From Amy: Today Carter ran out into the rain to swing- then came in needing paper and pencil. He disappeared for a few minutes and returned with this poem.
Kuril Islands- Geography Catch
The Kuril Islands are part of the Ring of Fire- an area where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
About 90% of the world’s earthquakes, and 80% of the world’s largest earthquakes happen in the ring of fire.
The Kuril Islands connect Japan and Russia, and there’s still conflict between [...]
Laptev Sea
Today we’re looking up the Laptev Sea. The Laptev Sea is a marginal sea which means it is partially enclosed by land- like arcs of islands that branch off from the mainland. You can think of it as sort of a vase shape that’s wide at the base, gets thinner at the neck then opens [...]
Who Knew there was St. Louis in Africa?
Saint-Louis is in Senegal, Africa. Senegal is a country in the far west of Africa. Africa is sort of a bean shape, and Senegal is directly in one end of the bean. It’s about 500 kilometers southwest of the Sahara in my estimation.
Rising sea levels are a threat to Senegal from the Senegal River.
Bawiti, Egypt: Geography Catch
Mom and I have been playing catch with a globe and wanted to research some of the places we find. Today it is Bawiti, Egypt.
Good-bye
That’s it. Now nanowrimo is done for this year.
But don’t think I’m going to stop just yet. I can’t just leave my book ending on a cliff-hanger like that, so this is my last chapter of my second book.
After starting their race, Kryptl realized this wasn’t any ordinary race. Baron Freeze or Baron Blast or [...]
A lot can happen in Five Minutes
Baron Freeze couldn’t believe it.
He felt like he was five years old. He had been asked by his son to come and watch over his grandson. He was going to spend the holiday going on with his devious scheme, little did he know, this wasn’t a coincidence.