Madagascar

For the past couple weeks in our school, we have been in Madagascar. We have been reading books, watching movies, writing reports, and making timelines. We also had to learn about an animal from Madagascar. Since there are so many animals, that wasn't hard! I chose the tomato frog. When it is scared, it puffs up like a balloon. Here is a poem I made up about Madagascar: In Madagascar they make lots of baskets baskets, baskets made out of straw. In Madagascar they have a big market big market, huge market, totally outside. In Madagascar they sit on woven mats, woven mats to eat their food. Their favorite holiday is the new year season, new year season, the new year season, in Madagascar they like the new year season, that is their favorite holiday. It took me a few days to figure out what to write (it was due on friday), because all the good poems had been taken already. But I persevered. Madagascar isn't as interesting as some of the other countries that we have been to, but it still has some interesting things. Like one of Their holidays, they take their ancestors out of the tombs and then throw them a party! They invite everyone in the neighbor hood over and people talk to the ancestors, they dance with the ancestors, and when they are done, they wrap the ancestor in new white silk. ( This Party only happens when ever a family can  afford it, which they try to do every year,  but it usually ends up being every seven years, because 95% of Madagascar is poor.