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This book is based on a true story. Kaitlyn was never a typical little girl. She thinks about all that she has learned since she was three years old. From her pet cat, Mel, she learned responsibility and unconditional love. From her ballet teachers and classes, she learned about teamwork, perseverance, and discipline. But most of all, she loves her parents for all their love and support.

Abe has no friends. Abe brings a tiny, shiny black box to school. At recess, the school bully demands Abe shows him what's inside the box. When Abe opens the box, the bully faints. From Monday through Friday, students want to see what's in the box.

This is a story from the viewpoint of a talking baseball from birth to retirement. "As a Major League Baseball, when they put on my cover with over 200 stitches, it tickles me (hee, hee!). Yay! Twelve of us are now being shipped to some baseball park in the United States! I wonder where we’ll end up."

One fine sunny day, Craymer the Crab is enjoying the cool breeze and warm sand at the beach. Seacliff the Seagull makes a mewing sound just like a kitten. He smacks his beak because he’s hungry. Will he eat Craymer the Crab?

It is January 29, 1954. I am born in the heart of Mississippi in a place called Kosciusko, (KAW-zee-ESS-koh). My mother is a housemaid who broke up with my father. She raises me on her own. My name is Orpah (OR-pah) Gail Winfrey but everyone pronounces it “Oprah (OH-prah). Before I am three years old, my grandmother teaches me to read. She takes me to the local church, where I am nicknamed "The Preacher" because I can recite Bible verses from memory.

This is a retelling of a folktale about the Little Red Hen. She asks the farm animals for help. Each refuses to help her. What lesson will be learned from what happens?

High up in a temple within the clouds of Mount Olympus, a voice bellows, scaring the birds into flight. It is Zeus (ZOOSE), the Greek god of sky, thunder, and lightning. He says, “I challenge the gods to a contest to prove once and for all who is the best conqueror!

A rhyme for children to guess the meaning. The itsy, bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout. Down came the rain and washed the spider out. Out came the sun and dried up all the rain. And the itsy, bitsy spider climbed up the spout again. Finger movements that match the rhyme are included. Spider facts include the importance of spiders to our world.

The ants in our ant colony work closely together to help the society. They even climb on top of each other to reach food. Yet, there is one miscreant ant named “Mystery” who helps no one except himself. He behaves badly and sleeps too much. He thinks that he is cool. But, he’s not. The Queen Ant calls Mystery before her. The Queen Ant says, “Mystery, if you don’t change your ways, someday you’ll be sorry.” Mystery ignores the Queen. One day, Mystery will find out that the Queen was right.

The complete rhyme of Mary Had a Little Lamb and it seems to be based upon a real girl by the name of Mary Sawyer (1806 - 1889). She brought a pet lamb to school. An uproar followed. A nephew of the teacher was visiting and wrote a rhyme about the incident. The Redstone School is now in Sudbury, Massachusetts. It is believed to be the schoolhouse mentioned in the nursery rhyme.

Hey Diddle Diddle is a short nonsense rhyme that makes children laugh. This book also includes bonus joke for kids.

I am a poor, wandering hobo with nothing in my pockets. I see a smooth round stone by the river bank and pick it up. It’s a cold, windy day. There’s a house. I hope that they can spare some food for a hungry hobo. Brrr! It’s cold. I will politely tap on the front door. A family comes outside. The father says, “I’m sorry. We have no food for strangers.”

A book told from the viewpoint Harriet Tubman from birth to child to adult. "Around 1820, I am born into slavery in the state of Maryland with the name of Araminta Ross. My nickname is Minty. Maybe my name will change later. I am now five-years-old. My slave owner rents me to another family to take care of their baby. Whenever their baby cries, I am whipped by my master. Will I ever be free?"

Similes are words that can make you smile. Similes (sim-uh-leez) are words that compare two different things. Similes have either the word “like” or the word “as”. Have fun making up your own similes. But be careful! Not all similes make people smile. See if you can think about and figure out the meaning of each simile before you hear the possible answers.

Hyperbole (HIGH-purr-buh-lee) are groups of words that exaggerate to make a point. If you say I have a ton of work, you don’t really have 2,000 pounds of work. You overstate to make the point that you have lots of work to do. See if you can guess the meaning of these hyperbole before you listen for possible answers. There can be many other possible answers for them that are not stated.

This is a retelling of The Emperor's New Clothes for you to find the meaning. The Emperor loves to tell jokes. They are very corny jokes. What you might call “dad jokes.” His subjects politely laugh at his puns. More than telling witticisms, the Emperor loves to have new clothes. He cares more about his clothes than his subjects or the kingdom. Both are doing poorly. But, his royal highness is bored with the clothes he has purchased. The Emperor does not like any of the new clothes that he is shown.

There was a crooked man, and he had a crooked hat. He had a crooked smile. What do you think of that? Crooked arms and legs had he. His bow tie looked so funny.

It's not fair. A contract is a contract. I'm being cheated. Oh, excuse me. You look confused. Let me start at the beginning. I am over 4,000 years old. I’ve had a hard life. I was born a goblin at the bottom of a volcano and abandoned by my parents. It was a little bit too warm there. So, I crawled out of that volcano to the surface of the world. I snuck into a castle to hide and sleep and snatch food. When I was a toddler, I realized that I had a few magical powers. I could change myself into a cat. What’s the matter? Haven’t you ever seen a green cat?

I decide to do something about the problems with technology. I’m a computer expert who has seen technology change our world for the worst. Sitting behind my computer, I begin typing a special code. My anonymous code crashes the worldwide internet! The internet is now nothing but static. People all over the world are without internet. Now, maybe, people will pay attention to each other.

What do you think a tidepool might be? Some tidepools only exist at low tide. In what locations do you think tidepools are found? Tidepools are usually found at the seashore. The seashore, foreshore, or intertidal zone is the place that is above water at low tide and below water at high tide. This is also called the tidal range.