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Letter to Lucy Whipple
Dear Lucy,
I miss you so much. I hope you like your books. I want you to come home. I feel so bad that you don’t like your new home. How is Butte doing? I’m doing good. We just got a dog! His name is Charlie. Which book are you reading,Dark Horse,Demon of the Deep or Island of Dolphins? Well which ever one your reading, they’re all good books. I love you so much. Tell Butte and Prairie I said I love them.
LOVE,
Grandma Evie
Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
- 1 cup chopped nuts
Directions
PREHEAT oven to 375° F.COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.PAN COOKIE VARIATION: Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Prepare dough as above. Spread into prepared pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack. Makes 4 dozen bars.SLICE AND BAKE COOKIE VARIATION:
PREPARE dough as above. Divide in half; wrap in waxed paper. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. Shape each half into 15-inch log; wrap in wax paper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.* Preheat oven to 375° F. Cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices; place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.* May be stored in refrigerator for up to 1 week or in freezer for up to 8 weeks.FOR HIGH ALTITUDE BAKING (5,200 feet): Increase flour to 2 1/2 cups. Add 2 teaspoons water with flour and reduce both granulated sugar and brown sugar to 2/3 cup each. Bake drop cookies for 8 to 10 minutes and pan cookie for 17 to 19 minutes.
PREPARE dough as above. Divide in half; wrap in waxed paper. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. Shape each half into 15-inch log; wrap in wax paper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.* Preheat oven to 375° F. Cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices; place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.* May be stored in refrigerator for up to 1 week or in freezer for up to 8 weeks.FOR HIGH ALTITUDE BAKING (5,200 feet): Increase flour to 2 1/2 cups. Add 2 teaspoons water with flour and reduce both granulated sugar and brown sugar to 2/3 cup each. Bake drop cookies for 8 to 10 minutes and pan cookie for 17 to 19 minutes.
The Parana River By Evan Cain and Christina Celentino
1. The Parana is the 14th-longest river in the world,flows 2,485 miles across southeastern South America. It begins at the junction of the Paranaiba and the Rio Grande rivers, flows southwest to the Paraguay River, then south and east through Argentina to the Uruguay River and the Rio de la Plata.
2. The Parana river has the second largest drainage system on the continent. Flooding is common on the southern Parana, which also many waterfalls and a large dam built in the 1980s.
3.The Parana River Delta is also considered one of the biggest bird-watching destinations.
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http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/geography/paranariver.htm
4. It is located in Central South America and it runs through Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguary for 2,485 miles.
5. Also the Parana River has the 2nd longest draniage system in South America.
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Two Dorky Stories I Read by Evan Cain
I am going to write about two dorky stories I read . I will compare and contrast , ” Dork Diaries Not So Graceful Ice Princess ” By Rachel Renee Russell and ” Diary of a Wimpy Kid ” By Jeff Kinney.
There are some similarities in these two dorky stories . In both stories have a very unpopular and dorky kid . The main characters both are in middle school . For example in,” Diary of a Wimpy Kid ” Greg goes to a really gross school because the bathrooms are all gross and they have toilet paper everywhere . In ,” Dork Diaries Not So Graceful Ice Princess ” the girl goes to a school with a mean girl of course and her crush like every middle school .
Although both stories have a lot in common , there are specific differences . First of all , the main characters went to different schools . In ,” Dork Diaries Not So Graceful Ice Princess ” the girl goes to Westchester Middleschool . In ,” Diary of a Wimpy Kid ” Greg goes to a different school I don’t know what the school is called because it didn’t say it in the book . In ,” Dork Diaries Not so graceful Ice Princess ” the three girls get locked in a closet because the mean girl Makenzie put them in there . In ,” Diary of a Wimpy kid ” the mean girl yelled at Greg and Rowley . In ,” Dork Diaries Not So Graceful Ice Princess ” the girl has a crush on a guy named Brandon . In ,” Diary of a Wimpy Kid ” Greg has a crush on a girl with bloned hair .
In conclusion It was nice reading those two dorky stories . I enjoyed the very dorky backrounds . My favorite story was ,” Dork Diaries Not So Graceful Ice Princess ” because I liked how Brandon and the girl went to the animal shelter .
Epic Penguins By Evan Cain
Penguins are the most brilliant creatures in all of Antarctica.
Penguins have a black head, chin, and throat with patches of yellow near their throat, ears, and eyes. Penguins have short wing to help them dive. Penguins live in cold, icy, and snowy places. Usually in places 20 degrees or colder. Penguins live in Antarctica. When baby penguins are still in their eggs the female warms them by putting them in their warming pouch. Penguins hatch out of eggs. When penguins are first born the male takes care of them because the female is catching food for her family.
Penguins do NOT have nests. Male penguins can loose weight by taking care of a new born because he doesn’t eat during that time. Penguins can live up to 20 years. Penguins eat crustaceans , small krill , fish and squid . Penguins eat by picking up whatever their eating with their beak . Penguins are NOT endangerd or extinct , they are protected by the law . Penguins are the best animals ever .
Awesome Athena
Athena is an amazing goddess . Athena was born without
a mother. Athena’s father is the almighty Zeus. Athena was born directly out of Zeus’s brain. Athena invented the bridle wich is supposed to tame horses. The symbol of Athena is an owl (the wise bird).
Athena was born fully grown. Athena’s tree is the olive tree. Athena’s owl appears on the Athenean silver coins . Athena doesn’t fall in love or have children. Athena’s Roman name is Minerva. Athena is one of the other goddess’.
There are a lot of myths about Athena. Athena lived on mount Olympus. Athena is the goddess of the city , handcrafts , agriculture , and war. Athena is Zeus’ best child . Athena is an amazing goddess.
Magical Maui
Maui is by far the most magical island in the whole world . The water in Maui is always lukewarm . There are awesome seagulls flying all around . In the ocean there were amazing sharks and dolphins . There were spectacular animals .
There was sparkly golden sand and a crystal clear ocean . There was breathtaking views of beautiful and magical plants . Maui is a super tropical island with a lot , of unique shells and magnificent sand dollars . There are beautiful sunsets . The music of the island made me feel so relaxed . The waves were crashing against the palm trees , and there were pretty pink flowers everywhere . Maui is a very beautiful place !
My Trip To Disneyland
A very special time in my life was when I was 4 Years old . It was the winter of 2008 . I went to Disneyland with my dad . First my dad and I got up super early and got dressed . Then we got in the car and took a long drive , while we listened to music . Next we got there and took a bus to the Nemo ride. The Nemo ride is really fun , you get to go under water in a submarine and under water there was real fish and real coral ! We saw animation under water Nemo and Dori and the sharks .
We also saw fake divers under water . We pretended we got eaten by a whale . After the ride we got some food . Then we walked to the disney store and I got a mickey mouse doll . At last we had a long ride home and I had a great time with my dad .
The Singing Adventure
Once upon a time there was a singer named Lauren . She was beautiful and afraid of nothing . She was in her studio recording a song .
Lauren saw something in the bushes , suddenly , she looked in the bushes and … BOOM … there was a deep cave . She got pulled in by a rope because the grizzly bears that lived in the deep cave wanted food to eat and that was their food , so the the war began .
Lauren got out her sword and the grizzly bears and Lauren fought and fought and fought until finally Lauren won . Lauren got out of the grizzly bears deep cave and went back to recording her song . She didn’t know that one last grizzly bear was still alive , so she went outside to get a drink of water .
One grizzly bear started chasing Lauren until she home and shut the door . There were fresh baked cookies on the table so she ate one , then she chased the grizzly bear with the batch of cookies . She threw the batch of cookies and they went far away and the grizzly bear chased the cookies . The grizzly bear was lost in the wilderness all alone with no other of his species left .
Lauren went through the garden , climbed up the plum tree , flew over the meadow and met a friend that can do all the adventures that Lauren did . Her friend’s name is Elisabeth , she was very very VERY nice and graceful and they both lived happily ever after .
