Jeanne Darc of Doremy

Joan of Ark and Her Marching Orders

Written By Phil Robins and Illustrated by Philip Reeve

Jean D’arc was born in Doremy, France. She grew up in a village where she was kept busy milking cows, playing with her friends, and sewing with her mother. Little did she know that in a few years she would be fighting battles, sitting in prison, being questioned non stop by her enemies, and being responsible for the crowning of a king. Known as Joan of Arc or ‘The Maid’ she soon becomes a hero, winning wars for France and encouraging the wimpy dauphin to get crowned.
I truly enjoyed this fabulous book about Joan of Arc that tells many interesting facts about her life, from her childhood to her horrible end. It also includes funny pictures, easy-to-read history, as well as how Joan of Arc, a teenage girl, gave an entire army it’s marching orders. This book will be enjoyed by ages 9 to 15.

Jordan

St. Andrew, and his...spider.

Today in science I learned about St. Andrew's Cross Spider. Now I know that you're all probably freaking out like I did when I heard the name. Your mind must be full of questions. Who's St. Andrew, why does he own a spider, and what does a cross have to do with it?????

You must understand, I know your pain and great curiosity on this matter. I hope this http://http//www.waratahsoftware.com.au/wp_spiders_st_andrews_cross.html or this http://http//www.walkaboutpark.com.au/index.php?id=60 explains it. If not, too bad.

Jordan

Utes in the Paddock

This afternoon my parents and I went for a drive. We came across an art form called 'Utes in the Paddock.' I thought I would share some of the pictures we took. By the way, all of these works of arts are actually utes.

'Golden valley wealth gained from rural enterprise.'

'The Stockman'

(This one is my favourite.) 'Clancy Stops The Overflow'

'Drizakubra'

'Clean Running Backed by Ned'

'Circle Work'

Jordan

Phobias

Here's a list of silly phobias I found. Anyone got any of these?

Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words

Pteronophobia- Fear of being tickled by feathers.

Zemmiphobia- Fear of the great mole rat

Consecotaleophobia- Fear of chopsticks

Dendrophobia- Fear of trees.

Dextrophobia- Fear of objects at the right side of the body.

Euphobia- Fear of hearing good news

Genuphobia- Fear of knees

Geliophobia- Fear of laughter.

Graphophobia- Fear of writing or handwriting.

Leukophobia- Fear of the color white.

Levophobia- Fear of things to the left side of the body.

Linonophobia- Fear of string

Logophobia- Fear of words

Lutraphobia- Fear of otters.

Panophobia or Pantophobia- Fear of everything

Papaphobia- Fear of the Pope

:) Jordan

Scary Spiders

This will be my last Science narration for a while.

Spider facts:

Webs get dirty and torn, so lots of spiders make a new one every day. They don't waste the old one, though--they roll it up into a ball and eat it.

Certain female species of spiders such as the Australian crab spider, sacrifice their bodies as a food source for their offspring.

Some male spiders pluck their cobwebs like a guitar, to attract female spiders.

Fried spiders taste like nuts. (This does not mean that I have tasted a fried spider)

Spiders usually have eight eyes, but still they cannot see that well.

Spiders have claws at the ends of their legs.

Spiders, no matter how scary-looking, are quite interesting. One thing about spiders that I find really interesting is their web. It is actually five times stronger than steel and it also contains static electricity that helps it trap it's prey.

Spiders
No wonder spiders wear bear feet
To run their cobweb races.
Suppose they had to have eight shoes,
How would they tie their laces.

Once again I tried the quiz and once again I failed horribly. Here is the link to this quiz. http://www.quizmoz.com/quizzes/Animal-Quizzes/s/Spider-Facts-Quiz.asp

Jordan