Reuben

We just learned a little about the Twelve Tribes of Israel.

One of the twelve tribes was from Jacob's son Reuben.

In the Bible, the first wife of Jacob was named Leah, and the first son that Jacob had was Reuben.

Since Reuben was the oldest of the sons, he was sometimes more responsible.
When the other sons wanted to kill Joseph he told them not to, and was very upset when he found out they had sold Joseph out of the family.


(from: wikipedia - tribe of reuben)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

The Crucifixion of St. Peter - Michelangelo

We just learned about Michelangelo's painting of The Conversion of Saul.

Another famous work of art from Michelangelo is The Crucifixion of St. Peter, made in 1550 in Italy.

In the Bible, St. Peter was one of the Apostles of Jesus, and after Jesus died he was one of the first leaders of the church for Christianity.
The Bible does not say when or how St. Peter died, but many stories from history say that he was crucified upside down, because he didn't feel like he was good enough to die in the same way that Jesus did.

Michelangelo's painting shows Peter upside down on the cross in the middle, surrounded by a bunch of other people.
One interesting thing that people noticed in this painting is that in most paintings from those days where they showed someone who was dying in a sad way they would show the person crying or with their head down looking sad.
In this painting, Peter is lifting himself up to look angrily at the people who are putting him on the cross, to show them that even though he is going to die he is not happy and that they should feel bad for what they are doing.

This painting was a fresco, which means it was painted on wet plaster, and it was the last fresco that Michelangelo ever did.


(from: wikipedia - the crucifixion of st. peter (michelangelo))


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: 43 Roaring Forty - Carl Andre

Hindi - March, April

Let's keep learning about the months of the year in Russian!

We already learned that January, February is जनवरी (janavaree), फरवरी (pharavaree)

Let's keep going!

March - मार्च (maarch) - sounds like mah-r-ch - 文A

April - अप्रैल (aprail) - sounds like ah-pray-l - 文A



(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: Januari, Februari

Russian: Март (Mart), Апрель (Aprel')
Norwegian: Mars, April

Greek: Μάρτιος (Mártios), Απρίλιος (Aprílios)

ASL: March, April

Italian: Marzo, Aprile

German: März, April

Spanish: Marzo, Abril

French: Mars, Avril

Oil Well

We just learned about the Oil Sands.

Another part of making oil is a Oil Well.

When oil is found in the ground and someone wants to get it out, they have to make something called an oil well.
Just like a well that is dug down deep for water, the same thing goes for oil.

The oil well is dug deep down using drills, and then the oil is pumped out of the hole where it was found.


(from: wikipedia - oil well)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Alternator

Eurasian Otter

We just learned about the North American River Otter.

Another animal in the same family is the Eurasian Otter, also called the european otter, eurasian river otter, common otter, old world otter, or lutra lutra.

These animals live in parts of Europe, Asia and Africa and are the most common type of otter in the world.
They grow to about 40 centimeters long and weigh about 10 kilograms.

Just like the North American river otter, these animals live in lakes, rivers and ponds.
Unlike a lot of the other otters, these animals usually live alone, except for when mothers are raising baby otters.


(from: wikipedia - eurasian otter)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Mantled Guereza

Kidneys

We just learned about the Primary Olfactory Cortex and a lot of things about how the human nose works.

Another part of the human body are the two Kidneys.

The kidneys are an important part of the body that helps keep the blood clean with the right amount of liquids.
When the heart is pumping blood through the body, it gets sent through the kidneys where it gets cleaned up.


(from: wikipedia - )


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Metastasis

Saint Martin

We just learned about the country of Anguilla

Let's learn a little about the country of Saint Martin!

This is an island in the Caribbean, just east of Puerto Rico.
It is about 87 square kilometers, and about 73,000 people live there.
The people in this country speak English, French and Dutch.

This island is actually divided into two parts. One that is called Saint-Martin and is owned by France, and the other is called Sint Maarten and is owned by the Netherlands.


(from: wikipedia - saint martin (island))

The flag of Saint-Martin is the same as the flag for France.
The flag of Sint Maarten is a white triangle on the left, then stripes of red and blue on the right.
The red is for the blood of the people, the blue is for the sea and sky, and the white has the coat of arms for the country in the middle.


(from: wikipedia - flag of sint maarten)

To eat in this country you might have a drink or jam made from guavaberry.


(from: wikipedia - myrciaria floribunda)

Visiting this country you might go see one of the many famous beaches.

(from: wikipedia - saint martin (island))


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Bhutan