Balderdash and Blokus: 06/01/2008

Monday, June 23, 2008

Book List

This week our list of books for reading fun is:

The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4)

[The first three are: The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) , The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2) , The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3)]

Borrowed from the Library:

The book of lost tales / Tolkien, J. R. R
Of courage undaunted; across the continent with Lewis and Clark. / Daugherty, James Henry
Mythological creatures : from ancient Greek mythology / Curlee, Lynn
Have a hot time, Hades! / McMullan, Kate
Keep a lid on it, Pandora! / McMullan, Kate
Nice shot, Cupid! / McMullan, Kate
You can't, but Genghis Khan / Frantz, Jennifer
Archimedes and the door of science. / Bendick, Jeanne
Francis Marion : the Swamp Fox / Cornelius, Kay
Behind enemy lines : a young pilot's story / DeMallie, H. R.
The librarian who measured the earth / Lasky, Kathryn

Next books on the to be purchased list:

Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3) by Christopher Paolini (release date September 20, 2008)
Apologia - Land Animals of the Sixth Day(New) (Apologia-Young Explorer Series Exploring Creation with Zoology 3, Apologia-Land Animals of the Sixth Day) by Jeannie Fulbright

CD's:

Cat Biology: http://www.emescience.com/bio-software-catlab.htmlCat Anatomy Scans: http://www.emescience.com/bio-software-catscans.htmlCommunity Dynamics: http://www.emescience.com/bio-software-communitydynamics. html

On a lighter note:

1) Why is it interesting to study mummies?
2) What eight letter word has one letter in it?
3) What two words have thousands of letters in them?
4) Which takes longer to run: from first to second base or from second to third base?

Answers:

1) Because you can get so wrapped up in them.
2) Envelope
3) Post Office
4) From second to third base, because there is a shortstop in the middle.

Have a glorious day!