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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.

Puss in Boots

Submitted by Merced County on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 7:38pm
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The story you will be listening to today is Puss in Boots and is being read to you by Daniel. THERE was once a Miller, who, at his death, had nothing to leave to his three sons except his mill, his donkey, and his cat. The eldest son took the mill, the second took the donkey—and as for the youngest, all that remained for him was the cat. The youngest son grumbled at this. "My brothers," said he, "will be able to earn an honest living; but what can my cat do for me?

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Submitted by Merced County on Thu, 03/27/2025 - 12:26pm
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GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS There was once a little girl whose hair was so bright and yellow that it glittered in the sun like spun-gold. For this reason she was called Goldilocks. One day Goldilocks went out into the meadows to gather flowers. She wandered on and on, and after a while she came to a forest, where she had never been before. She went on into the forest, and it was very cool and shady. Presently she came to a little house, standing all alone in the forest, and as she was tired and thirsty she knocked at the door.

The Three Little Pigs

Submitted by Merced County on Tue, 03/18/2025 - 5:01pm
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The story you will be listening to today is The Three Little Pigs and is being read to you by Daniel. Once upon a time there was an old mother with three little Pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune. The first that went off met a Man with a bundle of straw, and said to him, "Please, Man, give me that straw to build me a house"; which the Man did, and the little Pig built a house with it.