So far from the Bamboo Grove: OP#5

1. I liked the way that Yoko Kawashima ended the story, how Hideyo got there, and every thing was all peaceful, but it kind of all of a sudden just ended. Like, if they didn't have that little authors note thing at the end we would have never known what happened to the dad,and Yoko never bought her shoes, at least Hideyo finally came back.

2. I think that they practiced their customs to remained them of their home. Or maybe Ko and Yoko's mom just wanted to practice them so that Ko and Yoko would never forget them, and would practice them with there family when they are older. Like, my family speaks English at home, but my mom likes me and my brother to practice Spanish so that we never forget it.

3. I think that the character that I respected the most while I was reading this book was Ko. Ko went through the same thing that Yoko went through, but she had to do everything in a mature an respectful way, because she had to be a goo example for Yoko. Like when Ko's mom said that they had to shave their heads, I'm sure that Ko didn't like that idea, but she had to do it anyway without complaining to be a good example for her sister. Also, when their mother died Ko was very strong, and she took on a lot of responsibilities including taking care of her little sister.

4. Before I read this book all I knew about Korea was that it was two countries called North Korea and South Korea, and I had no idea that Korea was involved in WW2. So while I was reading this book I learned a lot about the hard times that a lot of people in North Korea had to go through, there lives were ruined due to the Korean Communist Army, and a lot of lives were lost. I can't believe that this book was a true story, its so sad. :(

5. While we were reading this book one of the biggest lessons that I learned is to appreciate life, because you never know when they might not be there anymore, and just little thing like your house and your family. In the beginning of the book Yoko was just a regular person like you and then all of a sudden she lost everything, and I think that she really learned to appreciate life.

So far from the Bamboo Grove: OP#4

1. I think that Yoko wants to help Mr. Naido because Yoko and him have something in coummon, the girls make fun of both of them. I think that when Yoko heard the girls making fun of Mr. Naido because of his stuttering she felt bad for him and she wanted to help him. Yoko and Mr. Naido help each other Mr Naido helps Yoko by bringing her paper and school supplies from the trash and Yoko helps Mr. Naido with his stutering. I think that Yoko likes to help Mr. Naido because he is nice to her and he is her friend.

2. Before Yoko found out about Ko she was really mad at her for making her stay at home instead ogf letting her sell more things for her shoes, but when Yoko saw Ko polishing the guys shoes I think that she relized hohw hard her sister had it and she wanted to help. It was really nice of Yoko to spend her shoe money, because she really wanted shoes, and she sacrificed that for somebody else.

3. Imagine that you went to Yokos school, and you saw Yoko come in as the new kid with rags and an inch of hair, how would you react?
I would probobly think that she looked weird, but I wound't tease her about it, especially if I knew her story.

So far from the Bamboo Grove: OP#3

1) a. I think that Yoko, Ko and their mother had to leave Korea because there were a lot of people in Korea that wanted to kill and do bad things to the Japenesse people. It just wasen't safe to be in Korea anymore. I think that it's great that Yoko, Ko, and their mother got to go back to Japan where they wouldn't have to hide who they are anymore, but it would've been even better if Hideo and their dad could come too. It was really sad that when Ko and the mother were crying on the boat, but it was great that they had finally got to Japan.

b. I was really sad when we read that Yoko, Ko, and their mother had to leave Seol because it would've been so great if they would be able to meet Hideyo in Seol and they could be united again as a family (exept for their dad). But I guess that they had to leave Seol or they woul've been killed. Whie we were reading chapter 6, and while Hideyo was in the snow, it seemed like Hideyo was going to die any second, it was so sad. When Hideyo saw the red light at the farmhouse he could barely make it, I think that the red light represented hope. At the end of the chapter where it said that he got there and then he just collapsed made me think that next time we read a chapter with Hideyo in it he would be with whoever owns the farmhouse and they would help Hideyo, or a least I hope thats what happens. Either that or the farmhouse would be owned by Korean Communest and they kill Hideyo. :'(

2) Q: Why do you think that Ko and the mother were crying on the boat?

A: There are a couple of reasons why I think that they might of been crying. Maybe they were just looking back at their journey and thinking about all the hard times that they went through, and it was hard to think about it now that they were going to Japan, a much better place. Maybe they were tears of joy that they finally got to Japan. Or, maybe it was because they felt bad about leaving Hideyo and the dad back in Korea while they were going to Japan. Lastly, maybe they were thinking 'what if Hideyo is dead' or 'what if father is dead', it would be really hard to think about that when you really don't know the answer.

So far from the Bamboo Grove: OP#2

1) I think that Hideo is very brave considering that he is 18 years old and he is taking a journey by foot acrross Korea. He really shows his courage when he separates from his friends to go to Saul, I think that this shows that he will do whatever it takes to be reunited with his mother and sisters. While he is on his journey I think that Hideo is constintly thinking about his family, like when he was working for the Korean Communest Army, and he made sure to check all of the bodies to make sure that they weren't his mothers or sisters body.

2) If I was the Kawashima family and I had 10 minutes to pack I would bring...
-matches, so that i could make a fire to keep me warm
-lots of water, so that I woulden't get thirsty
-a blanket, so that I could be warm at night
-a pillow, so that my head won't be on the cold ground
-a fashlight, so that I could see in the dark
-clothes, so that I could have clean clothes
-mints and gum, because Im obsesed with brushing my teeth and I would go crazy if my breath smelled bad all the time
-cell phone, so that I could keep in touch
-an iPod, cause its little and it dosen't take up much space and I could look at my pictures and remember the good old days
-a charger, so that nothing would ran out of baterie
-bateries, just in case my flashlight runs out
-soap, so that I could be clean
-a mess kit, because it seems like it comes in handy with the Kawashima family
-food, for when I get hungry
-money, in case I run out of stuff
...I hope that all this stuff would fit in my backpack

3) There are lots of events that I found shoking in this story so far, but if I had to pick one it would probobly be when the korean communest army came to the factory where Hideo was working. It was really suprising, and I wasen't expecting it, it was really scary how everyone around Hideo was getting killed, and Hideo was really close to getting killed. While we were reading this part I was really scared for Hideo and I thought that this was one of the parts in the book where he really showed his courage.

So Far From The Bamboo Grove: OP#1

1) I think that Yoko is a really sweet person. In some parts of the book she is sort of scared of the patients that are badly hurt but she helps them anyway because she knows that its the right thing to do. It was really nice of her when she shared her food with the woman and the baby, even when Ko told her not to. Yoko is not used to living the way she does now, and she is complaining about a lot of things, but I think that if any of us were going throgh what Yoko was going through we would probobly be complaininig to.

2) I think that Ko is being bossy because she feels like she has to be in charge since her father and brother aren't around and her mother has a lot on her mind, Ko just wants to keep her family safe. I think that Ko can be bossy, but also honorable since she is taking a lot of responsibility. Yoko and Ko are very close and Yoko is freakig out because Ko has never yelled at her so much in her life, like when Ko helped Yoko with filling up the water canteens and stared yelling at her, telling her to not whine and hurry up.

3) Everything is new for the Kawashima family especially for Yoko, but they are really caring and genorous. Ko is great to the patiens talking to them and caring. Yoko wants to be like her older sister, and she tries her best. The train seemed like a place that I can't imagine being in, but the Kawashima family made it seem like they didn't mind.

Weekly Reading Response #3

NAME: Sofia Garcia
DATE: 11-15-07
TITLE: Schooled
AUTHOR: Gordon Korman
TIME: 2 hours
PAGES: 1 - 208
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK:208
RESPONSE:
This book is about a 13-year-old boy named Capricorn (Cap) Anderson, he lives in Garland farm where he is homeschooled by his hippie grandma Rain. Caps whole life revolves around Garland Farm, he has never watched TV, he has never eaten pizza, him and Rain live the simple life, but when Rain falls out of a trree while picking plums she has to go to the hospital and Cap is forced to live in the city and attened the local middle school. Eveything is really new to Cap from iPods to Starbucks, but he finds his own way to fit in.

' "It's to crowded. People dress funny;they talk to fast;and all their intrested in is things! Cell Phones and iPods and Game Boys and Starbucks. What's a starbuck?" '
I really liked this line in the book I thought that it was funny and I thought that it was cool how you could see Caps point of veiw of our world, when he grew up in some farm for his whole life. I think that its true, what he said how everyone is intrested in things like phones and iPods. If I was Cap I would probobly say the same thing.

Weekly Vocabulary #3

While I was reading Schooled by Gordon Korman, I found some words that I didn't undersrtand..

-barometer: Something that you use to mesure the atmosphere

-decagon: a shape with 10 angles and 10 sides

-micrprocessor: a computer circut that does a lot of things

-thawing: to change something from solid to liquid by warming it

-spectators: an observer of a event

My Book #3

This week I am going to be reading Schooled by Gordon Korman I have never read it before and I cant wait to tell you guys all about it!

Weekly Reading Response #2

NAME: Sofia Garcia
DATE: 11-07-07
TITLE: Replay
AUTHOR: Sharon Creech
TIME: 2 hours
PAGES: 1 - 210
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK: 210
RESPONSE: There was a character named Rosaria in the book Repaly by Sharon Creech, and she was part of Leos family but Leo did'nt know that because she moved away and nobody in the family would ever talk about, so during the book Leo tried to figure out who Rosaria was. When he finally found out, and his family contacted her, I thought that Leo and his family were going to meet Rosaria but he did'nt. Now Rosaria is going stay a mystery in my head for the frst of my life. So if I wrote this book I would include Rosaria.

While I was reading this book one of my favorite parts was when Leos dad said "Leo, you make gold from pebles". I liked this part because in the whole book Leo didn't get very much attention from his parents since he had such a big family but in the end when finally his time to shine,the could tell that his parents were really proud of him, that must have been a great moment for Leo.

Weekly Vocabulary #2

While I was reading Replay by Shron Creech, I found some words that I didn't understad..

-beckon: to signal or summon someone

-vague: when somene dosen't say or express some thing clear enough to undersand

-valve: a part in a instrument where you can change how it sounds

-dismay: to alarm or suprise someone

-crone: a scary evil looking old lady

My Book #2

This week I am going to be reading Replay by Sharon Creech, I have never read it before and I can't wait to tell you guys all about it! ~Sofia :)

Weekly Reading Response #1

NAME: Sofia Garcia
DATE: 10-24-07
TITLE: Rules
AUTHOR: Cynthia Lord
TIME: 2 hours
PAGES: 1 - 200
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK: 200
RESPONSE: While I was reading the book Rules by Cynthia Lord I noticed that this book was simalar to the book Al Capone Does my Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko. I think that it is similar because Rules is about a girl named Catherine whos little brother David has autism, and Cathrines family pretty much revolves around David, in Al Capone Does my Shirts that Moose's family's situation is simalar to Catherines family, the only difrence is that Catherine dosen't live on Alcatraz. I think that if Catherine and Moose ever met they would have a lot in coummon, sonce both of their familys revolve around their siblings autism.

I think that if David had a motto it would be "Always follow Cathrines rules", because in the book Catherine makes up rules for David, because it's eisier for him to learn that way. They are really simple rules like "no toys in the fish tank" or "if someone says 'hi', say 'hi' back", David just has to make sure to follow them, and sometimes in the book David has to remined Catherine to follow the rules.

I really liked this book, and if I had to find one main idea on what it was really about I think that it was about finding acceptance in anyone.
~Sofia :)

Weekly Vocabulary #1

While I was reading Rules by Cynthia Lord I found some words that I didn't understand..

-grimace: when someone makes a weird face, people usally grimace when they aren't happy about something

-skyward: towrds the sky

-gauzy: when a object is transperent and light

-anthropology: the study of the changes through history of humans and their diffrent cultures.

-heron: any type of bird in the Ardeidae bird family, these birds have long neck, long legs, pointed bills, and they are ussally white, gray or blue

These definitions are in my own words, so if I didn't say them right, tell me.

~Sofia :)

My Book #1

The book that I am reading this week this called Rules by Cynthia Lord, I have never read it before but Im looking forward to tell you guys all about it.

FHP reflection

Project Reflection Name: Sofia Garcia

Project Title: The Family History Project

Class: Humanities

Dates: September 19th 2007 to October 17th 2007

PURPOSE In this section, explain what you were supposed to learn and what you were supposed to do.

The purpose of this project was to learn more about our family history and share it with the class. In this project we had to learn how to use tools that historians use, in order to learn about that about that we had to take notes. We had to learn about a specific event or a time period in history that one of our family members eye witnessed, we learned about it by intervening our family member that eye witnessed the time period or the specific event. During the interview we learned interview skills for successful interviewing. In order to learn about the basic skills of narrative writing we had to write a personal narrative and a historical narrative about our specific event or time period in history.

WHAT I LEARNED In this section, tell what information or skills you learned or improved.

In this project I learned a lot of things, I learned so many things at once. I learned about how historians use different tools to find evidence. I learned a lot about the event that I decided to do my project on, and I learned to appreciate life because I have it really good compared to the people that were affected by my event. I learned how to write up and do an interview, I had never really interviewed any one before . I learned a lot about my family history. Lastly I learned how different seventh grade can be than sixth grade.

REFLECTION In this section, reflect on your experience. Did you like the project? Why or why not? How did you do? What would you do differently next time?

I liked this project, I learned a lot about my family and my event, . If I were to do this project again, I would probably spend more time on editing my personal narratives, because I changed a couple of things, but not to many. While I was doing this project, there were some times when I got kind of frustrated , and I kind of had a hard time choosing my event, but other than that I really liked this project.

ARTIFACTS You should have at least one artifact from each project on your DP.

This is a picture of my scrapbook!

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The Wave: The End

I finally finished The Wave! Here is my last Wave post.....

1. (1) "For the rest of your lives..... never, ever, allow a groups will to usurp your individual rights" - pg. 135
I think that this quote means to never get so caught up in a group that you don't feel like you are your own individual person anymore. It means to naver follow the croud so much that you don't think for yourself anymore.

(2) At the very begginig of the book, before the Wave, Robert was like the outkast in the class, but when he joined the Wave he felt equal to the other kids, so he started to talk to the other kids because he felt equal to them since they were all in the Wave. I think that Robert changed a lot because if the Wave, sometimes it was a good thing and sometimes it was a bad thing. It was a good thing when he started talking to people, but it was starting to be a bad thing because he was so into the Wave and he was taking it to far, like when he asked Mr. Ross if he could be his body gaurd. Now that the Wave is over, I think that Robert has changed as a person. Robert used to sit alone at lunch, but when he joined the Wavehe started sitting with everyone else, he also started dressig nicer. Before, he decided not to try in life and just give up because his big brother was so much batter than him, but when he joined the Wave I think that it made hinm relize that if he tried he could do anything. If the Wave was a true story, I hope that Robert learned to just be himself.

(3) Fascism: a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.

I think that in this book they showed all of the elements of fascism. The Wave was a system led by a dictator, the dictator was Mr. Ross and the system was obiosly the Wave. The Wave took over a lot of the school organazations and events because so many people were in the Wave. Lastly, there was rasism for no aperent reason like when the Jewish boy got beat up, and if you did't like the Wave people didn't really like you, like what happened with Laurie.

When you think of fascism, one of the first historical events that pop into your mind is what was going on in World War 2 with the Nazis and Hitler. They were getting rid of all of the Jewish people because they wouldn't join the Nazis. It was like what happened in the Wave because they would treat you really diffrently if you were or were not in The Wave.

(4) Avoiding Mob Metality: A Practicle Guide by a Middle Student, for other Middle School Students
Mob mentality can happen anywhere, and unfortunattley it happes a lot. It could be something really big, like what happened with the Wave or it could be something really small as somene wearing purple shoes because everyone else is doing it , whatever it is never get caught up in it. Don't always follow the crowd, and don't let other people tell you what to do or make dessitions for you. Never follow someone so much that you loose your own personality. Everyone has their own style and personality, be diffrent and be yourself, never forget that.

2. "The audience was filled with gasps and exclamatons of suprise as a giant image of Adolf Hitler appered on the screen."
Pg. 134, paragraph 3
While I was reading these final chapters of The Wave this was the sentence that really stood out to me. In this sentence it said that the students were really suprised, I was really suprised too. I was definetly not expecting Hitler to appear on the screen, in fact when I first read this I had too re-read it to make sure that I read it right. I don't really know who I was expecting on the screen, but it wasen't Hitler.

3. There were a lot of kids in The Wave, do you think that being in The Wave impacted any of their lives?

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The Wave: Chapters 11-14

1. I think that Ben is starting to get a litle worried about the Wave and he's starting to feel that the students are following him a bit too much, the students are't even their own indavidaualle person anymore they are just one big group now -The Wave. I think that Ben got really worried if the Wave wsa going a bit too far when Robert asked him if he could be his body gaurd.

2. "She coulden't put it into words what botherred her about the Wave, but she could feel it growing inside her" Pg. 85, paragraph 1. While I was readind chapters 11-14 these sentences really stood out to me because it shoewed that Laurie didn't like the Wave, and as the Wave kept going on day after day, made her not like it it even more.

3. Do you think that this expirement is similar to what happend with the Nazi's in WW2?

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The Wave: Chapters 8-10

1. There are some good things to The Wave, but there are also some bad things. One of the bad things is that many people like Mr. Ross are starting to loose control of it, some stutents are becomig obsesed with it, some students that aren't in Mr. Ross'es are skipping their own classes to be in his class to find out about the wave. One of the good things is that The Wave is changing some of the kids lives like Robert Billings. Before, when there were there were cliques, Robert Billings just did not feel like he belonged in any of them, but now that there is The Wave, a group where evryone accepted as long as your in it, Robert Billings feels more welcomed.

2. "She was blowing it out way out of proportion, wasen't she? It really was just a fad, wasen't it?" Pg. 74, paragraph 3
This sentence really stood out to me because Laurie was the only person who didn't really belive that The Wave was going to be a big thing but now she was kind of second guessing herself, since everyone was either really worried abot The Wave about it or really obsesed with it.

3. Do you think that Laurie is going to write about The Wave for The Grapevine?

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The Wave: Chapters 5-7

1. The Wave is starting to go around the school because it's something diffrent for the students, something that they have never done before. The motto "Strength through discipline" is really new to the students. David thinks that this motto might work with the football team, and if they act as serious as they do in Mr. Ross'es class, then maybe they could win a game.

2. " 'Maybe your becoming a guinie pig in your own expiremant,' she said", Pg. 54, paragraph 4. While I was reading chapter 5-7, this sentence really stood out to me because when Christy said this I think that she ment that she thinks that Ben is getting a little bit to caught up in what was only sopposed to be an 'experiment' for his class.

3. Do you think that The Wave is a good thing or a bad thing?

The Wave: Chapters 1-4

Today we started a book called The Wave by Todd Strasser
1. a-This story takes palce at Gordon High School in 1969. The main part of the story takes place in Mr. Ross'es 12th grade class.
b-You can tell that this story takes place in 1967, because there are typewrtiers at the school, they use film projectors, and Amy smokes at school.

2."As Ben looked around the room most of the students looked stuned". pg. 11, paragraph 3
This sentance stood out to me while I was reading the book because I could really picture this in my mind, I would probobly be really stunned after watching that movie, it sounded really sad when I was reading it, I can't imagine my reaction after watching it.

3. I think that this book is great so far , I want to know if you guys have any predictions on what Mr. Ross is going to do as an 'expirement' with his calss (if you've read ahead predtend like you haven't).

Betty Ann Comments

Ok, so every one has posted comments on Betty Ann, good job ! So, here are the number of comments that youv'e posted...

Lidsay: 8 comments
Trent: 5 comments
Mif: 4 comments
Beyra: 5 comment
Jessica: 5 comments
Sofia: 6 comments

I will update them tomorrow or tonight ~thanks, Sofia :)

Betty Ann Focus

Our group... Lindsay, Trent, Beyra, Mif, Jessica... we are going to focus on the 3rd question. This is part where you decide what the theme/moral/lesson of the story is, post your comments for our conversation on my blog, that would be awesome. ~ thanks, Sofia :)

Betty Ann

Today I read a story called Betty Ann by Ina Hughs. I was about a girl from Cleveland that moved to Virginia and nobody really liked her at school because they judged her before they got to know her.

1. To me the saddest part in this story was when the girl went to Betty Ann's house and the girl got a phone call and Bettty Ann's mom over heard her and asked her " Why don't you girls like Btty Ann she likes you...". I thought that this part was really sad because they just judged Betty Ann before they got to know her.


2. I probobly woulden't be nice to Betty Ann on her first day, then after I get to know her I would probobly be nicer to her. I don't like it when people are mean to people that they don't even know, that really bothers me.

3." Sticks and stones only break bones. Words can shatterthe soul. A little, quiet, 10-year-old runs away because kids on the bus laughim . A sensitive ninth grader flips out be at because a group of self-rising girls decide to thow her to the wolves. We tell ourselves it takes more then that to send someone over the edge. Maybe so, maybe not. But there are no erasers." This last paragraph means a couple of things to me the first part means that if you get hurt physicly, you can just go to the doctor and make it all better and ithe pain is gone forever, but if some one tells you some hurtfull or teases you , you can't just go to the doctor and make it all better and the pain dosen't just go away forever, it stays with you. The second part means that if make a mistake on paper then you can just erase it, but if you make a mistake in life you can't erase it. This quote is amazing and don't ever forget that.

Seventh Grade

On friday we read a story called Seventh Grade by Gary Soto. It was about a boy named Victor Rodriguez, and it was his first day of seventh grade.

1. One of my favorite sentences in this story was 'La me me vava com le grandma'. This sentence was funny becuse Victor was making noises that were supposed to be "french" mixied with english to impress Teresa, it was also funny how in the end she belived that it was real french.

2. In this story I can relate to the first day of school when you get to see your friends, and see if your in the same classes.

Test

Today we read a story called "Test", by Theodore L. Thomas, it really weird and confusing, but it was supposed to be weird and confusing. Other than it being really weird and confusing it was really descriptive and when I read it I felt like I was actually there, which in this story wasn't really a good thing in this story.

1. One of the sentences that really stood out to me in this story was 'Alongside of the man was a girl, her head against the back of the seat, soft curls framing a lovely face, her eyes closed in an easy sleep.' I choose ths sentece because I could really picture it, and it was weird how al this crazy stuff was going on, and this girl was just peacefuly sleeping, it was scarier than all the people that were paniking. In this story the gouverment tests someone with hypnosis for a driving test.

2. I think that this is a good way to test people for driving tests, because it tests the driver mentally and people can see more than if they just drive well. I think that this driving test would make the road safer.

3. At the end of this story the man that took the test said "You cant do this to me Im still dreaming arent I" and the uniformed gouverment man said "How do any of us know." I liked this sentence because the author let us guess the ending, and waht the story was really about. I also liked this sentence at the end because the author made us think that maybe the whole world is a dream.

Planet Earth Movie!

Today we watched a movie! They were the Planet Earth movies, so theirs like a bunch of them and all of them ore about one specific biome Ms. Komatsubara chose Great Plains and Jungle (we didnt watch the whole thing).
GREAT PLAINS:
-Grass covers a quarter of all of the land in the earth
-Grass is udestructible
-Great Plains are found in North Amarica, India, Africa, Tibet, the artic, and more..
-North America: Bison live in the North American plains. Male bison can weigh up to 1 ton. Before there were 60 million bison, 10 years ago there were only one thousand because their habitats decresing and because of hunting. Now there are a little bit more than one thousand. In springtime the flowers bloom and it's really pretty.
-India: Elephants live in the Indian Plains. There, there is really tall called elaphant grass and it's taller than elephants. Its the tallest grass in the world.
-Africa: When the elephant grass is gone the elephants migrate hundreds of miles to find more food and water while they are traveling they are very thirsty and hungry. They stop at waterholes with not very much water. They share the water with eacother and other animals icluding lions. Lions dont usally eat elephants, but they are very hungy as well.It is very rare but sometimes a lion will eat an elephant, the elephant would last all of the lions a whole week. Insome parts of Africa their are flooded grass lands where baboons live. The baboons swim in the water, drink the water,and eat grass and snails.
-Tibet: During the winter theseplins are cold and icy and during he summer they have very little grass. One of the animals that live their are callled the Piaka. The Piaka are rodents and they live underground. Sometimes birds take over the Piakas homes. Tibetin foxes hunt the Piaka.
-Artic Tundra: The Artic Tundra plains is very cold and snowy in the winter, and very green and grasy in the summer. At springtime 5 million snow geese to the artic tundra to lay their eggs and eat the grass. The Arrtic Fox hunts the geese eggs. In summertime the geese hatch, the artic fox cubs are born at the same time. Not all of the cubs and geese survive. In late summer the geese start their journey to the Gulf of Mexico for the winter. The artic wolf also live in the artic tundra. they have a hard time finding food. They hunt carribu but its hard to find them since their always migrating.
-As you read this you probly realized many animals depend on grass for their survival.
JUNGLE:
-When a tree falls inthe jungle, their is more sunlight,so new plants grow over the fallen tree. After 4 years you can't even tell that a tree fell.
-The top of the rainforest is called the canopy. This is where alot of the animals in the rain forest live.
-Fig trees grow in jungles all around the world and year round, they fed many animals, including many diffrent species of monkeys.
-Many tree frogs and leep frogs live in the rain forest, most of them live in the canopy of the rain forest,to stay safe from predetors. All of the frogs have a diffrent croak.
-In the rainforest it rains more than it does anywhere else in the world
These movies were awsome because some of the things that they showed were things that most people never get a chance to see in their life and as you can see I learned A LOT in these movies.

Hoot

Last year I read a book called Hoot. It is by Carln Hiasen. It wasent exacly my favorite book ever, but I liked it because it was a mystery, I wanted to see what would happen next so when I was reading it I would never put it down. This book is about a kid that just moved from Montana to Florida who finds unique friends that would do anything to save owls, he decids to help them, will they save the owls? you'll have to read the book to find out. After I read this book I learned that anybody can make a difrence if they really want to.
They made a movie based on this book.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HgT_xT587MY