamorphosis.

The first stage of the life cycle is the egg.

The small butterfly eggs are laid on plants by the adult female butterfly. They are usually laid on the underside of leaves that are edible by butterflies. These plants become the food for the hatching caterpillars. They can be laid in the spring, summer or fall depending on the species of the butterfly. They lay a lot of eggs at once so that at least some of them will survive. Many types of insects, animals and birds eat the butterfly eggs. The eggs have a hard outer shell that protects the larva inside. Inside the egg it is lined with wax. This will keep the egg from drying out. The caterpillar emerges from the egg in approximately five days.

The second stage is the larva or caterpillar.

Larve have three body parts - the head, thorax and abdomen. Caterpillars have six eyes - but it still cannot see very well. The antennae helps to guide the larva. They breathe through holes in the side of their bodies. The job of the caterpillar is to eat. The caterpillar has to eat as much food as it possibly can. The caterpillar begins by eating it’s own egg shell and then eats leaves. The caterpillar will grow several times it’s original size to around two inches. An example is the Monarch butterfly egg is about the size of a pinhead and the caterpillar that hatches from this egg is not much larger. So, two inches is a whole lot of growth! Food that is ate at this time is stored and used later as an adult. As they grow, they molt. Molt means that they shed their skin 5 to 6 times over several weeks and then it begins to look for a place to start the next stage of becoming a butterfly.

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The third stage is the pupa or chrysalis.

When the caterpillar is full grown and stops eating, it becomes a pupa or chrysalis. Depending on the type of butterfly, the pupa may be suspended under a tree branch, hidden in leaves or buried underground. This stage lasts a few weeks, a month or even two years depending on the butterfly species. The outside of the chrysalis looks like a hard sac but the inside is a soft cocoon. Outside, it looks like nothing is going on but on the inside changes are happening. Special cells that were in the larva are now growing rapidly. These cells will become the legs, wings, eyes and other parts of the adult butterfly.

The fourth stage begins as the adult butterfly emerges from the chrysalis.

The adult butterfly has three body parts - the head, the thorax and abdomen. It has six long legs. It curls up the front ones so sometimes it looks like they only have four! They have two sets of wings that are called hindwings and forewings. They eat nectar from flowers or minerals from shallow water by sucking with their long straw-like tongue - although some butterflies do not eat at all! They fly using their large colorful wings. The only thing they can’t do is grow at this stage. The main goal for the adult butterfly is to find a mate and lay eggs. Most butterflies only have a lifespan of two weeks though some species hibernate during the winter and live several months!

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There Was An Owl There was an owl who lived in an oak.

The more he heard, the less he spoke; the less he spoke, the more he heardWe all should be like that wise old bird.

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Hear him hoot when you're in bed, When Mr. Owl perks up his head.

The Owl in the Tree I saw an owl.

He sat in a tree.

He opened one eye.

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Grand Duchy of Luxembourg • Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in the world! It is a landlocked nation in Europe, and it borders France, Germany, and Belgium.

The total area is 2,586 square kilometers.

• The capital of Luxembourg is also called Luxembourg!

• The population is over 520,600 people.

• The currency of Luxembourg is the Euro. Luxembourg is part of the European Union. Other countries in the European Union are Germany, France, Italy, and many more.

• The government is a constitutional monarchy. Luxembourg is the only country in the world country to have a sovereign Grand Duchy.

• Luxembourg has an oceanic climate. There is lots of rain in the late summer.

• Public school in Luxembourg is taught in Luxembourgish first before the classes switch to German. In secondary school, French is used to deliver lessons. All students need to be proficient in the three languages in order to graduate. 99 percent of adults can read.

• There are many languages spoken in Luxembourg. Three languages are official there: Luxembourgish (which is commonly spoken), German, and French (used for business).

• Luxembourg gained it’s independence from the Netherlands in 1839.

• Luxembourg is known for their great economy! They have one of the best in Europe.

• The flag has three colors! Red on the top, white in the middle, and blue on the bottom.

• Unlike a lot of other countries, there isn’t just one national sport in Luxembourg. However, many citizens belong to a sports or fitness center!

• Food in Luxembourg has a lot in common with German and French foods. Due to Luxembourg’s location between the two countries, roots in both cultures can be found in Luxembourg’s traditions.

• Although there is no official religion, Roman Catholicism is the most commonly practiced religion.

• Major exports are machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, and glass.

• Luxembourg has won the Eurovision Song Contest five times! This

has only been surpassed by Ireland.

• There is only one university in Luxembourg. It is called the University of Luxembourg.

• Skype, the free Internet calls and instant messaging software, is headquartered in Luxembourg.

• Amazon, Rakuten, Paypal and Rovi Corporation all have their European headquarters in Luxembourg.

• June 23rd is celebrated as the National Day of Luxembourg and it is also the birthday of the Grand Duchess, Charlotte.

• Luxembourg’s countryside is dotted with castles and the ruins of castles. One of the oldest, Bock Casemates, was built in 963 by Count Siegfried.

• It is famous in Europe for its largest radio and television stations: Radio Luxembourg, the RTL Group of Luxembourg. It runs 34 television and 33 radio stations in 12 countries which comprises of M6 channel in France and Channel Five in the United Kingdom.

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