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This video didn’t have any script at all. We were just having oatmeal (with raisins) :~} for breakfast, and I was just goofing with Isaac and said some of the advertisement, and Isaac said, “Hey, we should make that into a movie!”. And so we did. I made the whole thing up as I went, including the name. Enjoy!

This is a report that I needed to write for school, and I decided to post it. Enjoy!!!!!

Peanuts are peas, not nuts. Like peas, they have seed container pods,(shells) for the peanuts. There are usually two or three peanuts in each shell, which can be eaten alone, or put in candy, cookies, and other dishes. Peanuts can also be used to make peanut butter, and for industrial uses. Peanut plants are unusual because its pods grow underground. Peanuts are also called groundnuts, goobers, goober peas, ground peas, and pindas. Peanuts are an important crop, especially in warm places. 19-22 million tons of peanuts are harvested around the world each year. Africa and Asia grow about 85 percent of the world’s peanuts. Leading peanut growing countries include India, China, The United States, Sudan, Senegal, and Indonesia. The leading peanut
growing states are Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Oklahoma, and Florida. When roasted or made into peanut butter, peanuts have more energy-giving calories than a piece of beef steak that weighs the same amount. Most peanuts are used to be eaten. But in industry, low quality
peanut oil is used to oil machinery, and also as ingredients in soap,face powder, shaving cream, shampoo, and paint. Peanuts are also used in making
nitroglycerin, which is an explosive. The solids left from making peanut oil are used as feed for livestock. Nothing is wasted, and even the shells are ground into powder, which is used in making wallboard, cork substitutes, and
abrasives. Peanuts are 47.5 % fat, 26 % protein, 18.6 % carbohydrates, 5.6 %
water, and 2.3 % other. The peanut plant is an annual that grows 2 and 1 half
feet high, and 3-4 feet across. There are two types of peanut plant: The Bunch, and the Runner. Farmers must harvest the peanuts at just the right time, or the peanuts might not be ripe, or they could be too ripe. At the processing plant, large, unshelled peanuts are cleaned, polished, whitened,
and marketed. To whiten the peanuts, they remove their dark outer skins. They also roast and salt them, or use the peanuts to make peanut oil. To make
peanut oil, the peanuts are run through machines that grind them into little bits, and then they squeeze out the oil. I hope that this article inspires you to try a new recipe that uses peanuts.

The reason I wore a costume in this movie is because I was playing ‘pioneers’. (before Adam dragged me away to make a movie) I have NEVER, EVER worn a costume before because Adam has no style. He didn’t even let Hope and I wear princess costumes in The Highwaymen!
Actually Adam has a style all his own. (:

One morning before we ate breakfast, Adam noticed a squirrel sitting on our back porch, eating acorns. It was very interesting to watch it eat. It sat up on its hind legs,and held the acorn in its paws. It chewed very fast, and spit the shell out between bites. Another squirrel soon joined it, who seemed more energetic then squirrel one. Squirrel two alternated between climbing a tree and eating acorns. A few minutes later, they ran off. Then, two different squirrels appeared and they played for a while, before they scampered away as well. We haven’t seen any squirrels that close before. Squirrels are very cool and interesting animals, unless they get into your ceiling, which happened to us one time.

By Rachel M. Heironimus

I recently read “The Seventeenth Swap” by Eloise McGraw. It was about a boy named Eric Greene, who wants to get a pair of red cowboy boots that are on sale for $17.99 for only one week. But the problem is, he doesn’t have any money. So he starts swapping things. There are several times when he wants to give up, but at the end, he’s glad he didn’t. I liked it and would give it 4 out of an available 5 stars.

You can buy “The Seventeenth Swap” on Amazon.com

By Rachel M. Heironimus

I finished reading “Thimble Summer” recently. It was about a girl named Garnet, who lives on a farm with her father, mother and three brothers. One night, she and her oldest brother Jay are outside together, and Garnet finds a silver thimble. She thinks it’s magical. That night it rains, and ends the long drought. After that, many wonderful and exciting things happen to Garnet and her family. I liked it and will give it 4 stars.

You can buy “Thimble Summer” on Amazon.com

By Rachel M. Heironimus

I recently read “In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson”. It was about a girl named Shirley Temple Wong, who recently came to America from China with her mother, because her father was in America already. She can’t speak English, and she doesn’t like America at first, but in the summer she hears about Jackie Robinson, and that changes everything. It was an okay book, so I’ll only give it 3 out of 5 stars.

“In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson” is available on Amazon.com

By Rachel M. Heironimus

“Gone-Away Lake” was about a girl named Portia and her little brother, who went to visit their cousin, Julian. One day, Portia and Julian decide to go exploring. They find a swamp, and on its banks, a summer resort! They also find two people still living there. I liked it a lot and would award it 5 stars!

You can Purchase “Gone-Away Lake” on Amazon.com

By Rachel M. Heironimus

“All-of-a-kind Family” is about a family of five children, all girls. They have lots of fun together, going to the library, visiting the seashore, visiting friends, and much more, including lots of surprises. It was very good and I would give it 5 out of 5 stars!

You can buy “All-of-a-kind Family” on Amazon.com

By Rachel M. Heironimus

I finished “The Terrible Wave” today. It was about a girl named Megan, who was the daughter of one or the richest citizens in Johnstown. She was one of the survivors of the Johnstown flood. It was very good and I would give it 4 stars.

You can buy “The Terrible Wave” on Amazon.com

By Rachel M. Heironimus

Today I finished “Old Yeller” by Fred Gipson. It was about a boy named Travis, who’s papa had gone on a cattle drive to Abilene. They found a dog who had stolen some meat from them. At first, Travis doesn’t want to keep him, but the dog ends up saving his and his little brother’s lives. It was very, very good. I would give it 5 out of 5 stars!

I would highly recommend you check “Old Yeller” out from your local library or buy it on Amazon.com

By Rachel M. Heironimus

“Shades of Gray” is about a boy named Will Page. His father and brother were killed by Union soldiers, his two sisters died of sickness, and his mother died of grief. So he goes to live with his mother’s sister and her family. After a few months, he receives a letter from a friend back home, telling him that they would be happy if he would come back and live with them. At first, he is happy, and wants to go, because he thinks his uncle is a coward for not fighting for the Confederates. But then he realizes that you should do what you believe in. It was very good and I would give it 5 stars!

You can purchase “Shades of Gray” on Amazon.com

By Rachel M. Heironimus

“Turn Homeward, Hannalee”,written by Patricia Beatty, was about a girl named Hannalee, who worked at a mill in Georgia at the time of the Civil War. She, her brother, and a friend, were some of the two thousand textile workers shipped north to make Union uniforms. It was a good book, and I would give it a 3 star rating.

You can buy “Turn Homeward Hannalee” on Amazon.com

By Rachel M. Heironimus

“The Perilous Road” by William O. Steele is about a boy named Chris Branson who lived in the Tennessee mountains at the time of the Civil War. He never liked the Union soldiers, but never more so than when some of them took all of his family’s food they had stored for the wintertime, and their only horse. Then he sees that war is a horrible thing, no matter which side you are on. It was a good book, and I’ll give it 3 stars.

You can buy this book on Amazon.com

By Rachel M. Heironimus

I recently read “Freedom Train” by Dorothy Sterling. It was a true story about Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman leads hundreds of men, women and children along the underground “railroad” and into freedom. “Freedom Train” was very good and I would give it 4 out of 5 stars.

“Freedom Train” is available on Amazon.com

By Rachel M. Heironimus

“Sing Down the Moon” by Scott O’Dell is about a Navajo girl named Bright Morning who gets kidnapped by slave traders and then escapes. Then Englishmen come to drive her people away. It was very good! I would give it 4 stars.

Yo can purchase “Sing Down the Moon” on Amazon.com

By Rachel M. Heironimus

“Tikta’liktak” is about an Eskimo boy who is looking for food for his family, how he  gets stranded on an iceberg and how he learns to keep warm and survive. It was good and I would award it 3 out of 5 stars.

You can buy “Tikta’liktak” new and used on Amazon.com

By Rachel M. Heironimus

Today I finished “By the Great Horn Spoon!” by Sid Fleischman. It is about a boy named Jack and his butler, Praiseworthy. They are going to California in search of gold. It was a very good book, worthy of 4 stars.

You can buy  ”By the Great Horn Spoon!” on Amazon.com

By Rachel M. Heironimus

Sunday night, Mommy,John and I made frittata.

I am whisking together the eggs and pepper, while Daddy stirs the onions.

John’s stirring the onions.

John gives us a ‘teary eyed’ smile.

Mommy and John shredding up spinach.

The finished product.

Mommy serving up the frittada.          Yum……..

By Rachel M. Heironimus

“Stone Fox”, by John Reynold Gardiner, is about a boy named Willy who lives with his grandparents. One day his grandfather gets really sick and he can’t talk or move- the doctor says its because he was worried about something. It turns out that he owed $500 to the bank. There was going to be a sled dog race in their town, and Willy wants to enter with his dog, Searchlight. There was also an Indian named Stone Fox who was entering and he had never lost a race yet! It was a very, very good book, and I would give it 5 stars!

I would highly recommend that you buy “Stone Fox” on Amazon.com, or check it out from your local library!

By Rachel M. Heironimus

Today I finished “Robert Fulton, Boy Craftsman” by Marguerite Henry. When Robert Fulton was a boy, he was very interested in painting, and the way he got his brushes was by cutting fur from the back of his cat! This book was very good, and I would give it 3 out of 5 stars.

You can buy this book on Amazon.com

By Rachel M. Heironimus

“Naya Nuki”, by Kenneth Thomasma, is about an Indian girl named Naya Nuki who is captured by an enemy tribe along with her friend Sacagawea. Then one rainy night she escapes. It was very exciting. I liked it a lot and would give it 4 out of 5 stars!

“Naya Nuki” is available on Amazon.com

By Rachel M. Heironimus

“Sarah Witcher’s Story”, by Elizabeth Yates, is about a girl named Sarah Witcher. Her parents left one day and while she was playing she got lost. Men from all over came to look for her. They looked for three days, but they couldn’t find her. It was good. I would give it 3 stars.

You can buy it on Amazon.com

By Rachel M. Heironimus

“Om-kas-toe” is about an Indian boy named Om-kas-toe. One day he finds a crow who he names “Wise Bird” and then he and his twin sister, “Twin Girl” find an “Elk dog”.-A horse!

It was very good and I would give it 4 stars!

You can buy this book on Amazon.com

By Rachel M. Heironimus

“The Cabin Faced West”, written by Jean Fritz is about a girl named Anne Hamilton whose family moved out west from Gettysburg. Ann doesn’t like the west because there is not any time for parties, and she does not have anyone to play with. It was very good and I would give it 4 stars!

You can purchase “The Cabin Faced West” on Amazon.com