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A Place to Sleep
A Place to Sleep is an animal fantasy about a bear who is looking for a place to sleep. The story is told through repetitive language and simple dialogue is used. Illustrations fully support the text. To conclude, a page of symbols that are...
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A Roach on the Fridge
A Roach on the Fridge is a humorous, fictional text about a young girl’s mom who finds a cockroach in their kitchen. After Mom scrubs the entire house to rid it of roaches, she discovers that her son placed a fake cockroach magnet on the fridge and...
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A Secret so Special
A Secret So Special is a realistic, fictional recount about a young girl who feels left out when her dad and brother go on a fishing trip. After following them, she forms a secret of her own when she befriends a seal pup. Illustrations enhance the...
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A Wild Race In the Sun
A Wild Race in the Sun is a narrative about a girl named Peta who gets a wild pony for her birthday. At first, the pony will not let listen to Peta and Peta's parents want to send the pony back. After a wild ride across the hills, the pony learns to...
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Actors Wanted
Actors Wanted is a narrative story about a director trying to choose actors for a film based on descriptions. The book also discusses features of a description. The story unfolds in first - person with illustrations that support and enhance...
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Advertisements
Advertisements is a collection of advertisements about various fictional products. The book also discusses text connections, planning an advertisement, and features of an advertisement. The text is divided into sections and has a Contents. ...
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Aliens.
Aliens is the humorous, realistic story of a brother and sister playing good-natured tricks on each other. Jack tries to scare Milly by banging on her door and shouting “Aliens, aliens!” When the pair sleep outside in tents, Milly...
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All Clean
All Clean is a humorous and realistic fiction story about a woman who loved to clean. She went around the house cleaning the windows, walls, and floor. She then cleaned the parrot cage, but the parrot was sucked into the vacuum cleaner! Marion got the...
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Animal Advertisements
Animal Advertisements is a humorous collection of advertisements that might get the attention of animals. Among the products available are skates for turtles, earmuffs for owls, and slippers for dogs. Persuasive language is used to entice...
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Aunt Mo's Kids
Aunty Mo’s Kids is a humorous, realistic fiction about Aunty Mo’s kids who come to stay with Mum and her children. Aunty Mo’s kids make a mess in the house and do silly things so Mum decides to make a list of rules for the children to...
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Aunt Tabitha's Gift
Aunt Tabitha’s Gift is a humorous narrative about a little girl named Anna who gets a goliath tarantula as a gift from her Aunt Tabitha. The book also discusses text connections, planning a narrative, and features of a narrative. A...
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Avatar
Avatar is a dark contemporary story in twelve chapters about a boy, Kevin, who is cruelly bullied and comes home either to an empty house or a mother who is more child than parent. A new girl, Lan, recently arrived from Vietnam, gives him the...