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At Night
At Night is an informational text about animals that are active at night. The text has the repeating language pattern “This ________ likes the night. All the sentences are short and predictable. Vibrant photographs match the text...
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Babies in Pouches
Babies in Pouches is an informational text about babies that are carried by their mothers or fathers in pouches. The text is composed of simple language patterns that are close to oral language. Several questions are posed directly to the...
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Bats in the Blankets
Bats in the Blankets is an expository text that invites readers to learn about all the different parts of a bat including its eyes, nose, teeth, tongue, and wings. Readers also learn about how bats find food and how they look after their pups...
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Beavers
Beavers is an expository text that invites readers to learn about beavers. Readers learn about the beaver’s body, how they cut down trees, and how they make their homes. Most pages have three photographs per pages. Some photos are labeled. An...
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Bees and Wasps
Bees and Wasps is an expository text about bees and wasps. Readers learn about how bees and wasps look, where they live, what they eat, and how they look out for their babies. Photographs support important content and are labeled. Illustrations add...
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Beetles
Beetles is an informational text about beetles’ sizes, colours, and behaviour, including flying. The text is composed of simple language patterns that are close to oral language. Information is provided in running text as well as in...
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Between the Flags
Between the Flags is an informational report on safety at the beach. The book describes how lifeguards work and how swimmers can help themselves avoid or escape danger. The style is informative and conversational. The book has a contents and...
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Big Animals in the Sea
Big Animals in the Sea in an informational text that compares the size of sea animals to humans. The text has the repeating language pattern “This __________ is big.” All the sentences are short and predictable. Vibrant...
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Big Animals, Little Animals
Big Animals, Little Animals is a factual text that invites readers to learn about big animals and little animals. The body parts of the animals are labeled. Throughout the text, the word big is slightly larger and bolded while the word little is...
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Big Ears
Big Ears is a nonfiction text about animals who have big ears. Repetitive language patterns are shown through the sentence stem, “The _____ has big ears.” Photographs are labelled on each page. The picture of each animal is presented on a...
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Big Mouths
Big Mouths is a nonfiction text about animals that have big mouths. Photographs are labelled with the animal’s name on each page. The picture of each animal is presented on a two-page spread which includes a close-up image of each animal’s...
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Big Teeth, No Teeth
Big Teeth, No Teeth is an informational text about animals’ teeth – or lack of teeth. The lively text is composed of simple language patters that are close to oral language. Several questions are posed directly to the reader. All...