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Celebrate Presidents Day
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Mini Spy and her friends are visiting the Lincoln Memorial.
See if you can find: • exclamation mark • cup
• funny face • eyeglasses • doughnut • ruler
• letter E
• sock
• pencil
• heart
• number 7 • snail
• two kites • letter D
• fish
• key
• bunny
• word MINI
• letter B
• umbrella • letter J • elephant
Honoring Our Presidents
Have you seen pictures of the most
popular presidential monuments in
Washington, D.C.? Maybe you’ve visited
these monuments in our nation’s capital.
The Washington Monument, Lincoln
Memorial and Jefferson Memorial have
long been symbols of America. The
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
is the newest presidential monument.
Presidents Day is on Feb. 15
this year. To celebrate, The Mini
Page takes a tour of these famous
monuments.
Fun facts
• When the Washington Monument
was finished in 1885, it was the tallest
structure in the world, at about 555
feet tall. The Eiffel Tower broke this
record four years later.
• The first elevator in the monument
was steam-powered. It took about 20
minutes to reach the top.
• A new electric elevator takes
about 70 seconds to get to the top.
• The monument is an obelisk
(AH-buh-lisk), an Egyptian-style pillar
with four sides and a pyramid on top.
Snazzy Snack Crackers
You’ll need:
State stones
When the money ran out, many states
and territories sent stones for the
monument. For example, Alaska’s stone
is made of jade and Arizona’s of petrified
wood. Visitors can see some of these
stones while riding on the elevator.
Rookie Cookie’s Recipe
Robert Mills’ original design from the 1830s
was more detailed. He pictured statues of
Revolutionary War heroes at the bottom.
• 3/4 cup canola oil
• 1 (1-ounce) packet ranch dressing
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne red pepper
• 2 packages saltine crackers (half of standard 4-package box)
What to do:
1. Mix canola oil, ranch dressing and cayenne pepper in a medium-size
bowl.
2. Place 2 packages of crackers in a large plastic zipper bag.
3. Pour oil mixture over crackers. Make sure bag is sealed tight.
4. Lay bag flat and spread mixture over crackers to soak in.
5. Rotate the plastic bag every 15 minutes for 2 hours to allow oil to
spread evenly.
6. Serve crackers with sliced or spreadable cheese.
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Roger Day writes and sings music for kids.
He has several CDs, including “Why Does Gray
Matter? … And Other Brainy Songs for Kids.”
Every song has something to do with the brain.
He has also made a DVD for kids.
Roger wrote his first kids’ song as a gift for
his nieces and nephews one Christmas. He got
student volunteers and put together free performances for kids in
Head Start classes in different cities.
After his own kids were born, he stopped traveling and became a
stay-at-home dad. He began writing for kids full-time.
Roger grew up in Birmingham, Ala. He and his family now live
in Franklin, Tenn. He is an Eagle Scout, and a leader for a Cub
Scout den and a Boy Scout troop.
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Supersport: Jayne Appel
Height: 6-4
Hometown: Pleasant Hill, Calif.
On the basketball court, Jayne Appel is up to her usual
performance: scoring, rebounding and blocking shots. In the
Stanford women’s basketball team’s 8-0 start, the tall and talented
center averaged 13.5 points, 9.3 rebounds and blocked 14 shots.
With more than half a season left in her sparkling college
career, Appel already holds the Cardinal record for blocked shots,
with more than 200. A psychology major, her presence on the court can psyche
opponents out.
Appel earned second-team All-America and Pac-10 Player of the Year honors as
a junior last year. In one game, she unloaded a career-high 46 points.
Before joining the tradition-rich Stanford program, Appel was a high school star
and became the “apple” of college recruiters’ eyes. She won two gold medals in
international competition playing for the United States.
Away from her favorite game, Appel enjoys being with her friends and playing
water polo. But she makes the biggest splash on the basketball court.
The Lincoln Memorial
A place for dreams
Abraham Lincoln is one of our
most honored presidents. He took the
first big steps toward ending slavery.
He held the United States together
during the Civil War.
As a result, the memorial to
him has become one of the most
inspirational sites in the world.
Many world-changing events have
been held there.
In 1939, a group would not allow
singer Marian Anderson to perform
in their hall because she was black.
First lady Eleanor Roosevelt helped
arrange for her to sing at the Lincoln
Memorial instead. Millions heard her
concert on the radio.
In 1963, at a march
for civil rights, Martin
Luther King Jr. gave
his “I Have a Dream”
speech there. The
speech continues
to inspire people
Martin Luther
throughout the world. King Jr.
photos courtesy National Park Service
photo by John Scarpati
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The Washington Monument is the most
visible landmark in our nation’s capital. In
this view, the U.S. Capitol is to its right.
Meet Roger Day
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photo courtesy Natonal Park Service
When FrenchAmerican architect
Pierre L’Enfant
designed Washington,
D.C., he included
plans for a monument
to America’s first
president.
The design was chosen through a
contest, as were most capital memorials.
The winning designer was Robert Mills.
In 1848, workers began building the
monument, but money ran out after
six years. By the time work began
again, 25 years later, workers had to
get rock from a different quarry. As a
result, the stone changes color about
one-third of the way up.
photo courtesy National Park Service
A monument to Washington
The Lincoln Memorial was
designed by Henry Bacon
with 36 columns on the
outside. These represent
the states that existed
at the end of Lincoln’s
presidency. The names of
the 48 states that existed
when the memorial was
dedicated are written at
the top of the memorial.
A plaque with the names
of the newest states,
Alaska and Hawaii, was
placed at the memorial
later.
Lincoln
is seated
because
the
designer
thought a
standing
figure
would
disappear
among
the tall
columns.
The memorial
When Lincoln was president in the
1860s, the Potomac River came almost
to the Washington Monument, about
three-fourths of a mile away.
The Lincoln Memorial is built on
former swamp land that was filled in
by the U.S. Army in the late 1800s.
Work began on the memorial in 1914.
The 19-foot-tall statue of Lincoln is
made up of 28 pieces of marble put
together like a giant jigsaw puzzle.
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Honoring Jefferson and FDR
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
photos courtesy National Park Service
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Cherry trees surround the Jefferson Memorial. When it was
built, people were afraid the cherry trees would be cut down.
When President Franklin Delano Roosevelt first came
to Washington, D.C., he was surprised that there was no
memorial to his hero, Thomas Jefferson. Roosevelt led
the push to build a memorial to him.
Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.
He also nearly doubled the size
of America with the Louisiana
Purchase.
Working during the war
Workers began building the
memorial in 1938. The original
statue was made of plaster
because metal was needed for
weapons in World War II. After
the war, a bronze statue replaced
the plaster one.
The Mini Page thanks Jennifer
Epstein, education specialist, National
Park Service, for help with this issue.
Next week, The Mini Page is about
the fun of solving math problems.
This statue in the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial shows
Roosevelt with his dog, Fala. The memorial was designed by
Lawrence Halprin.
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is the largest
presidential memorial in Washington, D.C. It covers
about 7.5 acres. It was dedicated in 1997.
The memorial is made up of four outdoor “rooms.”
Each room represents one of Roosevelt’s four presidential
terms. Fountains and pools give it a sense of peace.
Honoring a special president
Franklin D. Roosevelt led the country out of the Great
Depression. He was president during most of World War
II. Statues representing different parts of Roosevelt’s
terms stand throughout the monument. It is the only
presidental memorial that also honors the first lady.
The Jefferson Memorial
was designed by John
Pope, Otto Eggers and
Daniel Higgins.
This
sculpture
shows a
bread line
during the
Depression.
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standing in official portraits?
Penny: Because he could never lie!
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All the following jokes have something in common.
Can you guess the common theme or category?
Pete: What was Abraham Lincoln’s nickname
when he was an infant?
Parker: Babe Lincoln!
Piper: If George Washington and Abe Lincoln
were alive today, what would be the
most amazing fact about them?
Payton: Their age!
Look through your newspaper for stories about Washington,
D.C. Whom would you build a memorial to honor?
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Presidential
Monuments
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Words that remind us of presidential monuments are hidden in the block
below. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally. See if you can find:
BLOSSOMS, CAPITAL, CAPITOL, CHERRY, DAY, DESIGN, DOG,
JEFFERSON, LINCOLN, MEMORIAL, MONUMENTS, QUARRY, ROOSEVELT,
SITE, STONES, TALL, TOUR, WAR, WASHINGTON, WORK.
There’s
lots to see
in D.C.!
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Ready Resources
The Mini Page provides ideas for Web sites,
books or other resources that will help you learn
more about this week’s topics.
On the Web:
• www.nps.gov/wamo/index.htm
• www.nps.gov/fdrm/home.htm
• www.nps.gov/linc/index.htm
• www.nps.gov/thje/index.htm
At the library:
• “Presidents” by James G. Barber
• “A Kid’s Guide to Washington, D.C.: Revised and
Updated Edition” by Miriam Chernick
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