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Curly the blob wants to sell her house so she plants a flower to improve the curb appeal. She carefully waters and checks on the flower daily, recording its growth in inches over time using addition and multiplication equations. Unfortunately, the flower later dies, but Curly is not discouraged from planting more flowers and learning about basic math equations.
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The story is about four friends - Jay, Jillian, Jessie and Jake - who go on a scavenger hunt. Their first tasks are to find 4 platypuses in Australia and 6 goats on Old McDonald's farm. Using a magic flying carpet, they travel to each location, take pictures once they find the required animals, and return home successfully completing the scavenger hunt. As a reward, Jay's mom gives them each a popsicle.
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Geometric Jones, a geometry teacher, finds an old book in his library about a 3-D temple containing shape keys and an ancient shape script. The book contains a map showing where to find the circle, triangle, and square keys. Geometric Jones travels to each location, overcoming obstacles to retrieve the keys. He then uses the keys to open the temple door. Inside, he must avoid spikes and a rolling boulder to reach the script. However, when he exits the temple, he discovers the script is torn and pages are missing from his book.
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