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#024: I Am a Teddy Bear / I Am a Child

Najeeva F. from Dewey Elementary brings us an argument and counter-argument.

By Najeeva F., Dewey Elementary. Performed by Elizabeth Levy and Tai Palmgren.

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#023: Untitled (There Was Nothing)

A song based on a melancholy true story by Giovanny M., 4th Grade, Seward School.

By Giovanny M., 4th Grade, Seward School. Adapted by Curtis Williams. Performed by Nick Caruso and Curtis Williams.

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#022: Untitled (Butterfly and Lights)

Two cousins encounter a butterfly and some mysterious lights at the beach. From a story by students at New Sullivan School.

By Naomi O., Gabriel T., Alyssa R., Jasmine J., and Christofer B. from New Sullivan School. Adapted and performed by Kurt Chiang, Oona Kersey Hatton, Brennan Buhl, and Mary Winn Heider.

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#021: The Lion Who Tries to Eat Everyone

Well, there's a lion. Who tries to eat everyone. From a story by Robert, Jalyssa, Yekeen, Cesar, and Ariel at Trumbull Elementary.

By Robert, Jalyssa, Yekeen, Cesar, and Ariel at Trumbull Elementary. Adapted and performed by Brennan Buhl.

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