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Book Review
Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini
by Sid Fleischman
    Have you ever seen an elephant disappear? It's unlikely that you have or will ever see this happen. Harry Houdini has seen it, in fact, he was the man who made the elephant disappear. For many years after Houdini performed this trick, no other magician could duplicate it. Houdini performed many other amazing feats including walking through a brick wall and breaking out of a jail cell in Washington, D.C. Houdini is one of the most famous escape artists ever, but his fame didn't come easy. This is the amazing story of how Houdini, a poor Rabbi's son, became the magician every other magician ever hoped he could be.
     Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini gives a captivating biography of Houdini, with a mix of pictures and posters from his life included. It was informative in a fun and interesting way. I couldn't put it down, which is a little unusual because I am not a big biography reader. I recommend this book to anyone that ever wondered what it is like to be a magician or anyone who is interested in the "Greatest Escape Artist of all." This book chronicles the life of Houdini: a boy with incredible determination and willpower whose rise to fame and stardom was truly "magical."
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Original poetry by Nicholas
Snow Hour

Sun, clouds, cold
Clouds, cold, colder
Cold, colder, flurries
Colder, flurries, snowing
Flurries, snowing, harder
Snowing, harder, boots
Harder, boots, hat,
Boots, hat, mittens
Hat, mittens, coat,
Mittens, coat, outside
Coat, outside, scoop
Outside, scoop, pack,
Scoop, pack, shape,
Pack, shape, throw
Shape, throw, ow!
Throw, ow!, sun
Ow!, sun, melt
Sun, melt, inside
Melt, inside, hot chocolate
Inside, hot chocolate, warm.
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Monthly Math Challenge
The Redwoods

     You are walking in the evening through the amazing Redwood Forest! You come to a large clearing, look up, and see what you think is the largest tree ever! You want to know how tall it is. The shadow of the tree is 424 feet long (It took a long time to measure with your handy tape measure!) You notice a small sapling nearby. You measure it and its shadow. The sapling is 4 feet 6 inches tall and its shadow is 5 feet 4 inches. How tall is the giant redwood tree?

E-mail me with your answer. The first three people with the correct answer will have their names published in next month's website!
Answer to December 06 Math Challenge:
The answer will be posted in February! Try out the December challenge and e-mail me your answer!
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