Subgenres 7

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1. Vote for Morton by Citizens for Morton

This is an election poster. It states that readers should vote for Morton because he would increase funding for schools, reform the prison system, and give everybody pizza on Fridays.

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2. Pecos Bill and the Volcano adapted by Henry Hubert

Pecos Bill is one of the most renowned cowboys in the Wild West. When he was a baby, he caught a jackrabbit and cooked it for his family for dinner. When he was twelve, he saved his town from a flood by lassoing the storm cloud and bringing it to the dry lands for some much needed rain. Now that he is an adult, he must face his biggest challenge: Mount Firebreath is about to erupt and time is limited. Can Pecos Bill save the frontier town again?

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3. Glue by Hammond Riley

Charlie is sick of being the shortest kid in his class. One day he comes up with an idea: he will fill his shoes with glue to make himself appear taller. It works but Charlie's feet get stuck in his shoes. Now he must maneuver through his day with his shoes stuck to his feet at all times. It is quite challenging, but at least he seems a couple inches taller while he's doing it. A classmate who stumbles upon Charlie's secret gives him the option to become unstuck. Will Charlie take the offer and give up all that he has gained?

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4. The Fox and the Stork retold by Aesop

A long time ago the Fox and the Stork were friends, until the Fox invited the Stork over for dinner. The Fox served soup on a shallow plate. The Fox was able to lap it up easily, but the Stork could not eat it with his long beak. The Fox laughed and laughed at him. A couple days later the Stork invited the Fox for dinner. The Stork served the Fox soup in a long-necked vase, from which the Stork could easily drink. The Fox, however, was unable to fit his snout into the vase and went hungry. The moral of the story is that one good turn deserves another.

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5. The Making of the Stars adapted by Heath Loran

Rolla-Mano was the aboriginal god of the sea. One day he was pursuing a bird to eat along the sea. But when Rolla-Mano threw his net, he missed. One of the birds flew over the sea. Rolla-Mano had never missed before. He was so angry that he jumped into the sea and chased after the bird with a burning fire stick in his hand. As soon as Rolla-Mano's golden fire stick hit the water, sparks flew up and covered the sky. To this day, the sparks from Rolla-Mano's golden fire stick are the stars that we see in the sky.

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6. How Stars are Born by Edwin T. Hornsby

In this textbook, Dr. Hornsby explains how stars are formed. He explains that stars are made when large amounts of gas and dust are drawn together in space. The gas and the dust create a gravitational pull that brings the molecules closer together. This attracts more gas and dust. Over millions of years, this gravitational pull increases, as does the heat and density of the gas ball. The gas ball eventually gets hot enough to trigger a fusion reaction. Hornsby references years of scientific research in his text.

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7. Birth of a Star by Raymond Reynolds

In this unauthorized tell-all, Reynolds details the real life story of Norma Jeane Mortenson. Norma spent much of her youth in foster homes. She started working before she was 20 as a model. She then met a movie executive named Ben Lyon and auditioned for him. Lyon loved her look, but he suggested that she change her name. Eventually the two settled on Marilyn Monroe. Reynolds details Monroe's rise from extra to a leading lady in this no punches pulled account.

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8. Death to the Stars by Flip Goodson

Frank Leones is a space taxicab driver with a bad temper. One day an alien terrorist bumps into Frank's space cruiser in the middle of traffic. So Frank chases the alien from the floating streets of Frank's home planet to an evil mercenary outpost on Zodor 9. Frank soon learns that the Zodorian mercenaries are plotting to extinguish several stars. Their targets include the star that sustains life on Frank's planet. Frank's not going to allow the Zodorian's to ding up his space cruiser and end life in his solar system without a fight. Will Frank stop the Zodorian's evil plan?

What does this metaphor mean?

The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days.

• The baby girl's smile made other people happy.

• When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise.

• The baby never smiled.

• The baby girl's smile made the moon come out.

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Go break a leg!

• Be careful

• Break your leg

• Do a great job

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