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Where in the World is Montague? |
Our theme this year at Blythe
is "Around the World in 180 days!" Montague the Bear
will give clues each morning from a French or Spanish
country. Students will try to guess which country
Montague is visiting that week, and will drop their answers
in a special box in the Media Center. A winner will be
drawn each Friday.
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Clues for the Week |
Monday, October 26, 2009
- This country
became a French colony in 1896,
which explains why French is
still spoken in towns and is the
language of business today.
French is the second language,
while Malagasy is this country’s
first language. In 1960, this
country gained its
independence. Green and red are
two of the colors that can be
found on its flag.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 -
This tropical country only has
two seasons—dry and rainy. The
dry season lasts from May until
November, and the rainy season
goes from December to April.
Tropical cyclones bring
torrential rains and flooding to
the land. The rains cause
erosion, but humans also cause
damage by clear-cutting the rain
forests for farmland.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 -
This country is isolated.
Three-fourths of the animals
that live here don’t live
anywhere else, which includes
most of its mammals and half of
its bird population. If you
visit, some of the habitats that
you can explore are coral
beaches, lagoons, and rain
forests. Make sure to bring
your sunscreen!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
- The national
symbol of this French-speaking
country is the baobab tree,
which is also called the monkey
bread tree. The tree’s large
size, age, and hollow trunk make
it a practical place to find and
store water and provide
shelter. Natives are also known
to perform sacred rights, and
bury and remember their
ancestors near these trees. The
tree is adapted to the dry
climate by storing water in its
trunks.
Friday,
October 30, 2009 -
This country is the fourth
largest island in the world. It
is just smaller than the state
of Texas. It is a land mass
that broke away from the
continent of Africa over 150
million years ago, and humans
settled on the land over 2,000
years ago. This country has
been given the nickname, The
Great Red Island, due to its
soil.
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Madagascar |
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