Mountains, Valleys, and Plains

Land in the water

Explosion after explosion of hot rock and ash spurted from the ocean. A thick cloud of steam rose high into the air. Slowly, for many days, a long mound of dark lava rose up out of the water. An…

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Holidays and Birthdays

The mark of a Welshman

St. David’s Day March 1 The fierce battle had raged for hours. Swords clashed as the men of Wales fought to protect their land from the Saxon invaders. But the Welsh were losing. A monk with the…

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Make and Do

Horse

Make a large supply of papier-mache pulp (see papier-mache pulp, page 89). You will use the pulp in step 3. Materials – glue (white) – newspaper – paintbrush – papier-mache pulp – pipe cleaners…

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