Scorpia

 An Alex Rider adventure.

 

Anthony Horowitz

 

Everybody says that Alex Rider is the spitting image of his father. Alex knows nothing about his father, also that he died in a so-called Airplane crash. And Alex wants to know more. Also at Yassen Geogrovich’s death bed he speaks his final words to Alex “Your father was a great friend of mine. We were partners. He was a killer like me. He even saved my life once. Go to Venice. Find Scorpia, and you will find your destiny…”  But in Alex’s new adventure he will seek out this Scorpia and he will know more about his father.

I liked this book because of the action and adventure on every page. It really pushes the book forward. Like when Alex encounters a Scorpia agent and throws him in an underground cell, and there is a flood coming in Venice and from the walls almost green from being submerged in water several times. He has to find a way out or he will drown and die. He finds a hole in the ground and squeezes his way into the tunnel; he hopes that the tunnel leads out or he will die. That’s why I really loved this book.

This series of books is not just for kids, but for young adult readers too. Check out the rest of the Alex rider series. I would rate this book 4.5 paws.

Posted by: Harry the Hobo (c) 2013

Welcome to the Outback!

One night for dinner my dad and I went to outback steak house (out back is a sit down restaurant that serves different kinds of food) and we were hungry and had not made a reservation. They let us in right away and the food got out really fast. The food was super good.

My opinion is that the food was awesome. I ordered the kids and the steak was good. One reason I liked the steak it was tender, juicy, and cooked the way I like it.

 I did not like how long we had to wait in line to get in. We had to wait 45 minutes then we saw somebody that got there before us my dad asked why we had not been called. She said that they had not spelled our last name right so they delete our reservation. After that they were really nice to us.  

We liked the food and had a good time. Overall I think I had a good dinner, I give Out Back 3 paws. 

Posted by: Sugar4

The Grand Canyon

I can’t believe it! We were driving to the Grand Canyon! I was so excited. Then I thought hey, how was the Grand Canyon formed? By an earthquake or a volcanic eruption? Then the car stopped. I looked up from of my thoughts. WOW, no time to think, we’re here! I picked up a brochure at the entrance. It had a lot of information in it, like this.

Weathering

Weathering is the process that the Grand Canyon was formed. It wasn’t formed by a volcano or an earthquake it was weathering. Weathering is the process of wind, water, or ice breaking down rock into sediment. An example is it could happen by wind picking up sand or other minerals and blowing them into the sides of the Grand Canyon making it wider. Another example of a way how weathering carves the Grand Canyon is by the Colorado River. The Colorado River cuts through the Grand Canyon, wearing away the bottom of the canyon making it deeper. This process takes millions of years. For example scientists believe that it took 6 million years to carve the Grand Canyon. That’s a very, very long time!

Erosion

Erosion is the process that helped the Grand Canyon form.it helped move away the sediment that weathering brought. Erosion is when water, wind, gravity, or ice picks up and carries away weathered rock (sediment) and soil, and deposits it in a new location. An example for water erosion is the Colorado River. It cuts through the canyon picking up weathered rock and moving it somewhere else. An example of rain erosion is the rain washing down sediment from the canyon walls. An example of wind eroding the Grand Canyon is the wind blowing away the sediment to a new place. This process also take is a very long time. It took millions of years to erode the Grand Canyon.

Grand Canyon Today

The Grand Canyon today is giant! It is approximately 1,609 meters at its deepest point. That’s 5,208 feet! Weathering played a big part in forming the Grand Canyon. It made the canyon deeper and wider. Erosion also played a big part in forming the Grand Canyon. It moved unwanted sediment to new locations. The Grand Canyon is a national park now. President Theodore Roosevelt declared it a national park on January 11, 1908. Ever since then nobody can change the Grand Canyon. You can do a lot of things for recreation at the Grand Canyon. You could hike in the Canyon, you could bike the Canyon, and you could raft in the Colorado River. There is many things you could do in the Canyon. As you can see the Grand Canyon is a very interesting land form. Weathering and erosion played a big part in forming the Grand Canyon. You should take the time to learn more about the Canyon. It is truly amazing. Book a trip today, and see all the wonderful sites!

Posted by: Harry the Hobo

Go Green!

The other day my friends and I saw lots of trash in my neighborhood. We even threw away a box that could be recycled. We saw all the trash decided to hang up signs to tell people to stop littering. 

Littering is a terrible thing to do, so don’t litter. Littering pollutes the earth and makes the earth nasty. Littering is when people throw things on the ground that could go in the trash or be recycled. This pollutes the earth. For example, because of plastic pop rings hundreds of birds die every year.   In case you didn’t know, pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that causes adverse change. 

I can’t believe someone would litter on our street! That is terrible! We were going to hang up more signs after we got a drink, but I had to go home.  

Posted by: Horse10

Jessie

Jessie comes from Texas to NYC to follow her dreams, to be an actress. A little kid named Zuri Ross finds her as she gets thrown out of a cab and asks her to be her nanny. Jessie figures out that they have a butler and 4 kids, Zuri, Ravi, Emma, and Luke. Their parents, Morgan and Christiana Ross, are movie directors. This comedy TV show takes place in New York City.

This show is great for kids 6-10 years of age because it’s in their age group. I really like this show because it’s comedy. For example, when Luke and Bertram find this crazy killer spider and try to kill it before it multiplies. But, they didn’t end up killing it before it multiplied so, it caused catastrophe in their apartment.

If you want comedy and laughter, I recommend the show Jessie to you. I give this show 5 paws. Tell me what you think of the show on Disney channel.

Posted by: TVGirl

Dolphin Tale

The book Dolphin Tale is a true story. One winter’s day in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida, Sawyer, an 11-year-old boy, discovers a wounded dolphin in the ropes of a crab trap. He names her Winter, and Sawyer helps her out of the trap, but the rope cut off the supply of blood to her tail. Then the Clearwater Marine Aquarium comes and takes Winter to their hospital. They ended up having to cut off her tale. It took her a long time to start to eat. Will Winter ever swim again?

One reason I like this book is because it is exciting. For example, when Winter keeps splashing Sawyer and then finally pulls him under the water, and they start to play.

 One reason I did not like this book was because it said on the front cover that it was based on the movie, but in the book they changed some of the best parts from the movie. For example, in the movie Sawyer goes home during the storm, but in the book he stays at the animal hospital.

After I read this book I decided to give this book 3 paws.

 Posted by: Soccergirl1