Rachels Poem

First name : Rachel

Describing words : Smart, Hardworking, kind

Things like : Chocolate, Art, Music

Things I don't like : Squash, Snakes, Spiders

Movies watched : Pinocchio, Ice age;continental drift, Pollyanna

Feared things : Being away from mom, Black widows, Poisonous snakes

Favorite subjects in school : Music, Art, Bible, History, Geography

Goals : Learn to sing, Become a famous musician

Places I want to visit : Illinois, Ohio, Washington state, Hawaii

Last name : Hoefner

Australia Animal Facts

Dingo

The dingo is a free-roaming dog mainly found on the continent of Australia. A dingo's natural habitat can range from deserts, to grasslands and on the verge of forests.

Lyrebird

A Lyrebird is either of two species of ground-dwelling Australian birds, that form the genus, Menura, and the family Menuridae. They are most notable for their superb ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment.

Kangaroo

A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae. In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, red kangaroo, antilopine ...

Wombat

Wombats are short-legged, muscular quadrupedal marsupials, native to Australia, approximately 1 metre in length with a short, stubby tail.

Wallaby

Mammal. The rock wallaby is a small kangaroo. There are 15 species of rock wallaby. They live exclusively on rocky terrain and can leap up to 4 meters (13 feet) but cannot climb trees. During hot weather, they spend most of the day in the shade, searching for grass in the early morning  and evening. On cooler days, they spend much of their time  eating. Wallabies communicate a warning to others by thumping  once or twice on the ground with their feet. A female wallaby  can produce two different kinds of milk at the same time, one  for her baby and another, richer blend, for her older offspring!

Platypus

The platypus is a semiaquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the five extant species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth.

Peter the Great

In the eighteenth century Russia was the largest nation
on earth. It spread from Europe on the West to the
Pacific Ocean on the East. Everywhere in Europe
wonderful things were happening. Scientists, Explorers,
Painters, Musicians, and Writers were changing the
world. But the Russians didn't want to change. Then
came Peter Alexeevich, who was the star of Russia.
He was born in 1672 and he new Russia needed
change. After a trip to Europe he learned many things,
Peter brought great change to his country. That is one
reason he is called Peter the Great.