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Room 8 Second Graders

Updated June 19, 2017

The Room 8 Second Graders of John D. Philbrick Elementary, with help from their teacher Erik Berg, collaboratively authored And Lester Swam On. Working in teams, the authors researched marine life, attended workshops and field trips, and finally penned what would become 826 Boston's first picture book.

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Room 8 Second Graders's Stories
Excerpt: “Trevor the Octopus”

by Room 8 Second Graders

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Trevor could see that Lester was sad so he gave Lester a big hug with all of his eight arms.

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Excerpt: “Nine the Blue Whale”

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Nine the blue whale liked playing in the dark green seaweed.

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