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Turtle Island Voices 5: Game On!
Game On! is an expository text that describes traditional and contemporary sports enjoyed by Aboriginal peoples of Canada, including snowsnake, doubleball, lacrosse, hockey, and okichitaw, a style of...
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Turtle Island Voices 6: Contact
Contact is an expository text that surveys the history of Aboriginal and First Nations peoples in Canada, including creation stories, cultural areas, European contact, the spread of disease, the fur...
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Turtle Island Voices 6: Let's Dance!
Let’s Dance is an expository text that explains how dancing is an important part of Aboriginal cultures past and present and describes a variety of dances, including jig, drum dance, fancy dance,...
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Under the Ground
Under the Ground is an informational text that shows animals that live underground. The text has the repeating language pattern “Look under the ground. Look at the ________.” All the sentences are...
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Under the Ice
Under the Ice is an expository text that invites readers to learn about the different animals that go under the ice. Illustrations support the text and are labeled. An illustration in the top right...
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Under the Microscope
Under the Microscope is an expository text about how things look under the microscope. Readers see magnified images of a butterfly’s body parts, a fly’s eyes and feet, and a spider's eyes and web...
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Underwater Spiders
Underwater Spiders is an expository text about how underwater spiders swim, get their food, lay their eggs, and make webs. Some photographs are labeled. An index is presented. Interest words include...
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Up and Down
Up and Down is an expository text that invites readers to learn about athletes who can go up or down. Illustrations support the text. There are mostly one and two syllable words. To conclude, an...
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Up and Under
Up and Under is an expository text that invites students to see the animals that go up into the sky, the trees, and onto rocks, as well as under the ground. Illustrations support the text. There are...
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Upside Down
Upside Down is an expository text that shows children that certain animals, such as bats, bees, and birds, can go upside down. Images of animals right side up and upside down are shown on two-page...
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UPSIDE-DOWN LIFE
An Upside-Down Life is an expository text about sloths. Readers learn about where sloths live, what they eat, how they move, and the things that can be found in their fur. Illustrations enhance and...
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Using a Beak
Using a Beak is an expository non-fiction text about various ways that animals use beaks. The book also discusses features of an informational explanation. The text unfolds in third-person in the...