"Little Elliot, Big City" Rebecca Jurgens
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"Little Elliot, Big City" By Mike Curato - Rebecca Jurgens
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little Elliot, Big City By My corado.
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The title of the story is Little Elliot. Big City
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Written and illustrated by Mike Carona.
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The publisher is Henry holt and co
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And the publication date is 30 August 2016
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summary.
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Little Elliot is a story about a little polka
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dotted elephant who lives in new york city.
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Elliott lives in a beautiful brownstone building.
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He loves living in the big city,
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but it is a huge place where Elliot always feels unnoticed.
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For example,
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Elliott must be careful not to get stepped on in the subway.
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Elliott has trouble opening doors and he can never
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catch a cab because he is too small.
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Even life at home for him is difficult because he is so tiny,
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Elliott must step on a chair onto his counter with a
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broom so he can reach the freezer to eat ice cream.
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Elliott must even stand on a huge box to brush
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his teeth so he can see himself in the mirror.
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Still, Elliott enjoys the little things.
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He loves to smell flowers,
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collect small treasures and he most of all loves cupcakes.
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One day Elliot tries to buy a cupcake but no one at the store noticed him.
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He is pictured looking extremely sad and gloomy in the big city.
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When Elliot was walking home he was so upset that he barely noticed a thing
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until he came across someone even smaller than he is a Mouse.
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Elliott says hello to the Mouse
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mouth. Sex Elliot if he can help
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and reach the trash can because he is very hungry.
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Elliot left Mouse up onto his trunk and guides him
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to the trash can so he can eat the pizza.
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This makes Elliot feel like the tallest and most important elephant in the world.
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The next day, Mouse came with Elliot to the bakery.
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He lifts mouse up on his trunk and he holds up a dollar bill to the cashier.
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Elliott is finally able to get his cupcake
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Eliot not only gets his cupcake,
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but he now has a great friend and no longer feels alone.
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New york's role in the story. Little Elliot Big City,
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The main setting of the story, Little Elliot Big City is New York City.
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Set during the 1940s,
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New york is viewed as run down and overpopulated with tons of people on the go.
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In this text, we see many well known new york landmarks such as
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ground stone buildings,
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subway station,
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the Empire State building,
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the Brooklyn bridge and the Flatiron building.
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Additionally, the connection between Elliot and new york city is very compelling.
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The story compares a small elephant to a huge city
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when he goes back with Mouse, even though they are both tiny,
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they work together to become seen,
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Elliott finally got his cupcake and no longer has to continue through
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through the city, feeling left out,
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Elliot kept on trying to find a way that he would be able to get his cupcake.
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He was not going to let the size of the city
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get to him
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keep he kept on trying
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one area that is prominent in the story that I
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would like to highlight is the Empire State building.
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Empire State building facts.
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The Empire State Building is a 102
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story art deco skyscraper building located in Manhattan
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Smith in 2012 power of two.
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The Empire State Building was designed by Shreve Lamb and Harmon from 1930 to 1931.
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In 1929. Alfred E.
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Smith and Jacob Rascon, both novices to construction and architecture,
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joined forces to construct a building that has
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since become an American landmark lot at all.
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2012, page 1 42
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Smith and Roscoe who battled with Walter Chrysler
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in the race to build the tallest building
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to the Masco crews were legendary for their skill in still working.
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We see the teamwork that produced a building that continues
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to capture our imagination and admiration lot at all.
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2012,
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Page 1 43,
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the name Empire State Building comes from the nickname of the state of new york.
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Its name. Empire State
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claimed and still claims
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the building project for the city.
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The state
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and the nation lending a publish nous to what
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is in reality a privately financed speculative office building,
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Missouri 2010, page 1068.
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The building has a roof height
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of 1250 ft
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And sands. A total of 1,454 ft, including its antenna.
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Levin Berg 2018 Para four.
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The Empire State building was the world's largest building
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until the build of the World Trade Center.
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As of 2020, the building is the 7th tallest building in New York City
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spent in 2012. Power to
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the Empire State building is also the 9th 12 skyscraper in the United States
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Spent in 2012 Power Tip.
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One of the most important aspects of the Empire State building is the elevator.
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The development of the skyscraper depended on several key engineering advances.
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One crucial invention was the elevator.
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Without it told buildings would simply have been
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impractical
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As not many people would have wanted to climb more than a few flights of stairs.
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Powell 2013, page one,
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The location and history of the Empire State Building.
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The Empire State moving is located on 34th Street and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan
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Verrill 2016 Para six.
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In 1929,
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the Waldorf Astoria Hotel was taken down
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and replaced with the Empire state building
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Grille 2016, Paris six,
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Demolition of the hotel began in October 1929.
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Just weeks before the stock market crash that ushered in the Great Depression,
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the developers of the Empire State Building
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were determined not to delay the project
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and construction continues.
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Powell 2013, page 1 24,
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The plans for the empire state building was changed 15 times,
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designers wanted to make sure that it would be the world's tallest building,
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the Empire State Building opened on May
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1st 1931.
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Just 14 months after construction had begun
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its rival,
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the Chrysler building had regained as the world's
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tallest building for only a few months,
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the Empire State Building unsurpassed in its height until the
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construction of the first tower of the World Trade Center
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Reigned that title for 41 years. Powell 2013, page one,
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It took one year and 45 days to construct the empire state building.
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Staff 2015 Paris. Um
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The Great Depression and World War Two impacted profits.
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Owners of the empire state building
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did not start making profits, profits until the 1950s
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Gilo 2021 Para five.
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The rise of popularity
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of the Empire State Building.
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The Empire State Building has an observation deck on the 86th floor.
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The observation deck has been the setting
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for dozens of movies and television series,
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Williams 2014, Para four.
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Around 250 movies were filmed using the Empire State Building.
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Some include King Kong, sleepless in Seattle
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Superman two and else
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the Empire State Building has become
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a cultural icon and a symbol to new york city
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references.
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This is from the database,
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From a database
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database
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and then websites.
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Thank you