Genre: 5th

JOSHUA AARONSON

My Side of the Mountain was a thoughtful and wonderful book. Sam was an amazing character who was very clever. Not only was Sam smart but he was also amazing at making friends; for example, he made friends with Bando and Matt and mastered Frightful: he is smart because he got books from the library Read more…

JOSHUA AARONSON

The Mystical Beast Cetaceans are a big family of massive mammals that act like fish. All whales, porpoises and dolphins are in this class. Balaenoptera musculus is identified in the cetacean family by their baleen, which is a fur-looking substance made of keratin, a protein. Cetaceans are mammals who live in the ocean. Only the Read more…

EZRIE ZINCHIK

Chef Ezrie’s Adventures in Confectionary Creation When I think of where all the desserts in the world come from, I think of some fancy chefs with hats that reach almost the ceiling, and I think of long handled brass kitchen implements and fancy whisks and copper bowls, all required for the production of delicious sweets, Read more…

LOCHLAN McCARROLL

Thomas Edison Introduction Did you know Thomas Edison became nearly deaf as a child? How about that he nicknamed two of his kids from telegraphic terms? Or that he created a lightbulb filament that would last for 50 days? These were just some of Thomas Edison’s greatest accomplishments and challenges. In this essay you’re going Read more…

LOCHLAN McCARROLL

The Hagfish: a living wormy fossil Scientists estimate that the hagfish has been around for 300 million years and has barely changed. They are the only animal with a jawbone but no spine. They are so interesting and unique and must be studied for their ways of helping our world and for their unique characteristics.  Read more…