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Animals Can Change
Animals Can Change is an informational text about animals that can change their color. The sentences “Look at this animal. Look at this animal now.” appear on every page. A label is used to identify the animals whose color...
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Animals Can Help
Animals Can Help is an informational text about animals helping people with disabilities or diseases that limit their mobility. Dogs, horses, and monkeys can do a surprising number of tasks, from turning on and off lights to cleaning the floor to...
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Animals in the City
Animals in the City is an informational text about animals that live in and visit cities to find food. The text is composed of simple language patterns that are close to oral language. All the sentences are short and mostly predictable. Vibrant...
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Animals in the Desert
Animals in the Desert is a nonfiction book that identifies the different kinds of animals that can be found in the desert. Readers gain information from both text and imagery. Photographs are labelled on each page. The picture of each animal is presented...
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Animals in the Grasslands
Animals in the Grasslands is a nonfiction text that identifies the kinds of animals that live in grassy places. Photographs are labelled on each page. The picture of each animal is presented on a two-page spread. Interest words include giraffe,...
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Animals in the Mountains
Animals in the Mountains is an informational text about animals that can live in the mountains. The text has the repeating language pattern “This ________ can live in the mountains.” All the sentences are short and predictable. ...
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Animals in the Snow
Animals in the Snow is an informational text about animals that live, hide, and hunt in the snow. The arrival of a tiger on the concluding pages adds excitement. The text has several simple repeating language patterns. All of the sentences...
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Animals in the Water
Animals in the Water is an informational text about animals that are at home in the water. The text has two repeating language patterns, “Look at the ________.” and “The ________ are in the water.” The text concludes...
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Animals of the Rainforest
Animals of the Rainforest is an informational text that tells what animals live in the rainforest. The text has the repeating language pattern “_________ are in the rainforest.” All the sentences are short and predictable. Vibrant...
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Armadillos
Armadillos is an expository text about an armadillo’s body and life, as well as their babies, their homes, and how they look for food. Photographs are labeled and include some captions. A flow chart shows how an armadillo rolls into a ball when it...
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Army Ants
Army Ants is an expository text that invites readers to learn about where army ants live, their body parts, and their queen ant. Photographs are labeled. There are some captions beneath pictures that provide important information. Labeled illustrations...
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Around and Around
Around and Around is an expository text that invites readers to learn about things that go around and around such as propellers, blades, rollers, and wind machines. Photographs support important content and some are labeled. Illustrations add detail and...