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'''Button Island '''is a small island in [[Bear Lake]] west of [[Elwood City]]. In [[D.W.'s Baby]], D.W. asks [[Grandma Thora]] to [[File: | '''Button Island '''is a small island in [[Bear Lake]] west of [[Elwood City]]. In "[[D.W.'s Baby]]", [[D.W.]] asks [[Grandma Thora]] to [[File:Button_Island.jpg|thumb|Button Island from the east. ([[D.W.'s Baby]])]]take here there so that she can "live with the monkeys". However, Grandma convinces D.W. halfway there that [[Baby Kate]] needs a big sister and D.W. decides not to live there. | ||
==Real-Life Example== | ==Real-Life Example== | ||
<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">'''The Real Button Island''' is a small [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island island] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hingham_Bay Hingham Bay] area of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Harbor_Islands_National_Recreation_Area Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area]. The island has a permanent size of under 1-acre (4,000 m<sup style="line-height: 1em; ">2</sup>), plus an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertidal_zone intertidal zone] of a further 116 acres (0.47 km<sup style="line-height: 1em; ">2</sup>). It is composed of a massing of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacial_till glacial till] which rises to a height of 10 feet (3.0 m) above [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_level sea level]. [[File: | <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">'''The Real Button Island''' is a small [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island island] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hingham_Bay Hingham Bay] area of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Harbor_Islands_National_Recreation_Area Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area]. The island has a permanent size of under 1-acre (4,000 m<sup style="line-height: 1em; ">2</sup>), plus an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertidal_zone intertidal zone] of a further 116 acres (0.47 km<sup style="line-height: 1em; ">2</sup>). It is composed of a massing of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacial_till glacial till] which rises to a height of 10 feet (3.0 m) above [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_level sea level]. [[File:The_real_button_island.jpg|thumb|175px|A picture of the Real-life Button Island.]]The island is managed by the town of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hingham,_Massachusetts Hingham], and access is by private boat only.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bhil_0-0" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button_Island_(Massachusetts)#cite_note-bhil-0 [1]]</sup></p> | ||
<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">The island is notable for a large [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak oak] tree, which together with several smaller oaks, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_wood cedars], and[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumac sumac] cover the island. Shrub species such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrica bayberry] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewberry dewberry] can also be found.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass Grasses] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea-lavender sea-lavender] populate the inter-tidal zone.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bhil_0-1" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button_Island_(Massachusetts)#cite_note-bhil-0 [][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button_Island_(Massachusetts)#cite_note-bhil-0 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button_Island_(Massachusetts)#cite_note-bhil-0]] </sup></p> | <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">The island is notable for a large [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak oak] tree, which together with several smaller oaks, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_wood cedars], and[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumac sumac] cover the island. Shrub species such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrica bayberry] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewberry dewberry] can also be found.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass Grasses] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea-lavender sea-lavender] populate the inter-tidal zone.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bhil_0-1" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button_Island_(Massachusetts)#cite_note-bhil-0 [][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button_Island_(Massachusetts)#cite_note-bhil-0 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button_Island_(Massachusetts)#cite_note-bhil-0]] </sup></p> | ||
[[Category:Locations in Elwood City]] | [[Category:Locations in Elwood City]] | ||
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Button Island is a small island in Bear Lake west of Elwood City. In "D.W.'s Baby", D.W. asks Grandma Thora to
Button Island from the east. (D.W.'s Baby)
take here there so that she can "live with the monkeys". However, Grandma convinces D.W. halfway there that Baby Kate needs a big sister and D.W. decides not to live there.
Real-Life Example
The Real Button Island is a small island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island has a permanent size of under 1-acre (4,000 m2), plus an intertidal zone of a further 116 acres (0.47 km2). It is composed of a massing of glacial till which rises to a height of 10 feet (3.0 m) above sea level.
File:The real button island.jpg
A picture of the Real-life Button Island.
The island is managed by the town of Hingham, and access is by private boat only.[1]
The island is notable for a large oak tree, which together with several smaller oaks, cedars, andsumac cover the island. Shrub species such as bayberry and dewberry can also be found.Grasses and sea-lavender populate the inter-tidal zone.[1[1]]
