1/4/16

Where The Mountain Meets The Moon

Hello Everyone! It's Charlie checking in with you after making it safely to my first stop far, far, away from Pittsburgh! I wonder if you can guess where I am.

So, fourth grade, I heard you are reading Where The Mountain Meets The Moon in school and that in art class you started to talk about it. I LOVE that book because it is filled with adventure! The author uses great imagery in her writing and I can picture everything!

Anyways, here is a fun thing for you to do in art class. Imagine you are a dragon. What kind of dragon would you be? What color would you be? Where do dragons live? Where would you live if you were a dragon? What would be the story of how you came to be? As you start to write these things down also begin to draw what you would look like as a dragon.

The picture and video below show my first stop. I think this is where dragons live! You can try to find it on my travel map. I placed a pin there!

Mt. Huashan

Situated in Huayin City, Mt. Huashan is 120 kilometers (about 75 miles) from Xian. It is famous for steep and narrow paths, precipitous crags and a high mountain range. Its five peaks are the representative attractions and each has its distinctive charms: East Peak is the best place to enjoy the sunrise; South Peak has the highest altitude; West Peak is the most elegant; North Peak is famous as the Cloud Terrace Peak and Middle Peak is also called Jade Lady Peak.

source:www.travelchinaguide.com

Charlie's Beginnings

It all started in a school art room during the 2014-15 school year when a stinkbug distracted students from working on their art projects. The art teacher revealed to the students that this stinkbug was his friend named Charlie. He also assured his students that Charlie just liked to be around the creative process; he loved art. Also, it was best to not worry about Charlie and yell out about him because this scared him and if he came close, they might smell his cheap and stinky cologne. The students that saw Charlie quickly got used to him.

One day after the weather grew cold and it was winter in Pittsburgh, some students noticed that Charlie was not around any more. One student asked the art teacher where Charlie was, because they could not see him anywhere in the art room. The art teacher told them that Charlie had left and gone to Florida for the winter, of course.

Later in the school year, when the snow was gone, baseball season had started, and students and teachers started thinking more and more about summer, Charlie the Stink Bug returned to the art room. Most of the students were happy to see him, as long as he did not fly around the room and let them smell his bad cologne. To the surprise of the art teacher, Charlie had not just spent the winter in Florida. Charlie, who is an artist and art lover, had spent those months traveling to see important works of art.

And this was only the beginning.

Charlie the (Traveling Artist) Stink Bug

Charlie's Trips

1/4/16

Where The Mountain Meets The Moon

Mt. Huashan

Charlie's Map