Author:Nick Arnold
One day one of the researchers told washoe that he had seen a black dog with sharp teeth that ate chimps.He asked washoe whether he would like to go outside."NO!" Washoe signed nervously.After that, whenever they wanted her to go outside they would say that they had seen a black dog!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe
Strangely, seeing the remains of the cannibal feast helped clear my mind. I now knew what i was up against. These savages had obviously been to my island many times before. Yet, after eighteen years, they had never seen me. I realised I could go another eighteen in the same way if I was careful. For the next two years, I stayed close to home and took few chances. Iwas always well armed with a musket, sword and two pistols. But i seldom fired my guns unless there was no other choice.
Strangely, seeing the remains of the cannibal feast helped clear my mind. I now knew what i was up against. These savages had obviously been to my island many times before. Yet, after eighteen years, they had never seen me. I realised I could go another eighteen in the same way if I was careful. For the next two years, I stayed close to home and took few chances. Iwas always well armed with a musket, sword and two pistols. But i seldom fired my guns unless there was no other choice.
Wanted!The Hundred-mile-per-hour Dog!
By Jeremy Strong
The man stared after the vanishing cloud of dust.'Pesky dog stole my roast chicken.I had only just bought it.Stole it right out of my bag.It was my lunch.
The man stared after the vanishing cloud of dust.'Pesky dog stole my roast chicken.I had only just bought it.Stole it right out of my bag.It was my lunch.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Mouse noses on toast
Written by:Daren King
One of his friends was a Tinby,a sort of monster,Though smaller than a monster and a lot more fun to be with.Like all Tinbys,it was curved at the top and flat at the bottom,with little square legs,tiny black eyes,and nothing else.It was yellow and patterned with lime-green checks.
One of his friends was a Tinby,a sort of monster,Though smaller than a monster and a lot more fun to be with.Like all Tinbys,it was curved at the top and flat at the bottom,with little square legs,tiny black eyes,and nothing else.It was yellow and patterned with lime-green checks.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Esio Trot
Author:Roald Dahl
"The other words are spelled backwards,too,"Mr Hoppy said."If you tun them round into human language,the simply say: Tortoise,Tortoise,Get Bigger Bigger!Come on tortoise,Grow up,puff up,shoot up!Spring up,blow up,swell up!Gorge!Guzzle!stuff!gulp!Put on fat,tortoise,put on fat!Get on,get on!Gobble food!
"The other words are spelled backwards,too,"Mr Hoppy said."If you tun them round into human language,the simply say: Tortoise,Tortoise,Get Bigger Bigger!Come on tortoise,Grow up,puff up,shoot up!Spring up,blow up,swell up!Gorge!Guzzle!stuff!gulp!Put on fat,tortoise,put on fat!Get on,get on!Gobble food!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Get a clue:Operation yellow dragon
Author:Julian Press
The next morning,at exactly 7.13am,a frightening cry cut through the silence of the house.David immediately jumped out of bed and ran into lily in the hallway;she had also hurried out of her room.They woke Josh up and then ran towards the direction voices coming from the parlor.They learnt that the library window had been broken during the night,and now the empress Veronica(Which is an authenic coin)was missing!The detectives quietly let themselves in the library and aproached the coin case.
The next morning,at exactly 7.13am,a frightening cry cut through the silence of the house.David immediately jumped out of bed and ran into lily in the hallway;she had also hurried out of her room.They woke Josh up and then ran towards the direction voices coming from the parlor.They learnt that the library window had been broken during the night,and now the empress Veronica(Which is an authenic coin)was missing!The detectives quietly let themselves in the library and aproached the coin case.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Horrible histories:The blitzed brits
Author:Terry Deary
Children were persuaded to wear their gas mask by making them into 'fun masks'.One of the most common was the red and blue 'Mickey Mouse' mask.Children also discovered that if you blew very hard into the mask,air would rush from the side and it would make a very rude noise.
Children were persuaded to wear their gas mask by making them into 'fun masks'.One of the most common was the red and blue 'Mickey Mouse' mask.Children also discovered that if you blew very hard into the mask,air would rush from the side and it would make a very rude noise.
Horrible histories:the awesome egypians
Author:Terry Deary
Another heave of the lid.A groaning"creee-aak!"echoed through the tomb.He reached a hand in the coffin.Another great "Creee-aak!". But this was not the coffin lid.It was the roof of the tomb itself.His struggles to break into the tomb had weakened it.The massive roof slab was slipping down.
Another heave of the lid.A groaning"creee-aak!"echoed through the tomb.He reached a hand in the coffin.Another great "Creee-aak!". But this was not the coffin lid.It was the roof of the tomb itself.His struggles to break into the tomb had weakened it.The massive roof slab was slipping down.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
About the blue and gold macaw
Blue and gold macaw
Wooded areas are the normal habitats of these colourful macaws,which usually feed in the treetops.Their presence there is revealed by their loud,raucous caws,which are also uttered when the birds are in flight.Although normally observed in pairs or small family groups,blue and gold macaws do make larger flocks,consisting of up to 25 individuals on occasion.They are most likely to be observed in the morning and again at dusk,as they fly back and forth between their roosting and feeding sites.One of the main factors restricting the distribution of these macaws is the availability of suitable palm as nesting sites.They are quite adatable in their feeding habits,eating a variety of plant matter and even sometimes seeking nectar from flowers.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Horrible histories-vicious vikings
Author:Terry Deary
A viking's food and soup were served in wooden bowls,and drinks from cups made from the horns of a reindeer. The vikings used knives,fingers and sometimes small spoons-But no forks.
A viking's food and soup were served in wooden bowls,and drinks from cups made from the horns of a reindeer. The vikings used knives,fingers and sometimes small spoons-But no forks.
Horrible histories-Groovy Greeks
Author:Terry Deary
The Spartan chidren were kept hungry. They were then encouraged to steal food-sneakinessis a good skill if you are out on the battlefield.If they were caught stealing they would be beaten. They were not beaten for stealing,you understand-they were beaten for being careless enough to get caught. Sometimes the young men were beaten just to toughen them up.If the beating killed the youth then it was just bad luck.
The Spartan chidren were kept hungry. They were then encouraged to steal food-sneakinessis a good skill if you are out on the battlefield.If they were caught stealing they would be beaten. They were not beaten for stealing,you understand-they were beaten for being careless enough to get caught. Sometimes the young men were beaten just to toughen them up.If the beating killed the youth then it was just bad luck.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Awesome JOKES!
Author:Charles Keller
My favourite Jokes in the book:
1.What kind of cat goes bowling?An alley cat!
2.How do snakes eat so well wth no hands?They have forked tongues!
3.boss:Did you mark the crate,"Fragie,this side up"? Worker:Yes sir,and just to be safe,i marked it that way on both sides.
My favourite Jokes in the book:
1.What kind of cat goes bowling?An alley cat!
2.How do snakes eat so well wth no hands?They have forked tongues!
3.boss:Did you mark the crate,"Fragie,this side up"? Worker:Yes sir,and just to be safe,i marked it that way on both sides.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Crimestoppers
Author(s):Jenny Pausacker
Stephen Dedman
Elizabeth Hutchins
"he's crossed it out,"I said."The word'dinosaur'.Richard Owen first used it in 1842, so Poe couldn't have used it in 1839."
Stephen Dedman
Elizabeth Hutchins
"he's crossed it out,"I said."The word'dinosaur'.Richard Owen first used it in 1842, so Poe couldn't have used it in 1839."
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
The last Battle
Author:C.S.Lewis
A terrible figure was coming towards them.It was much smaller than the shape they had seen from the tower,though still bigger than a man,and it was the same.It had a vulture's head and four arms.Its beak was open and its eyes were blazed.A croaking voice came from its beak.
A terrible figure was coming towards them.It was much smaller than the shape they had seen from the tower,though still bigger than a man,and it was the same.It had a vulture's head and four arms.Its beak was open and its eyes were blazed.A croaking voice came from its beak.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Treasure island
Author:Robert Louis Stevenson
"No sir:not money,I think,"replied I,"in fact sir,I think I have the thing in my breast-pocket;and to tell you the truth,I should like to get it put in safety."
"No sir:not money,I think,"replied I,"in fact sir,I think I have the thing in my breast-pocket;and to tell you the truth,I should like to get it put in safety."
The voyage of the Dawn Treader
Author:C.S.Lewis
Every man rushed to his weapon,but there was nothing to be done,the monster was out of reach."Shoot!Shoot!"cried the master bowman,and several obeyed,but the arrows glanced off the sea serpent's hide as if it was iron-plated.Then,for a dreadful minute,everyone was still,staring up into it's eyes and mouth wondering where it would pounce.
Every man rushed to his weapon,but there was nothing to be done,the monster was out of reach."Shoot!Shoot!"cried the master bowman,and several obeyed,but the arrows glanced off the sea serpent's hide as if it was iron-plated.Then,for a dreadful minute,everyone was still,staring up into it's eyes and mouth wondering where it would pounce.
About The Snowy Owl
The plumage of these owls enable them to blend in well in the tundra reigon where they occour.In this harsh envirorment, their numbers are closely related to the availability of their prey, and their population increases rapidly when lemmings are rife. Once the lemming population declines, however, so does that of the snowy owls, and breeding success is greatly reduced, so that pairs may not nest at all in some years. Adult birds are likely to be forced to abandon their usual territories at this time and have to fly south in search of other sources of food. Unusually, snowy owls are active during the daytime.
Treasure island
"Well,"said he,"my mate bill may be called captain,as like or not.He has a cut on one cheek,and a mighty pleasant way with him,particulary in drink,has my mate Bill.we'll put it.for argument like,that your captain hasa cut on one cheek-We'll put it, if like,and that the cheek's the right one.Ah,well!I told you now, is my mate Bill in this here house?"
Author:Robert Louis Stevenson
Author:Robert Louis Stevenson
The mysterious Benedict Society
author:Trenton Lee Stewart
"No great matter,"Milligan said,"I only had to hold my breath for a few minutes to dig down the mud into the stream, drag myself upstream,and then dig through more mud and ,oh,about a foot of clay. After that it was only a question of tearing out a few stones,pryingapart a few boards,chiseling through some mortar,bending the bars of a metal grateenough to squeeze through(that's how i broke my arm.),then incapacitating the guards and using their keys to unlock my shackles.Really, it's quite simple once you know the trick."
"No great matter,"Milligan said,"I only had to hold my breath for a few minutes to dig down the mud into the stream, drag myself upstream,and then dig through more mud and ,oh,about a foot of clay. After that it was only a question of tearing out a few stones,pryingapart a few boards,chiseling through some mortar,bending the bars of a metal grateenough to squeeze through(that's how i broke my arm.),then incapacitating the guards and using their keys to unlock my shackles.Really, it's quite simple once you know the trick."
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
about The Greater frigate bird
The frigate bird is an aerial hunter,scooping up its prey from the surface of the ocean,and is attracted by the shoals of flying fish,and squids too.these birds opportunisticwhen feeding,however,they will swoop over beaches where turtles nest to catch and eat the hatchling reptiles as they try to make it to their relative safety of the sea.Frigate birds aso harry other sea birds,causing them to drop their catch and then eat the catch themselves.The greater frigate bird can inflate its throat for display.
The Greater frigate bird is an interesting creature...You
can find out more!
The Greater frigate bird is an interesting creature...You
can find out more!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
The magician's nephew
author:C.S.Lewis
The horse shied,it just it might hae shied in the old, miserable days when it pulled a hansom. Then it roared.It strained its neck as if there was a fly biting its shoulders and it wanted to scratch them. And then,just as the beasts had burst out of the ground,there burst out from the shoulders of Fledge wings that spreadand grew,largerthan eagles',larger than swans',larger than angels' wings in church windows.The wings shone chestnut colour and copper colour.He gave a great sweep with them and leapt into the air.Twenty feet above ASlan and Digory he snorted,neighed, and curvetted.Then, after circling once round them,he dropped to the earth,all four hooves together,looking awkward and surprised,but extremely pleased.
The horse shied,it just it might hae shied in the old, miserable days when it pulled a hansom. Then it roared.It strained its neck as if there was a fly biting its shoulders and it wanted to scratch them. And then,just as the beasts had burst out of the ground,there burst out from the shoulders of Fledge wings that spreadand grew,largerthan eagles',larger than swans',larger than angels' wings in church windows.The wings shone chestnut colour and copper colour.He gave a great sweep with them and leapt into the air.Twenty feet above ASlan and Digory he snorted,neighed, and curvetted.Then, after circling once round them,he dropped to the earth,all four hooves together,looking awkward and surprised,but extremely pleased.
The magician's nephew
author:C.S.Lewis
"You are no magician. The mark of it is not on you.You must be only the servant of a magician.It is on another's magic that you have travelled here."
"You are no magician. The mark of it is not on you.You must be only the servant of a magician.It is on another's magic that you have travelled here."
The magician's nephew
title:the magician's nephew
author:C.S. Lewis
"And I supposeyou've sent Polly into it then," said Digory. His cheeks were flaming with anger now."And all I can say,"he added,"Even if you are my uncle-is that you've behaved like a coward,sending a girl to a place you're afraid to go yourself."
author:C.S. Lewis
"And I supposeyou've sent Polly into it then," said Digory. His cheeks were flaming with anger now."And all I can say,"he added,"Even if you are my uncle-is that you've behaved like a coward,sending a girl to a place you're afraid to go yourself."
Sunday, March 28, 2010
The Story Of Doctor Dolittle
title:Doctor dolittle
Author:Hugh Lofting
He was very fond of animals and kept many kinds of pets. Besides the goldfish in the pond at the bottom of the garden, he had rabbits in the pantry, white mice in the piano, a squirrel in the linen closet and a hedgehog in the cellar. He had a cow too and a lame old horse-twenty-five years of age,-and chickens and piegeons and two lambs and many other animals.But his favourite pets were Dab-Dab, the the duck,Jip, the dog;Gub-Gub, the baby pig; Polynesia, the parrot; and the owl, Too-Too.
Author:Hugh Lofting
He was very fond of animals and kept many kinds of pets. Besides the goldfish in the pond at the bottom of the garden, he had rabbits in the pantry, white mice in the piano, a squirrel in the linen closet and a hedgehog in the cellar. He had a cow too and a lame old horse-twenty-five years of age,-and chickens and piegeons and two lambs and many other animals.But his favourite pets were Dab-Dab, the the duck,Jip, the dog;Gub-Gub, the baby pig; Polynesia, the parrot; and the owl, Too-Too.
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