strawberries
Due April 13th
Read these notes about My Side of the Mountain:
Sam is surviving by finding his own food to live on.  He had a whole field of wild strawberries before the little old lady came and picked them for her jam.
He also makes acorn pancakes. Here is a picture of a book of recipes to make with Acorns.  What do you think, would you make something from this book? 




If you are brave enough to try this, here is a recipe for Acorn Pancakes!


You have to be very careful when finding food to eat in the wild.  Sam has a guide to help him identify poison plants and has done lots of research in the library to learn what he can and can’t eat.  He took a plant guide with him like this one that shows some edible weeds:

Here is a picture of what Frightful looks like at the moment.  Isn’t he cute!
baby falcon
As he grows older he will darken in color and grow into a magnificent bird!  Here is a youtube clip of a Falcon trainer.
Watch this youtube clip for a short summary of the story so far 🙂