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Speed Sports
Speed Sports is an expository text that invites readers to learn about speed sports on wheels, in the water, in the air, and on ice and snow. Illustrations depict content and ideas in the text. Many illustrations are labeled and include captions and a...
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Spencer and Charlie
Spencer and Charlie is a narrative about a tall boy, Spencer, and his tiny, squeaky dog Charlie. Spencer doesn’t like it when people laugh at Charlie, and after Charlie saves a fisherman’s life, no one does! The story is told in...
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Spider Homes
Spider Homes is an informational text explaining that spiders can live in a web, in water, on water, in a garden, and in holes. The text is composed of simple language patterns that are close to oral language. Several questions are posed...
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Spider Webs
Spider Webs is an expository text that invites readers to learn about the different kinds of webs that spiders can make. Illustrations depict content and ideas in the text. Many illustrations are labeled and include captions. A sequence diagram shows how...
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Spitters!
Spitters! is an informational explanation. The text explains how animals use spit when they are angry, to make things, and to get food. For example, llamas fire off spit balls when other llamas fail to get the warning signals that they are...
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Spots
Spots is an expository text about animals that have spots, such as baby deer, large cats, butterflies, birds’ eggs, and spiders. Images enhance and extend meaning of the text. Some images are labeled. To conclude, the spots of three large cats are...
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Spy Tools
Spy Tools is an expository nonfiction text that explains spy tools of the past and spy tools of today. The text explains how spy tools were used and why. Readers gain information from the text, captions, and labels. Spy Tools is split into two sections...
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Spying on Animals
Spying on Animals is an informational explanation. The text explains that scientists use clever ways of spying on animals so that they can learn how to protect the animals and their habitats. Examples of how scientists spy on polar bears and...
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Squirrel Monkeys
Squirrel Monkeys is an expository text about how squirrel monkeys live, what they eat, the importance of their tails, and how they deal with dangerous situations. Photographs support important content and are labeled. Illustrations add detail and...
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Stand Up!
Stand Up! is a persuasive text. Arguments for and against eating meat, using thin models in advertisements, the war on global warming, nuclear power, and genetically modified foods and agri-business are presented in a series of essays. The...
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Starfish
Starfish is an expository text that invites readers to learn about what starfish eat, what their arms and feet are used for, and what their babies look like. Labeled illustrations enhance and extend the meaning of the text and are found on each page...
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STEAM Readers: All About Clouds
White and fluffy or dark and stormy, clouds can tell us a lot about our planet! Learn how to identify and describe clouds like a meteorologist. Discover what clouds are made of, how they form, and how they affect Earth in this STEAM reader. Created...