Thursday, April 17, 2008

Carrie's War

We have read a book in school called Carrie's War.
Carrie's war starts off when Carrie is all grown -up with her own children. Then she tells them about her life when she was young. She and her brother Nick lived in London. The World War 2 broke out. Nick and Carrie were evacuated to the country. They were in a village where people come and pick a child to take home. Miss Evans took Carrie and Nick. They called her Auntie Lou because her real name was Louisa. Her brother Mr. Evans was a mean and cruel-hearted man. He hated children and they hated him. Then Carrie met Albert Sandwich. He was 11yrs old and she was 10yrs old. She went to the house he was staying at. The owner was Mrs. Gotobed. But a woman named hepzibah looked after her and Albert.
One hot July morning, Mrs. Gotobed died. Hepzibah owned the house and let Carrie and Nick come over any time. But Mr. Evans hated Hepzibhah and he never brought them to play with Albert, so they always walked. They always had good fun with Albert.
The End.

By: The Rose

Migration

Swallow:
The swallow flies from Ireland to South Africa. It takes him 1.5 months to get there. His wingspan is 38cm. He is 17-20cm long.

Osprey:
The osprey flies from Ariemore, Scotland to Senegal, Africa. It takes him 20 days to get there. His wingspan is 150-170cm.

Arctic Tern:
The arctic tern flies from The Shetland Islands to Antartica. It takes him 2-3 months to get there. His wingspan is 70-80cm.

Monarch Butterfly:
The monarch butterfly flies from Maine, USA to Mexico. It takes him about 2 and half months to get there. His wingspan is 10cm.

Grey Whale:
The grey whale swims from Bering Sea to Baia, California. It takes him 3 months to get there.

All birds know where to go because they follow these - Magnetite, it is like a magnet in their heads, instinct.

By: Smiley