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Hooray! Hooray! It’s September The day we start a new. So this year I’ve decided to become a kangaroo. Or maybe I will learn to fly, or how to walk through walls, or how to turn invisible, or surf on waterfalls. I’ll make myself elastic and I’ll teach myself to shrink. I’ll turn into a liquid and I’ll pour me down the sink. I’ve got so many wondrous plans. I’m staring right away. Yes, this will be the best year yet. -Sam Kenilworth Keep reading, keep smiling. With lots of hugs & kisses.…

Danny and Susie were walking to school when Susie noticed something under the bushes. “What is that?” Susie asked as she pointed to the bush. “Hmmm, I’m not sure.” Danny reached down to grab it. It was a book, and it looked old. The title was Buried Treasure. He started looking through the book. It was full of different maps that were supposed to lead to buried treasure. “Wow, this book looks great!” Susie said, “I want to look too, but we’d better get to school before we’re late.” Danny and Susie anxiously awaited recess, when they would have time to get a better look at the book. Their friend Fred joined them on the benches at recess time. Susie sat in the middle, holding the book, and turning the…

Shambhavi Ray Bharat Award India 2002 This 13-year-old braveheart, daughter of doctor couple Alka and Sukhendu Ray, fought and forced criminals to run for their lives in the evening hours of July 30 last year. Thanks to her alert state of mind, confidence and training in karate, Shambhavi successfully thwarted an attempt by three motorcycle-borne criminals after one of them had tried to assault her mother, Dr. Alka Ray, just outside their Arogya Nursing Clinic. While her mother was dragged by the screeching mobike, Shambhavi”s powerful blows to the rider had thrown him off guard instantaneously with two of his other accomplices forced to escape under cover of darkness. Trained at Japan Karate Association, New Delhi, Shambhavi advocates this technique of martial arts for self-defence.…

The Labrador Retriever is the most popular breed of dog in the United States. There are three major colors for Labradors: the Golden or Yellow Lab, the Black Lab, and the Chocolate Lab (Brown). There are varying shades of these types of Labrador, but all Labs are usually categorized into one of these three types of dogs. The Labrador Retriever is a pretty big dog. Male Labradors typically weigh 60 to 80 pounds while females weigh between 45 to 70 pounds. Labrador Retrievers are known for their smooth, short, waterproof coats. They are also known for being great swimmers. Their webbed paws and wide tail help them swim. Labradors are known for their good nature. They are also very smart and train fairly easily. This laid-back personality has made the…

Richard Jordan Gatling is an American inventor best known for his invention of the Gatling gun, a crank-operated, multibarrel machine gun, which he patented in 1862. At the outbreak of the American Civil War, he devoted himself at once to the perfecting of firearms. In 1861 he conceived the idea of the rapid-fire machine gun that is associated with his name. By 1862 he had succeeded in perfecting the weapon, but the war was practically over before the federal authorities consented to its official adoption.…

Project Supplies: Old picture frame. Paint. Pink, blue, purple, and white for a galaxy frame. Washi tape in a coordinating color if you have a mat to cover. Scrapbook paper. Paper towel Super tiny paint brush or a toothpick Dry erase marker Start by taking the back, mat, and glass out of your frame. If you’re younger, have an adult help with removing the glass! If your frame is not already black, go ahead and paint two coats of black paint on your frame and let it dry completely. Or, you can do this technique on top of the frame color you have a see what happens! Place a blob of your blue, pink, purple, and white paints on a palette or paper plate. Take a small piece of paper…