Summary
She wrote many songs and made people smile with her music.
She helped children learn to read and gave money for medicine research.
People will remember her kind heart and fun costumes.
Key Points
4 points1
Dolly Parton was a country music singer and songwriter.
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She wrote over 3,000 songs, including famous ones like "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You".
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She started a theme park called Dollywood and helped many charities.
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She died at the age of 80 in Nashville, United States.
New Words to Learn
8 wordssongwriter
someone who writes songs
charisma
a special charm that makes people like you
acumen
sharp thinking and good judgment
philanthropy
giving money or help to good causes
literacy
the ability to read and write
statue
a big stone picture of a person
nonpartisan
not taking sides in politics
legendary
very famous and admired
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