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Short Stories

NASA Astronauts: Undersea Heroes

NASA Astronauts: Undersea Heroes

This Day in History - March - Spanish Version

This Day in History - March - Spanish Version

Open-Ended Story: Reggie's Pigeon

Open-Ended Story: Reggie's Pigeon

This Day in History for Seniors: February

This Day in History for Seniors: February

This Day in History for Seniors: December - 2nd Edition

This Day in History for Seniors: December - 2nd Edition

Short Story: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Short Story: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

This Day in History - December - Spanish Version

This Day in History - December - Spanish Version

This Day in History for Seniors: November - 2nd Edition

This Day in History for Seniors: November - 2nd Edition

This Day in History - November - Spanish Version

This Day in History - November - Spanish Version

Short Story: Road Trip Across Route 66

Short Story: Road Trip Across Route 66

Short Story: The Green Thing

Short Story: The Green Thing

Short Story: Trick or Treat Traditions

Short Story: Trick or Treat Traditions

This Day in History - October - Spanish Version

This Day in History - October - Spanish Version

This Day in History for Seniors: October - 2nd Edition

This Day in History for Seniors: October - 2nd Edition

This Day in History for Seniors: September - 2nd Edition

This Day in History for Seniors: September - 2nd Edition

This Day in History - September - Spanish Version

This Day in History - September - Spanish Version

Where Do Superstitions Come From?

Where Do Superstitions Come From?

Read-Aloud Audience Participation Story #10

Read-Aloud Audience Participation Story #10

4 Lighthouse Ghosts Stories

4 Lighthouse Ghosts Stories

Read-Aloud Audience Participation Story #9

Read-Aloud Audience Participation Story #9

Short Story: Stella and Bunny, the Talking Dogs

Short Story: Stella and Bunny, the Talking Dogs

This Day in History for Seniors: August - 2nd Edition

This Day in History for Seniors: August - 2nd Edition

This Day in History - August - Spanish Version

This Day in History - August - Spanish Version

Read-Aloud Audience Participation Story #8

Read-Aloud Audience Participation Story #8

Short Story: Billy Mills, Olympic Underdog

Short Story: Billy Mills, Olympic Underdog

Friendship Stories to Inspire

Friendship Stories to Inspire

This Day in History for Seniors: July - 2nd Edition

This Day in History for Seniors: July - 2nd Edition

Short Story Jokes #14

Short Story Jokes #14

This Day in History - July - Spanish Version

This Day in History - July - Spanish Version

This Day in History - June - Spanish Version

This Day in History - June - Spanish Version

This Day in History for Seniors: June - 2nd Edition

This Day in History for Seniors: June - 2nd Edition

Read-Aloud Audience Participation Story #7

Read-Aloud Audience Participation Story #7

The Real Story of Spiderman

The Real Story of Spiderman

Waltzing Matilda - The Story Behind the Song

Waltzing Matilda - The Story Behind the Song

This Day in History for Seniors: May - 2nd Edition

This Day in History for Seniors: May - 2nd Edition

This Day in History - May - Spanish Version

This Day in History - May - Spanish Version

Short Story Jokes #13

Short Story Jokes #13

Read-Aloud Audience Participation Story #6

Read-Aloud Audience Participation Story #6

Irena Sendler: A Hero of the Holocaust

Irena Sendler: A Hero of the Holocaust

This Day in History - April - Spanish Version

This Day in History - April - Spanish Version

Short Story Jokes #12

Short Story Jokes #12

Read-Aloud: Audience Participation Story #5

Read-Aloud: Audience Participation Story #5

This Day in History for Seniors: April - 2nd Edition

This Day in History for Seniors: April - 2nd Edition

2 More Incredible Dog Stories

2 More Incredible Dog Stories

Cairo the Military Dog

Cairo the Military Dog

Never Too Late for Your Dreams: The Jim Morris Story

Never Too Late for Your Dreams: The Jim Morris Story

Short Story Jokes #11

Short Story Jokes #11

Trivia: Evolution of the Portuguese Empire

Trivia: Evolution of the Portuguese Empire

The Legend of Portugal's Barcelos Rooster

The Legend of Portugal's Barcelos Rooster

Read-Aloud: Audience Participation Story #4

Read-Aloud: Audience Participation Story #4

Climbing Mount Everest

Climbing Mount Everest

This Day in History for Seniors: March - 2nd Edition

This Day in History for Seniors: March - 2nd Edition

This Day in History - February - Spanish Version

This Day in History - February - Spanish Version

Finish the Story Game

Finish the Story Game

This Day in History for Seniors: February - 2nd Edition

This Day in History for Seniors: February - 2nd Edition

Read-Aloud: Audience Participation Story #3

Read-Aloud: Audience Participation Story #3

Short Story: The Hauntings of New Orleans

Short Story: The Hauntings of New Orleans

This Day in History - January - Spanish Version

This Day in History - January - Spanish Version

3 Amazing News Stories

3 Amazing News Stories

Read-Aloud: Audience Participation Story #2

Read-Aloud: Audience Participation Story #2

This Day in History for Seniors: January - 2nd Edition

This Day in History for Seniors: January - 2nd Edition

Short Story: I Will Always Love You, Dolly Parton

Short Story: I Will Always Love You, Dolly Parton

Short Story Jokes #10

Short Story Jokes #10

This Day in History for Seniors: December

This Day in History for Seniors: December

Short Story Jokes #9

Short Story Jokes #9

This Day in History for Seniors: November

This Day in History for Seniors: November

3 Unsolved Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle

3 Unsolved Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle

This Day in History for Seniors: October

This Day in History for Seniors: October

This Day in History for Seniors: September

This Day in History for Seniors: September

Short Story: The Disappearance of the Mona Lisa

Short Story: The Disappearance of the Mona Lisa

This Day In History For Seniors: August

This Day In History For Seniors: August

Short Story Jokes #8

Short Story Jokes #8

Short Story Jokes #7

Short Story Jokes #7

Short Stories: Words With Double Meanings

Short Stories: Words With Double Meanings

Short Story Jokes #6

Short Story Jokes #6

4 Short Stories for World Turtle Day

4 Short Stories for World Turtle Day

The Sumatran Rhino Short Story

The Sumatran Rhino Short Story

3 Inspiring Read Aloud Short Stories

3 Inspiring Read Aloud Short Stories

This Day in History for Seniors: January

This Day in History for Seniors: January

Short Story Jokes #5

Short Story Jokes #5

The First Digital Camera - Steven Sasson

The First Digital Camera - Steven Sasson

Epictetus - A Remarkable Philosopher

Epictetus - A Remarkable Philosopher

Confucius Short Biography

Confucius Short Biography

Remembering Shirley Temple

Remembering Shirley Temple

Short Story Jokes #4

Short Story Jokes #4

Vanishing Culture - The Kingdom of Mustang

Vanishing Culture - The Kingdom of Mustang

Short Story Jokes #3

Short Story Jokes #3

Short Story Jokes #2

Short Story Jokes #2

Remembering Judy Garland

Remembering Judy Garland

Fill-in the Blanks - Little Known Places of the World #2

Fill-in the Blanks - Little Known Places of the World #2

Fill-in the Blanks - Little Known Places of the World #1

Fill-in the Blanks - Little Known Places of the World #1

Short Story Jokes #1

Short Story Jokes #1

D-Day Veteran Stories - David Roulston

D-Day Veteran Stories - David Roulston

D-Day Veteran Stories - Bernard Jordan

D-Day Veteran Stories - Bernard Jordan

Short Story - The Runaway Train

Short Story - The Runaway Train

Shakespeare: The Tempest - Short Summary

Shakespeare: The Tempest - Short Summary

Saint David Short Biography

Saint David Short Biography

Abraham Lincoln Quotes

Abraham Lincoln Quotes

4 Amusing Senior Stories

4 Amusing Senior Stories

Paul Jackson Pollock Short Biography

Paul Jackson Pollock Short Biography

The Story of Saint Nicholas

The Story of Saint Nicholas

Famous Black Inventors & Innovators

Famous Black Inventors & Innovators

Inventors You've Never Heard Of

Inventors You've Never Heard Of

Reminiscing with Children's Prayers

Reminiscing with Children's Prayers

Frederic Chopin - Poet of the Piano

Frederic Chopin - Poet of the Piano

United States: Reminiscing About Life in 1915

United States: Reminiscing About Life in 1915

Read-Aloud: Audience Participation Story #1

Read-Aloud: Audience Participation Story #1

Famous Female Inventors

Famous Female Inventors

Remembering the clothesline

Remembering the clothesline

Famous Cat Lovers

Famous Cat Lovers

St. Andrew - Short Biography

St. Andrew - Short Biography

Fascinating Stories of the Sea

Fascinating Stories of the Sea

Banjo Paterson Short Biography

Banjo Paterson Short Biography

Choose Your Own Adventure Books

Choose Your Own Adventure Books

J.R.R. Tolkien Short Biography

J.R.R. Tolkien Short Biography

The Birth of Jesus (A Christmas Story)

The Birth of Jesus (A Christmas Story)

The Story of Hanukkah

The Story of Hanukkah

Voyage to Sydney - Short Story

Voyage to Sydney - Short Story

Famous People Who Were Once Teachers

Famous People Who Were Once Teachers

History of the Tie

History of the Tie

Short Stories about Forgiveness

Short Stories about Forgiveness

Short Story: The Birth of QANTAS

Short Story: The Birth of QANTAS

Australia: Reminiscing About Life In 1915

Australia: Reminiscing About Life In 1915

Short Biography of Robert Burns

Short Biography of Robert Burns

Read-Aloud: Open-ended Story

Read-Aloud: Open-ended Story

Read Along Books for Dementia Residents

Read Along Books for Dementia Residents

Short Story: How is Wind Speed Measured?

Short Story: How is Wind Speed Measured?

Short Story - Abraham Lincoln’s Beard

Short Story - Abraham Lincoln’s Beard

Reminiscing: The Early Days of Black & White T.V

Reminiscing: The Early Days of Black & White T.V

Pirate Short Stories

Pirate Short Stories

The Life Saver- Short Story

The Life Saver- Short Story

Cross Country with Bud - Short Story

Cross Country with Bud - Short Story

Short Story – Beethoven’s Biography

Short Story – Beethoven’s Biography

Short Story - Matthew Flinders

Short Story - Matthew Flinders

For Pondering: You are Survivors

For Pondering: You are Survivors

Short Story - Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and Big Bopper Remembered

Short Story - Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and Big Bopper Remembered

Short Story - Crossword Puzzles turn 100th!

Short Story - Crossword Puzzles turn 100th!

Vanishing Culture - The Bushman of the Kalahari

Vanishing Culture - The Bushman of the Kalahari

Dog Swims Ten Miles to Get Home

Dog Swims Ten Miles to Get Home

Inspirational Short Story - The Scottish Farmer

Inspirational Short Story - The Scottish Farmer

Remembering ‘The Lone Eagle’ - Charles Lindberg

Remembering ‘The Lone Eagle’ - Charles Lindberg

Remembering Ferdinand Magellan

Remembering Ferdinand Magellan

Peace Maker Profiles

Peace Maker Profiles

Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories

Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories

Wall Street Crash of 1929

Wall Street Crash of 1929

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