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Disgusting!
Disgusting! is an expository text that invites readers to learn about the things that animals do that many people perceive as disgusting such as sucking blood and releasing stinky smells. Illustrations depict content and ideas in the text. Many...
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DNA
DNA is an informational report about DNA including information on how DNA is used to prove identity, paternity, and maternity and how DNA is used in genealogy, forensic science, and genetic medicine. The book also discusses text connections,...
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Don't Touch
Don’t Touch is an expository text about things that people do not touch because they are poisonous, such as particular bottles of chemicals, caterpillars, frogs, and snakes. Some photographs are labelled with the words poison while others label...
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Doors
Doors is an expository text that invites readers to learn about different doors and where they can be found such as on a plane, a boat, or a spacecraft. Photographs add meaning to the text and are labeled. To conclude, the main images of the doors are...
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Double Lives
Double Lives is an informational explanation of how a variety of animals are adapted to live in water and on land. The adaptations, behaviours, and life cycles of crocodiles, frogs, hippos, mosquitoes, platypuses, sea turtles are described, as are...
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Dragonflies
Dragonflies is an expository text that invites readers to learn about what a dragonfly looks like, what it eats, and how it lays eggs. Illustrations enhance and extend meaning. Images are labeled and some captions add important information. An index is...
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Dramatic Diamonds
Dramatic Diamonds is an expository text that invites readers to learn about diamonds. Readers explore what a diamond is, how they are found, how they become sparkly, and how people work with them. Illustrations depict content and ideas in the text. Many...
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Ears
Ears is an expository text about animals’ ears. Readers learn about big ears, small ears, ears that have fur, and ears that have hair. Illustrations enhance and extend meaning. Some photographs are labeled. An index is included. Interest words...
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Earth Alert
Earth Alert is an informational report about global warming including information on the greenhouse effect, how global warming is caused, how it is affecting the planet, and how it is affecting people. The book also discusses text connections,...
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Eating Fish
Eating fish is an expository text about who and what likes to eat fish. In the photographs of animals and people eating fish, the fish that is being eaten is labelled. Images are presented on a two-page spread. The text is composed of a few...
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Eating Food
Eating Food is an expository text that shows readers how animals get their food. Tongues, claws, jaws, and animal straws help animals and insects get their food. Photographs support important content and some are labeled. Illustrations add detail and...
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Eels
Eels is an expository text that shows readers where eels live, what they eat, how they are caught, and how they are cooked. Illustrations enhance and extend meaning. Photographs are labeled. A scale diagram shows the size difference of different eels. A...