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__ Horses  __  by  **  Blake B.  ** Horses are my favorite animal because I grew up with horses. Wild horses live on their own. They eat grass and drink water from creeks. They need normal fence. The fastest horse goes almost 50 mph. The biggest horse is a Clydesdale. A Clydesdale weighs like 900 pounds. A normal horse weighs almost 400 pounds. A pony weighs two hundred pounds. Horses are my favorite animal. __ Have you ever wondered about German Shepherd dogs. If so, read this story and it might answer your questions and more. The German Shepherd dog is a nice, loving breed. They grow up to be around 24 to 26 inches. They can weigh 77 to 85 pounds. They are a active breed, the dog will do okay in an apartment if they get exercise regularly. They live to be around 13 years of age. The German Shepherd dog has lots of jobs, one of them being the first seeing eye dog. I LOVE the German Shepherd. __ LOLLIPOPS __ – Makenna C.     Do you know anything about lollipops? If you don’t this story will answer all your questions. Well lollipops are something that you lick. Guess what? They were invented in 1918. They were invented by Samuel Born. He made them by making a machine. Lollipops are only made of two things to stir together sugar   
 * German Shepherds** __ by Chloe C.

__ Black Labs __ by Sarah C. Do you like Labs? Because that is what the story’s about. First I’m going to tell you how many breeds there are. There are 44- 46 breeds. That’s a lot! Did you know that some labs get over weight? Male labs weigh up to 30-36 KG or 65-80 LB. Females go up to 25-32 KG or 55-70 LB. All of you know their full name but I’m just going to tell you. Their full name is Labradors. Labs can live up to 16 teen years. Labs are the most popular breed [by owner ship.] Labs are medium size to other dogs. I have a lab, she is black. Her name is Nala. Labs are an interesting dog.

__ Ohio ____ State University ____ Sports __ by Zack C. I like Ohio State. The boy’s basketball coach is Thad Matta. The football coach is Jim Tressel. I like the football team because they are really good. Ohio State’s biggest rival is University of Michigan. The wrestling coach is Tom Ryan. Ohio states nickname is Buckeyes. The baseball coach is Bob Todd. I am a big Ohio state fan. __ Ballet __ by Stefani F. I have been taking ballet for a while. I think ballet is very interesting. This story will answer all of your questions and more about ballet. Ballet started in Italy. In Italy people danced to entertain the king and queen. They were not professionals though. Ballet is a form of art that includes music, no singing and a lot of graceful moves. There are many different terms in ballet. For example, arabesque is one of the basic poses in ballet. Another term is allegro which means brisk and lively. I love ballet!

__ **Box Jellyfish** __ by Kiersten F.   Did you know box jellyfish are the most venomus creatures in the world?! It contains toxins that attack the heart, nerve system, and skin cells. It is so intensely painful that people have been known to go into shock, drown, or die before even reaching shore. If anyone survives, they can hurt for weeks, sometimes months. They will have a significant scarring where the tentacles made contact. The box jellyfish get their name from the cube shape of their bell. They have up to 15 tentacles that grow at each corner of the bell. They can reach 10 feet (3 meters) long. Each tentacle has 5,000 stinging cells.

__ Under Armour __ by Brendan G. They make $430.7 million in revenue, but after paying their 979 employees they have $39.0 million dollars a year. Under Armour was invented in 1996.Under Armour is better than a normal shirt. Under Armour absorbs the sweat and normal shirts don’t .It also keeps you warm or cool. Kevin Plank from the Maryland football team was the inventor of Under Armour. He started his shop in his grandmother’s basement in Washington D.C. Kevin found if he used micro-fibers he could make Under Armour. Kevin’s business grew big time then they made the headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland. They make clothing and accessories. I hope Kevin, and his employees make more stuff like different kinds of stuff, and new stuff.
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Adrian Peterson __** by Bradley G. Who is Adrian Peterson? Well in this you will find many little facts about him. Adrian was born March 21, 1985 in Pastline,Texas. When Adrian was in college he played for Oklahoma Sooners. But in 2007 he played for Minnesota as a running back in the NFL. It was a big opportunity for Adrian. So he accepted. But during Minnesota VS Green Bay game in the 5th week of the season, Adrian got a knee injury. He returned in week 14. He still plays for Minnesota.

__ Siege works __ by Joshua J.      Besiegers often created a siege tower. It was a large structure built to the height of the castle wall. Ladders lead up to a room at the top of it. The front and top of the siege tower was covered with the hides to prevent defenders from catching it on fire. It was built well away from the wall and then rolled next to it during the night. The knight was one of the three types of fighting classes. There were only a few ways to become a knight. The first way to becoming a knight is a normal course of action for the son of noble. __ **Ice Cream** __ by Hunter L. If you want to know more of ice cream read this story. They change the flavor by putting a different jus in it. There are over 100 hundred flavors. The Chinese made something like ice cream with honey, snow and fruit. The recipe went to France where they added custard in 1775. In the 1800’s ice cream came to America. Have you ever wondered about bloodhounds ? Do bloodhounds bite people ? Hw big are bloodhounds? How much do blood hounds weigh ? Well you will find out if you read this story. And if your wondering why I wanted to reach search blood hounds I have one and I have been wondering why he is called a blood hound. Well bloodhounds weigh to 36 to 50 kg (80 to 110 lb although they can weigh as much as 106 lbs and stands 58 to 69cm and 23 to27 inches high . Blood hounds can be brown, black , and they can be tan and black . There’s a few kinds of bloodhounds. Have you ever wondered why bloodhounds slobber so much? Well I do not know either but I am guessing they slobber because their mouth is so low down it just kind of leaks out of their mouths. The way we get the breed of dogs is from people back then. If you are wondering how people back then made different breeds they got breeds from wolves. This is how they did it is by mating good runners with good runners, and good diggers with diggers. That is how they got different breeds. Well, that’s al about bloodhounds.
 * __Bloodhounds__** by Emilie L.

**__ Easter __** by Erica O.  Have you ever wondered how Easter is organized? Like why the date changed? If you read my question and more you will find out. The new plant life appears in spring symbolizes new life. Flowers bloom and new leaves grow. Baby animals are born. The ancient S axons celebrated and the coming of spring, and rebirth. They named the goddess of Easter. This is why we got the word Easter form Eastre. Th e symbol of Eastre was a rabbit. After time this rabbit became known. One of the best known Easter symbols is the egg, which has symbolized renewed life since ancient Easter is a good and fun holiday!

**__Ronaldinho__** by Bailer P. Have you ever wondered about Ronaldinho? Ronaldinho was born on march 21 in brazil 1980’s. Ronaldinho has lots nicknames like goacho ,The one man show,Ronnie,Dinho.His full name ronaldinho de assis moreire.He play ‘s on the brizil’s soccer team.He played on three would cup team’s 2004 2005 n2006.His playing positon is mid field.Ronaldinho currit club is Barcelono Spanish lisa.Ronaldinho is not a jerk about being a good soccer player.Ronaldinho’s jersey number is number 10. If you are interested in snowboarding you should read this. Snow boarding was started by Jake Burchet and Sherman Poppen in 1965. Who rode the first snowboard, nobody really knows. But according to some people, Sherman Poppen’s children rode the first snowboard. Where did it become popular? The United States. Snowboarding was probably started in 1965 or around that time. Snowboarding was the last board sport before the dirtboard was made. So, that means snowboarding was made after skateboarding, surfing, and skiing.
 * __SNOWBOARDING__** -by Owen S.

Deutsch Nachrichten which is German for this week in Germany. In Germany there are 82,400,996 deusch (Germans).Its capital is Berlin, and the terrain is lowlands in north, up lands in the center, and Bavarian Alps in south. Did you know that Dr. Johannes Fleischer was the first person in Jamestown Germany? Way back in the time in Germany there was a princess in the west of Germany. Did you know that Germany is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia? Do you have a Dashhound? Well than in the morning say gutten morgan (good morning) and it will under stand you because Dashhounds were found in Germany. Did you know that Germany was in World War 2? Now its time for all about their president. Their president has been president for 4 years. And his name is Horst Koehler. Did you know that Germany is 6 hours ahead of Washington D.C.? Gutten Noct(good night).
 * __ All about Germany __** – Jordan S.