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Claire put her last t-shirt into the suitcase and zipped it up. The red suitcase was very heavy, but it had wheels to make it easier to take places. Claire rolled the suitcase into the living room and put it by the front door. “I’m ready!” she said. “Let’s go!”…
People like to go, go, go! Ever since our first steps, we have been on the move. Over time, the way people get around has changed. 3500 BCE–1900s: Wagons and Carts For many hundreds of years, people rode on wagons and carts pulled by animals. The wagons were made of…
In this passage from Jo’s Boys, Mrs. Jo Bhaer has become a famous author. Like famous singers and actors today, at that time famous authors were always surrounded by fans and reporters. Jo hates that strangers are always trying to see her and talk to her. A reporter has just…
In the middle of the forest there was a tall oak tree. It rose above all the other trees and could be seen for miles. It was known a Father Oak tree by everyone who lived near the forest. No one in the nearby village wanted to cut it down.…
Three cats sat in the window and looked outside. They watched as the old mailman walked up to the house. He pushed his letters through the mail slot in the front door. A shower of envelopes fell to the floor. What was this? The cats thought this was very exciting!…
Peter Pan is a book about the adventures of a magical boy, Peter Pan, who lives in an amazing place called Neverland. In the story, Peter brings three English children named Wendy, Michael, and John, to his home in Neverland. There they meet Peter’s friends, including the Lost Boys. They…
Jason placed his bow and quiver on his shoulder. Then he heaved a cloth bag full of food over his back. “Where are you off to?” said his friend Heather. “The King is angry because I gave some poor people leftover food from the court. It was going to be…
This newspaper article from the Boston Daily Advertiser, March 24, 1896 tells of the first modern Olympic Games which were held in Athens, Greece on April 6, 1896. ——————————- THE OLYMPIC GAMES The departure of eight American athletes for the Olympic games is a notable event in American Athletics.…
How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do! Up in the air and over the wall, Till I can see so wide, Rivers and trees and…
Jennifer thought and thought. How could she get even with Sara for the trick Sara played on her last year? I know, she thought. I’ll tell Sara that Mark likes her. I know she has a crush on him. The next morning Jennifer met Sara on the way to school.…
