1.  Mr. Wongs students studying the Amazon River, therefore, their teacher made a special raquest.  Mr. wong wants them to watch the special television show at 800 p.m. next thursday. 8th Grade - Week 4

2.  The Amazon River, the second long river in the world, carry one fifth of the world’s river water.  “Each second, the Amazon discharjes more than six million cubic feets of water into the Atlantic ocean” said Karl. 8th Grade - Week 4

3.  “The Nile river is longer than the Amazon but the Amazon is wide than the Mississippi river,” perclaimed Meira.  What an amazing variety of wildlife the Amazon foster, more than 300 kinds of hummingbirds live near this river. 8th Grade - Week 4

4.  “Is it possible mr. Wong that in prehistaric times Africa and south America may have been joined,” asked Karl.  Mr Wong said, “Well the rivers in the two continents did contain similar fish millions of years ago Karl.” 8th Grade - Week 4

5.  Meira told we, “A spanish explorer, Francisco Orellano, visit the river in 1541 and named it.”  “He thinked the local warriors were like an Amazons in ancient greek myths,” she added. 8th Grade - Week 4