Graciela's Buzzin' Weblog

Welcome Pandas

  Two panda cubs are born within weeks of each other at zoos in California and Washington D.C.

   Officials at the San Diego Zoo are celebrating a new addition to its family of pandas. On Tuesday night, 13 year old panda Bai Yun gave birth to a baby panda cub. The baby cub was the second birth this year. Just weeks earlier on July 9, Mei Xiang gave birth to a baby panda cub at the National Zoo in Washington D.C.

-              Celebrating Baby Pandas                  

  " The birth of a giant panda cub is definitely something to celebrate, " said Yadira Galindo, the zoos spokeswoman. The baby cub born is in captivity at the San Diego Zoo weighed 4 ounces that's the weight of about a stick of butter.

   This is the third panda born in the San Diego's Zoo's history. The zoo has the largest population of giant pandas outside of mainland China. Besides Bai Yun and her newborn cub, there are two male pandas and a male cub that turns 2 on August 19.

                   Pandas on the East Coast        

  The National Zoo has to wait several weeks before giving the baby cub a checkup. On Tuesday, officials discovered that the cub was a boy! He passed his first checkup with flying colors. He weighs almost two pounds and is 12 inches long.

  There are about 1,600 pandas left in the world due to habitat destruction, bamboo depletion and poaching. Both zoos are working to help conserve the panda population.

                     What I Think            

I think they should keep on the good work. Pandas are very beautiful animals and my favorite bear. So I really wish they will take a lot of care of these gorgeous creatures.

  Do you like these animals, and do you think zoos should do what they're doing to help pandas?

"I Care About..."

---{@              Do you care a lot about somebody, someone or someplace.              @}---

Well I do, someplace I really  care about is Earth. Earth is very important to me and to people who want to help the enviorment, to make a better place.

   Did you know that the more people cut down trees there will be less oxygen for us to breath and less carbon dioxide to breath out for trees to breath in? That is why people and animals depend on trees and plants the same way they depend on us. Also if you contaminate the air, the air will become gray and  dirty.

                             So that is why we should all respect the Earth as our home.          

                   --{@        Do you think our school should keep on recycling paper?       @}---

My Sister's Sweet 15

On April 20, 2002, was my sister's sweet 15. We were all very excited. We invited many people, our cousins and friends. Even people we did not know.

  The first place we went to was our church, St. Pius X Catholic Church. Many people did not go, but the room was still very full. My sister looked very pretty, like a princess. Her dress was sparkling from the sun shining thought the the huge windows. By the way her dress was also puffy from the bottom and a very beautiful color of baby blue. When the priest was finished we all walked out the huge room. Then we all gave her a BIG hug. It took a while though.

  When we went to the reception the inside was so big and decorated.Of course my sister got her own table with blue flowers.There was also a lot of food but I did not any, it looked really gross. But I did have fun though. When everybody was finished eating everybody was finished eating, it was time for the big dance. Everybody was screaming and clapping others were taking pictures and recording everything.

  After the dance it was time for the cake, it was delicious. It was so gorgeous.On the bottom of it was a little fountain,  with shining blue water on it. I sometimes imagine if my sweet fifteen would be that pretty. When everybody left my sister put her beautiful presents inside the truck. She still has all the presents. Also her crown and dress. I can't until I might have my sweet 15.

                                           Do you imagine how it was?