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Air Traffic Control
Air Traffic Control is an informational report about the responsibilities of air traffic control including information about controlling the airspace and about what happens at every stage of a flight from before take off to arrival. The...
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Albatross
Albatross—The Survivor is an informational report about albatrosses including information on their ability to fly long distances, their eating habits, and their offspring. The book also discusses text connections, planning an informational...
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Amazing Lizards
Amazing Lizards is an informational explanation. The text explains that lizards are amazing because they can move, change colour, and escape enemies in novel ways. Numerous examples of support the central idea. The style is informative...
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Amazing Predators
Amazing Predators is an informational report on the highly effective hunting techniques of some worms, insects, spiders, amphibians, reptiles, and birds. Creatures are grouped according to style, from ambush to suffocation to venom – and...
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Animal Coats
Animal Coats is a factual text that shows children what covers some animals’ bodies. Repeating language patterns with the sentence “The ______ has _______” is evident. This book shows the similarities and differences between what covers...
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Animal Headgear
Animal Headgear is an expository nonfiction text that explains how some animals have headgear, such as horns and antennae and how some animals use headgear to fight or help them find food. The text further describes how some animals can grow new headgear...
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Animal Lights
Animal Lights is an expository text about animals that have lights. Readers learn about animals that have lights on their tails, on their bodies, on their heads, under their eyes, and on their mouths. Illustrations enhance and extend meaning. Photographs...
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Animal Robbers
Animal Robbers is an expository non-fiction text about various animals that steal food and objects. The book also discusses features of a report. The text unfolds in third-person in the format of a beginning chapter book including a table of...
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Animal Senses: Sight and Hearing
Animal Senses: Sight and Hearing is an informational report that explores the concepts of sight and hearing among various animals. The book also discusses text connections, planning an informational report, and features of an informational report...
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Animal Senses: Smell, Taste, Touch
Animal Senses: Smell, Taste, Touch is an informational report that explores the concepts of smell, taste, and touch among various animals. The book also discusses text connections, planning an informational report, and features of an informational...
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Animal Skeletons
Animal Skeletons is a factual text that invites readers to learn about the skeletal structures of different animals. Illustrations support the text. Each two-page spread presents an image of the animal as well as its skeleton. Some body parts are labeled...
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Animal Smuggler
Animal Smugglers is an expository text that describes the business of animal smuggling and its tragic consequences for a variety of species. The style is informative and conversational. Mostly simple sentences are used. Captioned and labelled...