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How to Write a Book

By Kyli K., 5th grade  Writing a book? Or just trying to write a short story? Read on for tips of how to be a great writer.  Writing sounds boring, doesn’t it? All those words and syllables… you can’t just keep up! All you’re doing is writing words on paper. Right? No, not really. Writing is More >

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Jokes!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi guys. I have some good jokes:  How do you put an elephant in an oven? Ans. You open the oven and put the elephant in. How do you put a giraffe in an oven? Ans. You open the oven, take the elephant out and put the giraffe in.  There was an animal meeting. What animal More >

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Babe Ruth before his big game

Babe Ruth

By Caleb P., 3rd Grade Babe Ruth was a great man. He was born on February 6, 1895. His real name was George Herman Ruth, Jr. He had lots of nicknames like ”The Bambino” and ”The Sultan of Swat.” Babe Ruth first played for the Baltimore Orioles and then he played for the Boston Red More >

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The Flying Taco

by Katie W., 2nd Grade Once there was a taco named Taco. He was on someone’s plate. Suddenly, Taco grew wings made out of his taco shell. The person shrieked “AAAAAaaaahhhhhh!” as Taco flew away. Taco flew to Mexico, and wisely avoided birds and their nests as he flew. He was a very brave taco More >

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Marrakech souk

En Vacances

Popular Vacation Destinations in France (and my vacation adventure in Morocco!) by Tor P., 5th grade Nice is nice is Nice is nice is Nice is nice is NICE!!!!! And it’s true. Nice is nice. Not that I’ve ever been there, though. OK, ok, it’s time I explain. Nice is a city in southern France, More >

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Math Rules!

by Joey M., 4th grade People out there who just dislike math, math rocks!!! If you are one of the people who are sad when its time for math you really shouldn’t be. I mean you get to add, subtract, multiply, and divide anything you want! Let’s say you can multiply 2 cookies by 700, More >

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