Onion Magic - a story about critical reading

Just because you read something doesn’t mean it’s always true! 📚✨ It’s important to think carefully about what we read and talk to others to understand it better. Always check the facts and ask questions, so you can make the best decisions! 🌟🧙‍♂️

Think critically when reading books, ask questions, and discuss ideas with friends to understand the truth. Reading helps us learn, but being smart about what we read makes us even stronger!

Onion Magic 🧅✨

Grumblegut the Ogre and Trolla the Troll discover a book called Onion Magic: Secrets of the Monster King 📚, which promises to make them stronger and more monstrous if they drink onion smoothies. Excited by the idea, they start guzzling the Yucky Mucky Sips 🍵, hoping for tougher skin and louder roars 🦁.

Snotbeard the Giant, puzzled by their new habit, seeks advice from Wizzlethorp the wizard 🧙‍♂️. Wizzlethorp teaches him an important lesson: not everything in books is true 📖❌. Together, they investigate the claims and realize Grogboon the Goblin Druid—who wrote the book—might just be trying to sell more onions! 🌰

Snotbeard returns to warn his friends, and they all agree to think more carefully about what they read and discuss it with others 💬. The trio learns that reading is powerful, but critical thinking is even more important 🧠.

Starring:

Allanah, USA, 8

Eli, USA, 9

Jace, USA, 11

Micah, USA, 8

Well done kids, you are Grantastic!!

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