“Two Exciting Stories
By Liam Matthews
I am going to write about two exciting stories I read. I will compare and contrast Big Nate Lives it Up by Lincoln Peirce and Dragon Breath #1 by Ursula Vernon.
There are some similarities in these two exciting stories. Both stories are spectacular. First of all main characters are boys both are part of a series both are not good at school. Both are fiction and both don’t have brothers. Both have bullies that don’t like them
Although both stories have a lot of similarities there are specific differences like in Big Nate Lives it Up Nate has only a dad and Danny had a mom and dad in Dragon Breath #1 Danny rides to school and Nate walks to school. In Dragon Breath #1 Danny doe’s not have any siblings and Nate has a sister. In Dragon Breath #1 the story is fantasy and Big Nate Lives it Up is realistic. In Dragon Breath #1 Danny has one best friend and Nate has five best friends.
In conclusion both stories were very exciting to read. I enjoyed in Big Nate Lives it Up when Nate went to to mrs.Alberts office and in Dragon Breath #1 when he fights the giant squid. My favorite book is Dragon Breath #1 because it is adventurous.

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By Liam Matthews

The article we will write about is called “Shed

That Sweet Tooth” by Allee Manning.  The article  we read about is about reducing consumption of sugar.

          People are consuming  to much sugar.”The WHO reports that for children in Europe , sugar intake can be much higher.”(Manning).  Sugar is really unhealthy.”There is solid evidence  that sugar reducing daily sugar intake reduces  the risk of over weight, obesity,  and tooth decay.”(Manning)  Humans should reduce eating sugar and eat more fruits and vegetables.” It’s very hard to avoid large amounts of sugar unless all you’re eating is fruits and vegetables.” (Manning)  Sugar is very hard to resist.”While sweet treats can be hard to resist the WHO has set new deity guidelines for people”(Manning)

          In conclusion sugar is not healthy  but a little bit is fine.  If you exercise  and eat healthy  you will be very healthy and fit.

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By Liam Matthews

I am going to write about two amazing stories I read.  I will compare and contrast,”Poppa’s New Pants” by Angela Shelf Medearis and “Ramona Quimby, age 8” by Beaverly Cleary.

There are some similarities in these two exciting stories.  Both stories are mind blowing.  First of all in both stories they are poor.  In both stories they go somewhere with candy also in both stories the main characters are children and in both stories they meet grand parents also in both stories they both got to school.  In both stories they are scared of strangers.

Although both stories have a lot of similarities there are many differences.  In Poppa’s New Pants they drive a carriage  in Ramona Quimby Age 8 they drive a car.  In Ramona Quimby Age 8 Ramona has attitude and in Poppa’s New Pants George doe’s not have attitude.  “Well you don’t have to yell at me.”  In Poppa’s New Pants George has no siblings and in Ramona Quimby Age 8 Ramona has siblings.

In conclusion, both stories were very exciting to read.  I enjoyed finding out who were the ghosts and who payed for the Quimby,s dinner because they were both mysteries.

Picture Credit:Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary and illustrated by Alan Tiegreen vintage 1981 hardcover

Once there was a lizard.

Who battled a wizard.

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That lizard snuck into a house.

And met a person named Louse.

The lizard slept in a hole.

When he woke up he saw a soul.

Who had a big mole.

The lizard ran for his life.

He saw a big knife.

The lizard hid  behind a wall.

The lizard saw a big football.

Along came a boy named Matt.

Who wore a big hat.

The boy had a ring.

That sparkled like spring.

The lizard ran back to his tree.

He bounced off someones knee.

Then he said I like to be me.

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My Trip To Hawaii

By Liam Matthews

The most special time in my life was my trip to Hawaii.  We packed to go to Hawaii.  Then we went to the airport.  We got something  to eat at the airport.  Then we got on the plane.  When we arrived in Hawaii, we went to my dads friend Keith’s house.  We played games with his dog.  We went to go get Hawaiian shaved ice with ice cream.  We stayed at Keith’s house for a night.

Then we went to a hotel named the Grand Wailea.  They had the most awesome pool.  It had a water elevator, lazy river, rope swing, and lots of slides.  We went swimming and fed the fish.  We went down many water slides.  I got my own tiki then we got dinner.  Then we went to bed.  The next day we went to this play area.  I played games and built with legos.  Then we went shopping.  Then we went  to the beach to go snorkeling.  I did not go snorkeling.  Afterwards, we went back to the pool to go swimming.  We played in the water.  Then we went to our room.  We went to a luau dinner.  We ate chocolate and watched the hula dancers dance.  We went to bed.

On our last day in Hawaii we met up with Alexander and his family.  We went to the beach and got Hawaiian shaved ice.   It was the best vacation EVER!!!

Alexander Graham Bell

By Liam Matthews

1. Alexander invented the phone.
2. 150 years ago there were no phones.
3. He lived in the USA for almost his whole life.
4. His dad was a teacher of the deaf.
5. Bell had invented a system to teach deaf students how to speak.
6. Alexander was born in Scotland in 1847.
7. Alexander grew up in a home where sound and speech were very important.
8. After going to college, Bell taught a class of deaf children.
9. Alexander moved to Boston in 1971.
10. He became a professor at Boston University.
11. In 1877, Alexander married a deaf woman.
12. Alexander had two brothers. Both of his brothers died from a lung disease called tuberculosis.
13. Alexander was very healthy.
14. Alexander worked with a telegraph witch is a machine that uses electricity to send messages by wire.
15. Alexander hired an assistant named Thomas Watson.
16. One day ,Alexander and Watson were working in different rooms Watson twanged a small piece of metal in one room and Alexander could hear the sound over the wire in he was working in Alexander became very excited.
17. Bell found out the answer to making the phone in 1876.
18. One of Alexander invention was a flat, wax disc that recorded and played back sound.
19. Alexander made the phone when he was 29.
20. Alexander Graham Bell was a very important person.
    

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By Liam Matthews

Once there was a kingdom on a peak.  A wealthy king lived in the kingdom.  The king had elves that worked for him.  The kingdom was secret. The  drank soda all day long.  The king had a wizard.  The king was very greedy.

One day there was a loud sound in the cave.  In the cave were zombies,
trolls, giants, giant spiders, skeletons, aliens, goblins, mini minotaurs and evil wizards.  The evil creatures came rushing out.  The elves got their gear on.  The evil creatures came charging with their leader the Necromancer.  The elves battled the evil creatures.  The elves thought about the greedy king the elves yelled ” stop!” Everybody stopped.  The elves decided they would help the evil creatures.

Everybody ran at the king.  The king  was scared.  He looked down the hall and saw the elves and the evil creatures.  The evil creatures put the king in a dungeon and they lived in peace.     THE END

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By Liam Matthews

Pluto is the most deadly Roman god.  Pluto is the god of the Underworld.  Pluto has a three headed dog named Cerberus.  Pluto has for kids named Plutus, Melinoe, Zagreus and Macaria.

The Romans sometimes called him Pater or Orcus.  The gate to the Underworld is guarded by Cerberus.  Pluto’s symbols are keys, Cerberus, a throne, horses and a scepter.  Pluto’s parents are Ops and Saturn.  Pluto rarely met other gods.  Pluto has five siblings Jupiter, Vesta, Neptune, Juno and Ceres.  People say if you go to the Underworld you will not come back.

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Pluto is a mighty Roman god.

Spectacular Seahorses

By Liam Matthews

Seahorses are the coolest animals.  A seahorse has a head that looks like a horse.  A seahorse has a curled tail.  The smallest seahorse is the Pygmy Seahorse at 1 inch.  The biggest seahorse is the Potbelly Seahorse at 12 inches.  A seahorse is a type of fish.  Seahorses live in the ocean.  Seahorses like to hide in rocks, coral and sea grass.  Seahorses don’t live in polar waters they only live in tropical waters near reefs.

Seahorses have a really cool reproductive cycle.  The female gives the eggs to the male then the male becomes pregnant.  The male carries the developing embryos inside his body.  Some male seahorses give birth to 1,572 babies.  When baby seahorses are born they are on there own.  The baby seahorses sometimes hide in sea grass from predators they also eat it.  Seahorses do cool things.  Some seahorses can change colors.  Seahorses also live near mangrove tree roots.  Seahorses are not fast swimmers.  A seahorse can eat up to 3,000 brine shrimp.

Seahorses eat cool things.  Seahorses eat brine shrimp and sea weed.  A seahorse catches it’s prey by blending in.  Seahorses suck their prey through their tube like mouth.

Seahorses are endangered.  People eat seahorses.  People fish for seahorses.  people dry seahorses as souvenirs. Seahorses are the coolest animals.

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Super Lakes

By Liam Matthews

This lake was by far the most beautiful lake.  There was a fresh smell of pine trees and water all around.  The smooth boulders surrounded the water. The sand was was warm and yellow there were so many fun rocks to climb and a great place to skip stones.  It was a great place to canoe.

White puffy clouds cover the sky.  Sounds of the water splashing and the beautiful sunset makes this a great place to visit.

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