November 2008
Monthly Archive
Hatchet- a book review
Posted by nick on 29 Nov 2008 | Tagged as: Books
The book “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen, is about a 13 year old boy, named Brian, who has divorced parents. He is taking a plane to Canada to visit his dad, when the pilot suddenly has a heart attack and dies. Brian has to take the wheel and try to land the plane. He ends up crashing the plane into a lake. Brian has to unbuckle and swim out through the windshield. All he has with him is his hatchet, a gift from his mom. He has to learn what is edible and how to survive out in the wild (such as how to light a fire, how to build a shelter, and how to catch fish). He had many exciting adventures. Now you must read the book to answer the question, ‘Did Brian survive?’. I really liked this book! I recommend this book to anyone who liked My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George, and to anyone who enjoys adventure stories.
Discovery at the Reservoir
Posted by nick on 28 Nov 2008 | Tagged as: Discoveries
One day my family and I went to Lexington Reservoir. We found old ruins of houses and artifacts around them. I looked under one of the ruined houses, and I saw this whitish thing. I stuck my hand under the house to grab it. My dad said, “Don’t stick your hand under there, you don’t know what could be living there”. But I had already stuck my hand under and picked it up. I looked at the thing I had found, and saw it was half of a jaw bone. I searched on Yahoo! to see what kind of animal it came from. I found out that it was half of a jaw bone from a rat.
Redwood Trees
Posted by nick on 23 Nov 2008 | Tagged as: Trees
This is about Redwood trees. Here is some stuff I will tell you about them. In my yard I have some Redwood trees. I like to climb them. I haven’t gotten very far, but I keep on trying. Redwood tress have reddish/brown bark. Their bark is good to protect them from fire. Their leaves are edible and smell good. When they are a light green they taste a little bit sour. I like to eat them. Redwood trees can grow to be very tall. Because they are tall they can push through the lower plants and collect sunlight. Their roots help them stand up through big storms, because their roots go out and not very far down it keeps them secure. The Giant Sequoia Redwood is the thickest tree in the world. The Coast Redwood is the tallest tree in the world. The Dong Redwood is another type of Redwood, but it only grows in China. I don’t like logging and I try to save the trees up in the mountains. Redwood trees are one of my favorite trees.
