“Two Amazing Athletes”

By: Dalia R. Shupper

          I am going to write about two spectacular stories I read.  I will compare and contrast “The Value of Tenacity by Ann Donegan Johnson (the story of Maurice Richard) and “The Value of Courage” by Spencer Johnson, M.D (the story of Jackie Robinson). There are some similarities in these two amazing stories.  Both stories are about famous people and their personalities. First of all, in both stories they were poor.  Both characters made it into the hall of fame.  Both characters met famous people.  They both were amazing athletes.  They both had determination to do what they loved best.   

           Although both stories have a lot of similarities there are specific differences.  In “The Value of Courage” Jackie Robinson was Native American. In “The Value of Tenacity” Maurice Richard was Caucasian.  In “The Value of Courage” Jackie Robinson played baseball. In “The Value of Tenacity” Maurice Richard played hockey.  In “The Value of Courage” Jackie was injured only once.  In “The Value of Tenacity” Maurice had many injuries.  In “The Value of Courage” Jackie got insults because of his skin color.  In “The Value of Tenacity” Maurice got booed because of his team.  In “The Value of Courage” Jackie lived in California.  In “The Value of Tenacity” Maurice lived in Montreal, Canada.

           In conclusion, both stories were very exciting to read.  I enjoyed the part where Jackie’s teammate  began to appreciate Jackie and was kind to him.  I enjoyed when Maurice was accepted to play on his favorite team the Canadians.  My favorite was “The Value of Tenacity” because it inspired me to have tenacity.

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The Highest Trash Dump

By: Dalia Shupper

           “Take a hike litter bugs” is about not leaving trash on mt. Everest.  Many people forget to pick up there trash.  That causes other people to pick up your Trash.  

Even though your trash can be heavy, you should not leave your trash on the trails of mt. Everest.  The government of Nepal says,”The government of Nepal is telling climbers they can not leave trash on the trails.”  Most people say climbers are responsible for there own trash.  Burlakoti says, “We just want theme to bring back what they took up.”  Sadly the trash problem is not new.  Burlakoti says, “When people started to climb the mountain they started to leave their garbage there.” Burlakoti says, “…..officials will check trekkers at a return camp, to see if they have the required 18 pounds of trash.”                                        

                        In conclusion, it may be hard to carry all of your trash, but if you don’t others will have to pick it up.  Please pick up you trash when you climb mt. Everest.

“The Magic of fantasy”

I am going to write about two spectacular stories I read.  I will compare and contrast, “Dogzilla” by: Dav Pilkey and “Raising Dragons” by: Jerdine Nolen.

There are some similarities in these two spectacular stories.  Both stories are very eccentric.  First of all, both stories are fantasy.  Both stories have mythical animals.  Both animals come from odd places.  Both animals in both stories cause trouble.  When the mythical animals came out it made a loud noise.  In both stories both animals have babies.

Although both stories have a lot of similarities there are specific differences.  In ” Dogzilla” the mice had to find a solution to there problem which was Dogzilla destroying the city.  In “Raising Dragons” the girl had to reales her dragon Hank.  In “Dogzilla” Dogzilla came out of a volcano.  In “Raising Dragons” hank came out of an egg.  In “Dogzilla” Dogzilla had stinky breath.  In “Raising Dragons” Hank had fire breath.  In “Dogzilla” Dogzilla came out full grown.  In “Raising Dragons” Hank came out as a baby.  In “Dogzilla” was very fierce.  In “Raising Dragons” Hank was very gentle.  In “Dogzilla” Dogzilla smelled the BBQ and came.  In “Raising Dragons” the girl found the egg.

In conclusion both stories were very exiting to read I enjoyed how both stories were fantasy.  My favorite was Dogzilla because it was funny “Doggy breath screamed the solders.  Run for your lives!  Hey come back here shouted the big cheese to his troops.  What are you mice or men? We’re mice! They squeaked hmmm, said the big cheese your right!  Wait for me!” #237

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My pet Mouse

By: Dalia Shupper

I have a pet mouse,

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Who has a little house.

He really likes saint Patricks day,

But thinks it is in May!

He likes to eat lettuce and carrots,

But does not like my parrot.

He likes cozy nooks,

And likes to read books.

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He likes a certain tree,

But is annoyed by a bee.

He is very shy,

But never tells a lie.

He likes to play the cello,

But never bellows.

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His friend has a bracket.

That makes a racket.

My mouse loves lord of the rings,

But does not like the cat who sings.

He flew away in a flying shoe,

That was coverd in goo.

The end

                                           Majestic Impalas

By: Dalia Shupper

Impalas are the most amazing savanna creatures.  Impalas are African antelopes.  Impalas are light brown or reddish brown.  They have white inside their ears and they have a black stripe on their backside.  Impalas also have a large black dot above their heel.

Impalas live in interesting habitats.  Impalas live in eastern and southern Africa.  They also live in light woodlands and the savannah.  They like to be close to water and are found in grasslands.

Impalas have fascinating ways of taking care of their babies.  Impalas are born year round.  Impalas give more birth when it rains.  The female leaves the herd and finds a spot to be alone with her baby.  After the female impala cleans the fawn she eats the after birth.

Fun facts about Impalas: female impalas do not have horns and males do.  The scientific name for impala is Apeycereos Melamampus.  Impalas lifespan is 12 years.  Impalas can be 28 to 36 inches tall.  They can weigh up to 88 or 135 pounds!

Impalas and some of their predators.  Impalas will let out a loud snort if a predator is coming.  When impalas are in danger they will “explode” they will rapidly leap around and one of the hardest things for a predator to do is catch a fleeing impala.  Some of their predators are: hyenas, lions,leopards, and cheetahs.  Impalas release a special sent from a gland which is covered by a black dot above there heel.  This scent helps keep the herd together.  Impalas are herbivores.  They only eat plants and grass.  Impalas are the most spectacular animals in the world!

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“The story of Bugybo”

By: Dalia Shupper

Deep, deep in the jungle there was… Bananatown! (It was a village) where all the bananas were born from a tree every January and February

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The bananas gathered around the tree and a baby banana would fall into his or her mothers or fathers arms.  They ate bedya-boya they drank tree juice (juice from a tree) from a tree located in the left corner of the town square.  But of all the bananas of this banana world, one banana was different.  His name was Bugybo (Bugy-boo) he was born with sun-glasses (but girl bananas were usually born with bows) but he was different and made a lot of whoopee cushion sounds which usually annoyed bananafolk one day he was so exited he ran to his friends village.  His friend was a white tiger.  The tiger could sprout large white feathery wings or sleek black, purple or fiery golden wings he had a lot of choices.  He used his white ones most because it helped him him blend in and he could hide Bugybo his best friend under his wing.  The tigers name was Snowflake.  His village was beautiful it always snowed and after there was a rainbow and everything was snowcapped snowflake had been up waiting for Bugybo.  Bugybo had told him he would be there.  Bugybo was his name but every one called him Bugy.  Finally Bugy came to Snowflakes house.  They went for a walk they found some berries and decided to take them home after the walk for a snack.  Bugy lived in a mushroom all by him-self because his parents thought it was only fair because he had so many siblings.  They walked a long ,long, long, looong time they came across a blue gorilla he let them pass.  They went through some trees and in the clearing there was a treehouse it belonged to both of them.  It is a cylinder with a cone roof.  It pretty much looks like a hut.  They hung out and laughed and told funny stories for a while.  Then they ate some sweet treats and when they were done they each went home.  At home Bugy thought about what he would do tomorrow

My First trip to Africa

by:Dalia Shupper

The most special time in my life was when I went to South Africa.  My mom my sister my dad and I went as a family.  It was first quarter in second grade. We packed and flew to South Africa.  When we got there, we got to my aunt’s house and unpacked.  After a couple of days we rode an elephant.  Then we climbed a huge structure.  We also went on a safari and a rhino charged the truck!!!!!!!  On the last day we ate a delicious meal, packed and flew home.

                             Mary Cassett

                          By: Dalia Shupper 

Mary Cassatt was born in Pennsylvania in 1844 on May 22.

Mary’s father was a very wealthy banker.

Mary went for four years to train at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

Mary was one of the few females in art school.

Mary Cassatt lived in Paris.

Mary Cassatt died in 1927 when she was in her 80’s.

While other painters usually focused on streets and landscapes, she was famous for her portraits.

One of her favorite things to paint was mothers with children.

Mary Cassatt spent her last eleven years blind.

Mary had 6 siblings.

“Speedy Hermes”

By: Dalia Shupper

Hermes is the fastest Greek god on mount Olympus.  Hermes’s roman name is mercury.  Hermes is the messenger god.  Hermes is also a guid to the under world, which means he guides dead souls to the under world.  Hermes’s dad is Zeus and his brother is Apollo and his half brother is Vulcan and his mom is Maia.  Hermes is often shown with a helmet with wings.  When Perseus was going to kill the gorgon medusa, Hermes lent him his magic sandals to help him fly.  On Hermes’s first day of life he made the lyre out of a tortes shell he also made the panpipes out of reeds.  Hermes is also a prankster and is very smart.  He loves to invent things. Hermes is known for his helpfulness.  Hermes’s symbols are a willow wand with intwined ribbons and a badge of herald.  Hermes is the fastest god of all gods!

The End

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Mind Blowing Africa

By: Dalia Shupper

Africa is by far the oddest most mind blowing place I have ever been.  It has fuzzy, big nostriled giraffes with long legs and necks and very long tongues and glossy black eyes and big brown spots. We  saw them up close!  The sunset was beautiful it had tons of pinks, oranges, and yellows.  There were trees with thin branches and lots of bushes and the sun was reflecting of the water and it made a beautiful color.  The lions were fascinating. They had big fluffy manes, big round ears and smooth fur.  They smelled disgusting and were very lazy.   There were tons of birds.  They were all very colorful.  They were also very fast.

Some of the colors were blue, red, purple green and yellow.  They all liked to sit on trees.  The biggest and best was the elephant. I got to ride one!  They are rough and they vibrate a ton!  That’s how they communicate.  I met one elephant that was raised by water buffaloes.  It actually thought it was a water buffalo!  My sister was riding one too.  Hers ripped a tree out of the ground for a snack because there were no trees where we were going.

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