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Bluff finds that the man is desperate to escape, but jumps into danger. The boys provide assistance. They help once again when the sherriff and his men return. They travel down the river, stopping for supplies at a small town before reaching the gulf.

Peter Rabbit and Other Stories

“The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse”

by Beatrix Potter

This book tells the story of a wood-mouse named Mrs. Tittlemouse and her efforts to keep her house in order despite numerous unwanted visitors.

The Time Machine

Chapter 10

by H.G. Wells

The Time Traveller finds the machine, barely escaping with his life.

Wakulla, A Story of Adventure in Florida

"Fighting a Forest Fire"

by Kirk Munroe

A bonfire is started at the picnic and the next morning becomes a wildfire. It catches the house on fire. Mr. Elmer goes to Tallahassee to buy cattle.

St. Augustine Under Three Flags: Tourist Guide and History

"St. Augustine: English Occupation"

by W.J. Harris Company

The results of the English occupation on the city of St. Augustine.

The Crimson Fairy Book

“The Hairy Man”

by Andrew Lang

A story of a prince that escapes from his father and proves himself in battle with the help of three magical apples.

Moby Dick

Chapter 132: The Symphony

by Herman Melville

Ahab and Starbuck talk of their families. Ahab feels his actions are unreasonable, but cannot stop.

The Emerald City of Oz

Chapter 6: “How Guph Visited the Whimsies”

by L. Frank Baum

The Nome King begins work on his tunnel while General Guph visits the Whimsies. The Chief Whimsie agrees to help the Nomes conquer the Emerald City.

Geology Anthology

Collecting Rocks

by Rachel M. Barker

The author discusses the historical significance of rocks. Tips for the proper collection, identification, classification, and housing of rocks are presented to the reader.

Gulliver's Travels

Part Three: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan: Chapter 7

by Jonathan Swift

The author leaves Lagado: arrives at Maldonada. No ship ready. He takes a short voyage to Glubbdubdrib. His reception by the governor.

Peter Rabbit and Other Stories

“The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes”

by Beatrix Potter

An innocent squirrel accused of stealing nuts is forced down a hole in a tree, where he meets a friendly chipmunk.

The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat

Chapter 9: “The Laughing Brook Stops Laughing”

by Thornton W. Burgess

Grandfather Frog notices that the Laughing Brook has stopped laughing and the Smiling Pool has stopped smiling. He goes to see Jerry Muskrat to tell him so.

The Tin Woodman of Oz

Chapter 10: “Tommy Kwikstep”

by L. Frank Baum

The friends meet a new character, Tommy Kwikstep. Tommy was transformed into a creature with twenty legs because he spoke without thinking.

The Tin Woodman of Oz

Chapter 21: “Polychrome’s Magic”

by L. Frank Baum

The Tin Woodman, the Tin Soldier, Woot, Scarecrow and Polychrome look for Nimmie Amee so that the two tin men can ask her to marry them. The group discovers her house but it is surrounded by an invisible wall. The Blue Rabbit and Polychrome help the group to go under the wall and get to the house.

Japanese Fairy Tales

The Bamboo-Cutter and the Moon-Child

by Yei Theodora Ozaki

A bamboo cutter finds a small, luminescent girl, and raises her as Princess Moonlight. She refuses all suitors, befriends the Emperor, and eventually returns to her rightful home, the Moon.

Moby Dick

Chapter 98: Stowing Down and Clearing Up

by Herman Melville

Ishmael finishes up his description of the processing of whale oil.

The Red Badge of Courage

Chapter 14

by Stephen Crane

Henry is awakened by the sounds of war. Disoriented, Henry believes the bodies of his fellow soldiers to be corpses. Henry is impressed Wilson's selflessness and self-sacrifice.