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The Tooth read by Annette Bening
Marissa’s love of candy catches up to her when she wakes up one morning with a toothache. On the way to the dentist, she notices a homeless man sitting on a grate on the sidewalk. Follow along as Marissa learns the lesson in thoughtfulness in The Tooth, written by Avi Slodovnick and illustrated by Manon…
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The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – MLK Day!
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an American preacher, humanitarian and activist who is best known for his role in the African-American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s; he was inspired by faith (and Mahatma Gandhi's peaceful teachings). He used power of words as well as demonstrations like protests, sit-ins, boycotts - all…
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Brave Irene read by Al Gore
Brave Irene, written and illustrated by William Steig, is a story about Irene Bobbin. Her mother is a dressmaker who feels ill the night of an important ball. She cannot deliver the duchess’s dress that she made, so Irene travels to help her mother by delivering the dress for her. The narrator, Al Gore, is…