Read this excerpt from A Short Walk around the Pyramids and through the World of Art by Philip Isaacson.The traditional art of African nations is a wonderful part of the world's art. Like the art of all people who live in groups called tribes—the people of the Pacific islands, the Native Americans, the Eskimos, the Indians of the Northwest Coast of Canada—it was once called primitive art. But it isn't primitive. It isn't primitive in its shape or in the way it is made or in the deep feelings it expresses.
Read this excerpt from a school newsletter.You are not too young to start recycling! Environmental scientists say that kids are often the most eco-friendly members of their families. They can teach adults ways to save our planet. So, help your parents sort paper and plastic. Remind family members to take reusable bags to the grocery store. Use old boxes and empty paper tubes for art and building projects. It’s never too early to start green habits!
Russell read these lines on a website about tropical fish.Fish make the best pets. Surveys taken in elementary schools all over suggest that more than 85% of students have had fish as pets. Fish have been around longer than dinosaurs--over 400 million years! There are more types of fish than there are mammals, birds, and reptiles combined. People have enjoyed watching fish for a very long time.
David has been asked to respond to "Empire State Building by J. Patrick Lewis.It's lonely up here without my big twin brothers,the World Trade Center Towers.Wait here on my doorstep, Central Park,while I look over Harlem.I am an American boy, face to face with the world.
Marta read this article in a magazine.Asthma is a common childhood disease that negatively affects the lungs and air passages. If your child struggles with asthma, it is wise to keep them away from harmful environments, which may worsen the symptoms. Cigarette smoke, pet hair, mold, and pollutant fumes all contribute to difficulty in the breathing process.
Rosa read this paragraph on a kids’ safety website.Sunscreen is the most important thing to put on each day! Sunscreen provides more protection against the sun’s harmful rays than wide-brim sun hats and large beach umbrellas. Dermatologists warn about the harmful permanent damage of sunburn. A sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher prevents this damage. Kids should apply sunscreen thirty minutes before going outside and then reapply it every three to four hours. Special care should be taken to cover nose, ears, cheeks, and shoulders.
Jada has been asked to respond to this excerpt from "On Becoming an Inventor" by Dean Kamen.I found that at college I could get help from my teachers with solving business problems and in learning new techniques for designing new things. I enjoyed talking to my professors and learning physics and other complex subjects—but I never had time to go to class. I literally never went to class. My professors were mentors and private tutors. The professors gave me as much time as they reasonably could. Every once in a while one would say, "Sorry, I've got to go teach a class"—and leave.
Anya read this paragraph in a book about winter sports.The first ice skates were made with animal bones that people used to slide over frozen lakes and rivers. Ice-skating has become a very popular indoor and outdoor sport all over the world. It is great exercise, too. Ice-skating for thirty minutes burns over 250 calories and strengthens leg muscles. Ice-skating is a great way to spend free time.
Read this excerpt from Mayor Seth Low's speech at the Opening of the Brooklyn Bridge.Gentlemen of the Trustees—With profound satisfaction, on behalf of the City of Brooklyn, I accept the completed Bridge. Fourteen times the earth has made its great march through the heavens since the work began. The vicissitudes of fourteen years have tried the courage and the faith of engineers and of people.
Read this excerpt from "On Becoming an Inventor" by Dean Kamen.My next challenge was that I wanted to make things out of metal, so I became interested in how to use a lathe, a milling machine, and so on. I went to buy this new equipment I thought I'd need and met a man who had a machine shop of his own who was about to retire and move to Florida. He allowed me to visit him after school and on weekends to observe how he used all his tools. I was hooked. When he retired I bought not only all his big equipment but all his little toolboxes as well—they were treasures!
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