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Really So Stories

Elizabeth Gordon (1866 - 1922)

These stories for young people are Really So; they are not made up stories about bears or witches. These are short educational sketches about how our calendar came to be, where Valentine's Day came from, how pelicans live with their big beak, how we have the wonderful telegraph, and many more.
So if you are a bit tired of fairy tales, try these bite sized sections packed with what really happened. They are Really So ! . - Summary by philchenevert

Genre(s): Reference

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	The Boy Named Billy	Phil Chenevert	00:01:32
Play 02	How the New Year Knows When to Come	James R. Hedrick	00:06:28
Play 03	About the Telegraph	James R. Hedrick	00:03:29
Play 04	How the Military Salute Came	James R. Hedrick	00:03:43
Play 05	Candlemas Day	James R. Hedrick	00:03:53
Play 06	Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday	Lee Vogler	00:06:20
Play 07	About Valentines	nighthawks	00:05:02
Play 08	Why We Celebrate George Washington’s Birthday	Bill Mosley	00:04:41
Play 09	About Boy Scouts	Lee Vogler	00:04:40
Play 10	St. Patrick’s Day	nighthawks	00:05:09
Play 11	Lent	Larry Wilson	00:02:08
Play 12	Palm Sunday	mleigh	00:03:11
Play 13	The Story of the Bible	mleigh	00:05:21
Play 14	Good Friday	mleigh	00:05:09
Play 15	About Easter	mleigh	00:04:39
Play 16	Trailing Arbutus or Mayflower	Emily Keomanyvanh	00:04:08
Play 17	About Pearls	Emily Keomanyvanh	00:04:10
Play 18	About Mr. and Mrs. Pelican	Emily Keomanyvanh	00:03:32
Play 19	Indian Day	dc	00:04:25
Play 20	About Hats	jenno	00:04:20
Play 21	Mother’s Day	BookBard	00:04:30
Play 22	About Forks	Larry Wilson	00:02:39
Play 23	About Silk	jenno	00:04:23
Play 24	All We Know About Strawberries	Henneh Udtuhan	00:04:26
Play 25	Children’s Day	BookBard	00:02:41
Play 26	About Carrier Pigeons	jenno	00:04:10
Play 27	About Coal	Tamrix	00:04:54
Play 28	Flag Day	Laurel Brushett	00:04:17
Play 29	The Sea-gull Monument.	Tamrix	00:04:53
Play 30	Fourth of July	Karen Hunt	00:04:22
Play 31	Mr. Irish Potato	Tamrix	00:04:58
Play 32	Old Abe, the Wisconsin War-eagle	lbleath	00:04:17
Play 33	About Clocks	Karen Hunt	00:07:00
Play 34	About Cotton	nighthawks	00:04:59
Play 35	About Coral	Tamrix	00:04:51
Play 36	The Star-Spangled Banner	BookBard	00:04:21
Play 37	About Umbrellas	Karen Hunt	00:02:15
Play 38	Hallowe’en	nighthawks	00:03:01
Play 39	About Wolves	lbleath	00:04:06
Play 40	How Thanksgiving Came	nighthawks	00:05:47
Play 41	Christmas	Larry Wilson	00:06:22

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