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Photo Credits

Many thanks to Flickr and the fine photographers who took and shared the pictures you see in these books. We only use pictures that have been shared with the Creative Commons license and those with no known copyright. You may click on photo credits link in any book to link to the pages on Flickr for the photos. Of course, the pictures remain the property of photographers who took them and all the restrictions they placed on their use still apply.

If you object to the use of your pictures in these books for kids with disabilities, just let me know and I’ll take the book down.

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The March Sisters

Click on the links below to go to the Flickr page for each photograph.

 Uploaded Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are characters in a story called Little Women. Their last name is March.
 Uploaded The story was written by Louisa May Alcott. It takes place over a hundred years ago.
 Uploaded Meg is the oldest. She works as a babysitter for a family with children.
 Uploaded She likes to wear pretty dresses and go to dances.
 Uploaded Jo doesn't like to dress up. She likes to write stories. She likes to run and play. She gets mad easily.
 Uploaded Jo works as a helper to their old great aunt. They call her Aunt March.
 Uploaded Beth is shy and does not like talking to strangers. She stays home and doesn't go to school.
 Uploaded Beth likes to play with her dolls. She loves to play the piano. She is very kind and cares about others.
 Uploaded Amy is the youngest. She goes to school. She can be selfish. She often thinks about herself more than others.
 Uploaded She doesn't always listen to others. She got in trouble for taking limes to school one day.
 Uploaded They live with their mom. They call her Marmee. She helps others. She teaches her daughters to make good decisions.
 Uploaded Their dad is away from home. He is fighting in a war. They miss him.
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