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"Peter and the Wolf" by Sergei Prokofiev

SETTING The story takes place in a meadow near the forest on a warm and sunny, early morning. GENRE Fable/Fairytale with Musical Accompaniment CHARACTERS / SUBJECT MATTER Peter played by the violins and all the strings of the orchestra the bird

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"Use Your Girl Power: Nothing Can Hold You Back" by Ashley Rice

SETTING It encourages girls all around the globe from America to China. It shows all of the positives, not the negatives. It shows joy for all of the sad girls all around the world. GENRE Nonfiction – Narrative/Reference Book CHARACTERS

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"Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

SETTING Billy and his family lived in the Ozark Mountains, Cherokee land, in northeastern Oklahoma during the Great Depression. GENRE Historical Fiction CHARACTERS / SUBJECT MATTER Billy is a 13-year-old boy and all he wants are two good Coonhounds.  His

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"Cam Jansen: The Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones" by David A. Alder

SETTING The story takes place in a dinosaur museum. It is spring or summer. It takes place during the daytime. GENRE Fiction – Crime/Detective CHARACTERS / SUBJECT MATTER Cam Jansen is the main character and detective. Eric is Cam’s friend

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"Lulu's Piano Lesson" by Arlene Alda

SETTING It is warm and rainy sometimes in the book. The book takes place inside and outside and in a tree. Also there are parts at the piano teacher’s house. GENRE Fiction CHARACTERS / SUBJECT MATTER Lulu is the main

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"Vivaldi's Four Seasons" by A. H. Celenza

The book tells us about Vivaldi’s life. He was a composer; his job was to write music. He was also a music teacher and a conductor of a special orchestra. This orchestra was in a orphanage in Venice. All the players were

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"Dreaming of India" by E. Nava

In this book the author tells us something about his life.  He spent part of his childhood in India before he moved to Italy.  He remembers what he was doing in India and how different his life was there.  In India, he

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"Momotaro" a Japanese Folktale

GENRE Fiction – Japanese Folklore Have you ever read this ancient Japanese folklore story?  I read it this morning and I like it.  For this reason, I would like to tell you something about it.  Momotaro means “Peachboy” because he was found inside

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"The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

SETTING The story takes place on the cay, a low island made of coral and sand, somewhere in the Caribbean.  It takes place in 1942 during World War II. GENRE Historical Fiction CHARACTERS / SUBJECT MATTER The main characters are Phillip an 11-year-old American boy, whose

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"Nonno Tano e il Delfino" by Roberta Grazzani

  SETTING The Mediterranean sea near the Southern Italian coast on a summer afternoon. GENRE Fiction CHARACTERS / SUBJECT MATTER Nonno Tano, a fisherman a dolphin and a sword fish PROBLEM, CONFLICT or FAVORITE PART I want to tell you a

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