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This Page Brought To You By: Samuel Clemens — alias — Have you heard of an author named • A crewman would shout “mark yet factual writing style has charmed Mark Twain? The writer’s real name twain” when he wanted to find out when readers for ages, but not without some was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he the boat was at two fathoms, or a depth controversy and criticism. wrote under the pen name Twain. Before of 12 feet, the measure needed for safe Clemens became well-known as a navigation. • In Clemens’s lifetime, Adventures writer in the late 1800s, he had different of Huckleberry Finn — about the wild- jobs, including piloting a steamboat • Clemens heard that term so much that spirited son of the town drunkard who up and down the Mississippi River. At it came to mind when he wanted an alias runs away on a raft with an escaped the age of 27, Clemens wrote a funny for his writings. Many movie stars and slave, Jim — was banned because it travel story and signed his name “Mark musicians use stage names, just as many was considered vulgar. His books have Twain.” His time on the river gave him writers use pen names. been repeatedly restricted in American the idea for his pen name. high schools and children’s libraries for • Mark Twain was the author of two inappropriate language and content. He • A term used by the riverboat major classics of American literature, wrote 28 books and many short stories. crewmen, twain is an old-fashioned way The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, to say the number two, and a mark is a published in 1876, and its 1884 sequel, line, figure or symbol made as a record Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. of something. • He was also a journalist, lecturer, entrepreneur and inventor. His funny https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain https://www.biography.com/writer/mark-twain http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/twain/aa_twain_name_3.html https://www.thoughtco.com/samuel-clemens-use-penname-mark-twain-740686 4 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals May 2020

?? ? ? ?? ?? ?? ? ?? ?? What’s it Like to Be? ? ? ? ? ?? ?? ? ? ? ?? ? ? 1. Please tell our readers a little do what I love. of my Mark Twain impression. The cannot get this experience in a about yourself, including your greatest compliment I get is when book or a movie or on television. name and occupation. 2. When did you know that you people say they forget I am acting. For a few minutes through the lens My name is Richard Garey, and I wanted a career in theater? of the stage, my audience gets to live in Hannibal, Missouri, on the My parents took me to a play 4. What kind of education and experience being with Mark Twain banks of the Mississippi River. I when I was 5 years old. After the training is needed to become an in person. It is magical. am the owner of Heritage Stage show, I said, “I want to do that.” actor? Productions and the historic That desire never changed over I recommend that students get a 6. What do you wish everyone Planters Barn Theater, built in the years. I performed a brand- good university theater degree, knew about being an actor and 1849. For the last 17 years, I have new play this past December with but the essential ingredient is stage about Mark Twain? performed the show, “Mark Twain another professional actor. It was experience. Find every opportunity I wish everyone could experience Himself,” using only the actual still just as exciting as my first play. to perform and learn. It takes about the fun of performing a live show. words of the author and humorist. eight years of study and experience It takes a lot of work and hours of Before that, I was a stage actor. 3. What inspired you to perform to become a versatile stage actor. I rehearsal, and then the performers The past 40 years or so, I have been as Mark Twain for so much of am an English graduate from James and audience come together to an actor, director, playwright and your career? Madison University. create something extraordinary theater teacher. I write and compile My focus on Twain started when called a play. I wish everyone could all my shows, and I take great pride I included some of his material in 5. What is your favorite thing experience the comedy, unique in their historical accuracy. When a theater class that I was teaching about your job? humor and the fun of Mark Twain. I’m not doing shows, I often travel some years back. Later, we did a play I have the privilege of giving my He left us an incredible legacy. the country and sometimes the with 20 characters. Then I moved audiences a gift. It is a gift they His story is also our story, and I’m world. I am fortunate to be able to to my one-man show. I am proud cannot get any other way. You grateful to share it. May 2020 www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals Kidsville News! 5

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Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn spent a lot of time their excellent flavor. They are a prize catch for fishing in the Mississippi River. In Mark Twain’s most competitive sport fishermen. stories, the boys either fished for fun or food, • Flathead catfish eat after sundown, making and most often, the catch was bass, sun perch or that the best time of the day to catch one. catfish. If they reeled in a catfish, it was probably • They live in deep water off the end or upstream one of four species known to inhabit the upper of man-made sea walls, which are embankments Mississippi River, the channel, flathead, blue or called dikes. bullhead catfish. The ray-finned, scaleless fish get BLUE CATFISH their name from their barbels, which resemble a These catfish are also called white fultons, blue cat’s whiskers, and are found in rivers, streams, fultons, fultons, white cats and blue channels. lakes and ponds across the U.S. • They are still the largest catfish found in the CHANNEL CATFISH Missouri and Mississippi rivers. A blue is a prize The channel catfish is nicknamed fiddler, catch. spotted cat, pone and blue cat and is one of the • Today some blue catfish over 60 pounds are most frequently caught sport fish in Missouri, caught. home to Twain’s characters, Tom and Huck. • They prefer the swift current of channels — • During low water, normally from July long waterways which combine larger bodies of through September, channel catfish live in deep water — or deep waters below upper river dams. water along main channel borders or with the BULLHEAD CATFISH upstream faces of man-made barriers. Also known as mudcats and yellow cats, • They like to eat at night in the shallow sandbar two types of bullheads live in the stagnant, habitat. backwaters of big rivers. Backwater areas are • In spring, when waters are higher, they are not reached by the current. found away from the main channel, in backwaters • The black bullhead is more common than the and tributary river streams. yellow bullhead, but both have similar habitats. FLATHEAD CATFISH • Bullhead feed on a variety of items, ranging These catfish, also known as Johnnie cats, from insects to smaller fish. yellow cats, goujon and mudcats, flatheads • They thrive in warm water. sometimes exceed 50 pounds and are known for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catfish • https://mdc.mo.gov/conmag/1995/08/fishing-missouris-big-rivers MAYDays to remember in May 1, 1841 The Mark Twain, born Samuel Clemens Nov. • This great river flows 2,340 miles from tobacco factory and two slaughterhouses, first wagon train left 30, 1835, was the sixth child of John and beginning to end. with pigs herded through the streets. from Independence, Jane Clemens. The family lived in the small Missouri, for town of Florida, Missouri, until Clemens • The Mississippi River winds through or • Before he had his river-pilot license, California. was 4 years old, moving next to the town of borders the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Clemens worked on a steamboat named the May 3, 1936 Joe Hannibal along the Mississippi River. Both Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Pennsylvania. DiMaggio made his the town and river inspired much of his Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and major league baseball writings. Life on the Mississippi, published Louisiana. • He helped his younger brother Henry debut with three hits in 1883, is both a memoir and travel book to get a job on that boat, too. The brothers for the New York Clemens wrote, using the pen name Twain, • Life in river towns was bustling in were shipmates until early June 1858, when Yankees. about his days as a steamboat pilot and the 1800s due to waterway activity. In the older Clemens left. May 9, 1899 The passenger on the Mississippi River before Hannibal, three steamboats arrived daily, lawnmower was and after the American Civil War. bringing many people to and from town. • When Henry was still working aboard patented. the Pennsylvania, its boiler exploded while May 10 Mother’s Day • The Mississippi was the focus of • The steamboats were part of a the boat was near Memphis, Tennessee. is the second Sunday Clemens’ childhood, whether he was much larger river network of trade and Many people on board, including Henry, of May each year. swimming with friends or watching the transportation that stretched along the Ohio lost their lives. May 25, 1978 The steamboats come and go. and Missouri rivers down the Mississippi to movie blockbuster New Orleans, Louisiana, for nearly 1,000 • Although devastated by his brother’s “Star Wars” was • The Mississippi River is the third- miles south. death, Clemens continued to work on released. longest river in North America. Mississippi River steamboats until 1861, May 25 Memorial • In the Clemens’ hometown of Hannibal the beginning of the American Civil War Day is the last Monday were three blacksmith shops, a distillery, and the end of the Mississippi River traffic. in May each year. It is a federal holiday to remember and honor military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. https://www.biography.com/writer/mark-twain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_on_the_Mississippi https://www.americanqueensteamboatcompany.com/blog/mississippi-river-facts/ https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/life-mississippi www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals 8 Kidsville News! May 2020

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Unusual Mothers in Nature Every year we celebrate Mother’s Day leave their eggs to develop alone but the male Cardinal Fish scoops on the 2nd Sunday in May. This month we the eggs up into its mouth and carries them around, protecting celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 10. them till they hatch. In this case the father “mothers” the eggs. Let’s look at some unusual animal mothers in the natural world. As you know, mammal mothers provide milk for Insects lay eggs too. Many insects can not survive the winter their young and most bear live newborns and do not lay eggs. But but their eggs can survive and then hatch in the Spring. In that the PLATYPUS (plad-ee-pus) is most unusual. This small aquatic case, the only “mothering” involved is laying the eggs. mammal The Praying Mantis (lives in is a ferocious hunter water), and was introduced into found in the United States over a Australia century ago in the hope and of controlling other Ta s m a n i a , insects. They do eat lays eggs and has webbed feet, and even has poisonous spurs other insects; however on its hind feet. This wacky mammal looks like a beaver with a good insects, as well as duck’s bill. That’s an unusual mother! bad, are devoured by Birds lay eggs and usually sit on them and feed their babies them. Some species guard their eggs. Sometimes the female will when they hatch. But there is one bird that never raises its young bite off the male’s head reducing the population of local males. and lets others do that for them. The “Brown-headed Cowbird” Bees and ants have a lays its eggs in other bird nests and lets other species raise their single QUEEN in the colony young. The picture shows a speckled cowbird egg in a nest of five and she lays all the eggs. Phoebe eggs. A typical bee queen lays thousands of eggs every The following photo shows a foster mother with her larger day for her entire life of “adopted” Cowbird baby. many years. Young worker bees feed a royal jelly to the larvae and later honey and pollen. They are called “nurse bees”. Ant QUEENS win the contest for most “babies”. A single army ant queen can lay up to 300,000 eggs. Some ant queens can live up to 30 years. Unlike insects, or fish, human mothers care for and nurture their babies. When young, we all need structure and discipline and a good mother helps us learn from our mistakes. We all have to thank our mothers for our life. Be sure to THANK YOUR MOTHER ! This behavior is very unusual; most birds tend their young Life is amazing! and raise them © 2020 Dr. David R. Curott, UNA Professor Emeritus responsibly. Most fish lay eggs although some shark species give live birth. Many fish 10 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals May 2020

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tantrum by trying to destroy the whole town by shooting it up with lasers and attacking it with robots. Of course, this is nothing Sonic and friends can’t handle. One By Will C., KIDS FIRST! of the best jokes Film Critic, age 10 is when the boys https://youtu.be/OIaCzPyfbT4 compete against “Sonic Boom: the girls in a Season 1 Volume 2” is survivor challenge. nearly five hours of laugh- out- The girls decide loud, animated fun, featuring your favorite hedgehog. The the losers will have physical humor and amusing adventures will keep kids to do everyone’s Photos © Sega of America, Inc. entertained for hours on end. laundry, but Sonic The DVDs include 26 action-packed episodes, and if you says, “That’s not get the limited-edition gift set, you’ll also get two action fair for us boys, figures — either Sonic with Dr. Eggman or Knuckles with because we don’t Tails. In every episode, Sonic and his friends protect their even wear pants!” village from the evil Dr. Eggman. Of course, no matter The message how crazy the situation, Sonic and friends save the day in of this series is the end. that friends are There are some amusing storylines, like when Sonic and stronger together. There’s probably not a lot of content Knuckles spill nacho cheese on Amy‘s couch while house in the movie that parents will object to, but some cartoon sitting. They try to clean it up with grape soda, which just violence is present. The only thing that’s a problem for me makes it worse. Their next idea is to try to win a new sofa is that there is one episode out of the 26 that’s only available by going on a game show, but they fail and one of Dr. with Spanish audio, no English at all. Unfortunately, I Eggman’s missiles ends up exploding the couch anyway. can’t understand what they’re saying in the episode, “Fire In another episode, it’s hilarious when Sonic grabs the last in a Crowded Workshop.” chili dog that Dr. Eggman wanted, so to be nice, Sonic goes I give this series 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for all the way to the warehouse to bring his nemesis a chili ages 3 to 12. Adults may enjoy watching with the kids as dog. But Dr. Eggman wanted extra relish, so he throws a well. 14 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals May 2020

The Midwest is the region of the region had good soil and the valuable produces so much wheat and grain, it is northern and central United States known natural resources of coal, oil, iron ore and also famously nicknamed “America’s as “America’s Heartland.” It lies between limestone, so it developed and benefited Breadbasket.” That’s a big basket. the Appalachian and the Rocky Mountain from both agricultural farming and chains. The territory is comprised industrial manufacturing. • Most national television of 12 states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, broadcasters have Midwestern accents. Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, • The Great Plains, mostly made up Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South of farmland and fields, entered the United • The area has been home to more Dakota and Wisconsin. States in 1803 as part of the Louisiana than one-quarter of all U.S. presidents. Purchase, greatly expanding the nation. Samuel Clemens, or Mark Twain, grew • It is the birthplace of the famous up in the Midwest and used the region as • The Midwest has both big cities and inventors of the airplane and the the setting for his books. The Adventures small towns. automobile, as well as a center of of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of petroleum and steel production. Huckleberry Finn are set in the town of •The largest city is the Midwest is St. Petersburg, Missouri, a place based “The Windy City,” Chicago, Illinois. • The Midwest contains the wondrous upon Clemens’ hometown of Hannibal, Great Lakes. These are Lake Superior, Missouri. • Other large cities include Cincinnati Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake and Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Erie and Lake Ontario, as well as the • The Midwest has two regions, the Indianapolis, Indiana; Kansas City, expansive Northwoods, which cover Northwest Territory and the Great Plains. Kansas; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; St. northern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Both are vast land masses. Louis, Missouri; and the twin cities of Michigan, and extend into Canada. Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. • The United States adopted the • The Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio Northwest Territory in 1783 after the • Middle America, also called rivers made famous in Twain’s books American Revolutionary War. The “flyover country,” has more cornfields snake through the Midwest. Steamboats, than major cities and more small stores now used for recreation and scenic travel, than big companies. The region also still cruise today. wikitravel.org/en/Great_Lakes https://www.britannica.com/place/Middle-West https://wikitravel.org/en/Midwest_(United_States_of_America) https://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-midwest-is-different-than-the-rest-of-the-country-2018-7https:// Hello! Attention Kids & Teachers Too! This is Truman From Kidsville News! 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Taking the Census By Lee Freeman, Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, Local History - Genealogy Department With everything currently going on, you may have forgotten that it's Due to privacy and identity theft concerns the Federal Government will census time again in the US. not release census enumerations until 72 years after they're taken, thus the Article 1, Section 2 of the US Constitution instructed the new government 1940 census was the last one released, in 2012. In two years (2022) the to conduct a decennial (every ten years) 1950 enumeration will be released. census in order to fairly calculate the Marshals and later census number of federal representatives to takers (also called enumerators) Congress from each state, as well as conducted door-to-door canvases to calculate the amount of taxes levied of their appointed districts. A town, on each state. township, military district, ward The first census began more and precinct most often constituted than a year after the inauguration of one or more enumeration districts. President Washington and shortly Early on such boundaries were ill- before the second session of the first defined which caused confusion Congress ended. Congress assigned as enumerators were often unsure responsibility for the 1790 census whether a particular family resided to the marshals of the U.S. judicial in their district or another, causing districts under an act which, with many families to be enumerated more minor modifications and extensions, than once or skipped entirely. On one governed census taking through occasion, in Lauderdale County in 1840. The law required that every 1910, a census-taker got ill, causing household be visited, that completed a disruption in his enumerations until census schedules be posted in \"two of his recovery. the most public places within [each Census takers were supposed jurisdiction], there to remain for the to ask the head of the family the inspection of all concerned...\" and William Joseph \"Will\" Freeman (1869-1910), his 1910 cen- questions for the census. They were that \"the aggregate amount of each sus-taker's bade and a page of his enumeration district from also supposed to carefully read back description of persons\" for every Blackburn in the 1910 census, and finally, his signature on the information to the person to catch district be transmitted to the president. page 127 B of that census. any mistakes but this often did little Although the act included the specific inquiries marshals asked at each to correct errors. If the head wasn’t home the enumerator was supposed home they visited, the marshals did not receive printed forms on which to come back and speak to him/her however he/she might have asked the to record the data. Marshals used their own paper and designed their own wife instead, and if neither parent was home the children, or, if none of the forms—a practice followed until the US government began supplying family was home, they may have asked neighbors rather than come back printed census schedules in 1830. later to speak to the head. In some cases the enumerators never caught a Census Day was on the first Monday in August 1790 and was conducted family at home. In other cases people refused to answer the questions, under the supervision of Thomas Jefferson. being wary of the government having personal information about them Although the Constitution called for a federal census every ten years, until (my brother had both of these happen when he took the follow-up census 1850 there was no central government census office, and it was discontinued in 2010.) Citing God's displeasure with Israelite King David numbering after 1850. Until 1850 US federal marshals managed the process of taking the Children of Israel in I Chronicles 21, many concerned Christians the census as best they could. The census office was reestablished in 1900 in refused to participate in the census. time to take that years' census and tally the results for 1860, 1870, 1880 and Until the requirement was discontinued in 1880, after completing 1890. The Bureau of the Census was finally established in Washington, DC the enumeration of his/her district or sub-district, the enumerator was in 1902 as a permanent bureau of the Department of the Interior however in supposed to make two copes, carefully compared to his original; one set 1903 the Census Bureau was transferred to the Dept. of Commerce. was sent to the county clerk, with another being sent to the state and the In order to determine the new country’s industrial and military capabilities final copy being sent to the federal government. Obviously in recopying early censuses only recorded the names of free black and white households. two other versions errors were liable to creep in. It is nearly impossible to There were age ranges for males and females, with the number of each know which version was the census taker’s original version, and with a few age range written in those columns, and with slaves enumerated in similar exceptions, rarely are all three versions (or even two) for a given county, age ranges on page two. Information asked for increased with each one territory or state available today, but usually only the Census Bureau copy taken however so that by 1850 the full name, age, sex, race, occupation, which was microfilmed and is now available online. place of birth and marital status of each individual was recorded. By 1900 William Joseph \"Will\" Freeman was born in 1869, the oldest of nine information recorded included where a person's parents were born, how children born to Willey F. and Sarah Frances Wesson Freeman, who lived many children a mother had, how many of her children were still living, near the Stony Point neighborhood near Rawhide (since 1889 Cloverdale) whether a person could read, write or speak English, if they were foreign- in north Lauderdale County before moving into East Florence where born their country of birth, if they were a naturalized US citizen and if so, Wiley and two sons worked for the Florence Wagon Co. Will (1869-1910) when they had been naturalized, whether they owned or rented their house, and his wife Martha Josephine \"Josie\" Campbell (1873-1955) Freeman if it was a home or farm, etc. The 1930 census recorded everyone who continued to live near Cloverdale, on what is now County Road 6, save for owned a radio set (still fairly new technology in 1930) and among other a brief period in town on Cypress Creek Road. William and Josie had six information the 1940 enumerated everyone who worked at a WPA or other children, two of which died as infants and a son which died of pneumonia government job as well as where people had been living in 1935. in 1919. Until 1850 slaves were recorded on the numbered line of their owners on Perhaps to supplement his income in 1910 Will got a job as a census taker. page two of the free population schedules; in 1850 and 1860 special slave He took the census in Precinct No. 8, the Blackburn area, now Zip City on censuses were taken in the Southern states which enumerated (counted and Chisholm Hwy. He worked in April and his grandson, my late father, Bill recorded) the planters and slave-owners by name, with the slaves only being Freeman, inherited his census takers badge. All things considered, these enumerated by sex age and race (black, mulatto, creole, etc.) early census takers did a great job under difficult circumstances. 16 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals May 2020

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Come Kids often pretend to be characters from ♫ ♫ their favorite stories and act out story plots Out & in imaginary, faraway places. Do you have ♫ a prop box or dress-up chest at home? Play They are easy to make. This does not mean • Stuffed animals and dolls of all sizes. that a lot of money on toys is needed. The • Fabric pieces, blankets, or old sheets for In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the simplest items found in the home can be the making costumes or a fort. main characters, Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry perfect props. Try collecting some of these, • Themed materials such as stamps, Finn and their friend Joe Harper, take a and ask your parents and relatives to help. stickers, postcards, used plane tickets, raft to Jackson Island, a small, uninhabited foreign coins, photos and suitcases for a island in the middle of the Mississippi • Large empty boxes, plastic crates and pretend vacation trip. River, where they pretend to be pirates. cardboard blocks for making a home, castle • Writing materials such as Post-it notes, Tom knows a lot about the history of or rocket ship. index cards, blank paper and spiral-bound pirates. notebooks. • Old clothes, ties, hats, shoes, backpacks, When Huck asks what pirates do, Tom purses and specific props like crowns and tells Huck many stories of pirates’ misdeeds toy swords. on land and sea in search of treasure. The boys take on new pirate names, too. Huck is • Old telephones, phone books, renamed Huck Finn, the Red-Handed. Joe magazines, newspapers and old mail. is Joe Harper, the Terror of the Seas, while Tom names himself the Black Avenger • Cooking utensils, pots, pans, dishes, of the Spanish Main. They act out scenes plastic food containers, table cloths and and “play pirates” for fun. With the help of napkins, silk flowers. your imagination, have you ever played as though you were a pirate or a policeman, a soldier or a chef, a princess or a king? https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/119/1/182 https://www.learning4kids.net/2011/12/30/what-is-imaginative-play-and-how-to-encourage-it/ https://www.scholastic.com/parents/kids-activities-and-printables/activities-for-kids/arts-and-craft-ideas/importance-pretend-play.html The TM View Local kids about their opinions let us know.... and favorite things. YOUR answer Do YOU want to be here? to a Kidsville View question Go to page 17 and fill out... on page 17 The TM View YOUR PHOTO YOUR Name HERE School Grade 18 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals May 2020

Pancakes are a favorite breakfast food. Fluffy and filling, pancakes can be soaked in syrup and topped with any number of fruits or nuts. Pancakes also can be turned into delicious desserts when paired with Florence • Sheffield • Killen ice cream and other treats. The Danish have a unique spin on traditional pancakes. Known as When cooking, for “aebleskivers,” these balls made from a safety, always get help Hey Kids It! pancake-type batter puff up in a special from an adult first. pan and end up resembling doughnut Don’t Forget To Send holes. They can be served for breakfast, snacks or desserts, making them as versatile as pancakes. Try aebleskivers for yourself with this recipe from Small Sweet Treats (Gibbs Smith) by Marguerite Marceau Henderson. Send us YOUR Artwork or poems! We will print yours in Kidsville News! See Page 6 to find out how! Do you know about... 1 aebleskiver pan or similar mini-muffin pan Improving 2 cups all-purpose flour Tomato Taste 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda When planting tomato seedlings, crush some 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom eggshells (one to two eggs) 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and put them in the hole 1/2 cup sugar with the seedling. 3 large egg yolks The shells 1 teaspoon vanilla extract will promote the growth 2 cups buttermilk of large and 3 large egg whites more 1 tablespoon unsalted butter flavorful Raspberry or strawberry preserves tomatoes. Powdered sugar THOMAS W. JOEL R. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking McCUTCHEON HAMNER soda, cardamom, salt and sugar. In another bowl, beat the egg yolks, vanilla and buttermilk with a whisk or handheld mixer until frothy. CALL US 256-333-5000 Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients just to combine. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until frothy and stiff peaks form. 2210 Helton Drive, Florence Gently fold the egg whites into the batter. Rub a little of the unsalted www.MHatty.com butter into each indentation of a well-heated aebleskiver pan. With a paper towel, remove excess butter. Place about 1 tablespoon batter “No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is in each indentation, top with about 1/2 teaspoon of preserves of greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.” choice and add another tablespoon of batter on top. Cook the sides until set and the bottom is golden brown, about 2 minutes. Using two wooden skewers, carefully turn the aebleskivers over to cook the other side. Cook for 1-2 minutes more. Transfer to a platter, dust with powdered sugar and serve hot. Repeat with the remaining batter. May 2020 www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals Kidsville News! 19

A Section Especially for Parents Summer's almost here, but that doesn't mean reading stops. Help your kids avoid the summer slide by checking out these great book ideas for all ages. Find more at ReadKiddoRead.com! BEGINNER READS Tickle Monster By Josie Bissett SUSAN @JAMES PATTERSON Big Words for Little Geniuses Illustrated By Kevan J. Atteberry By Susan and James Patterson Illustrated by Hsinping Pan For ages 4-8 For ages 5 and up 1111JosleBluett Earth has been invaded by a Husband and wife James and Sue Patterson __.,Ke'/'llnJ.Atteboff\\l monster from Planet Tickle. That's teamed up to write the perfect children's right, the Tickle Monster is in town book for your little genius. Packed with and will tickle any child who is colorful illustrations and impressive, reading the book during storytime. sophisticated words like stelliferous and Parents, this is your excuse to tickle your kiddos to your heart's content. gobbledygook, this book is fun for every age in the family. PAGETURNERS Checked Stella Diaz Has Something to Say By Cynthia Kadohata By Angela Dominguez Illustrated by Maurizio Zorat For ages 9 and up For ages 10 and up Extroverted Stella loves spending time with ADVANCED READS Connor's life revolves around two her family and her best friend Jenny. She things: hockey and his beloved loves learning about marine life, particularly Doberman, Sinbad. His father's life fish. When Jenny is put in another class at does, too, and Connor thinks that school, Stella feels particularly lonely. She may be why his stepmom left them. wants to befriend the new boy in her class, When Sinbad gets sick and Connor but sometimes she accidentally mixes decides to give up hockey to save Spanish with English, which can be money for Sinbad's treatments, embarassing. She has to get over her fear Connor starts to notice other things of public speaking when a big class in his life. Connor sets out to discover presentation comes up, and at a perfect who he is as a person if he isn't time, too, because Stella Diaz has playing hockey. something to say. Hamilton And Peggy Tyler Johnson Was Here By L.M. Elliot By Jay Coles For ages 12 and up For ages 14 and up Peggy is used to feeling as if she is Twin brothers Marvin and Tyler decide to go living in the shadows of her sisters to a party, but this decision will change their Angelica and Eliza. When Alexander lives forever. What starts off as a night of Hamilton writes to her in an effort to carefree fun results in violence. When Tyler seek help in wooing Eliza, Peggy goes missing, Marvin takes it upon himself to cannot resist the pull of a passionate find him. However, what he finds is his worst plea. Soon, a quick friendship forms, nightmare. Marvin's whole world is changed but there is also danger awaiting. forever, and it is up to him to learn what From the coded letters that Peggy and justice and freedom mean. Alexander exchange to the front lines of the war, this is one friendship that will enthrall readers.. Kidsville News tIhnicsKp.,iapdTrastrnvguieelmlretoaoNnnehtwhaeisnls,pdTprayuJgomaeumatnodeiashsnecPdlopaJvytateomeruresbdsooiPsnoca’otkstvseeRrtrsEhobaAnot'DoskkRKisEdItADshDDayKtOotIDhuReDElkOoAivdRDesE.AyCaoDrOue.CMlOosvuMaerreaaerretepopsleulleoraaevsseteo.dlottovoe.partnperAoRnENTOWN 20 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals May 2020