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"The Trojan Horse" Retold by Warwick Hutton

SETTING The setting was many thousands of years ago during the Trojan War. This takes place in Troy, mostly outside the city walls, on the fields of Ilium. The war has been going on for about 10 years and it

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"Big Dog… Little Dog" by P.D. Eastman

SETTING This story takes place inside the dog’s house. Then they leave for a camping trip and they are in their car, in the mountains, and in a hotel. It is autumn or winter because the leaves are not on

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"Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen

SETTING The story takes place in the remote Canadian wilderness. The author doesn’t tell the reader exactly when the story takes place but I think it happened during the 90’s since the boy doesn’t have a cell phone. GENRE Fiction

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"The Ear Book" by Dr. Seuss

SETTING The story is set in a boys’ house. The boys and the dog also go for a walk outside. Outside on their walk, they see things in a city. GENRE Fiction CHARACTERS / SUBJECT MATTER The main characters are

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"Theseus and the Minotaur" by Leonard Everett Fisher

SETTING This myth is set in the time of Ancient Greece. The main character is from the city of Athens. Most of the action takes place on the island of Crete in the Aegean Sea. GENRE Fiction – Mythology CHARACTERS /

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"Hop to School Froggy" by Jonathon London

SETTING Froggy is at school.  He is at a desk.  He is at home too.  It is clean. GENRE Fiction – Humor CHARACTERS / SUBJECT MATTER Froggy – He is silly.  Max –  He likes school.  He is Froggy’s friend. PROBLEM, CONFLICT

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"Amazing Water" by Melvin Berger

SETTING The setting is a school with lots of children.  They are in science.  They try things out about water. GENRE Non-fiction CHARACTERS / SUBJECT MATTER The author does not really introduce the characters because it is a book that

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"The Magic School Bus Makes A Rainbow" by Joanna Cole

SETTING This takes place in a classroom, school bus, and in a rainbow pinball game. The kids, except Arnold, were shrunk inside the game. The pinball machine had all sorts of prisms and colors. GENRE Fantasy CHARACTERS / SUBJECT MATTER

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"I Am Going!" by Mo Willems

SETTING I think the book takes place outdoors because the picture on the cover shows ground. But inside the book, the pages have white backgrounds so it is hard to tell where it takes place. It takes place in the

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"The Selfish Giant" by Oscar Wilde

Once upon a time there was a giant who had a beautiful garden. Children loved to play in the giant’s garden; they liked to run, to dance and to eat peaches in the garden. Unfortunately, one day the giant decided to keep

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