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Parkdale student publishes first book
Trisha Walker
■ By Columbia
Gorge News
Not every kid can walk into their school library and check
out a copy of their own book.
Seattle Strayer can.
Seattle, 10, is a fourth grader at Parkdale Elementary and
the author of the book, “Julie the Superdog,” released on April
13 and available through Barnes & Noble.
“I was inspired to write this book by a friend and her new
puppy,” she said. The book description (www.barnesandno-
ble.com) reads, “Julie is a superdog. Well, really she’s a magic
dog, but she likes being called a superdog better. Being a su-
perdog means Julie has amazing powers with more to come
as she gets older. And as she grows, she takes on mini assign-
ments. But one day, Julie’s new owner, Cora, finds the paper
that has Julie’s mission written on it, and the superdog’s
secret is revealed. Julie might be able to get that problem out
of the way, but can she complete her job from The Boss?”
The process took Seattle several months — writing the
story, typing it up, editing, creating the cover and choos-
ing the right fonts, all before tackling the final publishing
process.
“I’ve always been into writing and reading, and I thought
it would be cool to have my own book published, so I have
Seattle Strayer, 10, a Parkdale Elementary fourth grader, has pub- had that goal for about a year and a half,” she said.
lished her first book, “Julie the Superdog.” The book is available for
Publishing a book is a long process, Seattle said. “… And
checkout at the school’s library.
Contributed photos it takes some patience, but in the end it’s worth it to hold a
Works in all mediums are welcome, in-
cluding acrylics, oils, pastels, photogra-
phy, fiber arts, beadwork, mixed media,
etc. Interested artists should pick up
a book at the White Salmon Valley
Community Library.
High resolution photos of the art
work must be submitted by Sept. 18
to be included in the online art show.
The art exhibition will not be juried;
however, the KOOBDOOGA committee
reserves the right to reject works that do
not meet the exhibition criteria.
In addition to the art show, The
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The Friends of the White Salmon
Valley Community is bringing back the
community reading program known
as KOOBDOOGA (“A Good Book” read
backwards) in October.
This year’s title is “A River Lost” by
Blaine Harden. Free copies of the book
are available now for artists interested
in creating a work inspired by the book.
Additional books will be available to the
general public during the summer.
Submitted art will be displayed virtu-
ally throughout the month of October,
with an online reception on Sept. 30.
book you have written in your hands.”
“She is such a hard worker and so dedicated that it truly
amazes me,” said Seattle’s mother, Jordan Strayer. “She did
this all on her own and is so driven. She has always loved
reading and as she learned to write has also been really into
writing. I feel she is so fortunate to have found something she
is passionate about at such an early age.”
Seattle describes the book as fun and light-hearted, and a
good pick for kids ages 6-12. She plans to write a series featur-
ing Julie the Superdog.
“I already have some ideas for the next books in the Julie
the Superdog series, so I’m very excited for the future,” she
said.
In addition to Barnes & Noble, the book is available to
check out at the Parkdale Elementary School library. Seattle
plans to donate a copy to the Hood River Library.
Seattle additionally enjoys writing poems and book
reviews, which can be found on her website, funbookreviews.
com.
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series of four presentations each
Thursday in October from 6:30-
8 p.m. Scheduled presentations
include author Harden, author
and photographer Peter Marbach,
river explorer and educator Laurie
Wilhite, and more.
For more information on how to
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Piggy Bank Workouts
Ever wondered where the money you spend in a store goes? Where that money goes
is different depending upon who owns the store where you shop. In a store that is
owned by someone who lives locally, more money stays in your community.
Everyone should care about how
much money stays in the
community. Why? Look at the
pictures below. They show a few
of the many ways local businesses
use the money spent in their stores
to help their communities.
To find out the answer, cross out every B-I-L-L and the
remaining letters reveal the answer.
Pretend you are a piggy bank
and shake yourself. Can you
hear the jingle of coins?
Shake to the left!
Shake to the right!
Standards Link: Math: Organize
and display data in graphs.
CUSTOMERS
COMMUNITY
BUSINESS
SUPPLIES
LOCALLY
SCHOOL
GRAPHS
WHERE
STORE
SPEND
CARES
STAYS
PARTS
SHOW
TEAM
Here’s another
way to show
how
shopping
locally
matters.
Color these
pie graphs.
Color the parts
that show money
that STAYS in town
GREEN. Color the part
that shows money that
LEAVES town RED.
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Replace the missing words MID COUNTY – On
in this news article using night, the Mid-Co Thursday
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these words:
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their shots light up a new watch
scoreboard, thanks to Ho
Office Supply. The Titans mer’s
the gameand had extra reas won
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Homer Stapleton, the own
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the ________, said this was
good year for business and a
many of the families did that
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70% over last year thanks by
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“I want to ______ my cus
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how much I appreciate the
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said. “I know they have a leton
and that my _________ choice
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Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use context clues to determine the meaning of words.
Where can you buy the following items in your local area? Look through the newspaper or online and
write the name of a local business that sells each of these items.
Local
Business
Use your
newspaper to
make a list of
10 or more
businesses in
your community.
Find out which of
these are locally
owned and which
are not. Create a
chart to show
your findings.
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
Standards Link: Data
Analysis: Organizes
data in simple charts.
C L S H O S E R A C
P O S E I L P P U S
P C M D N E P S C C
O A M M A E T T W H
S L R M U O U O H O
Y L N T M N H R E O
A Y I E S S I E R L
Toss ten coins onto the
sidewalk. Can you hop from
coin to coin, standing on one
foot? Next, do deep knee
bends to pick them all up!
T G R A P H S T E T
S S E N I S U B Y Y
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Local Government
Find an article in the newspaper about
someone who works in local government.
What does he/she do? Why are they in the
newspaper?
Try to do ten sit-ups while
balancing three coins on your
head. Now have a friend try.
Could either of you do it?
Standards Link: Civics: Understand the organization of local
government.
When I Grow Up
What do you want to be when you
grow up? Write a paragraph about a
job you would like to have one day
and why you would be good at it.
Try to walk across your
yard with a dollar bill on
your head. It’ll take some
smooth moves to keep the
dollar from dropping!
Standards Link: Physical Education: Use a
variety of basic and advanced movement
forms.