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Kids’ World News www.kidsworldnews.net Volume 2, Issue 8 - August 2015

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IS YOUR CHILD READY FOR KINDERGARTEN?

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The secret to their success is pretty simple!

Dear Fellow Parent

While teaching 100’s of preschoolers over the years we have discovered one critical key to success for not only kindergarten but for the rest of their lives.

I’m Sam Larioza, a Fowlerville resident and father of two awesome kids. Our karate school is not about kicking or fighting. We are really here to team up with parents, teachers, schools and coaches to help raise happy and highly successful children! It’s all about developing the right skills, attitudes, habits and character traits.

Here is the secret: Your child’s first day in kindergarten is HUGE!

It will pretty much dictate how your child does for the rest of their academic career! If your child is ahead of her peer she will stay ahead and love school. Kids that start off behind their peers almost never catch up and like school less. Somtimes they not only fall behind but also get “labeled” as unable to focus, hyperactive or extremely shy.

We have wonderful teachers in our elementary schools but partially because of the overwhelming academic curriculum they do not have the time or resources to teach these basic skills to your child. Your child will be expected to have these skills before they get to kindergarten.

The two skills needed are centered around Courage and Self Control

For starters your child needs to know how to Listen, Follow Directions and Wait Their Turn. Many kids, even those in preschool, cannot do these three simple things!

Not only do they need these skills to sit still and listen to the teacher but these will also affect their social interactions with their peers and ability to make friends.

Many are so painfully shy that they have difficulty leaving their mother let alone being taught by changing teachers. Some have a “fear of trying something new”. Others have a “fear of failure”. Fear and anxiety holds back so many kids today and it is getting worse! An indicator of this is when a child does something that becomes the least bit difficult or hard they want to quit (or worse yet, give up before even trying!)

Any educator will tell you that “prior knowledge” is the number one indicator of a child’s success in elementary school. How do you make sure your child has the skills to succeed in school? They must have these vital skills in place well before kindergarten starts! So put them in situations, environments and programs that give them the opportunity to experience and learn these skills. Kids learn by DOING.

Our “preschool program” is specifically designed with one objective. To not only get kids ready for kindergarten but to ensure that they are miles ahead of their peers.

Next time I will tell you about the next critical point in your child’s life. If I can help your child or your family give me a call or visit our

website www.ohanakarate.com.

Yours for Rock Solid Kids,

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• The Dominican Re-public in the West In-dies occupies the

eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares withHaiti. Its area equals that of Vermont and New Hampshire combined.• There are many small offshore islands and cays that are part of theDominican territory. A cay is a low elevation sandy island that isformed on the surface of coral reefs. The two largest islands areSaona and Beata. • The Domican Republic contains the highest mountain range in theWest Indies called the Cordillera Central. Duarte Peak, at 10,417 feet,is the highest point in the West Indies. • The Dominican Republic was explored and claimed by CristopherColumbus on his first voyage in 1492. He named it La Española, andhis son, Diego, was its first viceroy (a royal official that runs the coun-try).• The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo. It was founded in1496 and is the oldest European settlement in the Western Hemi-sphere. Santo Domingo claims the oldest university in the New Worldas well as the oldest house, hospital, street and cathedral. The cathe-dral’s first stone was laid in 1514 by Diego Columbus, ChristopherColumbus’ son. • The government is currently a representative democracy.• The Llano Costero del Caribe is the largest of the plains in theDominican Republic. Stretching north and east of Santo Domingo,it contains many sugar plantations in the savannahs that are com-mon there.• Between the Central and Northern mountain ranges lies the richand fertile Cibao valley. This major valley is home to the city of San-tiago and most of the farming areas in the nation. • The Yaque del Norte is the longest and most important Dominicanriver. It carries excess water down from the Cibao Valley and emp-ties into Monte Cristi Bay.• The country experiences a tropical climate with seasonal changesin temperature. Rainfall varies according to seasons. The Domini-

can Republic lies at theheart of a hurricane beltand this makes it ex-tremely susceptible tostorms from June to Oc-tober.• Spanish is the official language.• Independance Day is the National Holiday. It takes place on Feb-ruary 27. In 1844, the country received its independance from Haiti.• Agriculture: sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, rice, beans,potatoes, corn, bananas, cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef and eggs.• Industries: tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining,textiles, cement and tobacco.• Natural resources: nickel, bauxite, gold, silver. • The largest lake is Enriquillo, a salt lake at 131 feet below sealevel, the lowest point in the Caribbean. • Dominican folk music features instruments such as the maracas,tambora (small drum), accordion and the guirra (a percussion instru-ment scraped with a metal rod). The national dance is the méringue. • Dominicans love baseball. Many professional players in the UnitedStates come from the Dominican Republic like Albert Pujols, DavidOrtiz and Ubaldo Jimenez.

The Cathedralof Santa María laMenor in SantoDomingo is theoldest cathedralin the Americas,begun in 1514and completed in1540


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While the caramel is cooking, prepare the apples. First washthem and then slice them in half. Using a melon baller or smallspoon, scoop out apple seeds and apple flesh leaving about 1/2inch of apple flest around all edges. Place each apple in a muf-fin tin, hollowed side up. Using a pastry brush, brush all exposedapple edges with lemon juice. Pour caramel into each apple halfwhen done. Fill all the way to the top. Place in refrigerator andallow to cool until caramel sets. Remove apples from refrigeratorand place face-up on a cutting board. Using a sharp knife, cuteach apple half in half, then cut each quarter in half again. Readyto serve!

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Brush with combined egg white and water. Sprinkle with coarsesalt. Place a shallow pan containing 1 inch of boiling water onbottom rack of oven; then bake pretzels at 350 degrees on rackabove water for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

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Blueberries are a fruit that has been around for thousands ofyears. They are one of Native America’s perennials - meaning theyregrow every year. Blueberries were once called “star berries” be-cause of the star-shaped formation on their skin that is left from theflower that formed the fruit. There are more than 50 species of blue-berries grown!

Long ago, explorers made a note about wild blueberries they dis-covered on their explorations. Lewis and Clark found that NativeAmericans in the Northwest Territory smoked wild blueberries topreserve them for the winter months. Early settlers loved the fruitas a staple ingredient in foods and medicines. They ate them freshoff the bush, added them to soups, stews and many other foods.

North America (the U.S. and Canada) are the world’s leadingblueberry producers and account for over 90% of world productionat this time. More than 200 million pounds of blueberries are grownevery year in North America.

Michigan grows 32% of the blueberries in the United States!Michigan offers the right climate and acidic soil to grow the blue-berries. But when you plant - you may have to wait! Blueberriesproduce in the warmer months and take two to four years to startbearing fruit!! The Michigan harvest season normally runs from lateJune through October.

Wild blueberries grow on bushes that grow close to the ground.Cultivated blueberries grow on taller bushes. Cultivated blueberryplants are grown on farms across the United States. High bushblueberry plants grow quickly and produce many berries. Theygrow best in moist, well-drained, acidic soils. Rabbiteye blueberriesproduce a similar type of blueberry but, they grow even faster thanthe high bush species.

Blueberries grow in clusters on the bush, but they don’t all ripenat the same time. It takes about two to five weeks for blueberriesto ripen on the bush. Blueberries are first picked by hand to gatherthe best of the early fruit. Later, if the fruit is to be mechanically har-vested, a harvesting machine goes through the field and gentlyshakes each bush so only the ripe blueberries drop off.

Although they’re called “blue” berries, blueberries grow in a vari-

Blueberries

Blueberry Crisp6 cups fresh blueberries, washed1/4 cup instant tapioca1 tablespoon lemon juice1 cup rolled oats1/2 cup flour1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon1/2 teaspoon salt3/4 cup butter, melted2/3 cup light brown sugar1/3 cup granulated sugar

Preheat the oven to 350°. Combine the blueberries, tapioca andlemon juice in a large casserole dish. Mix them well and let itstand for at least 15 minutes. In a separate bowl, combine the re-maining ingredients. Smooth the mixture over top of the berries,covering them completely. Bake for 45 minutes.

ety of shades from light blue to dark purple. They get their bluecolor from anthocyanins, which are substances that may reducerisk of heart disease in humans. Blueberries are a good source ofVitamin C and Vitamin K.

The Spanish word for blueberry is arandano, the French word ismyrtille, the Italian word is il mirtillo and the German word is hei-delbeere!


Having Fun Telling Time!Draw in the clock’s hands so that it reads the

time written underneath it.

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Fowlerville Fair Kids Day World News Day was held on Friday, July 31, at the Fowlerville Family Fair. The event, open to area kids, included several old-fashioned games, a singing contest, and a hula hoop contest. The event was sponsored by the Livingston County edition of Kids World News, a monthly magazine, and the Fowlerville News & Views.

The contestants in the Kids’ W o r l d N e w s S i n g i n g C o n t e s t w e r e , from left, front row, L i n d s a y L e M i e u x , age 11, of Fowlerville; Brenna Williams, age 9, of Perry, Karley Williams, age 7, of Perry; Malik Moran, age 8, of Williamston, Emily Kate Stefanits, age 6, of Spring Lake; second row, Makenzie McDowell, age 14, of Howell, Haley Williams, age 11, of Perry, Baylee Cloudman, age 11, of Webberville, Kailene LeMieux, age 13, of Fowlerville; and back row, Kendall Trinka, age 14, of Fowlerville, Claire Blauer, age 14, of Fowlerville, and June Battjes, age 15, of Fowlerville. Not shown (because they had to leave to do 4-H chores with their family) were MacKenzie McCormick, age 8 and Chloe McCormick, age 5, both of Fowlerville.

Different age groups c o m p e t e d in the sack race and the three-l e g g e d sack race. W i n n i n g t h e i r respect ive races were, from left, front row, Caden Carlson, Dylan Loomis, Alex Loomis, Natalie Loomis, Aubrey Loomis, Brent Wood, Jace Carlson, and Jake Loomis; back row, the Down on the Farm Kids 4-H Club, Hayley Williams and Baylee Cloudman.

Winning the contest were, from left, Malik Moran, ages 5 thru 8; Lindsay LeMieux, ages 9 thru 12; and Claire Blauer, ages 13 thru 15.

Winners in the Hula Hoop Contests were, from left, front row, Aubrey Loomis, Katelyn Loomis, Natalie Loomis; back row, Grace Kelly, Rachel Chambers, Haley Williams, and Jace Carlson.

In the ‘Guess the Number of Pennies in the Jar’ Contest, Elijah Morehead of Williamston had the closest number. He got to keep the pennies.


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The World’sLargest Snakes!

What is the world’s largest snake? If you’re asking about weight,then it’s the Anaconda from South America! They can grow as bigaround as a grown man. If you’re asking about length, then it’s thePython Reticulatus from Asia! The world record for length is 33 feet!

Python Reticulatus• Adults can grow more than 32 feet and are slim for their length.• They are found in Southeast Asia.• They DO have 100 teeth!• It uses heat sensing organs in its upper and lower jaws to detectwarm-blooded prey.• They are meat eaters or carnivores.• They eat monkeys, pigs, deer, small apes, birds and other animals.• They are excellent swimmers.• Reticulatus is Latin meaning net-like - referring to the python’s com-plex color pattern. It protects them from predators and helps themcatch their prey.• They live in rain forests, woodlands and grasslands by streams and

lakes.• They are hunted by people for their meat and skins.

The Anaconda or Eunectes • The anaconda live in the swampy areas of tropical South America.• They spend a lot of time in shallow water hidden from their prey.• The anaconda are greenish-brown with black oval spots on theirback and white markings on their sides. Their skin glistens, but is dryto the touch.• Their nostrils are on the top of the snout so they can easily breathein the water.• Anacondas are meat-eaters and hunt mostly at night, so they arenocturnal.• The name Eunectes is from Greek and means “good swimmer.”• They eat pigs, deer, caiman, fish, rodents and other animals.

Both Snakes:• Are cold-blooded and have the same temperature as their environ-ment.• They are not venomous and they kill their prey by biting and thensqueezing them or constricting them until they can’t breathe. Theythey swallow their prey whole - head first. Their top and bottom jawscan unhinge so they can swallow larger prey. They don’t chew theirfood - their stomach acids digest it which could take days or weeks.• They smell with their tongue. They have no fangs.


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Meteorology is a fun and exciting career! They get to predict

some of mother nature’s wildest weather. From hurricanes to tor-

nadoes, heatwaves to blizzards - this career choice keeps you on

your toes! Meteorology is the study of the atmosphere and is es-

pecially useful for weather forecasting. Atmospheric research has

applications in weather prediction, climate change and our gen-

eral understanding of weather patterns.

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This career is a tough college major. The courses are challeng-

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tion. Meteorologists need to be good at math and science. You

need a four year Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology or At-

mospheric Sciences. Some teaching, research or management

positions require a Masters of Science Degree or a Ph.D. Some

college classes that you’ll be taking will be calculus, physics, dy-

namics, synoptics and computer programming classes.

Meteorologists usually have good communication skills, strong

analytical minds and a passion for events related to weather. Me-

teorologists also can work on television or radio and have extra

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A career in meteorology could see you working on air trans-

portation, global warming, pollution control, ozone depletion,

droughts, forestry, agriculture and more.

Meteorologists use a range of satellites, weather balloons,

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Congratulations to Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran School in Brighton, Michigan. Their Brighton Fourth of July parade entry won Most Musical. SOTL entry’s included an ark with animals, Noah, and a marching band. Students in SOTL’s middle school may take band, choir, or both. The band, under the direction of Melissa Stouffer, practiced weekly in June to prepare for the parade.

Accepting the award is principal Juli VanDeven and band director Melissa Stouffer.

School parents Janeen Geisler and Shelly Borich carry the banner.

The Shepherd of the Lakes crew.

The middle school students played “Let’s Go Storm,” “Cowbell Rock,” and “When the Saints Go Marching In.”


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Mixing Oil and WaterSome things just don't get along when they are combined. For exam-

ple, take oil and water. You can mix them together and shake as hardas you like but they'll never become mixed together.....or will they?

What you'll need:16 ounce clear plastic soft drink bottleAbout 1/4 cup of waterFood coloring2 tablespoons of cooking oilDish washing liquid

Instructions:Add a few drops of food coloring to the water in a small glass. Add 2

tablespoons of the colored water and 2 tablespoons of cooking oil intothe clear soft drink bottle. Screw on the lid tightly and shake the bottleas hard as you can. Put the bottle down and take a close look. It mayhave seemed the liquids were mixing together, but the oil will float backto the top.

What's happening?While water often mixes with other liquids to form solutions, oil and

water does not. Water molecules are strongly attracted to each otherand this is the same for oil. Because they are more attracted to theirown molecules, they just don't mix together. They separate. The oilfloats above the water because it has a lower density.

If you really think oil and water belong together then try adding a ta-blespoon of dish washing liquid. Dish washing liquid is attracted to bothwater and oil helping them all join together and form something calledan emulsion. This is extra handy when washing greasy dishes!

Blowing Up Balloons With CO2Chemical reactions make for some great experiments. Make use of the

carbon dioxide given off by a baking soda and lemon juice reaction, byfunnelling the gas through a soft drink bottle. Blowing up balloons wasnever so easy!

What you'll need:BalloonAbout 1/4 cup of waterSoft drink bottleDrinking strawJuice from a lemon1 teaspoon of baking soda

Instructions:Before you begin, make sure that you stretch out the balloon to make

it as easy to inflate. Pour the 1/4 cup of water into the soft drink bottle.Add teaspoon of baking soda and stir it around with the straw until it hasdissolved. Pour the lemon juice in and quickly put the stretched balloonover the mouth of the bottle.

What's happening?If all goes right, your balloon should inflate! Adding the lemon juice to

the baking soda creates a chemical reaction. The baking soda is a base,while the lemon juice is an acid, and when the two are combined they cre-ate carbon dioxide (CO2). The gas rises up and escapes through the softdrink bottle. However, the gas can’t escape the balloon, so it pushes itoutward, blowing it up.

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Experiments!As with all science experiments, it is important

to have responsible adult supervision.


HelenKeller

Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27 1880 in Tuscumbia, Al-abama. She was a healthy baby. She grew up on her family’sfarm called Ivy Green. When Helen was about one and a halfyears old, she became very sick with a high fever. Her parentssoon realized that she had lost both her sight and her hearing.

She tried to communicate with the people around her with spe-cial motions, however she would also get frustrated. Because ofthis difficulty, she would sometimes throw tantrums, kicking andhitting other people in anger.

Helen’s parents realized that she needed some special help.They contacted Perkins Institute for the Blind in Boston. The di-rector suggested a former student named Annie Sullivan. Anniehad been blind but had her eyesight restored by surgery. Anniecame to work with Helen on March 3, 1887 and would end upbeing her helper and companion for the next fifty years.

Annie began to teach Helen words. She would press the lettersof words in Helen’s hand. For example, she would put a doll inone of Helen’s hands and then press the letters of the word DOLLinto the other hand. It wasn’t until Annie put Helen’s hand intowater and spelled out water into Helen’s other hand that it madesense.

Next Annie taught Helen how to read Braille. Braille is a specialreading system where letters are made out of little bumps on apage. By the age of 10, Helen could read and use a typewriter.Then Helen learned to talk from Sarah Fuller who was a teacherfor the deaf. By resting her hand on Sarah’s lips, she learned howto feel sound vibrations and how the lips moved to make sounds.

At sixteen, Helen attended Radcliffe College in Massachusetts.She graduated in 1904 with honors. Of course, Annie Sullivan at-tended school with her.

During her college years, Helen wrote about her experiencesbeing deaf and blind. She wrote a number of articles for Ladies

Home Journal. The articles were later published in a book called“The Story of My Life.” In 1908, she published another book called“The World I Live In.”

As Helen grew older, she wanted to help others like herself. Shejoined the American Foundation for the Blind and traveled givingspeeches and raising money for the foundation. During World WarII, she visited with wounded Army soldiers encouraging them.Helen spent much of her life working to raise money and aware-ness for people with disabilities.

Did You Know?• Helen became very famous. She met with every President fromGrover Cleveland to Lyndon Johnson.• Two films about Helen Keller won Academy Awards. One was adocumentary called The Unconquered (1954) and the other was adrama called The Miracle Worker (1962) starring Anne Bancroft andPatty Duke.• She wrote a book titled Teacher about Annie Sullivan's life.• Helen became friends with famous people such as the inventorof the telephone Alexander Graham Bell and the author Mark Twain.


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Every DayExercise

- like when you take a big stretch in the morning after waking up!Being flexible is having “full range of motion” which means youcan move your arms and legs freely without feeling tightness orpain. It’s easy to find things to do for good flexibility. Here’s someexamples: Tumbling and gymnastics, yoga, dancing and martialarts.

Exercise Keeps The Calories BalancedFood gives your body fuel in the form of calories (which are a

kind of energy). Your body needs a certain amount of caloriesevery day just to function, breathe, walk around, and do all thebasic stuff. But if you’re active, you body needs an extra measureof calories. If you’re not very active, your body won’t need asmany. Whatever your calorie need is, if you eat enough to meetthat need, your body weight will stay about the same. If you eatmore calories than your body needs, it can be stored in your bodyas excess fat.

Exercise Makes You Feel GoodIt feels good to have a strong, flexible body that can do all the

activities you enjoy! Did you know that exercise can also helpyou get into a good mood? When you exercise, your brain re-leases a chemical called endorphins. These endorphins can makeyou feel better! So, exercise is always a good thing to do!

Kids exercise every day without even thinking about it. Justby being active - like when you run around outside or playdodge ball at school. Playing is a type of exercise! What elsecounts as exercise? Sports, dancing, push-ups or just reach-ing down to touch your toes! When you exercise, you’re help-ing to build a strong body that will be able to move around anddo all the stuff you need to accomplish.

Aerobic Exercise Makes Your Heart HappyYou may already know that your heart is a muscle. It works

hard continuously pumping blood every day, every minute ofyour life. You can help this important muscle get stronger bydoing aerobic exercise!

Aerobic means “with air,” so aerobic exercise is a kind of activitythat requires oxygen. When people breathe, they take in oxygen.If you’re doing aerobic exercises, you’ll notice that you’re breath-ing can be faster than normal. Aerobic activity can get your heartpumping and make you sweaty. When you give your heart thiskind of workout on a regular basis, your heart will get even betterat its job - delivering oxygen.

If you want to do some aerobic exercise right now, try swimming,basketball, ice or roller skating, jogging or walking quickly, soccer,cross-country skiing and jumping rope!

Exercise Strengthens MusclesThis kind of exercise can help make your muscles stronger. Do

you ever do a push-up or swing across the monkey bars on theplayground? These are exercises that can build strength. Byusing your muscles to do powerful things, you can make themstronger. Some fun exercises and activities to build strong musclesare push-ups, pull-ups and lifting weights - with adult supervisionof course!

Exercise Can Make You FlexibleCan you touch your toes easily - without yelling “ouch!”? Most

kids are pretty flexible, and they can bend and stretch their bodieswithout much trouble. This kind of exercise often feels really good

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Theodore Roosevelt Jr.26th President of the United States 1901-1909

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., was the twenty-sixth President of the United States, and a leader of the Re-publican Party and of the Progressive Movement. He served in many roles including Governor of NewYork, historian, naturalist, explorer, author, and soldier. Roosevelt is most famous for his personality: hisenergy, his vast range of interests and achievements.

As Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy, he prepared for and advocated war with Spain in 1898. He or-ganized and helped command the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, the Rough Riders, during theSpanish-American War. Returning to New York as a war hero, he was elected Republican governor in1899. He was a professional historian, a lawyer, a naturalist and explorer of the Amazon Basin and his 35books include works on outdoor life, natural history, the American frontier, political history, naval history, andhis autobiography.

Roosevelt understood the strategic significance of the Panama Canal, and negotiated for the U.S. totake control of its construction in 1904; he felt that the Canal's completion was his most important and his-torically significant international achievement. He was the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize, win-ning its Peace Prize in 1906, for negotiating the peace in the Russo-Japanese War.

As President, Roosevelt held the ideal that the Government should be the great arbiter of the conflict-ing economic forces in the Nation, especially between capital and labor, guaranteeing justice to each anddispensing favors to none. Roosevelt emerged as a "trust buster" by forcing the dissolution of a great rail-road combination in the Northwest. Roosevelt steered the United States more actively into world politics.He liked to quote a favorite proverb, "Speak softly and carry a big stick. . . . " Some of Theodore Roo-sevelt's most effective achievements were in conservation. He added enormously to the national forestsin the West, reserved lands for public use, and fostered great irrigation projects. He crusaded endlesslyon matters big and small, exciting audiences with his high-pitched voice, jutting jaw, and pounding fist. "The life of strenuous endeavor" was a must for thosearound him, as he romped with his five younger children and led ambassadors on hikes through Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.

Theodore Roosevelt was born in a four-story brownstone at 28 East 20th Street in New York City on October 27, 1858. Unlike many of the earlier "logcabin Presidents," Roosevelt was born into a wealthy family. As a youngster, Roosevelt was sickly. To combat his poor physical condition, his father com-pelled the young Roosevelt to take up exercise. Roosevelt started boxing lessons. He was mostly home schooled by tutors and his parents. Then grad-uated from Harvard in 1876. He had a photographic memory and developed a life-long habit of devouring books, memorizing every detail. He wasrunner-up in the Harvard boxing championship, losing to C.S. Hanks. The sportsmanship Roosevelt showed in that fight was long remembered.

In 1884 his first wife, Alice Lee Roosevelt, and his mother died on the same day. He married his second wife, Edith Carowin December 1886.

Roosevelt is one of the faceson Mt. Rushmore!

Presidential Firsts1. Booker T. Washington became the first black man to dine as a guest at the White House in 1901 with Roosevelt.2. Oscar S. Straus became the first Jewish person appointed as a Cabinet Secretary, under Roosevelt.3. In August, 1902, Roosevelt became the first president to take a public automobile ride. This occurred during a parade in Hartford, Con-necticut4. In 1902, Theodore Roosevelt became the first president to be under constant Secret Service protection.5. In 1906, Roosevelt became the first American to be awarded a Nobel Prize.6. In 1906, he made the first trip, by a President, outside the United States, visiting Panama to inspect the construction progress of thePanama Canal on Nov. 9.7. He was the first and to date only president from Long Island, New York.8. He was the first President to refer to the White House as such on his official stationery. Until then the mansion had been referred toas "The Executive Mansion"9. He was the first President to fly in an airplane.10. He was the first President to wear a necktie for his official Presidential Portrait.11. He was the first President to approve a coin, the Lincoln cent, with a man's face on it, in 1909, just in time for the centennial of Lin-coln's birth. Lincoln was Roosevelt's presidential hero.12. He was the first President to ride in a military submarine.13. In 2001, he became the first and only President up to date to receive a Medal of Honor

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