Dolly Parton's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Is Being Repaired After Vandalism
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Dolly Parton is a famous singer. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This is a special street in Hollywood.
Someone damaged her star. This is called vandalism. Vandalism means people break or damage things on purpose.
Workers are now fixing her star. They are repairing it. Repairing means making something good again.
The Walk of Fame has many stars. Each star has the name of a famous person. Many people visit this street every day.
Fans of Dolly Parton were sad about the vandalism. They are happy the star is getting fixed.
Vocabulary5 words
- star
- a shape with points; here, a marker with a famous person's name
- Walk of Fame
- a famous street with stars for famous people
- vandalism
- breaking or damaging things on purpose
- repairing
- making something broken good again
- famous
- known by many people
Quiz
Answer key
1. Dolly Parton 2. It was vandalized 3. True
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Dolly Parton is a famous _____. She has a _____ on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Someone _____ her star. This is called _____.
Workers are now _____ her star.
The Walk of Fame has many stars with names of _____ people.
Fans of Dolly Parton were _____ about the vandalism.
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