Sal's Fiction Addiction

  "Hot Dog the hound lifts his head.  I sit staring at a plate of peas.  "You're not leaving the table  until you eat them up," Mama says.  "There are too many starving kids  in the wo...

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"Rescued whales have sometimes been seen  leaping out of the water or swimming closer to their rescuers, but we don't really know  why. Some think it's the whales' way of  saying thank you,...

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  "What if I start to shake?  What if my voice is too soft? What if I stumble? What if I trip?  What if I fall?  What if I start to shed?  What if I throw up?  It's not often I get a...

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"Grizzly bears are built to dig. The hump you see above a grizzly's shoulders are the strong muscles the bear uses to power the long claws on its front  legs. A grizzly's claws can be as long...

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  "There's a kitchen floor for skating,  a shaggy rug for shuffling and a TV room with its  very own sunbeam.  Grammie's exercise show in on channel 23.  Grab two soup cans and drag a...

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"Keep moving - there is a lot more to see.  Fresh primroses that bloom only at night ... ... a pet jellyfish that glows in the dark,  a nightingale singing to a crowd. Fa la la la la."  ...

http://salsfictionaddiction.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-night-market-written-by-seina.html

  "He was excited. He  hurried to offer his help,  and he carefully brought  the youngling down.  "Cluck, cluck!" The hen was so  distracted by her chick's stunt that  she took her ...

http://salsfictionaddiction.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-letter-written-by-irene-verdu-and.html

  "And day by day, Beanie grew to love Rose more and more, which was not how bansheenies usually felt about their humans. Normally, being a  bansheenie was just a job, and Beanie was no...

http://salsfictionaddiction.blogspot.com/2024/10/beanie-bansheenie-written-by-eoin.html

"Marlen and Robin held their breath and sat very still.  Haida and Chimo surfaced and swam over.  When Paul played some more notes, the orcas began  bobbing and moving to the sounds.  The ...

http://salsfictionaddiction.blogspot.com/2024/10/whale-song-true-story-of-musician-who.html

  "ANOTHER TIGER?  WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES.  Just look how many mistakes  I made drawing that tiger.  IT'S GOT EIGHT LEGS!  BUT ENOUGH TIGERS, ALL RIGHT?  YOU'LL GET IT THIS TI...

http://salsfictionaddiction.blogspot.com/2024/10/dont-think-of-tigers-written-and.html

"A gecko will arch its back when another  gecko comes close in order to show dominance. This sign means "BACK OFF!" A cat will curve its back when it stretches,  but also when it is afraid....

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"When an ant finds food, she releases  a scent trail with her bottom as she  returns to the colony. The ant rubs  her bottom against the ground so the  scent sticks. That way, other ants c...

http://salsfictionaddiction.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-book-of-ant-records-amazing-facts.html

There is great excitement for Marianne when her father's nose tells him the mangoes will be ready to pick tomorrow. It's been a long wait. Her father wonders what she will do with them. Easy,...

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  "I'm so hungry, said the squirrel.  I will feed you, said the nut.  I'm so shy, said the turtle.  I am too, said the rock."  This gentle reminder that we are connected, the world ...

http://salsfictionaddiction.blogspot.com/2024/10/im-afraid-said-leaf-written-by-danielle.html

  "HELLO!  HEL ... LO! WHAT'S YOUR NAME?  Th ... ank you ..."  This heartfelt immigration story begins and ends with telling endpapers. At the front, readers see the energy and b...

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  "When I rush hot down the Rocky Mountains into the  Great Plains below, they call me Chinook. I come in  winter like a summer wind, melting icicles, turning  snowmen into puddles. Peop...

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"Ella stopped and took him out of her pocket.  "Didn't you hear what I said? If you kiss me,  I'll turn into a prince!" He puckered up his wide froggy lips and squeezed  shut his big froggy...

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  "In 1900 all the mayors of France gathered for a feast - 22,695 people attended! They were seated  at long tables that stretched more than four miles  (seven kilometers). Researchers ...

http://salsfictionaddiction.blogspot.com/2024/10/what-do-we-eat-how-humans-find-grow-and.html

  "What if the parts of our faces were rearranged?  Or if they were different shapes?  WOULD WE STILL KNOW EACH OTHER?  What if you could change faces every morning,  just to see th...

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  "Racing, racing!  Steal a glance.  Fox is trailing.  Now's our chance!" Fox is definitely interested in the goings-on at the farm. The wee chicks are aware of his presence, and are...

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  "Looks can be deceiving. One woman who seems  like a cheerful librarian turns out to be the Indiana  Jones of the Ice. She's a mechanical engineer for ice structures and is part of the ...

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  "The entire poem presented,      without pause or repetition.  His resonant voice heard      for the first time at school.  The students cascaded into applause!" Reading aloud a...

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  "He was also the chimney sweep,  the shoe shiner,  and the milkman.  He was assured by the townspeople that this was a fair arrangement." First up: meet the newsboy. He is tasked w...

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  "Just as the last of the day starts to fade ... hoots of owls and coyote howl! A twilight serenade.  Wild horses race mighty clouds soaring by.  Rolling thunder drums across the flick...

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  "One afternoon Henry and I saw a shaggy black dog  behind a pile of vegetable crates. He looked so hungry we convinced our cook Mr. Kikutani to give him a  piece of wiener teriyaki.  T...

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