Kidsworld News Kalamazoo March, 2016

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Love is all around Michiganby Wendi Silvano and Illustrated by Joanna Czernichowska

Visit familiar areas of Michigan in pictures and rhyme. Illustrations are bright and fun. Large read-aloud text.

I Love Michigan, An ABC Adventure by Sandra Magsamen

Bright glossy pages take you through our state with a cute alphabetical rhymes. It’s a great way to learn letters and places in Michigan. It is also a good read-aloud book.

I Went to the Party in Kalamazoo by Ed Shankman and Illustrated by Dave Frank

This is a delightful romp through pictures and rhyme about a glorious party in Kalamazoo.

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Hi Kids,Are you ready for springtime and spring vacation? We are too! It’s always fun to go outside to play and explore in the great outdoors! Remember to be kind to all our outdoor friends…they all play an

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100th Day at Martin Public Schools!!Mrs. Jonker's kindergarten class celebrated the 100th day of school February 17. The day began with a fashion show where the students showed off shirts that they decorated with

and wrote about what they would buy with 100 dollars.

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H a v e r m i l l E l e m e n t a r yMrs. Van Antwerp’s third grade classroom at Haverhill Elementary in

Brassicas are known as Wisconsin Fast Plants which grow from “seed-to-seed” in about 40 days.

students got an “up-close look” observing the plant life cycle with hand held magnifying glasses.

the “new” seeds can be planted in the future. Students also compared the needs of plants and vertebrates as we observed the plant life cycle.

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Rules For TheKitchen!

1. Always ask an adult if

you can use the kitchen.2. Have all the ingredi-ents before you start.3. Wash your hands be-fore you touch food.4. Wear an apron ortowel to keep yourclothes clean.5. Always clean up whenyou are finished.

Cookin’ Fun

Boxty (Irish Potato Griddle Cakes)1/2 pound raw peeled potatoes1/2 pound cooked mashed potatoes1/2 pound plain flourMilk (as needed, see directions)1 egg1 medium onion, finely choppedSalt and pepper

Grate raw potatoes and combine with the cooked mashed po-tatoes. Add salt, pepper, onion and flour. Beat the egg and addto mixture with just enough milk to make a batter that will dropfrom a spoon.

Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a hot griddle or frying pan. Cookover a moderate heat for 3-4 minutes on each side.

Irish Potato Apple PiePastry:2 cups hot mashed potatoes1 tablespoon butter1/8 teaspoon cinnamon1/8 teaspoon ginger1 tablespoon brown sugar1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Filling:4 cups thinly sliced apples2 tablespoons brown sugar1 teaspoon melted butter1 teaspoon granulated sugar

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Combine mashed potatoes, butter, cinnamon,ginger and brown sugar. Mix well. Blend in flour. Reserve 3/4 cup for top of thepie.

On a sheet of waxed paper or parchment paper, pat the remaining dough intoa circle slightly larger than a 9-inch pie plate. Place a well-greased pie plate overdough. Lift and invert the dough into the pan. Remove waxed paper. Arrangeapple slices on potato mixture. Sprinkle with 2 Tbsp. brown sugar. Pat remain-ing 3/4 cup of potato mixture onto a 9-inch circle of waxed paper. Invert overfilled pie. Peel off paper, crimp and seal edges of dough around the pie. Cut avent in the center of the pie.

Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. Brush top with 1 teaspoon melted butter and sprin-kle with granulated sugar a few minutes before removing from oven. Serve hotwith whipped cream.

Irish Potato and Leek Soup2 tablespoons vegetable oil2 cups of leeks, chopped2 stalks celery, diced1 small onion, diced2 cloves garlic, minced4 medium potatoes, coarsely chopped4 cups vegetable stock or water1 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper1/2 teaspoon dried thyme1 1/2 cups light cream2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped2 tablespoons fresh tarragon, chopped

In a large saucepan, heat the oil and add the leeks, celery,onion and garlic. Sauté over medium heat for about 7 minutes,until the vegetables are soft. Stir in the vegetable stock or water,potatoes, salt, pepper and thyme; bring to a boil. Simmer overmedium heat for 20 to 30 minutes, until the potatoes are easilypierced with a fork.

Add the light cream and herbs and return to a light simmer,stirring occasionally. Remove the soup from the heat and let sita few minutes before serving.

To thicken, either mash the potatoes against the side of thepan with the back of a spoon or puree batches of the soup in ablender or food processor.


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The Benefits OfCamouflage

Camouflage (kam-uh-flahzh) is the way some animals hide or dis-guise themselves to blend in with their environment. Some of themuse camouflage to help them remain hidden from predators andsome change colors to express their moods.

Camouflage is beneficial to many different animals to help themstay hidden from predators who primarily hunt using vision and notsmell. Some are born with markings that are similar to leaves orstones that are present in their habitat. As their surroundingschange some will change the color of their fur, like the arctic fox. It’s

fur will be brown to hide inthe trees in the warmerweather and will growwhite fur to hide in thesnow during the coldermonths. Octopus willchange their color andtexture quickly in order toaccomodate the changeof its terrain on the oceanfloor! Walking Sticks withtheir dark bodies andlarge joints look like twigsto escape their predators.

Chameleons are lizards who change colors. They express theirmood by turning yellow, dark blue or black if they become angry.

Some animals like the zebrahave a special pattern thathelps them blend in with eachother to confuse their preda-tor. The zebra’s stripes pre-vent lions from focusing onone animal.

There are also animals thatuse mimicry to confuse theirpredators. Mimicry is a formof camouflage that resemblesanother animal. An example

of this are harmless snakes who mimic, or act like, rattlesnakes inappearance and behavior in order to be left alone.

Basically, animals use camouflage as a way to stay safe in theirnatural environment. Here are some examples:

The Arctic Fox duringcooler months.

The Arctic Fox duringwarmer months.

Can youfind the

HawkmouthCaterpillar?

Do you see the GraybandedKing Snake?

The Nile Crocodile blends inwith the muddy brown waters.

The Great White Shark, a predatoruses it’s color to become invisible

under water!

Can you find the Walking Stick?

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Amelia EarhartAmelia Mary Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison,

Kansas. She was the oldest of the two sisters in her family, andoften loved to play with her younger sister Grace Murial or“Pidge”. Amelia loved to read, and grew up to write severalbooks of her own including “20 hrs. 40 min.”, “The Fun of It”, and“The Last Flight”. She is known as the first female aviator to flyacross the Atlantic Ocean, and she left behind a great mysterywhen she disappeared. She set many records, stood for theequal rights amendment, and inspired many girls as a role-model.

In December of 1920, Amelia and her father visited FrankHawks, who was an air racing pilot. After taking a short flight,she knew flying was perfect for her and she was determined tolearn how. She worked many different jobs and saved up enoughto go to a flight school in 1921. Her first airplane was a second-hand yellow Kinner Airster biplane, which she fondly called “theCanary”. Amelia set her first record in that plane in 1922, as thefirst woman to reach an altitude of 14,000 feet. The next year shebecame the 16th woman to be issued a pilot’s license. Eventu-ally she sold “the Canary” and another yellow Kinner, settling fora two passenger automobile called a Kissel “Speedster” so shecould take her mother on a transcontinental trip with stops inBoston and throughout the West. She stayed in Boston tem-

porarily to con-tinue at Colum-bia Universityfor a fewmonths andthen foundwork as ateacher andthen as a socialworker in 1925.She became a local celebrity in Medford, Massachusetts after writ-ing about aviation in the local newspaper.

Amelia Earhart first flew across the Atlantic as a passenger toWilmer Stultz, and in the project she met her eventual second hus-band George Putnam. After she returned to the U.S., she went onlecture tours and was dubbed the name of “Lady Lindy” as shelooked like the solo flyer Charles Lindburgh. Her fame grew as sheearned the Distinguished Flying Cross from Congress when shebecame the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, along with soloflights from Hawaii to California and an attempt at circumnavigatingthe globe. This last voyage was her final flight en route from Lae,New Guinea to Howland Island, her plane mysteriously disappearedin the Pacific Ocean. The United States government spent $4 mil-lion looking for Earhart, which made it the most costly and inten-sive air and sea search in history at that time.

Did You Know?• Earhart refused to don typical flying gear—she wore a suit ordress instead of the "high-bread aviation togs," a close-fitting hatinstead of a helmet, didn't put on her goggles until she taxied to theend of the field, and removed them immediately upon landing.• She developed a friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt, who wantedto learn how to fly. Earhart had planned to teach her, for which theFirst Lady even got her student permit.• Earhart met Orville Wright at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphiain 1937, the same year she disappeared.

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Join local author, Michelle Seelye Drucker for penguin treats and a signing of her new book

The Flightless Adventures Of Princess And PearlAimed at young readers ages 6-10, this childrens early chapter book is “a fun,

appealing story that kids will find easy to read.”- Diane Donovan, Donovan’s Literary Services.

Princess and Pearl are two Gentoo penguin chicks who love splashing away their days in the ocean with their parents always close by. One day, their parents suddenly disappear and the pair sets off

on an adventure to find them! Full of danger, new friends and magic, The Flightless Adventures Of Princess And Pearl is a delightful story about growing up and the importance of friendship.

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