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The EnchantedLearning.com Weekly Newsletter June 3, 2001

*** U.S. STATE FACTS, MAPS, AND SYMBOLS ***
Find out fun facts about all 50 states in the U.S.A. (and the District of Columbia). Did you know that North Dakota's state fossil is a worm-shaped mollusk preserved in petrified wood? Or that Kansas has a state amphibian, the barred tiger salamander?

For each state, you'll find a map, geography facts, and presidential birthplaces. Discover the origin of the state's name; see the state flag. And don't miss the interesting variety of symbols that each state has chosen to represent itself.

U.S. State Facts, Maps, and Symbols

*** U.S. EXTREMES AND RECORDS ***
Which states border the most other states? Which states hold the record for most Presidential birthplaces? What are the longest and the shortest state names? What is the snowiest city in the United States? Where did the biggest hailstone in the U.S. fall? Where is the tallest waterfall in the U.S.? Plus many more fun U.S. extremes and records!

U.S. Extremes and Records

*** OLDEST-KNOWN DINOSAUR FOUND IN BRAZIL ***
A team of paleontologists has discovered what may be the oldest known dinosaur in the world. It's so old that its primitive feet are more like those of thecodonts, the ancestors of the dinosaurs. Come read about this still- unnamed meat-eater, which was more than 6 feet long, with many sharp teeth in its foot-long skull.

Oldest-Known Dinosaur Found in Brazil

*** LABEL ME! PRINT-OUTS ***
You'll enjoy this series of elementary-level print-outs. First read the definitions, then label the diagram or map. Look at the variety:

Biology Label-Me! Print-outs:
- Butterfly Anatomy
- Caterpillar Anatomy
- Dinosaurs
- Flower Anatomy
- Human Skeleton
- Insect Anatomy
- Tooth Anatomy

Geography Label-Me! Print-outs:
- Canada
- Compass Rose
- Continents of the World
- Oceans of the World
- U.S.A.

Astronomy and Earth Science Label-Me! Print-outs:
- Phases of the Moon
- Solar System
- Volcano Diagram


"Label-Me" Print-outs

*** SOLAR SYSTEM CALENDAR 2002 ***
You can print out the pages of our Solar System Calendar -- they're chock full of information, and you can color them in if you choose. It's set up to use either for 2002 or for the 2001-2002 school year.

Solar System Calendar 2002

*** JAMES LOVELL, ASTRONAUT AND ADVENTURER ***
James A. Lovell, Jr., is a modern-day adventurer. As an astronaut, he flew on four space missions, including the first rendezvous of two manned spacecraft, the first manned flight orbiting the Moon, and the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission to the Moon. Since the end of the Apollo program, Lovell has continued exploring, journeying to both the North Pole and the South Pole.

James Lovell, Astronaut and Adventurer

*** ALLAN CUNNINGHAM: BURIED IN SYDNEY'S BOTANICAL GARDENS ***
Read about Allan Cunningham, an English explorer who went on plant-collecting expeditions to Australia, New Zealand, and Brazil. He is buried in Sydney's Botanical Gardens.

Allan Cunningham, Explorer and Botanical Collector

*** KAPOK TREE ***
The kapok tree is the tallest tree in Africa, growing to be more than 100 feet tall -- and it's useful too. Check out both the main page and the print-out that it links to.
Kapok Tree