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The House Goes Creak

Ghosts: Are ghosts real?

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Pop! Is it a ghost?

A house can pop.

Pipes make it pop.

Wood can get a bit big.

See a face in a cloud!

A hill looked like a face.

A shadow did it!

It is just a house!

Words to know

pipes: water tubes
cloud: sky puff
shadow: dark shape
hill: land bump

Stories to go with this book

StoryThe Ghost in the YardLevel 4

Sources

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https://science.nasa.gov/resource/the-face-on-mars/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydonia_(region_of_Mars)
https://www.energystar.gov/saveathome/seal_insulate/do-it-yourself-guide/locating-air-leaks
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https://skullsinthestars.com/2016/12/20/dircks-and-pepper-a-tale-of-two-ghosts/
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https://www.healthline.com/health/ganzfeld-effect
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2003/9/8/sound-of-silence-gives-ghoul-vibrations
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