Lucille's Journal

We read three books in our class.  One book was Hide and Seek Fog, another was Going Lobstering and the third book was Riptide.  Each book tells something about the area of the country that we live. in.

    Hide and Seek Fog by Alvin Tresselt is about fog that comes and goes.  The story takes place on an island. The fishermen could not go fishing because they could not see in the fog.  The fog blocked everybody's eyesight. At the end of the book, the fog went away and the fishermen went fishing again.

  Riptide by Francis Ward Weller is a story about a golden retriever. His name was Riptide. On the beach in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Riptide saved a little girl from drowning. The girl was caught in a riptide. A riptide is a wave that sucks people out to sea with a stong current. While Riptide was trying to save the little girl's life, the riptide got stonger and tipped him over.
     In the beginning of the book, Riptide couldn't go on the beach because the sign said "No Dogs Allowed". After Riptide saved the girl, he was allowed on the beach. Riptide was now a hero!
 
 

We are having fun with Lucille.  We have completed a few things and will send you more as we complete them.  Here is a list of some of the books we have read.

Between Cattails by Terry Tempest Williams
Marshland, the place between Cattails, is "a watery world," says Terry Tempest Williams, "where living things mingle and mix."  It teems astonishingly with life:  great blue heron, muskrat, scuds and snails, mallard, weasel, teal.  In a striking blend of text and pictures, Terry Tempest Williams and Peter Parnall introduce plants, insects, and animals that make the marsh their home.  At the same time they instill the conviction that if we are to save them all, "we must treat the marsh tenderly."

Loon Magic for Kids by Tom Klein
The loon is a shy and mournful-sounding creature of the wild.  Its haunting song touches all who hear it, and its beauty impresses those who are lucky enough to view this elusive water bird.  Alluring photography and sensitive text give young readers a glimpse of this beautiful bird in its natural surroundings, as well as the habits and characteristics that make the loon a unique and magical bird.

For more information about the loon, read Great Northern Diver, The Loon by
Barbara Juster Esbensen
 
 

     If you're not from Washington,
     You don't know the deer,
     You've never seen the deer.
           As Shadow fans drive to a game in the summer,
           They see a big fluffy white tail of a white tail deer,
           As the deer crosses the road the deer gets smeared.
                 If you're not from Washington,
                 You haven't seen the deer.

                             By :  Lonnie
 

If you're not from Spokane,
You don't know deer,
You've never seen the deer,
      As you take a hike on the foothills,
      You see something moving through the brush,
      You look again and you make out the moving creature,
      Its a deer, a brown thin animal,
      As it moves quickly, you can see its eyes, small twinkly eyes,
      Instead of moving on as you normally would,
      You stay and look even closer,
      You see something smaller, much smaller,
      You make it out, it looks much like the bigger one,
      Its a baby deer, it walks clumsily as you move on,
      You remember what you saw.
            If you're not from Spokane,
            You've never seen deer.

                             By:  Bryce
 

If you're not from Washington,
You don't know the mountains,
You've never been on the mountains.
        As campers drive to the east or west side of Washington in the winter,
        They see the big snow covered mountains,
        All white and smooth with glitter,
        The campers slide and play on the big glittered mountains.
             If you're not from Washington,
             You don't know the mountains,
             You've never been on the mountains.

                             By: Travis

The Beaver  by Glen Rounds

The beaver digs a tunnel upwards. he uses this home until he builds a stick house. But, first he'll have to build a dam. he gets his tree branches, brush, sticks, and seaweed. He puts sticks in the mud and more sticks an dseaweed on it too. After the dam is finished, he put stick over stick and keeps weaving and going over and under sticks. He knaws through the pile of sticks and he has a home!

Snakes Inside and Out

Snakes are creatures that have no legs. They have plates of hard, tough skin called scales. The snakes usually found in our area are bull snakes and gardener snakes. Poisonous snakes have fangs, so when they bite their prey it injects the animal with venom. Snakes can be found in places all over the world except Antarctica. Some snakes like cobras even eat eggs.

Mountain Goats  by Frank Staub

This book is about mountain goats and what they live like. Most mountain goats in the U.S. live in the Northwestern U.S. Some live in Canada too. They live up in the high cold mountain hills. They also have to climb up and down cliffs for food. Sometimes they will fall and break a leg or maybe die. The mountain goats live in small packs called a band. Each band has 2-29 goats. Male goats are called billys and female goats are called nannies. Their kids are born in Spring and nurse. They get to eat other food two days after they are born. Their enemies are golden eagles, mountain lions, and sometimes people.
 
 

Vallecitos School in Rainbow, CA took a class vote on Lucille's three books.  Here is the results: Going Lobstering was the favorite with 15 votes
            Riptide was second with 5 votes.
 

 Vallecitos School Rainbow, CA                     Mrs. Milks' Class
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There once was a little butterfly
Who sat on the branch of a California live oak tree.
She sat on the branch
then started to dance,
For it was soon time to flee.
She decided to play ÝÝÝ
and then flew away to see another friendly tree.
Ý By Candice Munoz Ý Ý

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Grunion
ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Silvery, swift ÝÝÝÝ
Spawning, swimming, searching ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ
On the California coast ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ
                   Fish
By the class Ý Ý
ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ O
ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ ak
ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ TREEÝÝ TREEÝ TREE
ÝÝÝ Oak TreeÝ Oak Tree Oak Tree
ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Oak TreeÝ Oak Tree
ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ oak
By Joshua Slowiczek Ý

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ California Live Oak
ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ bushy
  ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ grows
    ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ green
      ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ wide
ÝÝ By Elio Camacho

Ý
ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ A
ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ silver fish
ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ swims in the
ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ water asking
ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ me questions like,
Ý "Who am I? Why am I here?
ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ What am I?"
ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Grunion. Ý
 

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Grunion
ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Silver, blue
ÝÝÝÝ Swimming, escaping, spawning
ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ A very unusual fish
ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Fish
By Alicia Ortiz

We also found much useful information about white-tailed deer in the
book, ALL ABOUT DEER  by Jim Arnosky.  It tells about the habitat,
adaptations, foods, and life of this common forest animal and was easy
enough to read independently.