1. Deadly Dragons

_______ ________ __________ that _____________ only _________ _____ __________ ___________?  Wrong!  The Komodo dragon _____ ____ _________ ____________.  It is ________ _____ ________ _____________ ______________ ______________ ____________.  It is ____ ______ _________ ___________ ______ the mosasaur, ____  __________ that ___________ ___________ ______ __________ ________.

Komodos _____ ________ _______ _____________ ___________ ___________ _____ _______ ____________. ____________ ________ to be 10 feet _______ and _______ ____________ 200 pounds.

Komodo dragons ________ ___________________.  They ________ ______ deer, __________, water buffalo, and ________ ________________ __________.  They __________ ____________ __________ and _________.  __________ ___________ are _________, but _________ ___________ are _________ and ________________.  They are ________ _____________ and _________ _______________.

_________ ___________ _____________ ______________, Komodos _______ _____________ _________ _________ before they ________ ___.  They _____________ __________ ___________ ________ first.  They ___________ ____ __________ and then ___________ ________ ___.  __________ ____________ in a Komodo dragon's mouth ________ ______________ ________________.  It _____________ ______ __________ of the prey.  _______ ________ from a Komodo _______ ______ ______________.

Komodo dragons _________ ______________ ____ __________ Indonesian _____________, including Komodo.  The islands ________ __________ ____ ______ ________________.  The equator ____ _____ _________________ ___________ ___________ ______ ____________ ______ ________.  People, __________, and ______ _________ ___________ ______________ ___________ ____________.  They are ______ ____________ ______ ______ __________ _______.  There are only ____________ 3,000 _______ __________ of them _________ ____ ________ ___________.  They ______ now _________________.  If people ___________ _____________ ____ ______________ the Komodo dragons that ______________, dragons _______ _____________ ___ ____________ only _____ __________ _____________.

2. Hina matsuri -- A Day for Girls

____________ _____ __________ have ___ ____________ ________ they ____________ ________ _________ _____ ____________ ____.  It _____ ___________ Hina Matsuri, or __________ ______________.  _____ ________ ________, people ________ _______ ________ _______________, __________, and ____________ of the girls ____ ___________ ______________.  Girls ____________ _____________ _____ ____ _______.  They __________ shiro-zakee (___ ________ _________ __________) and _______t _______ ____________.  The rice cakes __________ ________ ____________, _________ ____ ___________ _________.  The white layer _____ ___ ____________ _______ ________.  The green layer ___________ _____ ______________.  The pink layer ____ ________ ___________ ___________.  Peach flowers _______ ____ __________ ______ ________ ___________ _______.

_____________ with young daughters _________ __________ ________, _________ Hina-mingyou.  __________ __________ _________ _______________ ______ beautiful _____________ _____________.  They _______ ___________ _____ ____________ ____________ _______ ________ _______.  _____________ and ____________ ________ stand _____ _______ ________.  __________ ______________ and _________ ______________ come next.  _____________ ________ sit __________ __________ ___ ________ ____ _______ ____________ _________.  _____ _______ _________ stand _____ _________.  These dolls ________ _____________ ____ ____________ the girls in the house _________ _________________ and _______ ___________.

________ ___________ ______ __________ ___________ ___________ began long ago.  ____ ____________ _________ was made ______ ___ __________ of ________ __________ ___ ____ _____________.  ______ _______ _______ __________ that _________ _______ _____ ________ _________ ________ ___________ ______ ______ _________.  Then the dolls ________ ____________ _____ _________ __________, _____ __________ _________ and ___________ _______ _______ _________ _______ __________.  In some parts of Japan, people still __________ _________ ___________ ______ _______ ____________ Hina matsuri _________.  They hope that the paper dolls ________ ___________ ________ ____________ and _____  ________ _______ __________ ______________.

3. Roberto Clemente: A Hero on and off the Field

______________ ___________ Roberto Clemente _______ _________ in Carolina, Puerto Rico, in 1934.  _____ ___ ___________, he found ____ _______ ___ ____________ ____ _____________.  ________ ____________ __________ ____________ _____________ very well, but he loved _____________ _____________.  __________ __________ ____ _____________, Clemente ____________ the Pittsburgh Pirates.  He ___________ ____________ ____________ ______ ___ _________.  He played ___ ______ ____________ ____________, _______ the National League __________ _______________ ________ ___________, and _________ 12 Golden Glove ____________.  Clemente ________ ______ _____________ _______ on September 29, 1972.  It was ______ __________ _______ he ____________ _______ _________ in baseball.

______ ______ ___________ ______, December 31, ___________, Clemente _____________ ___ ____________ ___________ with food, ____________, and _______________.  He was _______ ____ ________________ to Nicaragua, ___ ___________ ____ _____________ ________________.  People there _________ _____________ ___________ ___ ________ _________________.  Clemente's plane _____________ _______ the Caribbean Sea ______ _______ __________ _____ Puerto Rico.  Clemente and five others _____________.

_________ _______ __________, Clemente ________ ___________ ________ the Baseball __________ _____ ___________.  He was _______ __________ ____________-_____________ __________ to join _______ ____________ ___________ ____ ______________ _____________.  Clemente ________ ____ ___________.

The Roberto Clemente Award ______ ____________ _____ baseball players _______ _________ _________ ______ ____________ ______________.  The Roberto Clemente Sports City _____ ____ ___________ __________ __________ ____ ________ ____________ of Carolina.  _____ ___________, ___ ____________ ____ ____________ Pittsburgh ________ ___________ ______ him.

Clemente ________ said, "______ _________ _______ __________ _____ ______________ ____ ________ _________ ____________ and you don't, then you ________ ____________ __________ ________ _____ this Earth."  He is ________________ ______ ____ _____________ ________ ________ ______ and __________ the baseball field.

4. Through a Dog's Eyes

It is said that ____ _________ _____ ___________ _________ _________.  This is ____________ _______ ____ __________ ________, sometimes called _____________ _______ __________.  Guide dogs _________ __________ ___________ _______ _______________.  Guide dogs _______ _________ _______ ____________ ________________.

________ _________ _________________ _______ __________ _________ are ____________ retrievers, Labrador retrievers, and German shepherds.  ___________ _________ ___________ _____ _______________ that _____ ________ ___________ ______________.  They are ___________, ______________, and _______ ______ ______________ __________ with people.

Guide dog puppies __________ _____________ in people's homes.  They __________ ______ _________ _______________ and ______ ______ _____________ ____ _________ _______________ _____________.  They _______ ___________ _____ _______ ___________, bad weather, and __________.  _______ __________ _____________ helps them later, _________ _______ _______ ___________.

_________ _____ ___________ ______ ____________, it goes to a guide dog school.  _______________ __________ _________ ____________.  Guide dogs _________ _______ __________ _____ ____ _____________ ________ and _____ _________ ______________ ___________ that __________ _________ or _______ a blind person.  They ___________ _____ _________ _______ _________ and ______ ______ ___________ around cars.  They _________ and __________ ______ _________.  A good guide dog _______________ ______________ ________ _____________.  An instinct is ______________ ______ ________ _____________ _______________.

___________ _____________, a guide dog and _______ _______ __________ __________ ______________ _______ _____ ____________.  This is the "people-training" part of _______ ______________.  The blind person ___________ _______________ ________ ________ ___________.  He or she _______ _________ _______ _________ _________ the dog ___________.  ______ _______ ________ they ____________ ___________, dog and owner are _____ __________ __________.

5. The Boy Who Loved Snow

__________ _________ ___________ that _________ ___________ ___________ _________ ____________?  How do we know _________ ______ __________?  ____ ________ __________ wilson Bentley ______________ ____.  He _________ _________ ____ ______________, _____ Jericho, Vermont.  Jericho ________ ____ __________ __________.  _______ _____________ were _____________ farmers.  Willie liked music, painting, and _____________ ___________.  ______ ________________ ___________ was ____________.  __________ 10 feet of snow ________ _________ _________ in Jericho, his father and friends _____________ ________ _________ __________.  "What's ______ ___________ ___________ __________?" they asked.

Willie __________ __________ _______ _____________ about snow.  _____ _______, he _________ _______ _____________ ________________.  It _________________ _________ _________________, ____________ them __________ ___________ _____________.  Willie could see ____________ __________ of ________ __________ _________ _____________.  He _____________ ______ two crystals that ________ ____________.  He tried to draw pictures _____ ____________ _______ _______________, but the snowflakes always ___________ ________ __________.

Then Willie ________ ___________ ___ _________________ ______ ____ ____________ in it.  Now he ____________ _________________ the ice crystals!  His parents ____________ ________ ________ ____________.  Willie worked hard ________ ________ _____________, ____________ _______________ with his camera.  Finally, he _______ ____________ ____ ________ ______ ________________ _________ ____________ of the snowflakes.  He was the first person _____ ________________ ________________.

Willie ____________ ________ __________ ___________ and __________________ _______ _______________.  he ____________ _____________ _____ "Snowflake Bentley."  Snowflake Bentley _________ also _________ ____________ _____ ____ ___________ called Snow Crystals.  People __________ _________ _________ ___________ _______ ___________ snowflakes.  And ______ ________ ____________ _____________, you will see ___________ ___________ ________.  ________ __________ ________________ ________ _______________.

6. Corn Dance at the Pueblo

Pueblo Indians ___________ _____________ _____ _________ _____________ _________ ______________ _____ _____________.  They __________ _____ ______________ and _____ ____________, _________ _______________ called _________.  Pueblo means "_________" or "___________" _____ _______________.  ____ _____________ ______________ who came to the area in 1540 ______________ people Pueblo because they lived _____ _______________.  Many Pueblo Indians _________ live in these same ______________.  They ________________ many of their old _______________ today.

________ _________ ________________ ___________ _____________ is the Corn Dance.  The Pueblos _________ _____ ________________ people.  This means ____________ ___________ ___________ __________ __________.  Corn is _________ _____ ____________ ___________ ____________.  The Corn Dances __________ ___ _______________ ___________, in April.  A Corn Dance ___________ __________, ___________, ___________, and _____________.  People _________ ________ ________, a big corn ______________, and ________ __________ __________.

The pueblo ________________ _________ _________ ______________ _______________ _____ men and boys, and _____________ and ___________.  Male dancers ___________ _____________ and ____________ ___________________ on their heads.  They __________ ____________ ____________.  They ___________ ___________ _______________ in skunk fur and pine tree branches, which is ____ ___________ _______ _______________.  A young female dancer _____ _____________ _______ ________ _________ ________________, a symbol of _____________.  She ______________ ____ __________ ______________ and __________ ears of corn.  Female dancers _________ ____________ ___________ ____________ called "tablitas."  _________________ ____________, the dance teams _____________ ___ the kiva, _____ ____________ ________ used for ________ _______________.

Many Pueblos ____________ visitors _______ __________ the Corn Dances.  This gives ________________ ____ ____________ ______ _________ some of the Pueblo Indians' rich ___________ and interesting _____________.

8. Climbing in the Dark

In Tibet, it's called ______________ ____________ ____ _______ __________.  In Nepal, it's called ________________ ____ ________ __________.  ______ ___________ ____ Mount Everest.  _________ ___________ ___________, at 29,028 _________, is _______ _______________ _________________ in the world.  Many people _________ _____________ ______ ________ _________, but many more _________ _____________ _____ _______________ _______ ____________.  Some ________________ _________ _________ _____ ___________ at all.

________ _______ _______________ ________________ Mount Everest ____ ________ ___________?  That's _________ Erick Weihenmayer ______.  Erik _______ ____ ______________ that _________ ________ ____________ at age 13.  He _______________ ____ __________ ____________ he could do _____________ ______ __________.

Erik _________ ______________, but he found ____ _________ ________________.  He ___________ ______ __________ and _____________ _______ _________.  Then he tried ____________ ________________.  He could feel ______ ________ _____ ______ ________ _____ ____ _______________, finding ____________ and ____________ ______ _______ ____________.  ___________ ______________ ______ _____________ ________ ______________, he began _____ ____________ __________________.

Erik's climbing team on Mount Everest __________ _________ so he ___________ ___________ _________ ________________ and ____________ _________.  Erik used _____________ __________ ____ __________ ________ __________.  ________ _____ _________ _________________ __________ was the Khumbu Icefall, ____ _________ _______________ ____ ______________.  Erik ____________ ______ ____________ _______.  He jumped ___________ _______ _____________ and _______________ _____ ____________ ______________.

The climbers moved _____________.  They _________ _______ ____________ and ______________ _____________ from tanks.  _____________ Everest ____ _____ ________, the air blanket that _______________ __________ ______ _________.  ____________ _____ ___________ ___________ ____ ______ ___________________.  But Erik and his team __________ ____________.  They ____________ ____ ______ ________ and ________________ _____ ____ ____________ ____________.

____________ _______ ______________ ______ ____________, they __________ ____ ________ _____________ of Mount Everest.  "______ ______ ___!" Erik's friends told him.  They were _____ ________ _________ _____ _______ ________________.

9. The Longest Wall

__________ __________ ____________ ____________ ________, Qin Shi Huangdi became ________ ____________ _____________ _____________.  He wanted _____ __________ _________ ______________ _______ _______ ___________ of other lands.  So ____ _________ ____ ___________, ________ _________.  It _______________ _________ ______________ ___________.

Workers ____________ ___________ to build the Great Wall of China.  _________ _________ ______________ _________ _____________, they ___________ ___________ _____ _________.  They filled ____ _______________ _________ ________ _________ ________.  Then they _____________ ____ __________.  The wall _________ ____________ ___________ inches at a time.

_____ ___________ B.C., emperor Wu-Di of the Han dynasty ______ ___________ ______ the Qin wall.  They ____________ _______ ___________ ____ _____ across the Gobi Desert.  ________ ________ ______ _________ __________ was _______ and _____________.  Workers ____________ _________ and ___________ ____ _________ _____________ of a wooden frame.  They ___________ ________ ___________ _________ ____________ and ________ _______________.  ________  _____________ _____________ __________ ____ _______________ building ______________.

The Han ____________ _____________ _____________ to see far and wide.  They __________ _______ _________, ___________, ___________ ________________ ____ ___________________ when they were __________ ______________.  One long, thin column __________ fewer than 500 ___________ ___________.  Two columns _______________ ______________ _________ ____________.

Much later, ____ ____________, ____ ________________ in the Ming _____________ used ____ _________ ________________ to build onto the wall.  The wall ______________ _______________ and ____________.  The new parts ________ ___________ _____ ________ wrapped _____ _________ __________.  The bricks ____________ ______ ____________ ______ _____________ __________ today.

The Great Wall of China ____ _________ _______________ ______________ ever built.  The main wall _______________ __________ ____________ __________.  Other pieces _______ ______ _____ _____________ more miles.  Six Great Walls _________ _____ ____ __________ _____________ ___________ around the Earth!

10. A Swim for All Women

Today, ____________ ________ ___________.  They _______ _____________ ______________ _________.  But back in the early ______________, women ______________ _________ _________ ____________.  They wanted _____ _____ _________ ______ _______ ____________ ____________ men were able to do.

Gertrude Ederle, ___ _______________ ________________, __________ _____ ________ _________ to do one of those things.  Gertrude ________ ___________ ____ ______________ ______________.  Her team ________ _______ __________ __________ ____ ____________.  Then, in 1926, ____ ________ ______, she _____________ _____ _______________ _______ ___________ ______________ ______ ___________ _________ ________ ________________ _____________.

The English Channel ______________ the North Sea ________ _________ _______________ ____________.  ______ ________ ______________, it is _____ ___________ _____________.  It is very cold.  There are ____________ ____________ ______________, wind, and fog.  The water _____ _________ _____ _________________ and __________ ____________.

_____ ______________ ______, Ederle _________ Cape Griz-Nez, _____ _________  ___________ of France, ______ ___:_____ A.M.  She _____________ _____ _________ _________ _____________ _____ ____________ to protect herself _________ ______ ___________ ___________________.  The channel _________ _____ ___________ that steamship crossings _________ ____________ _____________ ________.  But Ederle _________ _________________ _____ ____________.  She ________ _____________ _________ ________________ ____________.  She _____________ ______________ and ________________.  But she climbed out of the water at Dover, England, at 9:40 P.M.  She _______ __________ _________ _________________ _____ ______ ____________, ______ _____________--a world record!  She _______ _____________ _______ _______ ______________, ________ ______ ____ ___________, _______ ___________ _____________.

Ederle was ____ ______________.  New York City, _________ _________________, ____________ ________ _____ ________ _________________.  She ________  _______________, not only _____ ____ ___________ ______________, but as _____ ________ _____________ _________ ______________ women can be.  "People said women _____________ _________ ________ _____________, but I _______________ ________ __________," she said.

11. Secrets of The Hoh

___________ __________ _______________ _______ ______ ___________, you ____________ think of South America.  You probably didn't know _____________ ____ ___________ ______________ right here _____ ___________ __________ ___________!  The Hoh is ____ ________ __________ of Washington.  It is _________ ______ ________ _________ _____________ _________ ________________ ____ ____________.  Temperate rain forests ____________ ____________ ____________ _______________.

The Hoh __________ __________ _________ __________ _____________ ______ _________ every year.  That's about 12 feet!  ____________ _______ __________ ______________ _______________ __________ ___________ _____ ___________ _________________.  They can be ____________ feet tall.  That is _____________ _______ __________ _____ _____ ______________ _________ ________ ________________.

The Hoh Rain Forest ______ ________________.  The forest floor ___________ ________________ ______ _____________ ___________.  It is ______ _____________ _________ _____________ that _________ ___________ ____________ ________ _________.  Instead, they grow ______ "__________ ________."  These are _____________ that __________ _______________ ________ _____ _________ ____________.

_________ _______ the trees in the Hoh _________ _________________.  Conifer _________ ____________ __________ ____________ inside.  Squirrels and birds ________ ________ ______________ _____ _____________ ___________.  If you ___________ _______________, you might also see black bears, beavers, coyotes, cougars, ____________ ________________, or bats.  _________________ ____________ ___________ ______ the spotted owl ___________ ___________, too.

The Hoh Rain Forest _____ ______ __________________ ____________.  Like other rain forests, it is ________ __________ ________ and ___________ _________.  ___________  ________________ _____ _____ ___________ _____________ _______ ________________.  Even small changes __________ __________ it.  Many of the world's rain forests _________ __________ ______________.  People __________ _________ ___________ ______________ and ____________ ___________.  _______________, the Hoh is ___________ ______ _______ _______________ ___________.  Everything inside a national park ____________ _____ ____________.  The Hoh _________ __________ _______ ________ ________ we _____________ _____!

12. May Chinn: A Lifetime of Firsts

May Chinn believed she ____________ _____ _____ _____________ when she ___________ ______, but a teacher _____________ ________ _____ __________ ___________ _____________ ____________.  _________ ___________ _________ _____ ____ ______________ in medicine.  May Chinn _____________ ________ ______ _________ __________ ______________ ________________ ____________ in New York City.

Chinn _______ _________ _____ _______________.  Her father ________ ____________ __________ when he was 11.  Her mother _________ ___ _______________ _________________ from the Chickahominy tribe.  Chinn's mother ______________ __________ ______ __________ _____________ ____________ _____ __________ her daughter ______ ___________.  __________ _____________, Chinn _____________ Bellevue Hospital Medical School.  She was the first African American _________ ______ ___________ _________ ____________.  She began ________ __________ ______ _____ ______________ _________ at Harlem Hospital.  There she became the first woman _____ _________ ______________ ambulances that _____________ ______ ____________ __________.

_______________ ______ _______________ __________ African Americans, Chinn _________ _____ _________ __________ _____________ ___________ as a doctor _____ ____ _______________.  She opened _______ _________ ___________ to serve the people of Harlem.  She ___________ ____________ ___________ and ___________ _______________ ____________ _____________ ________.  Chinn began to study _________ _______________ _____ _________ ____________ ________________.  Many of them ___________ ______________.

Chinn _______________ _____________ ________ ________ _________ _____ ___________ ________.  She ______________ ___________ _______ _________ _______________ and ______ ________________ today _____ _____ ______________ in medicine.  She ________________ _____ ___________ _____________ ________________ _____________.

"_____________ _______________ _________ _______ ______________ of your country, your state, your city, and especially ________ ___________________," she said.  "Help _______ _____________ _______________."

13. Animal Mummies

_________ _____________ _________________ believed ____ ____ ___________ ___________ ___________, called the afterlife.  They ___________ _______ __________ needed ____ _________ _____ ___________ _____ and they prepared the body ______ _________ ____________.  They ________________ dead bodies ______ ________________ and ____________ _________ in the ground.  The ancient Egyptians believed the souls ______________ __________ ____________ _____ ___________ ________ ______________.  They _________ ______________ and _________ ________ ____ ____________.  Sometimes they even buried _____________ ______________!

Some animal mummies, such as cats, ___________ _____________ ___________.  They _______ _________ so ____________ ______________ ___________ __________ ____________.  Others were ______________ _____________.  They were believed ______ ______________ ____ ____ ________ or ____ ________________.

Making a mummy ________ _____ __________ _______ __________.  First ________  _____________ _________ _______________.  Then ________ __________ was stuffed _________ _____ _________ linen __________.  _____________ such as _______ ___________, ________ ___________, and the stomach were also ____________ ________ ______ _________ ___________.  Only _______ _____________ __________ _________ _____________.  The body ___________ _____________ with salt water and left to dry.  Then it _______ ___________ _________ __________, more linen, and sometimes ____________.  The body ________ then ___________ _____ and ___________ in linen.  Finally, it _________ ________________.

The hot, dry _________ was ________ _____________ _______________ _________ __________________.  Many ________ ___________ thousands of years.  A team of scientists in Egypt __________ ________________ _____________ ___________t _________________ from 300 B.C.  At the Cairo Museum, ______________ _____________ mummies of ___________________, fish, ______________, cats, dogs, and _______________.  _______ ______________ ___________ ____________, scientists hope to find __________ ___________ ________________ _________ in Ancient Egypt.