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// Common Ground // by Molly Bang (1997) ** Summary: ** This story discusses the planet's natural resources and how people can be fatal to the environment. The pictures are jewel-like paintings, which is really neat. There is a village green, which is shared by all the townspeople, maybe too many townspeople because they seem to need it more and more. The village also had an enormous about of sheep because too many sheep were being sent to graze. This is a huge challenge of taking care and respecting earth’s natural resources. In the end, some of the townspeople decide to stay in the village and deal with the place they are in, but others want more so they leave for more green pastures. This shows how people and our pollution is ruining our world’s beautiful natural environment and something needs to be done. // I Am Me // by Karla Kuskin (2000) When an extended family goes for a day at the beach, all of the relatives find out something about themselves they did not now before. They relatives show the young child narrator’s characteristics everywhere. The child has sees how her feet are like her Dad's, her voice like her Aunt Jen’s, her mother’s eyes, and chin, and so on. She realizes that she is made up of all her of family member’s traits, but no one can be just like her. However, this green-eyed little girl comes to the conclusion that she is very happy to be herself. // Ira Sleeps Over // by Bernard Waber (1972) Ira was asked to sleep over his friend Reggie’s house, and he was so excited because he had never slept over a friend’s house before. However, his sister started to make him very nervous when she asked him if he was going to bring his teddy bear with him. Ira told her of course he wasn’t going to take his teddy bear, but then she reminded him how he had never slept without it before. Ira started to worry even more, and then he decided he would ask Reggie what he thought about it, but every time he tried, Reggie changed the subject. Reggie even said how he was going to tell ghost stories that night, which scared Ira even more. Ira’s parents told him to take the teddy bear, and he decided that was a good idea. That was until his sister asked him if he was going to tell Reggie the name of his teddy bear. He thought about it, and decided not to take his teddy bear. When he got to Reggie’s house, which was right next-door, he had so much fun all night, until it was time to tell ghost stories and go to bed. However, when it was time for that, Reggie pulled out his very own teddy bear, so Ira went back home quick to grab his and felt very comfortable and not even embarrassed to have it.
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// More Than Anything Else // by Marie Bradby (1995) Papa, John, and Booker are hard workers at the saltwork during the era of slavery. His family woke up each morning very early to go work until the sun set. They barley had enough food to eat each day, but Booker’s hunger was in his mind. He wanted to learn to read more than anything else. During the story, the black were freed from slavery to do what they wanted, and Booker saw a man reading aloud to many of the townspeople one night. This inspired him and he thought this was the perfect opportunity to tell his Mamma he wanted to learn to read. She then gave him a book, not even knowing how to read herself; she wanted to give her son the chance she never had. However, booker struggled with the book and became frustrated. He needed to go find the newspaperman for some help. Once he found him, the man helped Booker understand the letters, and he started his journey to reading. // Chicken Sunday // by Patricia Polacco (1992) Stewart, Winston, and Particia learned the meaning of giving one summer. They were stepsiblings, and of different race and religion. Their Gramma Eula Mae is a caring and loving woman who was always doing for others. She admired a beautiful Easter Sunday hat in her neighbor Mr. Kodinski’s shop, but knew she could not afford it. The three grandchildren wanted to buy this hat for Gramma Mae because she always sang beautiful songs for them, cooked the best chicken soup for them, and gave all of her love to them. They went to speak to Mr. Kodinski but were wrongfully accused of throwing eggs at his house. To prove their innocence Patricia came up with the idea to make him Urkranian Pysanky eggs. He loved the eggs and believed the children that they did not throw eggs at his house, and he agreed to pu the eggs for sale in his shop. They children made just enough money that day to buy the hat, but Mr. Kodinski told them to keep their money as he had already had the hat in a gift box ready for Gramma Mae. She was delighted when she opened it on Easter Sunday, and made the children promise to celebrate her life when she passed by pouring chicken soup on her grave. They all grew up, Gramma Mae passed away, but the children did exactly as they promised, and could even hear her beautiful singing voice.
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