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“The Raindrops”
Buttercup Gold and Other Stories
Ellen Robena Field
Abstract: A short story about raindrops who fall from the sky and form pools of water that get bigger and flow into the oceans. There, they help form a rainbow showing that even the smallest of things can help to make something beautiful. Source: Ellen Robena Field, Buttercup Gold and Other Stories (Bangor: C. H. Glass, 1894)
Lexile Level: TBD
Origin: American
Genre: Fiction, FantasyReading Level: 8.4 Language: English File Name: 0503 Sunshine State Standards:
LA.A.2.3: The student constructs meaning from a wide range of texts.LA.D.2.3: The student understands the power of language.
LA.E.2.3: The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
Theme: Religion, NatureReading Strategy: Literary Techniques (alliteration, metaphor, onomatopoeia, similie, etc) Download Support Material Download MP3 View text as webpage Download PDF Mp3 Length: 0:03:53 Word count: 547 Use PDF for printing
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