I am going to write about two cool stories I read. I will compare and contrast Magic Tree House “Abe Lincoln at Last”, Chapter 1 by Mary Pope Osborne and Magic Tree House “Summer of the Sea Serpent”, Chapter 1 by Mary Pope Osborne. There are some similarities in these two cool stories. Both stories are cool and adventurous.

First of all, at the end of both books’ Chapter 1 it states, “The wind started to blow. The tree house started to spin. It spun faster and faster. Then everything was still. Absolutely still.” The next similarity is that in both stories Jack and Annie are the main characters. In both books Jack and Annie find a note and potion in Chapter 1. Also in both books Jack and Annie get a message and begin on an adventure where they get teleported to a different point in time in the past.

Although both stories have a lot of similarities, there are specific differences. In “Abe Lincoln at Last” Chapter 1 it was raining, but it was a warm summer day in “Summer of the Sea Serpent”. Another difference is that in “Summer of the Sea Serpent” Chapter 1 Jack was reading the newspaper, but in “Abe Lincoln at Last” Jack was reading a book. The next difference in the two books is that in “Abe Lincoln at Last” Jack and Annie are going to Washington D.C., but in “Summer of the Sea Serpent” Jack and Annie are going to Camelot.

I would also like to compare and contrast the two main characters in both these books. Jack and Annie have some similarities. They both enjoy going on a lot of adventures. They both go on creepy, relaxing, and fun missions to save their friends from spells. Jack and Annie have differences as well. Jack is very safe, cautious, and nervous. Jack is always prepared for his adventures and always brings a pencil, notepad, and a magical horn. Annie is very adventurous, daring, and fearless. For example in book one “Dinosaurs Before Dark” she was caught in between a T-Rex and the magic tree house and she ran past the T-Rex, climbed up the ladder of the magic tree house which brought them home.

In conclusion, both stories were very exciting to read. I enjoyed reading these books and working on this project with my Mom. I also enjoyed comparing and contrasting them. My favorite was “Summer of the Sea Serpent” because of Jack and Annie’s courage in traveling to Camelot. I think Mary Pope Osborne should be very proud of herself that she wrote over 30 Magic Tree House Books.

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By Philip Matter

                The article I will type about is called ” Puppy Love ” By: Zachary Humenik. This article was about staring into a puppy’s eyes leads to an increase in cuddle chemical called ” Oxytocin. ” Oxytocin helps humans and dogs bond.

                Oxytocin is a cuddle chemical that increases when you look into a dog’s eyes. ” Oxytocin is a substance in the blood that encourages bonding. ” ( Humenik ). Nagasawa conduced a study that showed the longer you stare into a dog’s eyes, the more cuddle chemical is increased. ” The duration of the dog to owner gaze significantly explained the oxytocin change ratio.” ( Humenik ). Back in the day wolves and humans rely on each other when hunting. These wolves changed to dogs and it was the cuddle chemical that caused this bonding. ” The wolves and humans started to depend on each other. ” ( Humenik )

                 In conclusion bonding with a dog is caused by the cuddle chemical. Nagasawa’s study of the cuddle chemical shows how if you      stare into a dog’s eyes you bond.

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I am going to write about two awesome stories I read. I am going to compare and contrast ” DOGZILLA” By Dave Pilkey  and ” RISING DRAGONS ” By Jerdine Nolan.

There are some similarities in these two great stories both are cool, awesome, and great to read, first of all both are fantasies. In both stories the characters like food. In both stories  they make babies. In both stories people are afraid of the mane characters at first.

Although both stories have a lot of similarities there are specific differences. In ” Dogzilla ,” Dogzilla is a giant dog destroying the city. In” rising dragons,” the girl takes care of Hank but her parents were afraid of hank. In “Dogzilla, ” the mice gave Dogzilla a bath and saved the day. In ”  rising dragons,” Hank likes baths.

In conclusion, both stories were very exciting to read. I enjoyed reading how the mice saved the city in Dogzilla and a girl risied a DRAGON!!! My favorite was ” Dogzilla ” because the mice saved the day.

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I really like Hound he’s cool,

then he got lockdown and went to the pool.

Hound is a transformer,

and I like transformers.

I really like Hound’s head,

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Hound_(Movie)and my sister was fed.

I really like Hound’s hand,

and I like my dad’s band.

Hound’s defense is good too,

and I like cow that say moo.

Hounds weapons are handguns,

and my mom eats bread buns.

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Hound is alike to Drift,

and my great grandma got an apple gift.

I’m out of ideas to tipe,

so I’m going outside to fly a kite.

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The most special time in my life was my fishing trip to Kellogg’s Beach. It was last summer in July 7/22/14. I went to my friends house then we got in his dad’s car and we drove to Kellogg’s Beach and got set up on the rocks. I went with my one of my best friends Brandon. I caught 60 and a half fish. Brandon caught 61fish total. Both of our fish together is 121 and a half fish.

I was going to get 61 but the fish bit off my hook then jumped out of the water and slapped me on the leg and I fell into the water! Then we went home.

Aaron Copland was born in Brooklyn,  New York in 1900

Aaron Copland is considered to be the father of American music

100 years ago there was no such sound associated with American music.   In the 1900’s, Aaron Copland began creating music with an American sound

Aaron decided to become a music composer after his first concert

Aaron Copland wrote music that was serious.  For the next 50 years Aaron Copland wrote many musical pieces that were played in large orchestras.  He called his new style of music “symphonic jazz”

Aaron Copland wrote the background music for eight movies, including “Of Mice and Men” and “Our Town”.  He also wrote a musical piece called “Lincoln Portrait”, for which Copland shows parts of speeches and letters by Abraham Lincoln

In 1964 President Johnson presented him with the medal for freedom, the highest honor an american citizen can receive during peace time

Aaron Copland continued to write music until he was 70 years old

Aaron Copland finally stopped writing music when he felt like he had run out of fresh ideas, but he continued to conduct his music for orchestras around the world

Aaron Copland died in 1990, at the age of 90

He will always be remembered as the first composer to create music with a true American sound

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Once there was a man that lived inside of a cave. His name was Snap Shot and he was very strong. The best thing he did was guard. He guarded cities, gold, iron, diamonds, and emeralds.

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On a lunch break he went on a run and fell into a hole. In the hole there were villains. Snap Shot shot them with his weapon. His weapon is a bow and arrow, with three bows firing at the same time. Then he looked around for a way out. Then he found a star fairy. He asked her if land was near. The star fairy said “yes”. Snap Shot trusted the star fairy. He swam and swam and said “thank you land for being there.” He found a blacksmith and asked for diamond armor. Snap Shot came back the next day after a good rest. Snap Shot asked ” why’ll I have a diamond bow too?” The blacksmith said ” I finished so fast a made a diamond bow to.” Snap Shot said thank you.”

Snap Shot become a police officer. Snap Shot shot, killed, and guarded the people. When he came home he rested. He said I have the right amount of cash to buy a real home!” He woke up and he was sad because it was all a dream.

The end!!!

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Zeus is a awesome Greek God. Zeus’ job is to be in charge of the havens. Zeus’ nicknames are king of the gods, The greatest Olympian, the weather god, the cloud gatherer, and lord of the skies. Zeus’ symbols include the eagle because it can fly so high, thunderbolts, and oak trees. Zeus’ weapons are the Aegis shield and a large thunderbolt.

Zeus’ power consists of morphing Zeus and humans into anything he chooses. Zeus control the skies and the weather. Zeus lives on Mount Olympus and Zeus is the sixth child of Titans Rhea and Cronus. Zeus is husband of Hera A.K.A. Juno. She was the only goddess who scared him.

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Zeus is brother to Poseidon and Hades. Zeus’ sisters are Hera, Hestia, and Demeter. Zeus is the strongest, bravest god and usually a fair and wise ruler. However, Zeus had a bad temper and would punish gods and humans for bad behavior. Zeus often got in trouble with Hera because Zeus easily fell in love with other women. Zeus is a cool god!!!!!!

Poisonous Cobras By Philip Matter

Cobras are one of the most dangerous snakes. Cobras are long, brown, yellow, green, and black. Cobras average size is 10-12 feet, but can reach 18 feet. Cobras usually have yellowish or white cross-bars or chevrons on their bodies. Cobras’ bellies may in uniform in color or ornamented with bars. The cobras’ throat is light yellow or cream-colored.

Cobras have a cool habitat. They live in forests and deserts. Cobras live on ground in trees and in sand. king cobras lay more eggs than all the cobras.

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Cobras lay 21 eggs. king cobras lay 30 eggs.The females remain on top of the nest and guards the eggs. The males hunt and also remain close by and helps guard the eggs. Cobras live 17.1 years on average.Cobras are very energetic. Cobras are active in the day. Cobras are also active in the night. Some cobras hide in rocks to ambush food they can get. King cobras, as well as all snakes, lives are threatened. This comes from the destruction of their habitat, and by persecution by humans afraid of them. 500-1,000 have been killed. I like cobras do you?