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5.23.26 - Part 1 · Children's Hour

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Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to Realised Charms Story Hour. It's a
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reminders reading service intend and for people who are blind
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or of other disabilities that make it difficult to read
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printed material. Today we will be reading from various books
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on Memorial Day. Your reader today is Diane. We will
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continue with the book Memorial Day. It was published by
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Children's Press, a division of Scholastic Incorporated. It's a copyright
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year of two thousand and three and the author of
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the book is Kristen Ditchfields a Day of remembrance and on.
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More than one million American soldiers have been killed on
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the battlefields of war. On Memorial Day, Americans remember these
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brave men and women who died in service of their country.
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Many people visit more memorials and monuments In the nation's
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capital city Watch d C. Each year, more than five
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thousand people gather for a special memorial service at the
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Arlington National Cemetery. The President or Vice President of the
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United States usually makes a speech about the bravery and
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sacrifice of America's soldiers. A wreath is placed at the
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tomb of the Unknowns. Around the nation, people attend similar
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prayer services in their own communities. Flags fly at half
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masts on government buildings. Veterans march and parades to honor
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their fallen comrades. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and members of
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other civic groups visit cemeteries to decorate soldiers' graves. Memorial Days,
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the United States promised that it will never forget the
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men and women who gave their lives to protect the
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country's freedom. Our next book is called A Memorial Day's
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Surprise and it was published by Boyd's Mills Press and
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Highlights Company. It has a copyright eyear of two thousand
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and four and the author is Teresa Martin Golden. Is
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it a really big surprise, Mama asked Marco. Oh, yes, Mama,
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it is a very big surprise. But we must hurry.
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The parade will start soon. Marco held Mama's hand tightly
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and walked faster. Many people are leaving the porches of
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their brick row houses. Children skip down the steps of
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the big apartment building a buelow below. Marco's grandfather lived
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there on the fifth floor. But Mama said there was
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no time to stop. What could the surprise be that
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made Mama rush? So they always stop to visit a buelow.
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His grandfather. Marco watched the flags dance in the breeze.
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What is Memory Day, Mama, he asked. Mama smiled. It
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is called Memorial Day, she said, But Memory Day is
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a good name too. It is time to remember some
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special people who, Mama, you will see, she said, Beat Beat.
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Two girls swoop past Marco. Red and blue streamers fluttered
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from their bicycles and swished in the wind. Everyone was
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in a hurry to get to the parade. When they
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reached the avenue, Marco's eyes open wide. All the stores
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where Mama liked to shop were closed. The sidewalks were
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crowded with people sitting on folating chairs or colorful blankets.
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Two boys were even seen on top of the big
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blue mailbox. Marco heard someone call in his name. Look, Mama,
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he pointed across the white avenue. Jenna is here too.
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Is this the surprise, no, Marco, Mama answered, The surprise
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is even more special than seeing your best friend at
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the parades. Marco sat on the curb with Jenna. The
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sun was hot on the top of his head. The
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big avenue seemed different without its zooming cars and rumbling trucks.
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It's like a rushing river that had run out of water.
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Marco jumped up. Did you hear that? He asked. The
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faint brump, bump, bump of a drum sounded in the distance.
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Marco held his breath as the band marched closer and
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stopped right in front of him. The leader slowly raised
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the baton and the music burst into the air, horns
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and drums and the clash of the cymbals. Marco stood
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very still. The music was inside him, alive and jumping
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in his chest boom boom. He felt a thunder and
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his stomach crash, crash. It tingled down his arms. Batons
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flew in the air, Pump pumps wished, feet stamped in rhythm,
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and the band moved on. Marco wished way Low could
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have heard the music. Maybe it would have made his
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legs tingle again. Was that the surprise, Mama, Marco shouted?
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Was it no, Marco, Mama said, the surprise is even
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more special than the marching man. A siren screamed and
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Marco jumped. A long red fire engine rode down the avenue,
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It's light spinning and flashing. A firefighter walked beside the
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big engine. He stopped and shook Marco's hand. He gave
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Marco a little flag. Marco waved the flag at the
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noisy fire truck. Was that the surprise, mama. Mama shook
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her head. No, Marco, the surprise is even more special
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than needing a real firefighter. Look, Jenna shouted. A truck
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was pulling a big float. Right down the street was
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the statue of Liberty. A man with a dark beard
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stood in front of the statue with his tall hat
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and long face. He looked just like Abraham Lincoln. Jenna frowned.
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They are throwing things at people. She said, that is
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not nice. It's candy, screamed Marco. Marco and Jena dropped
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to the ground scooped up all the candy that fell
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at their feet. Mama look. Marco opened his fists and
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showed her all sweets he had collected. That was the surprise,
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wasn't it, No, Marco, Mama said, the surprise is even
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more special than catching candy. At the parade. Marco put
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a butterscotch into his pocket. He would give it to
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Blaylow when he told him all about this parade. What
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was happening? All the people stood up and began clapping.
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Marco could not see. There were no sirens, no band,
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and no falling candle candy. Still, the clapping became louder.
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Men and women in uniforms with shiny metals came marching
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down the avenue. Right up in the very front was
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Marco's grandfather, A bloblow. Marco shouted and waved his hands.
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Why is your grandfather in the parade? And I asked,
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Marco stood tall. My grandfather is a hero. A blob blow.
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Put on his arms, put out his arms, and Marco
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ran and climbed into his lap. Happy Memorial Day, Marco,
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A bloblow, said. Marco threw his arms around his neck.
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Happy Memory Day, A blob low. He took it the
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butter scotch out of his pocket and pressed into his
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grandfather's warm hand. Marco did not need to ask Mama.
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He knew this was the best Memory Day surprise of all.
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Her next book is titled Rolling Thunder and was published
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by Scholastic Press and Imprint of Scholastic Incorporated. It has
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a copywriter of twenty seventeen and the author's Kate Messner.
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Rolling Thunder Freedom Ride Today will be at Grandpa's side
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early morning. Leaving home gleaming wills in polished chrome. Grandpa
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rides for Joe and Tom, friends he lost in Vietnam,
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clicking clocking railroad track. Our trip is for Uncle Zach,
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flying airplanes far away. His picture rides with me today
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through my window buildings, towns, metals rich with greens and
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browns now. Our journey's almost done, Oblotski and setting sun,
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pentagon and city lights. Finally are camping sites. Grandpa's friends
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with arms of steel greet us and prepare a meal.
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Potomac River, dark and deep, whispered memories, friendship sleep way
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too early morning light blooms from pink to yellow. Bright
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lines of bikes are miles long, shining, half a million strong, rumbling,
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grumbling engines, roar, peace signs, high five spirits, sore motors, growling,
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roaring near crowds that cry and wave and cheer, racing
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flags of white and black for those who never made
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it back. For soldiers aust in other days, plw's MIAs
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for soldiers serving still today, missing families far away, rolling
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slowing to a crawl, stopping there. It is the all
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polished marbles, stark in there, Touch a name and say
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a prayer, leave a single flower, Neil, Names and charcoal,
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Cry and heal, Memory, Speeches, Quiet crowd, bugle, Song and
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Heads are about setting sun and rising moon, whispered wishes,
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come home soon, bound by war, forever tide, One last look.
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It's time to write Rising Smoke and Glowing Ember. Write
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for freedom Ride. Remember. The next set of books are
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about bodies of water. And the first one is called
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Over in the River Flowing out to Sea, and it
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was published by Dawn Publications and it has a copyright
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year of twenty thirteen. The author is Mary Ann Burks.
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Over in a river where the warm waters run, Lift
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a mother man of tea in her little calf. One paddles,
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said the mother. Eye paddles, said the one. So they
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paddled in a river where the warm waters run. Over
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in a river where the cattails grew, Lift a mother
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blue heron and her little chicks too, stand, said the mother.
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We stand, said the two. So they stood like statues
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where the cat tails grew. Over in a river flowing
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out to the sea, Lift a mother while salmon in
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her little smokes. Three splash, said the mother. We splash,
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said the three. So they splashed down the river flowing
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out to the sea. Over in a river, in a
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nest on the shore, lift a mother mallard duck and
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her little ducklings. For why bottle, said the mother. We waddle,
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said the four. So they waddled to a river from
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their nests on the shore. Over in a river, where
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they swallowed prey alive livet a mother water snake in
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her little hatchlings. Five slither, said the mother. We slither,
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said the five, So they slid third by a river
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where they swallowed prey alive. Over in a river and
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their lodge built with sticks, lived a busy mother beaver
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and her little kit's six gnaw, said the mother. We gnaw,
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said the six, So they gnawed on bark near the
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lodge built with sticks. Over in a river, darting up
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toward heaven, lived a mother dragonfly and her dragonfly seven whirls,
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said the mother. We whirl, said the seven, So they
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whirled above a river, darting up towards heaven. Over in
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a river where they could communicate, lived a furry mother
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muskrate and her little kits. Eight squeals, said the mother.
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We wheels, said the ape. So they squealed in a
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river where they could communicate. Over in a river and
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the warm sunshine lived a mother tree frog and her
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little frog. It's nine, hop, said the mother. We hop,
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said the nine. So they hopped to a river in
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the warm sun shine. Over in a river, where they
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played in their den lived a father river otter in
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his little pup's ten slide, said the father. We slide,
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said the tin. So they slid in the mud, and
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they played in their den. Over in a river flowing
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out to the sea, river animals have homes swimming wild
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and flying free. Find the river babies from ten to one,
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then go back and start over, because the rime isn't done.
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Over in a river, you can spy with your eyes
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to find tin hidden creatures. Every page has a surprise.
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Next book is titled Yah Yah in the Sea and
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it was published by din And on Your Book Simon
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and Schuster Books for Young Readers. It has a copy
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right ear of twenty twenty four and it was written
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by a caring good mer Abel. On the first tip spring,
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when the city is quiet and still, Mommy wakes up
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me up. Before the sun I was streaming. I was
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a mermaid, a mermaid that could fly. I do not
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want to open my eyes. Then I remember something big
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is happening today. Mommy and I are going to the sea.
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I hop out of bed and press my hands on
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the window. The sky is deep, dark blue. Mommy lays
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out my clothes black pants, green sweater, polka dot socks,
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and my magical purple light up sneakers. There is also
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a baggy in my piggy bank picked the shining stemes.
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Mama says, we are going to take them to Mama
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Ocean and make a wish. Mommy brushes my hair into
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an afropuff and we put on our jackets. Off we go.
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First stop is the bodega. Mommy gets me an egg
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and she's sandwich and orders herself a cup of coffee
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cream and two sugars. She tells the cashier the steam
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from her drink makes smoky puffs in the air. There
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are not many people outside, just the African ladies near
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the subway station asking Mommy if they can braid our hair.
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Not today's sisters. Mommy says, we're going to the sea.
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I shout with the skip. Mommy pays our fare. I
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push through the turnstile first. The age tray speeds into
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the station. When the doors open. Mommy's three friends are
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sitting in the first car. They have bags on their
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laps and smiles on their faces. Ya yays here, says
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Antie Renee with a hug. Perfect says Anti Dream with
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a nod. Our Little Mermaid says Antie Stephanie with a wink.
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The train rumbles and wishes underground from station to station.
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I have a book, but I like watching the passengers
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come and go and listen to Mommy and Auntie's talk
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and laugh. After so many stops, the subway stretches up
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a hill and is suddenly outside. We're the only ones
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left in our car. Mommy holds my hand as we
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walk off the train, through the station, out the door,
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down a sidewalk, and there is the beach. Mommy, the sea.
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I squeal, giving her hand a big squeeze. As we
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walk towards the water, Mommy and Auntie stop. They're laughing
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and get really quiet. There is so cool, so I
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put my hands in my pockets as we shove our
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shoes against the sand. We stop on the shore just
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before the baby waves reach our toes and we lay
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out a big blanket. Mommy and Aunties open their bags.
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They each have white clothes and white towels. Auntie Renee
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has a jar of molasses, sticky and sweet. Antie Dream
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has a bouquet of flowers. Auntie Stephanie has slices of watermelon.
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Mommy has our seven shining dimes. They sit down, hold
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hands and breathe together, and one by one, Mommy and
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Aunties gather their gifts and each takes two flowers, one white,
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one blue. Mommy smiles at me. Stay right here, ya, y'all.
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Mommy will be right back. We're going to greet Mama Ocean,
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thank her for a grace, and give her our gifts.
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With flowers in their hands and no shoes on their feet,
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they walk quietly towards the sea, past where the sand
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is wet, past the baby waves that tookletoes, and straight
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into the water. It must be so cold. Mommy and
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Aunties each stand in their own space and say prayers
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only Mama Ocean can hear. They give her their gifts,
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the molasses, watermelon, coins, and flowers. Antie Renee's head is bowed.
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Auntie Dream faces the horizon. Auntie Stephanie is washing her locks.
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Mommy is crying happy tears. Then come war gives for
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Mama Ocean. Mommy gives her a scarf, Auntie Dream gives
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her a ring. Auntie Stephanie gives her a head rat
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Anti Renee gives her a dress, and they lay the
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rest of their clothes on Mama Ocean. I look around
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the beach. I am glad it's just us. Soon Mommy
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and Aunties run out of the water, giggling. They scoot
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fast across the sand the way I scooted into Mommy's
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arms after my bath. My hand Mommy and Aunties their
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towels and they dry off in a hurry, and they
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slip on their all white clothes, pack their bags and
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walk towards the train station. Looking straight ahead. Mommy, I whispered,
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the flowers are still on the sand. Mama Ocean will
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take them soon, she says. It is the first day
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of spring and we are leaving the past behind. No
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looking back. I try to do his mind. He says
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it not turn around, but I sneak a peek behind
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me towards Mama Ocean. The baby waves play with the
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flowers as the sun rises in the sky. Our next
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of books will be about different states in the United States,
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and the first one is called Kentucky. It was published
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by bell Weather Media and it has the copyright year
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of twenty twenty two. The author is Alicia Z. Clophs.
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Cumberland Falls. It's a muggy summer day at Cumberland Falls
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State Resort Park. A family quickly sets up their tent.
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They head down to the Cumberland River for a guided
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rafting trip. Bright yellow gold finches fly along the shore
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as the river tosses the raft about. In the late afternoon,
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the family goes for horse bike ride through the forest.
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After whener by the campfire, they head to Cumberland Falls.
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The night is clear, The only sound is the rush
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of the falls. Suddenly, a moonbow of hears it colors
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bright in the night sky. Welcome to Kentucky. Where is Kentucky?
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Kentucky is the eastern and central Unite is in the
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eastern and central United States. It covers forty thousand, four
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hundred and eight square miles. The state capital, Frankfurt, is
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in northern Kentucky. The biggest city, Louisville, is also in
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northern Kentucky. It lies on the Ohio River. Rivers form
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most of Kentucky's borders. The Mighty Mississippi River flows between
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Kentucky and its southwestern neighbor Missouri. To the north. Ohio
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River separates Kentucky from Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. To the northeast,
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the Big Sandy River forms the border with West Virginia.
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Virginia sits to Kentucky. Southeast Tennessee lies south of Kentucky.
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The first people came to what is now Kentucky at
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least fourteen thousand years ago. These early residents may have
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followed manmonths and other big game animals. They were ancestors
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of Native American peoples such as the Shawnee, Cherokee, Yuche,
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and Chickasaw. French and Spanish explorers arrived in the area
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in the sixteen hundreds. The first European settlements were built
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during the seventeen seventies. Early settlers were often hunters, merchants,
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or farmers. At first, Kentucky was part of Virginia. It
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became its own state in seventeen ninety two. Kentucky was
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the fifteenth state. Daniel Boone was one of Kentucky's most
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famous early settlers. In seventeen seventy five, he helped found
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the community of Boonsboro on the Kentucky River. Today, the
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site is part of Fort Boonsborough State Park. Native people
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said of Kentucky the Cherokee, Shawnee, Chickasaw, and Yushi were
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Kentucky's most recent Native American residents before European settlement. There
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are no government recognized Native American tribes in Kentucky today.
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Kentucky's landscape is highest in the east. The area of
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the Appalachian Mountains include Pine Mountain and the Cumberland Range.
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Extending west from these mountains as a region called the
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Interior Low Plateaus. The section of Kentucky in clues the
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Bluegrass region, known for its lush grass. Western Kentucky has
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flat plains with good soil for farming, while cypress swamps
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are also found there. Kentucky has a continental climate. Winters
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are cool and summers are warm. Rainfalls all year long,
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especially in southern Kentucky. Natural disasters include floods, landslides, and tornadoes.
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Mammoth Cave, located beneath central Kentucky, is the world's longest
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cave system. It has more than four hundred miles of caves.
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Unusual animals such as cave crayfish and eyeless fish lives
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in the caves. A wide variety of wildlife lives in Kentucky.
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The state's many waterways are home to over two hundred
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kinds of fish. They include bluegills, bass and catfish. River
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otters and minks dive down in search of crayfish or
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frogs to eat double crusted corm rants and great blue
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hair and spilled nests and raise their chicks. In Kentucky's wetlands,
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Kentucky warblers fly across the state. Golden mice try to
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avoid becoming meals for kingsnakes. In Kentucky's woodlands, two lined
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salamanders search for worms and insects among the leaves. Black
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beries wander the appellation for searching for berries. Kentucky is
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home to more than four point five million people. More
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than half of the Kentuckians live in urban areas. The
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state's biggest city is Louisville, with over six hundred thousand residents.
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Lexington is the second largest city. The god And Triangle
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the area between Louisville, Lexington, and the section of northern
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Kentucky containing Newport and Coming Gens called the god And Triangle.
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Over half of the state's population lives there is very
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important to Kentucky's economy. The majority of Kentuckians have European backgrounds.
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Many have ancestors from Germany, England, or Ireland. Blacker African
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American Kentuckians make up the second biggest group. The Hispanic
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population in Kentucky has been growing quickly in the past decade.
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Native Americans make up a very small number of Kentuckians.
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The population of immigrants in Kentucky is increasing, many recent
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arrivals from Mexico, India, Cuba, and China. A famous Kentucky
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is Muhammad Ali. He was born January seventeenth, nineteen forty two,
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and he died June third, twenty sixteen. His hometown was Louisville, Kentucky.
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He was famous for being one of the greatest boxers
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of all time, an Olympic gold medalist and the first
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three time heavyweight champion, as well as a leader in
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the Civil rights movement and United Nations. Messenger of Peace
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American military leader named George Rogers Clark found in Louisville
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in seventeen seventy eight. The city's location on the Ohio
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River quickly made an important trade center during the twentieth century,
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many factories open. They produced goods, including cars, paint, and
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baseball bats. Today, tourism is an important part of Louisville's economy.
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People come to learn about the city's history. The Louisville
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Sluger Museum shares the story of baseball. The famous Kentucky
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Derby horse Race takes place at Churchill Downs. This gives
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Louisville its nickname of Derby City. Kentucky's rich soils and
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important natural resource. Many early Kentucky's worked as farmers. The
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state is still a large producer of soybeans, hay, tobacco,
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and wheat. Kentucky's also the country's biggest breeder of thoroughbroid horses.
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Most Kentuckian's today have service jobs. Some have jobs in
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bankster schools, and others work at hotels, restaurants, and museums.
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Much of Kentucky's income comes from manufacturing. Factories produced cars, trucks, chemicals,
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and plastics. Coal also earns more than a billion dollars
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each year. Kings mention in Kentucky Happy Birthday to You
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melody was invented in eighteen ninety three by Mildred change
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Hill and Patty smith Hill. The disco ball was patented
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in nineteen seventeen and was invented by Louis B. Woolf's
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The Louisville Slugger Bat was invented ATA four by John A.
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Bud Hilrix. Kentuckians take pride in their local food. Burgoo
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is a spicy stew tippling clothes, pork, beef, or chicken,
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as well as okra and corn, fried catfish, and barbecue
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or other popular dishes. Sandwich lovers can enjoy a hot brown.
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This open faced sandwich has turkey, bacon, and a creamy sauce.
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People around the world eat at Kentucky Fried Chicken. This
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restaurant chain started in Corbin, Kentucky. The state also has
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its shaf of special sweet treats. Majestica is a chewy
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cany with caramel and marshmallow. Kentucky chest Pie has a
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creamy and sugary feeling. We will finish this book next time.
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So this concludes the story our for today. Please join
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us next time as we will read more stories, fables
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and fairy tales. Thank you for listening, and please take
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