Alexander the great by smoog

when Alexander was young he wanted his fathers horse so He asked his father "if I tame Bucephalus will you give him to me?'You'll be killed"said his father but Alexander did. Later he went to the city of Gordium ware  he saw a chariot fastened by a complicated knot no one could untie.''What's that?'' he asked a citizen. "it is part of an ancient legend."whoever undoes the knot will rule all of Asia but it is impossible. Alexander smiled he raised his sword  in the air and cut the knot. Later he went to India but he had to cross the Indus river so he made a bridge with boats  and wooden planks.

Sam has completed the first of Hercules' tasks. I hope no one is in Hades yet!

BTW, this is a baby hippo.

For slaying the Nemean Lion:The Hippopotamus

The Hippopotamus rivals the Rhinoceros as the second largest land animal and can grow to
16' long and 5' tall.
   Hippopotamus means River Horse in ancient Greek.
The Hippopotamus is a herbivore and eats grasses but is very dangerous with their huge tusks that can grow to be 5' long!

The Hippopotamus enjoys to lie around in the water all day and at night it leaves and goes off to eat.

Sam has completed the Jason quest.

Smoog has completed the first of Hercules' tasks.

Good job! Hope to see some blog posts by Sam soon.

Here's some info about Hades:
If you don't read at all one day, you are instantly brought to Hades.
In Hades, you cannot complete quests (except for the final Hercules' quest).

To leave Hades, you must read Cerebus a bedtime story, but since Cerebus is immortal, he has heard every story ever written. You must write a new story for him. It must be at least three paragraphs.

Chameleons by Smoog

Chameleons are known for three things.
1 they can change color.
2 they can move there eyes in different directions.
3 they can move there tongue (that is longer then there body) at lightning. speed


they live in Africa south of the sahara desert and southern spain.




                                  -Smoog

My exerience from Sam's book by Beth

I thought it was good but some times he would not turn the page. He read Pickles to Pittsburgh.

I thought it was fun.

                                                   -Smoog

Martian Summer Reading Program

Before starting these quests, you must sign up with Emily.

Bellerophon Quest:
Read about a famous pilot. Write a blog post about it.

Pandora Quest:
Read a book no one else in this family has read before. You must find it in the library by yourself.

Theseus Quest:
Read a puzzle book, or a book about a game.

Orpheus Quest:
Read a biography about someone who has already died. This is a book quest (you may not find the information online). Afterwards, write a short blog post about the person you read about. If you do not finish this book within two weeks, you are lost in Hades (more about that and other penalties later!).

Perseus Quest:
Read a book with no pictures. Then write a sentence that can only be read in a mirror.

Jason Quest:
Read a book to someone else. Have them write about the experience.

Hercules Quest (Extra credit if you do them in order!):
1. Read about an African animal and write post about it. Extra credit if you watch the Lion King.
2. Read three books in a series.
3. Read a book with a pig in it.
4. Bring ALL your library books back to the library.
5. Read 20 pages in two hours!
6. Clean out your bookshelf. You need proof from Mom.
7. Read online about a famous woman. Write a post about her.
8. Read 15 pages straight without eating.
9. Read a book about a monster.
10. Read a red book.
11. Read a recipe in a cook book and make it. Extra credit if it uses apples.
12. You are immediately lost in Hades (more about that later!).