Main Idea

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Giraffes make noises when hurt (low moo) or frightened (short, high sound).

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Giraffes do make noises.

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Main idea supported by:

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details

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MAIN IDEA of a story tells the reader:

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The most important idea about a topic or a story.

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One dinosaur had a brain weighing as much as three pencils, a body of ten tons, and was over twenty feet long. It wasn't the world's brightest dinosaur! Main idea?

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What one dinosaur's brain was like

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Fun activities at the beach include swimming, snorkeling, beach volleyball, shell collecting, and sunbathing.

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Many fun things to do at the beach.

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Benjamin Franklin's passion for writing led him to establish a printing shop and publish a newspaper, along with 'Poor Richard’s Almanac', which featured humorous tales, weather info, and wise sayings.

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Loved to write stories and books.

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Sharks can lose up to 30,000 teeth in their lifetime and continually grow new ones to replace them.

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Sharks lose many teeth over their lifetime.

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Main idea about octopus feeding:

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How an octopus gets its food.

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A dinosaur had a brain weighing as much as three pencils, a body of ten tons, and was over twenty feet long. It wasn't the brightest dinosaur!

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What one dinosaur's brain was like.

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Main idea: Charles had a great birthday.

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Charles had a great birthday.