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Inventor Garrett Morgan: Champion of Safety!

Submitted by LibraryCall on Tue, 02/22/2022 - 5:07pm
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Malik came home from school with heaps of homework to do, but he knew the first task he should work on was his assignment for Black History Month. He had to choose and research an African American inventor to write an essay about but had no idea where to start. Writing reports wasn't Malik's favorite thing to do. Still, he thought if he started right away and found someone unique and exciting to learn about, it might help him write a better report.

Wings

Submitted by Merced County on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 1:54pm
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WINGS A PEASANT girl was feeding geese, and she wept. The farmer's daughter came by and asked, "What are you blubbering about?" "I haven't got any wings," cried the peasant girl. "Oh, I wish I could grow some wings." "You Silly!" said the farmer's daughter. "Of course you haven't got wings. What do you want wings for?" "I want to fly up into the sky and sing my little songs there," answered the little peasant girl. Then the farmer's daughter was angry, and said again, "You silly!