Cumberland County Kidsville News November 2017

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Water Wally Watt Watcher ConservationWord ScrambleWillyWaterDrop This is Willy Water Drop with the Fayetteville PWC. We all use water…a very limited resource…in CONSERVEmany different ways every single day. That is why it is important to find ways to conserve water. Myfriend Truman and I agree…kids play an important role in making sure their family and friends save water! Fill in the blanks below with the unscrambled words for some great tips on how to conserve water at home and at school!1. Take quick __________ instead of baths. hsrswoe2. Ask your parents to install high ___________ showerheads that cut the water flow in half. icnyfieefc3. Remind an adult to fix leaky _________ and toilets to save water. cusfeta4. Don’t let the __________ run when brushing your teeth. wreat5. Use the dishwasher and washing machine only when you have a ________ load. lulf6. Keep a pitcher of water in the ____________ to get a cold drink instead of turning the tap on and off when you get thirsty. afrrroritege7. Ask an adult to lower the water _________ temperature. For every 10 degrees, you save 6% of the energy used! ethear8. Use a ________ instead of hose to wash sidewalks. mroob9. Using a ___________ at home and at school will save about 2 gallons of water per flush. wlo-olfw loitte10. Remind an adult not to __________ plants, and remember to follow the PWC Even/Odd watering schedule. aevrewotr11. Tell your friends and family it’s cool to ________ water! nrveoecs Answer Key: Overwater 10. Heater 7. Water 4. Showers 1. Conserve 11. Broom 8. Full 5. Efficiency 2. Low-flow toilet 9. Refrigerator 6. Faucets 3.Share What You Learn with Friends and Family! Visit our website for more hurricane preparedness information. Various artwork from © Vecteezy.com www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland NOVEMBER 20172

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Fun fact: Did you know peanuts are sometimes called groundnuts? It’s true! Unlike tree nuts such as pecans, peanuts grow underground. Much more like the sweet potatoes Carver worked with, they’re legumes. When you’re eating a bagel smothered celebrate your birthday? Carver didn’t let for the Southern states. A few of the plants with peanut butter, what are you thinking? this unknown fact about his life define who he experimented with were peanuts, sweet You’re probably not thinking about a man he became. potatoes and soybeans. He talked Southern who died in 1943, but maybe you should be. In 1865, the United States declared farmers into planting these foods instead For many, the name George Washington slavery to be an extinct practice, and of cotton after the cotton plant depleted Carver makes them think of peanuts. The Carver was no longer owned by a slave certain nutrients from the ground. This gave truth is, Carver was up to much more than master. He was about 4, maybe 5 years old the land a chance to recover. the great peanut accomplishments he is at the time, so he remained on his former And it’s true that he found 300 uses for the known for. But thank goodness the plain master’s land until he left to start school peanut, but that’s not the whole picture. He old peanut has become a simple, small around the same age that most of us are also discovered 118 uses for sweet potatoes. symbol that reminds us of a great American already attending middle school. If you’ve ever licked a stamp to send a letter, dreamer, teacher and agricultural chemist. He grew up to be a great entrepreneur placed a sandwich in a plastic bag or patted Because George Washington Carver was and professor at Tuskegee Normal and on makeup for a dance recital, then you’ve born a slave, it’s difficult to know exactly Industrial Institute, which we now know as probably used stamp adhesive, plastic or when his birthday was. All he knew was Tuskegee University in Alabama. During his cosmetics that George Washington Carver’s that he was born some time around 1861. life, he made amazing scientific advances scientific discoveries Can you imagine not knowing when to that led to a better agricultural economy made possible. By not listed; restored by Adam Cuerden - Tuskegee University Archives/Museum, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46611459 Peanut Image © by zhaolifang - Vecteezy.com Sources: www.britannica.com/biography/George-Washington-Carver | www.nps.gov/gwca/index.htm | nationalpeanutboard.org/peanut-info/george-washington-carver.htm4 www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland NOVEMBER 2017

WAroOunRd LthDe Maybe you’ve eaten a few U.S. had two peanut farmers peanuts and seen elephants to serve as presidents. Thanks,Hey there! at the circus or in a movie pick Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy up peanuts with their trunks Carter! And it has six citiesHere’s a little riddle: to eat them. You may have named after these peanuts! even learned in school that But alas, because ChinaWhat do you, elephants, George Washington George Washington Carver produces the most peanuts, itCarver and China all have in common? It’s made many, many foods and still wears the peanut crown. products from peanuts. But do Not everyone calls the smallogrrojawmn.uTnhdaet’rsgrrioguhntd—apndepaanirsuwtsel!l with jelly you know what connection legumes peanuts. Peanuts are China has to peanuts? also known as groundnuts, Sources: Well, China produces more which makes sense because nationalpeanutboard.org/peanut-info/peanut-country-usa.htm peanuts than any other they don’t grow on trees like www.worldatlas.com/articles/top-peanut-groundnut-producing-countries.html country in the whole world. a lot of other nuts — they It’s true! In fact, according grow under the ground like www.soyatech.com/peanut_facts.htm to the World Atlas, China potatoes or carrots! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_production_in_China produces approximately The National Peanut Board 8 percent of the world’s says on its website that in one peanuts, which is almost year the world, as a whole, twice as many peanuts as the produces about 29 million second peanut production metric tons of peanuts. It runner-up, India. also explains that for every The United States does love 12-ounce jar of peanut butter its peanuts, though. According you have in your pantry, to the National Peanut Board, it took approximately 540 it’s the third-largest producer peanuts to make it! That’s a lot of peanuts in the world. The of peanuts! GEE THANKS!to our partners for sponsoring our Kidsville News! in literacy initiative FATo be a corporate educational sponsor, call: 910.484.6200 Why choose usNOVEMBER 2017 www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland • Lower Schoo • Grades 4-7 S • 87% of stude • Class of 2015 grant monie • Ranked thi5rd

Lions, tigers, bears and salamanders — oh my! You’ve known cultural Chinese symbol based on this amazing seen this animal’s tiny cousin, but have you seen the animal. Legend has it that the Yin and Yang symbol was Chinese giant salamander? It’s the largest amphibian in originally designed to resemble the black and white giant the world by far. salamander, according to chinesegiantsalamanders.org. Or, if you associate dragons with Chinese culture, you In 2015, Forbes reported the discovery of a rare giant may be thinking of the dragons that people associate salamander in China that weighed 110 pounds and with the waterfalls in Chinese mythology, which could measured almost 6 feet long! In this salamander’s very well be exaggerations of the giant salamanders! defense, it had almost 200 years to grow this large. Think about this for a moment. How much do you weigh? How These salamanders used to be quite popular. They tall are you? lived in streams, caves and forests all over China, but all this has changed since people have traded salamander Andrew Cunningham of the Zoological Society of homes for human homes. Now, according to the Chinese London told the BBC in 2015 that the giant salamander giant salamander website, this amphibian is critically discovery was astounding. “Imagine a newt in a garden endangered. Even still, the website explains that there pond growing to this size,” Cunningham said. “It is are over 2 million farms that breed this species to be sold simply awe-inspiring to see a live adult in the flesh.” as a Chinese delicacy. Never seen it before? You may have seen a well- Sources: www.forbes.com/sites/shaenamontanari/2015/12/16/monstrous-100-pound-200-year-old-giant-salamander-found-alive-in-china/#7d9f6c5675b4 www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150316-amazing-giant-chinese-salamanders chinesegiantsalamanders.org6 www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland NOVEMBER 2017

What makes a GOES Geocolor Image of Hurricane Irma - NASAHurricanes are one of the most destructive weather hazards around. rotation. The Coriolis Effect is what makes hurricanes spin, andMost people know that hurricanes are dangerous, but do you know there is no Coriolis Effect near the equator.how they are made? If the thunderstorms over the ocean have these things, they canIt’s hard to believe, but big and powerful hurricanes start off as just start to grow into a hurricane!a few thunderstorms in the middle of the ocean! Hurricanes onlyneed a few ingredients to grow from a group of thunderstorms into Those thunderstorms, called tropical disturbances, start to clustera hurricane. together, drop in air pressure and become a tropical depression. Wind speeds in a tropical depression are only about 38 mph. AsThe first ingredient is the warm ocean, at least 80°F. Vapor from the Coriolis Effect makes the tropical depression spin, it becomes athe warm water rises into the atmosphere, which then condenses, tropical storm. This is like a mini hurricane, and its winds are 39-73causing heat to be released into the atmosphere and the air to be mph. As it continues to spin, it takes more energy from the warmlighter. As the warm air continues to rise, more air moves in near ocean water below and grows stronger until it is a hurricane.the surface to take its place, which causes strong winds. If it keeps growing and getting stronger, major hurricanes can reachThe next ingredient is local winds. They need to blow in the same wind speeds of 111 mph or faster. That’s as strong as a tornado.direction and at the same speed from the ocean surface to the top ofthe atmosphere. The National Hurricane Center has said that it’s rare to get all the ingredients together. Lucky for us, not all thunderstorms or tropicalFinally, all this needs to happen away from the equator, due to a storms become a hurricane. For more information on hurricanes,phenomenon called the Coriolis Effect, which describes how air visit http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/tropics/tropics_intro.moving toward the equator and the poles curves due to the earth’s html and http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/.NOVEMBER 2017 www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland 7

Chinese Brush Painting Have you ever looked at a painting and Let’s take a look at brush-painting techniques: 4. The ring and pinkie fingers will be relaxedsuddenly felt as though it transported you in this position.to another place? Well, that’s what Chinese 1. Hold the brush handle loosely along thebrush paintings do. This art form is viewd as middle. 5. None of your fingers should be tightan extension of calligraphy. As a general enough to touch the inside of your palm.rule, the places in these paintings of rolling 2. Place the inside of your index finger on thelandscapes or other places are not real. They handle to support the brush’s motion. 6. Many say your grip should be looseare imaginary. They’re not sketched bit by bit enough to hold a tomato between the brushfrom what the eye can see, but they tap into the 3. The index finger and middle finger will lieimagination for inspiration. on the outside of the brush, with your thumb and your palm without bruising the tomato. supporting from the inside. Unlike a lot of Western art, these decorativepaintings aren’t framed. Instead, they aremounted to a scroll and hung along the wallsfor display. Also, unlike in Western art, thegoal of a brush painter is to visually capturethe inner existence of the painting’s subject asopposed to an attempting a realistic portrayal. This art form may seem fairly free-flowing, butthere is a technique that Chineseartists follow. Sources: education.asianart.org/explore-resources/background-information/introduction-chinese-brushpainting-techniques www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-asia/imperial-china/song-dynasty/a/chinese-landscape-painting8 www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland NOVEMBER 2017

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Hi, Officer Dear Truman the Dragon, Norville. Have you ever gotten separated from your parents in a store? The holidays I have, and it’s scary! What I figured out was to go to the clerk are coming, and at the cash register and ask him or her to call my parents to the my mom likes counter over the store’s speakers. The clerk at the cash register is to shop. Do you usually pretty smart — they handle all the money! I just waited with have any tips them until my parents got to me. That made more sense about what to to me than wandering around looking and taking a do if I lose my chance on missing them while they were looking for mom in a store? me, too. The best thing to do when you’re shopping or out and about with your parents is to keep them where you can see them and stay at least three seconds close to them. That means that if they counted 1,2,3 you could touch them by the time they say three. Try it. It can be fun figuring out just how far three seconds away can be! Your friend, Officer Norville the Dragon10 www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland NOVEMBER 2017

Where in the World Is ...CHINA? So far, we know that China is the world’s largest producer of peanuts and is home to the giant salamander, but there are so many more fascinating things to know about this country. Let’s take a look at a few things that make China unique: China is located in eastern Asia and has 14 countries for neighbors. Regarding land, China is slightly smaller than the United States. However, in terms of population count, China outnumbers the U.S. by 188,695,514 people! That’s a lot of people, and it results in a lot of ethnic groups, too. The Chinese government officially recognizes 56 different ethnic groups. You may have heard of a few of China’s largest cities. Beijing is the nation’s capital, but other major cities include Shanghai, Chongqing, Guangdong, Tianjin and Shenzhen — all have over 10 million people. China is also a very diverse country for languages. The various Chinese languages include Mandarin, Yue, Wu, Minbei, Minnan, Xiang, Gan and Hakka dialects. And scattered throughout the many ethnic groups are even more minority languages. Can you imagine if the United States’ regional accents were actually different languages? Would you speak the same language as your family? One of the most famous attractions in China is the Great Wall of China, but technically it’s not even one wall. It’s a series of walls that connect from construction projects that lasted about 2,000 years. A portion of the distance the wall stretches to reach actually uses natural boundaries such as rivers or mountains. The portion of the wall that is most instantly recognizable because of its preservation was constructed by the Ming Dynasty, which ruled from 1368 until 1644. For a long time, the Great Wall of China was said to be the only human-made object visible from space. As it turns out, it is not visible from the moon without the assistance of technology. That is kind of disappointing if you’re focused on the wall. But with a simple shift of focus, you’ll quickly realize how grand that makes the vast expanse of space!Sources:www.britannica.com/topic/Great-Wall-of-China | www.nasa.gov/vision/space/workinginspace/great_wall.htmlNOVEMBER 2017 www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland 11

Come Out and Play ... Pick Up Sticks One, two, buckle my shoe. Three, four, shut the door. Five, six, pick up sticks. Seven, eight, lay them straight. Nine, ten, a big fat hen/start over again. What’s the first game you remember sticks scatter about randomly. Then the real China. Even though it is a simple game learning how to play? Is it UNO, Connect fun begins. Each player takes a turn picking that can be replicated by using straws Four or tic tac toe? Well, grown-ups may up a stick without moving any others, much or toothpicks, it has lasted the ages and not think of it often, but games are a part of like Jenga blocks. If any other sticks move traveled from China throughout Japan, our culture, and in China, pick-up sticks is during the mission, the player loses his Great Britain and the world. Our name for very much so a part of their cultural history. or her turn. If successful, the player earns the stick game is quite English, as the game another turn. And, of course, whoever has grew in popularity thanks to the nursery The game begins with 20 to 50 sticks, the most sticks at the end wins! rhyme that included the line, “five, six, traditionally made of wood. A player holds pick up sticks.” In other cultures, the same the sticks in his or her hand. When they The original pick-up sticks players are game goes by the names “jackstraws” or drop the sticks onto a clear, flat surface, the presumed to have been from 12th-century “spillikins.” Sources: www.britannica.com/topic/pick-up-sticks www.historicalfolktoys.com/catcont/3009.html12 www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland NOVEMBER 2017

N! Sparky wants you to learn to stop, drop, and roll if your clothes catch fire. Can you find the objects below in the pictures? Circle them and then color the pictures.N! Sparky wants you to learn to stop, drop, and roll if your clothes catch fire. Can you find the objects below in the pictures? Circle them and then color the pictures. Developed by the NFPA. 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169 The name and image of Sparky® are trademarks of the NFPA. Developed by the NFPA. 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169 The name and image of Sparky® are trademarks of the NFPA.Sponsored by: For more information, call (910)433-1730NOVEMBER 2017 www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland 13

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Character Bear Says: “Showing INTEGRITY means having the courage to do the right thing even when no one is looking.”Integrity Integrity It takes Competencies: courage • Acting consistently with princilples, to have integrity values, and beliefs (walking your talk) • Telling the truth • Standing up for what is right •Keeping promises TrustResults in: 1 . Based on the information above, what examples can you think of that would demonstrate integrity? 2 . How would you show INTEGRITY if the following happened? You found $______________________________________________________________________________ You spilled paint _________________________________________________________________________ You left your homework at home _______________________________________________________ Character Education is supported by the Cumberland County Schools’ Counseling Department and the Safe and Drug Free Schools Grant. To link to the CCS Counseling Department, visit ccs.k12.nc.us.16 www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland NOVEMBER 2017

Truman goes back to school! Hi, Kids! I got to help deliver Kidsville News! to my friends at Mary McArthur Elementary School and Montclair Elementary School. It was so much fun!Montclair Elementary School PrincipalStephanie Rivers poses with Truman. Mary McArthur Elementary School Principal Tanya Higgins with TrumanNOVEMBER 2017 www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland 17

MATHTIME How many flowers do not have pots? Source Images © by twilightmoon, NatalkaDmitrova, kevenodes- Vecteezy.com (2)18 www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland NOVEMBER 2017

Did you It’s probably not the turkey that makes you sleepy afterknow? a Thanksgiving meal, but the bread, potatoes and other carbohydrate-laden foods! Place your hand here, and then draw the outside of your hand. Color and decorate your turkey! True!True or False?NOVEMBER 2017 www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland It’s better to cook stuffing outside of the turkey to prevent food-borne illnesses. 19

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Answer Weekly Air Quality Trivia Questions “Trees Are Important The 2018 Air Quality Awareness Poster Contest is sponsored by the Must be a student in grades K-5 at an eligble elementary school in Artwork must be original with no help from others. No kits, traced, or copied Posters should be at minimum 8.5x11 inches and at maximum 11x17 inches.Be sure to consider this year’s theme while construction your artwork. All artwork will be judged on subject matter, originality, creativity and artistic Clearly print the following information on the back of the drawing (parents or teachers can help with this): Your name, school, grade, name of art teacher or sponsoring teacher, parent’s contact phone and parent’s email address. (This information is confidential. It will be used for notification purposes only and will not be shared.) All entries must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 30, 2018. Entries will be divided into grades K-2 and 3-5. First, Second and Third place winners and honorable mentions will be chosen from Please bring entries to: For more information, please contact Deloma Graham at 910-678-7628 or email to [email protected] NOVEMBER 2017 For A Chance To Win Tickets To Any to Our Environment” Fayetteville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO) in partnership both categories and prizes will be as follows: FAMPO | Cumberland County Historic Courthouse | 130 Gillespie Street, 2nd floor, Room 203 or 205 | Fayetteville, NC 28301 Be sure to visit our air quality page at FAMPO.org and our Sustainable Sandhills partners at sustainablesandhills.org FAYETTEVILLE MARKSMEN HOME GAME C CONTEST RULES: Cumberland County or in the FAMPO Metropolitan Planning Area. artwork will be accepted. www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland 2018 Air with Sustainable Sandhills and is open to any elementary school student C execution. 1ST PLACE - $100 2ND PLACE - $75 3RD PLACE - $50 HONORABLE MENTION - $25 For Contest Details, Click On The Air Quality Trivia Banner At Quality in Cumberland County or in the FAMPO Metropolitan Planning Area. 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Kidsville Kitchen Send it!*Experiment with Hey, Kids!Scrambled Eggs Meet my new BFF the Duck from Duck Donuts! Scrambled eggs are a versatile breakfast and brunch staple. Many ingredients We want to remind you to send us your photos, can be added to scrambled eggs to give them a fresh taste every time. The original artwork, letters, poems and stories, following recipe for Bacon and Tomato Scramble from Norman Kolpas’ We would really love hearing from you. We “Buongiorno! Breakfast and Brunch, Italian Style” (Contemporary Books) may even print them in a later issue or include makes for a beloved breakfast dish. them on our cool website.Bacon and www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland TomatoScramble Name: Age: Makes 4 to 6 servings Address: Grade: 4 Roma (plum) tomatoes City: State: Zip: 6 strips good-quality lean smoked bacon, cut crosswise into 1⁄2-inch pieces Name of your School or location where you picked up a copy of Kidsville News!: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 shallots, minced Parent, Teacher, Guardian Signature (Permission): 12 extra-large eggs, beaten until slightly frothy Email: Salt Freshly ground black pepper (Receive a “Free” online subscription of Kidsville News!) 2 tablespoons finely shredded fresh basil *If your submission appears in Kidsville With the tip of a small, sharp knife, cut out the cores of the tomatoes. Cut eachtomato in half crosswise and, with a fingertip, scoop out and discard the seeds. News! you will be entitled to a FREE DuckCut the tomatoes into rough 1⁄2-inch diced pieces. Donut just by coming by the store at 2132 Skibo Rd. Each month one lucky student, Scatter the bacon pieces evenly in a nonstick skillet and cook over medium-low chosen from ALL the submissions will winheat until golden brown, about 5 minutes. With a slotted spoon, remove the bacon Duck Donuts for their entire class!from the pan, and drain on paper towels. Pour off almost all of the fat from theskillet, leaving just a thin glistening. Send to: 208 Rowan Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 • 910-484-6200 Return the skillet to medium-low heat and add the butter and shallots. Sauté Teachers,gyorAeuraretsryteousudoeluonrotcskeiantbogotfueotarwcahateruntil the butter has melted and the shallots begin to sizzle, about 2 minutes.Add the eggs and cook, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, and scrape pollution?the bottom of the skillet until the eggs form very moist, creamy curds. Stir in The City of Fayettevillethe tomato and bacon pieces, season to taste with salt and pepper and continuecooking to your liking, taking care that the eggs remain on the soft and creamy SodstfteofuemrdrmesonwnFtsRsattrEoeaEnrtioDshntiavosnirstmdihosawn-toaentdeur caantdeside. Serve garnished with the basil. water pollution.NOVEMBER 2017 STORMWATER 21 To request a peresentation for your classroom, Call 910-433-1071 www.cityoffayetteville.org/stormwater www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland

The NC Fall Festival began in Hoke County in 1985. Originally known as the NC Turkey Festival, it was home to the NC Department of Agriculture's state turkey cooking contest. The NC Fall Festival has kept the spirit of the NC Turkey Festival alive through events like the Turkey Bowl, a football game hosted by Hoke County High School, as well the Stu n' and Stompin' Turkey Dinner, a Thanksgiving themed meal held at West Hoke Middle School. The new logo, designed by students at Don Steed Elementary, even contains TWO turkeys!22 www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland NOVEMBER 2017

CASSINI SAYS GOODBYE By Teagan Wall This image of the hexagonal storm on Saturn’s north pole was taken by Cassini in 2013. Image credit: NASA/ JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute On Sept. 15, the Cassini spacecraft began its final Cassini also looked at some of Saturn’s moons, If there is life on Enceladus, NASA scientists don’tmission. It started its dive into the planet Saturn, where such as Titan and Enceladus. Titan is Saturn’s want life from Earth getting mixed in. Tiny living thingsit will gather information and send it back to Earth for largest moon. Cassini carried a lander to Titan. The may have hitched a ride on Cassini when it leftas long as possible. During the dive, it will eventually lander, called Huygens, parachuted from Cassini Earth. If these germs are still alive and they land onburn up in the atmosphere, much like a meteor. down to the surface of the moon. It turns out, Titan Enceladus, they could grow and spread. We wantCassini’s original mission was supposed to last four is quite an exciting place! It has seas, rivers, lakes to protect Enceladus so that if we find life, we canyears, but it has now been orbiting Saturn for more and rain. This means that in some ways, Titan’s be sure it didn’t come from Earth. This idea is calledthan 13 years! landscape looks a bit like Earth. However, its seas planetary protection. and rivers aren’t made of water — they’re made of The spacecraft has seen and discovered so many a chemical called methane. Scientists worry that when Cassini runs out ofthings in that time. In 2010, Cassini saw a massive fuel, it could crash into Titan or Enceladus. So yearsstorm in Saturn’s northern hemisphere. During this Cassini also helped us learn that Saturn’s moon ago, they came up with a plan to prevent that fromstorm, scientists learned that Saturn’s atmosphere has Enceladus is covered in ice. Underneath the ice is happening. Cassini will complete its exploration bywater vapor, which rose to the surface. Cassini also a giant liquid ocean that covers the whole moon. diving into Saturn — on purpose. The spacecraft willlooked at the giant storm at Saturn’s north pole. This Tall geysers from this ocean spray out of cracks in burn up and become part of the planet it explored.storm is shaped like a hexagon. NASA used pictures the ice and into space, like a giant sneeze. Cassini During its final plunge, Cassini will tell us more aboutand other data from Cassini to learn how the storm flew through one of these geysers. We learned that Saturn’s atmosphere and protect the moons at thegot its six-sided shape. Enceladus’ ocean is made of very salty water, along same time. with some of the chemicals that living things need. What an exciting way to say goodbye! To learn more about Saturn, check out NASA Space Place: www.spaceplace.nasa.gov/all-about-saturn.NOVEMBER 2017 www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland 23

Kid’s ConcentratedHEALTH juice consumption Today’s youth continue to battle obesity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the percentage of obese children in the United States has more than tripled since the 1970s. Roughly one in five school-aged children is obese. Obese children and adults are at a higher risk for chronic health conditions such as asthma, bone and joint problems, Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Although many factors can contribute to obesity among children, researchers with the American Academy of Pediatrics are now warning parents that fruit juice can be a contributor. In suggestions that overwrite previous recommendations from 2006 in which the AAP said children between the ages of 6 months and 6 years could have up to six ounces of fruit juice a day, fruit juice is no longer recommended for children under the age of 1year old. Plus, health experts say that older children should choose whole fruit sources in lieu of fruit juices whenever possible. According to the article “Reducing Childhood Obesity by Eliminating 100 Percent Fruit Juice,” authored by Janet Wojcicki, PhD, MPH, and Melvin Heyman, MD, MPH, and published in the American Journal of Public Health, excessive fruit juice consumption is associated with increased risk for obesity. There also is recent scientific evidence that sucrose consumption without the corresponding fiber that fruit provides is associated with metabolic syndrome, liver injury and obesity. Obesity is not the only risk associated with fruit juice. Although fruit juice in moderation can be a nutritious beverage, drinking juice from a bottle can lead to nursing bottle dental caries. Also, “toddler’s diarrhea” has been associated with juice consumption, particularly in juice with a high fructose to glucose ratio, according to data published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition. Many health experts are concerned by excessive fruit juice consumption that can lead to an increased caloric intake and obesity. AAP researchers suggest parents of young children mash up fresh fruit instead of giving them juice. Water, milk and breast milk/formula should be the main liquid for children. Older children can have limited amounts of 100 percent fruit juice, but should be steered toward other low-calorie drinks instead.24 www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland NOVEMBER 2017

PHOTO SOURCE: Rawpixel.com/stock.Adobe.comAs we become increasingly reliant on digital each building, which is why a major part of amenities such as a café, a roof terrace eventcontent available on-demand, what happens this change comes in the form of reconfigured space and spaces for music production andto our repositories for printed material? spaces. To accommodate shifts in usage, library fabrication. The end goal, according to D.C.The answer may be simpler than you think: systems have been improving their physical Public Library, is to position the library as anLibraries aren’t just about books anymore. Most structures. engine for social improvement as opposed tohave shifted focus from their book collections simply being a place to pick up or drop offto the communities they serve and adjusted For example, marquee projects by renowned a book.their designs to match. architects have reinvigorated the Washington, D.C., Public Library system, with 15 completed To learn more about how libraries are changingLibrary-sponsored programs, such as children’s remodels (two of which were designed by the in communities nationwide, visitreading hours and job-search assistance pairing of Adjaye Associates and the Freelon topicarchitecture.com.sessions, are bolstering many branches’ Group, of National Museum of African-outreach and education efforts. A 2016 library American History & Culture fame). Even as new digital technologies emerge,use study from the Pew Research Center modern libraries will always remain homeindicates an increase in the number of people Six more library upgrades are currently on to large holdings of printed material. Manyvisiting libraries for educational purposes: 27 the horizon in D.C., including a renovation collections have already expanded to includepercent of library users said they’d attended and addition to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s e-reader versions of popular titles, music andclasses, programs or lectures at their local Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. An video on a variety of media. The latest designinstitutions, a 10 percent increase from 2015. architectural team comprised of Martinez improvements to libraries make them not + Johnson Architecture and Mecanoo will only enjoyable venues for reading, but alsoBut the breadth of events a modern library modernize that facility, aiming to improve welcoming places to build community.can host relies upon the physical space within overall transparency and visibility while adding 25NOVEMBER 2017 www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland

The fun adventures shared are about being a good friend, what here are creative and quite friendship really is, how to exercise enjoyable. The lessons that creativity, using your imagination P. King Duckling, Wombat and learning how to work as a and Chumpkins teach are also team. The lessons are very valuable quite useful. The animation in because even I forget how to be a this show is simple, with lots of good friend sometimes. It is a great colors and shapes. It is perfect reminder of how to be a good friend for kids. It is easy to follow for older children while teaching and understand, so you can do some younger kids the basics of friendship. of the experiments that they do in your It reminds you to use your brains and imagination. work with others when trying to solve problems. My favorite episode is “Wombat’s Big Surprise!” This episode is so funny and I recommend this DVD for ages enjoyable because of the humor and 4 to 8. Even tweens and teens will how Wombat doesn’t know about her benefit from it. The life lessons are big surprise birthday party. I also love priceless, and everyone will enjoy the that Chumpkins and P. King Duckling characters with their quacky, quirky hide things. It also teaches you about personalities. I give this DVD 5 out of patience, which is a difficult lesson. 5 Quacking Ducks. This is available now on DVD so, check it out. Chumpkins (Benjie Randall) is a computer geek and loves technology. Chumpkins is proud of this and wears a shirt with a computer on it. Whenever you need something delivered to your house right away, have Chumpkins order it online. He also knows a lot about gadgets and gizmos, so he is the pig to call. Benjie Randall makes Chumpkins sound older than he is, and that is reflected in his personality and makes you believe he is very smart. Some of the life lessons in this story26 www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland NOVEMBER 2017

BEGINNER READS Alphabeasties and Other Amazing Lousy Rotten Stinkin’ Grapes Types By Margie Palatini By Sharon Werner and Sarah Forss For ages 4-8 For ages 2 and Up Unable to reach the bunch of purple You've never seen an alphabet book grapes high in a tree, Fox, who considers like this before. A is for alligator, but himself sly, clever, and smart, makes a the accompanying picture is composed plan to get them. \"Hop. Skip. Jump. of hundreds of uppercase and lower- Flying leap. And . . . No grapes.\" Which is case black A's. Each page contains an when he turns to Bear for help. Fox animal — bat, camel, dog, elephant — climbs atop Bear's head, but he's still not rendered entirely in its initial letters. high enough, which is why he enlists the help of Beaver, Porcupine and Possum.PAGETURNERS Drama Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s By Raina Telgemeier Library For ages 9 and Up By Chris Grabenstein For ages 8 and Up Callie is the set designer for her middle school play. She wants it to go off with Kyle Keeley isn’t much of a reader. He’s a bang — literally — and is building a more into games. Especially the brilliant cannon that really “fires” for the show. world of Luigi Lemoncello’s Imagination If only she could add some spark to her Factory. So when the town of Alexan- love life. Callie’s first experiences with driaville announces it will be opening its romance are fizzling — and confusing. first public library in twelve years, Kyle But nothing keeps infectiously-enthusi- isn’t very excited. But then Mr. Lemon- astic Callie down for long, especially cello arrives at the school to judge the when she’s got set design and her stage essays; if he is behind the new library, crew to keep her distracted. then who knows what might be inside! Anya’s GhostADVANCED READS By Vera Brosgol For ages 12-18 Scat By Carl Hiaasen One day, her mind filled with all her prob- For ages 10 and Up lems, Anya walks right into a hole in the ground and falls into an abandoned well, Today is the class field trip to the Black where she finds a skeleton. This skeleton Vine Swamp. Nick's hoping to sight a has a ghost, a teenage girl who helps get panther, which is unlikely since there Anya rescued and then follows Anya home. are fewer than a hundred of the big cats She says her name is Emily Reilly, and she left in Florida. Nick has a lot on his was murdered ninety years before. Before mind; his dad, a captain in the Army long, Emily starts helping Anya pass her Reserve in Iraq, hasn't e-mailed home exams, dress more fashionably and stalk for three days. In the swamp, they hear her secret crush, school basketball a piercing cry, and Nick records on his star Sean. video camera a large, tannish blur, running through the cypress trees.NOVEMBER 2017 www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland 27

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