The 39 Clues

Hi everybody!  Today's post is about one of my favorite book series, "The 39 Clues".

 The series is about two orphans from Boston, named Amy and Dan Cahill.  Their ancestors were some of the worlds most famous people, including Benjamin Franklin, Mozart, Elvis, and George Washington.  The series is a big hunt for 39 clues, which if found, can make you become the most powerful person in human history.   

There are 11 books in the series, as far as I know.  Book 11, "Vespers Rising", comes out on April 5th, 2011.   The books take place around the world, from as far south as Australia to as far north as England, and everywhere in between. 

Italy!!!

 Hi, everybody!  Today, this post is about Italy.  Did you know that some of the worlds most famous people come from Italy?  The Italians also invented alot of things, from forks to clocks and radios to pants.  Here is an Italian fact file.

Continent: Europe
Capital: Rome
Area: 116,345 square miles
Population: 59,000,000
Currency: Euro
Language: Italian

 Did you know Napoleon designed the Italian flag?

 The Colosseum was once called the Flavian Amphitheater!

Galileo once dropped two balls off the top of the Leaning Tower to test gravity. 

Galileo discovered four of Jupiter's moons!!!

The eagle was the symbol of ancient Rome.  The bar the eagle is sitting on says SPQR.  SPQR means "The Senate and the People of Rome".

I hope you liked the post.  Bye!

We Dare You!

Hi everybody!  Today's post is about a very cool science experiment book called "We Dare You!".

Alright, first I would like to share with you a experiment that Gabe, my mom, and I did the other day.

The goal of the experiment was to throw an egg across a room without breaking it.  The photo above is how you need to start.  You need a bed sheet, an egg, and two books set at the corners.  You need to throw the egg towards the top of the sheet.  The three photos below are the results.

Did not come out to good, did it?

The book also has experiments like get a candle to relight itself, and move cardboard by staring at it.

If you would like to purchase "We Dare You!", you can purchase it here at amazon.com.

See you soon!  Sam.

I won this !!!!!!!!

Hi!  I am back. This post is about a book I won at my local library.  It is called "Sharks and other sea monsters".

This is the cover.

This is page three.

How To Train Your Dragon

Hi there, today's post is about the new movie "How To Train Your Dragon".

The movie is about a viking boy named Hiccup and he makes friends with the dragons of his home including the most feared dragon, Night Fury, and he saved the vikings with the help of Night Fury. If you want to learn more watch the movie.
I love the Wii game "How To Train Your Dragon". You have the choice of two people and you can take care of that person's dragon, train it, design it, and compete with it.

This book is what the movie is based on. It has quite a few changes but I am sure you will like it.

Bye

The Science Museum

Hi again. Sorry I was gone so long. Today's post is about The South Florida Science Museum's new exhibit "Dinosaurs".
OK I know this is gross but the photo above is Dino poop and the photo below is about Dino poop.

This photo below is about Dino skin.

The photo below is about Duckbill teeth.

The photo above is a Giganotosaurus tooth, and the one below is a T. Rex tooth.

This is a robot vlocaraptor they put behind a nest with some eggs in it.

I pretended Gabe was trying to steal the eggs LOL!

OH NO! Gabe's going to be attacked by some volcanic activity!

Alright, I really liked this T. Rex head, the left side is the out side of the head and the right side is the skull.

Have a great day. Oh, one more thing, I hope you don't end up like the photo above!!!!!! HE HE HE! BYE!

The Odyssey

Hello. Today I am doing a post on "The Odyssey' by Mary Pope Osborne. I hope that you like it.
This book is about a man named Odysseus who spent more then 20 years at sea trying to find his way home to Ithaca after the Trojan war. He faced a cyclops, a witch, sea monsters, the dead, gods and goddesses, and evil suitors while losing his men. I really recommend this 6 book series. I will give the names of the books and what numbers thay are. The first book is called "The One-Eyed Giant". The second book is called "The Land Of The Dead". The third book is called ''Sirens And Sea Monsters". The fourth book is called "The Gray-Eyed Goddess". The fifth book is called "Return To Ithaca". The sixth book is called "The Final Battle". I hope you liked my post! Come back any time.

Florida!!!!!

I hope you like this post about Florida!!!!!!!!

State bird: Mockingbird

State flower: Orange blossom

State tree: Sabal palm

State animal: Florida panther

State marine mammal: Manatee

State reptile: Alligator

State butterfly: Zebra longwing

State drink: Orange juice

State gem: Moonstone

I hope you liked it!!!!!!!!!! Bye! Catch me next week for "The Odyssey".

horse facts

Hi. one of my favorite animals are horses. I am doing a post about it. I have facts to go with it. I hope you like it!!!!

1) Clydesdale foals may weigh one ton as an adult.

2) Humans have used horses for war up to World War 1

3) Pit ponys used to work in British coal mines

4) Horses are used in police work. For some places they are found in Canada and New York City

I hope you like my post!!! Catch me next week for ''Florida''. Bye for now!!!!

Chimpanzee

I am doing a special post. It is all about Chimps, in honor of my brother Gabe who acts just like one. I hope you like it!!!!!!!!!!! So here is a list of facts about them. 1) Chimps can't swim most of the time, and don't like water.

2) Chimps know that they look at themselves when you hold a mirror in front of them. 3) When chimps feed they usually do it seperately, but sometimes chimps look for food together.

4) Chimps live in 21 African countries in the middle of Africa.

5) We share similar blood, organs, and brains.

6) Territories can be 30 to 150 square miles.

7) Chimps cling to their mother for the first 30 days of their lives.

8) Chimps live in groups of 15 to 120.

I hope you like my post!!!!!

An Adventureous Fly

I hope you like my post. It is about a fly that travels the world



Once upon a time I was born on a trash heap behind a fancy restaurant in France. I have lots of friends, like crickets, ants, and butterflies. one day my friends flew me out of the trash heap and said I would have to pupate (change into an adult). I would have to eat a ton of food to pupate. I started to eat. I ate eggs, steak, egg nog, red potatoes, and more. It was so delicious!!
After a while I felt a tingle and started to harden up. For a few days my friends were waiting for me. Once I came out my friends were so happy.
I was a fly that wanted to see the world. I packed my bags and went off to see the world. ''Au revor'' (good bye) I said and set off. First I went to England and saw the Queen and she invited me to tea!! Then I went to Egypt, United States, India, China, Russia, Chad, Sudan, Spain, Cuba. When I got home I was made a hero fly. The End

Pyramids

Do you want to know the answer to some mysteries of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

1.) The first thing most people wonder about it is what kind of ramp did the Egyptians use to move the blocks that made the pyramid. They used three different ramps: single, spiral, and zigzag.

2.) Most of the time people wonder who the Great pyramid is made for. The top chamber in the pyramid gives proof that the pyramid is built for Khufu.

3.) Sometimes people wonder how the barges that carried the heavy blocks did not sink. The barge was pulled by lots 0f little boats.

4.) People have also wondered how heavy the blocks were. The blocks were 2 to 16 tons.

I hope you like my post. Bye

Book List

I am doing a book list. This list is some of my favorite books so I hope you like it.



1) This book's title is Knight: A Noble Guide for Young Squires. If you like games the book has games and pop-ups and pull-outs. If you like Knights buy this book NOW!!!!!!!!



2)This book's title is The Book of Beasts. This is about a boy named Lionel who was crowned king. After he was crowned he found a book in the castle library called The Book of Beasts. When he opened it creatures came out of it.



3)This book's title is Real Knights. It has 20 different knights. All of the stories are true. I love this book because it has knights. If you have to do a essay on knights buy this book now!!!!!!!!!

Hope you have a great day. Bye.

Atlanta Trip

In this first picture I am petting Gypsy (she is my uncle's dog). In the next picture Gabe is coming out of a whales mouth. It was a slide in the Georgia Aquarium.

Here is the side veiw of the whale slide (above)Then I put a picture of me coming out of it. I just love this orange fish just because it's orange. Orange is my favorite color.

Here is a photo from Centennial Olympic Park.

Here is Gabe playing with Uncle Alan's fan. I am petting Gypsy (again), I just love that dog.

Here is a group shot with our uncles at the Chattahoochee river. I hope you enjoyed seeing our trip to Atlanta to visit with them.

Have a great day!

Happy birthday DAVID !!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
DAVID !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE
SAM.

Time for a Song

OK it is time for a song. It is sung any way you want!(Oh and it is world style.)

I love Egypt, I love Egypt and the world too, and the world too. In Greece there is the Parthenon, the Temple of Zeus, and the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. In Egypt there is King Tut, the Pyramid of Unas (U-nas), the Great Pyramid of Giza, and Abu Simble(sim-ble). In China there is the Great Wall of China. In India there is the Taj Mahal. In England there is Big Ben. In France there is the Eiffel Tower and that brings our world tour to a end!!!!!!!

THE END

Lowe's

Gabe is so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to Lowe's! Two days ago we had a ''Build and Grow Clinics'' which the next one on May 9Th is a flower pot. HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!! I am so sorry. . . but it was so funny!!!! OK here is a ''Rain Flower''. The top one is Gabe the bottom one is me. We are holding the finished ''Rain Flower''. It was kinda easy but the nails were too bendy ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK lets just say this. . . . we waited half a hour because they lost there tables and the sets we were supposed to do (we were supposed to do a hang glider) oh and the tables were wood planks.

OK! now me and Gabe also made a Birdhouse and a tic-tac-toe broad which took eight nails to make ware it took me 23 nails to take! I was so envious of Gabe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here I am making my Birdhouse and I am going to paint it later.

Oh and Gabe was so cute when he finished he was so happy he wanted to play 2 rounds of tic-tac-toe with daddy. Gabe won one round and daddy won the other round.

So I hope you like the post! Bye!