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Stinkers!
Stinkers! is an expository text about plants and animals that release unpleasant smells, such as skunk cabbage, skunks, smelly plants, and stinkbugs. Images add interest. On some pages, multiple images of the animal or plant is shown. An index is...
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Stomachs
Stomachs is an informational explanation. The text explains how different creatures use their stomachs to gain energy, from the four-stomached cow to the inside/outside stomach of the starfish. The style is informative and conversational. The...
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Storing Food
Storing Food is an informational report. The text describes how animals store food for winter, for others, as fat, underground, in their stomachs, and in unusual ways. For example, beavers store weighted branches in their underwater lodges,...
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Storms
Storms is an expository text that invites readers to learn about the different kinds of storms that can take place on the Earth. Dust storms, sandstorms, and snowstorms are some of the storms that are discussed. Labeled illustrations enhance and extend...
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Stripes and Spots
Stripes and Spots is an informational text about animal markings. The text has the repeating language pattern “The _______ has _________.” All the sentences are short and predictable. Vibrant photographs match the text directly...
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Submarine Rescue
Submarine Rescue is an expository nonfiction text that explains finding a submarine in trouble, getting to the submarine, and getting the people out. Readers gain information from the text, zoomed in pictures, captions, visual diagrams, and sequence...
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Super Structures
Super Structures is an informational report about various structures including the Millau Viaduct, the Channel Tunnel, and Taipei 101. The book also discusses text connections, planning an informational report, and features of an informational...
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Swim, Climb, and Fly
Swim, Climb, and Fly is an expository text that explores how lizards and frogs move. A picture of each animal, either swimming, climbing, or flying, is depicted on a two-page spread. Images support the text. The text is composed of a few high-frequency...
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Taanishi: All about the Sash
All About the Sash is an informational text about the practical and cultural significance of the traditional Métis sash. The inside front cover offers cultural background information and the inside back cover provides instructional...
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Taanishi: Andy Learns to Fiddle
Andy Learns to Fiddle is a realistic story about a Métis boy learning from Métis fiddle master John Arcand how to play his new instrument. The inside front cover offers cultural background information and the inside back cover...
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Taanishi: Back to Batoche Days
Back to Batoche Days is an informational story about Back to Batoche Days, an annual celebration of Métis culture. The inside front cover offers cultural background information and the inside back cover provides instructional suggestions...
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Taanishi: Bang! Beigne!
Bang! Beigne! is a jaunty chant that plays with the pronunciation of the Métis word beigne, one of the three different kinds of bannock. The inside front cover offers cultural background information and the inside back cover provides...