Velcro Sea Star

We just learned about the Asterias Amurensis.

Another type of starfish is the Velcro Sea Star, also called the Novodina Antillensis.

This type of starfish lives in the deap sea in tropical areas of the Atlantic Ocean.

It has 10-14 long arms with eyespots on the ends.

These starfish live on the branches of corals, and stick their long arms into the water to catch small animals drifing by.

Because the poky arms stick to things, they got the nickname velcro.


(from: wikipedia - novodinia antillensis)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Indri

Femoral Neck

We just learned about the Femoral Head.

Another part of the femur bone is the Femoral Neck.

This is the part that connects the femoral head to the main part of the femur called the shaft.

(from: wikipedia - )


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Nose

Moscow, Russia

We just learned about the city of Tokyo, Japan.


Let's learn a little about the city of Moscow, Russia!

This city is in the country of Russia.
It is about 2.5 million square kilometers, and about 13 million people live there.
The people in this city speak Russian.


(from: wikipedia - moscow)

There are many sports teams in Moscow, like the hockey team ЦСКА Москва (CSKA Moscow), and the soccer team (Спартак Москва) Spartak Moscow


(from: wikipedia - hc cska moscow)

(from: wikipedia - fc spartak moscow)

To eat in this city you might have borscht, which is a soup, made with meat and vegetables.

(from: wikipedia - borscht)

Visiting this city you might go see Red Square, which has the famous church called The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, and the Spasskaya Tower, which was an old palace.

(from: wikipedia - red square)

The Kremlin is the capital where the president lives, and has five palaces and four cathedrals.

(from: wikipedia - kremlin)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: The Bahamas

Joseph in Egypt

We just learned about the Joseph's Coat of Many Colors.

When Joseph lived in Egypt he met the Pharaoh and helped him figure out what his dreams meant by asking God for help.

Pharaoh had a dream about seven good cows and seven good heads of grain, and then seven bad cows and seven bad heads of grain.

Joseph told him that the seven good things were for a time where the animals and farms would do great and be healthy for seven years.
But then the seven bad things were for seven years where the animals and plants would all die.

So he told the Pharaoh to save up food so that his people could survive during the seven bad years.


(from: wikipedia - joseph (genesis))


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Le Facteur: Joseph Roulin - Van Gogh

We just learned about the Café Terrace at Night - Van Gogh.

Another of Van Gogh's paintings is Le Facteur: Joseph Roulin.

Roulin was a friend of Van Gogh's, that lived near where he was so he painted self portraits of him.


(from: wikipedia - portraits by vincent van gogh)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Michelangelo - Sistine Chapel - The Sacrifice of Noah

Arabic - Green, Blue, Purple, Pink

We just learned that in Arabic, red, orange and yellow are أحمر ('ahmar), नالبرتقالي (alburtuqaliu), पأصفر ('asfar).

Let's learn more colors!

green - أخضر ('akhdar) - 文A


blue - أزرق ('azraq) - 文A


purple - أرجواني ('arjuani) - 文A


pink - لون القرنفل (lawn alqaranful) - 文A



(from: wikipedia - lebanese academy of sciences)

Hindi: हरा (hara), नीला (neela), बैंगनी (bainganee), गुलाबी (gulaabee)

Swahili: kijani, bluu, zambarau, nyekundu

Russian: зеленый (zelenyy), синий (siniy), фиолетовый (fioletovyy), розовый (rozovyy)

Norwegian: grønn, blå, lilla, rosa

Greek: πράσινο, μπλε, μοβ, ροζ

ASL: green, blue, purple, pink

Italian: verde, blu, viola, rosa

German: grün, blau, lila, rosa

Spanish: verde, azul, morado, rosa

French: vert, bleu, violet, rose

Lima Flag

We just learned about the Kilo Flag.

Another of the maritime flags is the Lima Flag used for the letter L.

It is four squares of yellow and black.

It can also mean "Stop immediately".


(from: wikipedia - international maritime signal flags)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Memory