The Last Night of September (A Poem by William and Sunny)

The cricket was chirping, and
William was burping.

The moon was shining, and
Sunny was smiling.

It’s time for bed, and
may dreams be bright.

When eyes flutter open with sunrise,
October will come with pumpkin and surprise.

Trees are tall and wind whispering Fall,
The season of harvest brings love and abundance for all.

My Cousin Sean (by William)

I have two cousins, Sean and Hansen.  Sean is in college now. 

 (Sean was 12 years old and I was 2)

(Sean graduated from High School this year)

My memory about Sean was that last year we went to Berkeley and Stanford Universities, and he volunteered to be the photographer.  I like the picture that he took under the pine trees near the gift shop at Stanford.  I think he is a very good photographer.

(Sean and I in Stanford)

I also played with Hansen and Sean sometimes.  Sean protected me from Hansen and he never hurt me.  In return, at grandmother’s old house, I saw Hansen aiming an arrow at Sean, but Hansen wasn’t watching me.  I pounced on Hansen and he lost his grip, then the arrow landed on the table.  I gave the arrow to Sean and he fired it onto Hansen’s belly.

 (Sean was 13 years old)

(Sean was 14 years old)

Sean is away from home and he is only returning home for Christmas.  I am certainly missing him. 

Grand Canyon Junior Ranger (by William)

This summer we went to Arizona to visit Grand Canyon National Park and I got sworn in as a Junior Ranger. 

(Grand Canyon Junior Rangers to be sworn in)

The badge looks like an arrowhead with the word “Junior Park Ranger” on it.  It is made from plastic and it has the symbol of National Park Service emblem.

(Ranger book and badge)

What I learned from Grand Canyon Junior Ranger class included “DUDE,” the formation of Grand Canyon.  D means deposition, U means uplift, D means down cut, and E means erosion. 

I also learned the shapes of poop from animals.  Herbivore’s poop are ball shaped and carnivore’s poop are sausage shaped.  My poop sometimes are ball shaped, and sometimes are sausage shaped, so I am an omnivore.

Squirrels are the deadliest animal in Grand Canyon because they carry disease and can bite you.

I learned a lot in the Junior Ranger class and I like my badge.  Hope you will collect National Park Junior Ranger badge too.  

(My National Park Ranger badge collection)

A Letter to the Beautiful Grand Canyon Railway Train Conductor (by William)

                                                                                                August 23, 2015

Dear Ms. Shaundalee,

Thank you for an awesome train ride for the Grand Canyon.  In your car I had a very good view.  I saw cows, horses, birds, the Grand Canyon, the Marshall (from the Cowboy Show), and the Colorado River. 

(The day we took the train ride happened to be Ms. Shaundalee's birthday--Happy Birthday!)

(Good view from the train)

My favorite part about the train ride was when the train started moving.  But, now I am back in California, and if I go back to Arizona, I hope to see you again. 

You can contact me by email or you can visit my blog.  Welcome to visit me in California.

Yours truly,

William

Can you believe it?  Email from Shaundalee came during Labor Day Weekend!!!

Hi William,

It was so nice to get your letter today! I am so happy that you and your family had a great time riding with me. So glad you all had a fun time! 

If you and your family come visit Arizona again please come visit us. If you all decide to ride on the train again you can alway request to have me as your PSA.

I am happy to see you all had a safe vacation and made it home safely. 

I'm going to put my pictures in my train scrapbook along with your letter and the picture you drew me!

Thank you again! Be a good boy! Hope your doing well in school and having fun with your friends. Tell your mom and dad I said hi and thank you to them as well. Your family is amazing! Stay happy! Always smile. :)

Your PSA,

Shaundalee

Seella (by Jennifer, guest columnist from Sydney, Australia)

Jennifer, age 7, lives in Sydney, Australia. She has read a lot of William and Ethan's blogs. She likes reading, writing, drawing and dancing. She has a younger sister called Ashley who likes to build Lego a lot. Jennifer will turn 8 in this coming October.

One day an Arctic miracle is born and a great adventure awaits this polar bear family. Find out more in Seella.

Once in a cold ice cave, a female gave birth to two polar bear cubs, an Arctic miracle, a boy and a girl, twins.

After a few months, the polar bear family set out into the cold icy world. A snowstorm blew up. Seella, the girl twin saw her brother collapse. Seela's mother covered him with snow, he still did not wake up.

Seella and her mother had to leave him behind for that they had to find food.

Seella's mother spotted a seal, ran up, pounced and it was dead. For that it was the last meal they would have in a long time.

Weeks passed, Seella grew older but they still had no meal. Because of this, Seella's mother is forced to do something early.

The ice sheet was forming later and later in winter, so Seella's mother could not find enough food for two. Seella's mother grunted at Seella meaning for her to leave but Seella did not move. Seella's mother grunted again but fiercer and louder this time. Seella understood and ran away before her mother decided to chase her away.

Seella wondered alone on the cold ice floor, a Arctic fox was following behind her. Arctic foxes are scavengers and like to follow polar bears for they are the top predators in the Arctic. Nothing in the Arctic can kill a polar bear except another polar bear. Since then tilt of the earth has returned to where it started and Seella is able to find food.

When Seella is hibernating, she gives birth, another Arctic miracle twins, a boy and a girl.

Weather (by William)

Note: A book written and typed by William.

Front Cover

Weather

Author: William

Illustrator: William

August 10, 2015

Table of Contents

1. Bad Weather.....................................................p.1

2. Weak Weather..................................................p.2

3. Freeze!..............................................................p.3

4. Conclusion........................................................p.4

5. Glossary............................................................p.4

Bad Weather

Complaining about bad weather? Well in this story you will learn about weather and how it forms. So, off you go, to a world of weather.

First, I will introduce you to tornadoes. A tornado is formed by cold, dry air from Canada and warm, moist air from Gulf of Mexico collide on the Great Plains.

Hurricanes also known as Typhoons, are extremely dangerous because your home could be washed away. Hurricanes start in the ocean with a group of thunderstorms that get together and move toward the land.


Weak Weather

Remember about the bad weather? Well don’t worry this time I’m introducing the weak weather.

Dust devils are weak relatives of tornadoes and they suck up only dust and sand. They are seen in California and Nevada.

Waterspouts are also weak relatives of tornadoes. They are found in the Florida Keys and the Gulf of Mexico. Waterspouts are formed by clouds moving forward to the oceans or lakes, and by the unstoppable wind.

Freeze!

You never know what will happen when cold weather strikes. 

Blizzards are similar to snowstorms but much bigger. Blizzards are simply snow and hail. Blizzards form the same way as thunderstorms do, but with snow and/or hail.

Conclusion

I like what I wrote and I hope you like it too.

Glossary

Hail: frozen rain.

Rain: when clouds have too much moisture, rain forms and falls.


Back Cover

About the Author (written by mom with suggestions from William)

William is 8 years old and he lives in California.  He enjoys reading, traveling, and thinking of cool ideas for children’s books, and he is very sweet and diligent.  He is the co-author of the famous children’s blog: http://worldthroughchildrenseyes.blogspot.com/

Going to Las Vegas (by William)

Right after my summer camp, we went to Las Vegas and it was fun.  

We picked up my cousin and drove for a long time.  We arrived at Nevada and California’s border line, then quickly reached Las Vegas afterwards.

The hotel we stayed in was called MGM Grand, the 2^nd largest hotel in the world!  In the room, the curtain was opened so we tried to close the sheer layer of the curtain.  In the lobby there were many stores and one store had robotic walking cats, pigs, and dogs.

We also went to ride the High Roller, an observation wheel on the hotel strip.

(Source: https://www.caesars.com/linq/high-roller)

I really liked the trip to Las Vegas and I suggest you should go there too.