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How We Vote
We vote by secret ballot
On Election Day
So no one can see how we vote.
Nothing can stand in our way.
Behind a curtain that’s closed
We can make our choice
By voting for whom we want
We can use our political voice.
When we cast our votes this way
The election’s truly fair.
We can look at all the candidates
And then vote with care.
                -Sheila Forsyth

I Want To Vote
I want to vote
When I grow up,
To let my country know—
The person that
I think is best
To help our country grow.
                -Virginia H. Niles

Fire!
If there’s a fire,
What should you do?
Get out of the house
If it’s safe for you to.
Go to your meeting spot,
Call 911.
Wait with your family
Until the fire’s all gone.
                -Sheila Forsyth

Trying
I’m trying to be very brave
In all I say and do,
But when I hear the fire bell ring,
I shiver through and through.
                -Pauline C. Peck

Dinosaurs
Some dinosaurs were big,
Some dinosaurs were small,
Some of them were kind of short
And other very tall.
Some dinosaurs ate plants
While some ate only meat.
Some even looked like horses,
With little padded feet.
Some dinosaurs were fast,
While others were quite slow,
But no matter what their shape or size,
They lived long, long ago.
                -Deborah Garmon

5 Giant Dinosaurs
5 giant dinosaurs, listen to them roar!
One stomped away, and then there were four.
4 giant dinosaurs ate green leaves.
One got sick, and then there were three.
3 giant dinosaurs, but off one flew!
Now count the dinosaurs. There are only two.
2 giant dinosaurs went for a run.
One got lost, now there’s only one.
1 giant dinosaur, tired as could be,
Fell to the ground, and soon was fast asleep.
                -Marie E. Cecchini

Bats
Little brown bats are gentle
And they are very shy.
They have strong toes and large wings
That help them stretch and fly.

Bats eat big mosquitoes
And other bugs with wings.
They move quite quickly in the dark
And don’t bump into things.

A bat makes clicking noises
Out in the dark of night
Then he listens for the echoes
To help him to fly right.
                -Deborah Garmon