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The Talking Earth

This document provides a summary of the characters and plot points from the book "The Talking Earth" by Jean Craighead George. It outlines the main characters such as Billie Wind, Charlie Wind, Mamau Whispering Wind, and others. It then summarizes the key events in each chapter, including Billie Wind catching lightning, developing her own powers, meeting and befriending animals like Petang and Coootchobee, dealing with rivals, surviving hurricanes, and ultimately completing her mission before heading home.

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The Talking Earth

This document provides a summary of the characters and plot points from the book "The Talking Earth" by Jean Craighead George. It outlines the main characters such as Billie Wind, Charlie Wind, Mamau Whispering Wind, and others. It then summarizes the key events in each chapter, including Billie Wind catching lightning, developing her own powers, meeting and befriending animals like Petang and Coootchobee, dealing with rivals, surviving hurricanes, and ultimately completing her mission before heading home.

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Amanda Kellner
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The Talking Earth

Jean Craighead George

Characters
Billie Wind

Charlie Wind
Mamau Whispering Wind Iron Wind Petang Coootchobee Burden Oats Hurricane Tiger

Lost Dog Slough


Billie Wind:

Catches a lightening bolt Not believing in Seminole legends Develops her own punishment Mary sends her off Mamau Whispering Winds gift On her own

The Serpent
Hard to Hunt Animals run

Fire in the Everglades


Cave

Fell asleep to the rain

Petang
Billie Wind is trapped Baby Petang Petang can swim Finding Fish Rain storm Heading home

Swamp Talk
Moving out Fish Oil for Mosquitoes Camp out Ate snakes Yellow machines Moving out

Coootchobee
Houseboat Yatter reee, reeee, reee

Choootchobees dead mother


Saving lives

Swap Rivals
Jealous Petang Billie Wind Crying

Handful Coootchobee
Good-bye Coootchobee

The Mute One


Curious Petang
Burden Turtle

Traveling down river


Petang finds a friend Petang leaves Moving forward inland

Oats
Hurricane Oats Tiger

Digging
Cave

Coootchobee

So Spoke Burden and All of the Animals


Hurricanes 2nd round Oats = Hurricane

Good-bye Coootchobee
Heading Home

Mission

Power Point Made By: Miss. Kellner


Mrs. Bachmeiers Team H 6th Grade Half Moon Lake Project October 31, 2006 Example on how to give a good Power Point The Talking Earth By: Jean Craighead George

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