About the Rain Forest

Did you know that the rain forest has the most animals in the whole world? Like the loris? The loris is a very small and slow creature that jumps around. And it also has a monkey called the spider monkey. It is called the spider monkey because it uses its tail as an extra arm and it looks like it's hanging on a web.
And there are also bats too. Fruit bats and vampire bats.

Did you know that some of the trees in the rain forest can grow as high as a 20 story building?
I learned about the rain forest by reading this book:

Pippi Longstocking

I liked Pippi Longstocking. It was about a girl who didn't have a mother or a father. And her father was a sailor. Pippi went to the circus, she has two friends named Tommy and Annika. And one time they went together to go to a picnic. And Pippi Longstocking went to a coffee party one time. And Pippi Longstocking also saved two boy's lives in the book.

Note from Mom: Pippi Longstocking was the original Riot Girrrl. What's not to love about her? I was thrilled that Caleb enjoyed the book.
Pippi Longstocking on Amazon.com

Atoms and Molecules

Did you know that an atom is the smallest thing in the world? I'm going to tell you some parts of atoms.

The core is called a nucleus.
And the nucleus is made up of protons and neutrons.

Protons have a positive electrical charge. Electrons move around the nucleus in electron clouds or energy levels, each of which can hold a certain number of electrons. Neutrons have no charge.

Scientists used to think that electrons orbit around the nucleus like the planets orbit around the sun. But they were wrong.

What Is An Equinox?

Today I wanted to learn about what an equinox is so we looked it up in the Encyclopedia and on the internet. We found out that an equinox is something that happens twice a year (in spring and autumn) on the days when daylight is the same length as nighttime. When it happens, the Sun is directly over the Equator at noon.