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Marven of the great north woods
Lasky, Kathryn
A boy named Marvin leaves his family during the flu epidemic. He goes to a lumberjack camp in northern Minnesota and works and learns French while making some interesting friends. Marvin learns to ski, dance, and do the bookkeeping as a lumberjack.
Tags
assertiveness
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author's note
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bedtime
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cabin
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careers
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conflict resolution
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counting
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dancing
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decision making
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diseases
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exercise
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family
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food
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forest
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french
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friendship
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language
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money
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numbers
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nutrition
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religion
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seasons
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shadows
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skiing
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snow
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train
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transportation
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travel
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verbal communication
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weather
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woods
Wee and the wright brothers
Gaffney, Timothy
An educational story told from Wee the mouse's point of view, of how the Wright brothers succeeded in flight. Wee, an ambitious mouse, tells the story in a humorous yet detailed way of the historical Wright brothers and their flying machine.
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accomplishment
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airplane
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animals
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assertiveness
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biography
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cabin
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decision making
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education
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family
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goal setting
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heroism
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history
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inventions
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mouse
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newspaper
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nonverbal communication
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parents
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self esteem
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siblings
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success
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writing
Magic beach
Johnson, Crockett
Two children draw different words in the sand. As the tide washes over the word, the object written in the sand appears. They explore the land they created by writing in the sand.
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adventures
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alphabet
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animals
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beach
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beverage
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bodies of water
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books
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cabin
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cow
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critical thinking
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decision making
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fantasy
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farm
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fish
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fishing
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food
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horse
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hunger
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magic
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nutrition
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peer resistance
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picnic
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royalty
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sand
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sea
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shells
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storytelling
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tree
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verbal communication
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village
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writing
Freedom river
Rappaort, Doreen
John Ripley shows courage and perseverence in Southern Ohio through his actions. John crosses the Ohio River into the slave state of Kentucky to help other African Americans escape to freedom. John listens to nature as he rows a slave family across the Ohio River to freedom along the Underground Railroad.
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african american
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author's note
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baby
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boat
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bodies of water
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cabin
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community
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courage
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escape
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family
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fear
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feelings
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fight
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freedom
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happiness
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history
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illustrator's note
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listening
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maps
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money
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multicultural
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night
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parents
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prayer
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quiet
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relationship
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rhythm
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river
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running
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sadness
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safety
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secrets
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slavery
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transportation
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underground railroad
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woods
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work
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worry
Hush harbor: Praying in secret
Evans, Freddi Williams
Simmy is both excited and nervous for his job as Scout during the community meeting. Simmy is excited because this means the elders trust him, but he is nervous because slaves are not supposed to gather and sing together. Simmy must be very careful and listen for the master during the meeting.
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african american
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anger
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anticipation
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author's note
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bravery
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cabin
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closeness
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communication
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cooking
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creativity
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creek
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critical thinking
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culture
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dancing
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death
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faith
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family
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folktale
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forest
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friendship
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hard work
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hearing
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hope
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horse
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listening
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missing
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multicultural
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music
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nonverbal communication
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prayer
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relief
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religion
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rhythm
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river
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running away
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safety
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secrets
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slavery
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song
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spiritual
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storytelling
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woods
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worry
The raft
LaMarche, Jim
When a boy visits his grandmother for the summer, he finds adventure along the river. By making a raft, the boy is able to interact with the nature around him. He especially enjoys drawing the animals and fishing.
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animals
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art
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author's note
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bear
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birds
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cabin
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crane
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deer
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dragonfly
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exercise
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family
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fish
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fishing
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fog
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fox
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grandparents
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insects
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nature
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rabbit
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raccoon
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recreation
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river
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seal
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self esteem
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summer
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swimming
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vacation
Kindle me a riddle: A pioneer story
Karm, Roberta
Jack, Constance, Mama, and Papa play a riddling game which helps them understand life on the frontier. Their riddles are about their log cabin, food, icehouse, candles, and baskets.
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alphabet
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bee
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bodies of water
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cabin
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critical thinking
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duck
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family
,
fire
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neighbors
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pioneers
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pond
,
school
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sewing
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sheep
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teaching
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transportation
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verbal communication
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wagon
The secret of the stones
San Souci, Robert D.
John and Clara work very hard all day, but they have no children to love. One night Clara finds two little white stones and brings them home with her. When they came home the next night all of the chores had been done, and John and Clara must find out who their helpers are and how to help them!
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african american
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animals
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author's note
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bones
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cabin
,
chicken
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conflict resolution
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cow
,
decision making
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escape
,
farm
,
folktale
,
food
,
hard work
,
magic
,
multicultural
,
nutrition
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orphan
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poverty
,
rocks
,
song
,
stream
,
verbal communication