1 THE SALAMANDER REPORT

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CHAPTER 1 THE SALAMANDER REPORT It was way past bedtime when Alexander put down his pencil. He smiled at his drawing of a bug-eating, wall-climbing, tongue- flicking creature. KNOCK-KNOCK! Alexander's dad stepped into the room.

"How is your homework going, kiddo?" he asked. "All done," said Alexander, holding up his report. "I hope my teacher likes it." "Dr. Tallow's going to love it!" said his dad. "Now, get some sleep!"

Alexander climbed into bed. "Sleep tight, AI," said his dad. He turned out the lights. Alexander thought about how much fun he'd had writing his salamander paper. He had been writing similar reports ever since moving to Stermont. But these other reports were not about animals. They were about monsters. Alexander pulled a beat-up old notebook from beneath his pillow. Salamanders are not really fire monsters, he thought. Then he opened the notebook to read about a real fire monster.

FLAME-DEER Gentle, woodland creature THAT BREATHES FIRE! DIET Burnt marshmallows, overcooked popcorn, toast the color of charcoal.

TSSS! On rainy days, a Hame-deer becomes a steam-boat WARNING! Don't touch the antlers! YEOWCH! HABITAT 5 miles south of North Dakota. FUN FACT Flame-deer hooves shoot sparks when they scuff blacktop.