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Let’s go step by step to solve this problem.

The task is about reading a story called “Satellite Search” and then following directions in the Text Marking box. The Text Marking box says:

> 1. Circle the kids in the story
> 2. Underline the detail about each character.

So we need to find:
- Who are the kids in the story? → We’ll circle their names.
- What details tell us something about each kid? → We’ll underline those sentences or phrases.

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Step 1: Find the kids’ names.

Reading through the story:

> It was October, 1957. Nora and Fred went to bed early...

→ So the two kids are Nora and Fred.

We will circle these two names wherever they appear in the text.

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Step 2: Find details about each character.

Look for sentences that tell us something special about Nora or Fred.

For Nora:

> She knew it was the first satellite EVER—EVER—to travel around Earth. She had read this spaceship’s “beep-beep” sound on the radio. She saw photos and read news stories about it.

Also:

> “No,” said Dad. “Sputnik moves fast, like a shooting star.”
> “Can’t I go to sleep?” whined Fred.
> “No! Keep looking!” Nora urged.

And later:

> Mom spotted it first, pointing. “I think that’s Sputnik!”
> “Freddie, look!” cried Nora. But her brother was already sound asleep on the grass.

From this, we can see:
- Nora is excited and curious about Sputnik.
- She knows a lot about it (read about it, heard the sound).
- She wants to keep watching even when Fred wants to sleep.
- She calls out to Freddie (her brother) to look.

So good details to underline for Nora:
- “She knew it was the first satellite EVER—EVER—to travel around Earth.”
- “She had read this spaceship’s ‘beep-beep’ sound on the radio.”
- “She saw photos and read news stories about it.”
- “‘No! Keep looking!’ Nora urged.”
- “‘Freddie, look!’ cried Nora.”

For Fred:

> Fred didn’t care about science. Nora was different.

> “Can’t I go to sleep?” whined Fred.

> But her brother was already sound asleep on the grass.

So Fred:
- Doesn’t care about science.
- Wants to sleep.
- Falls asleep while watching.

Details to underline for Fred:
- “Fred didn’t care about science.”
- “‘Can’t I go to sleep?’ whined Fred.”
- “But her brother was already sound asleep on the grass.”

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Now, let’s make sure we’re doing exactly what the Text Marking box asks:

✔ Circle the kids in the story → Circle “Nora” and “Fred” every time they appear.

✔ Underline the detail about each character → Underline the key sentences that show what each kid is like.

Note: The instruction says “the detail” — but since there are multiple details per character, we should underline all important ones that describe them.

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Final Answer:

Circle the names:
- Nora (every time it appears)
- Fred (every time it appears)

Underline these details:

For Nora:
- “She knew it was the first satellite EVER—EVER—to travel around Earth.”
- “She had read this spaceship’s ‘beep-beep’ sound on the radio.”
- “She saw photos and read news stories about it.”
- “‘No! Keep looking!’ Nora urged.”
- “‘Freddie, look!’ cried Nora.”

For Fred:
- “Fred didn’t care about science.”
- “‘Can’t I go to sleep?’ whined Fred.”
- “But her brother was already sound asleep on the grass.”