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!