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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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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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Baby Kangaroo
Baby Kangaroo is an animal fantasy about a baby kangaroo who doesn’t want to stay its mother's’ pouch. The story is told through repetitive language. Baby kangaroo compares its height to the height of other animals. Illustrations fully...
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Baby Owl
Baby Owl is an animal fantasy about a baby owl who does not want to go to bed in the daytime like owls should. Baby owl meets animals who dislike him, as well as one who wants to eat him, before returning home to go to sleep. Illustrations fully support...
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Barnaby
Barnaby is a realistic fiction about a boy who loves worms and puts them in household items that his parents use. Illustrations fully support the meaning of the text. A header on the top of the page reminds children of earlier events in the story so that...
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Bat and Parrot
Bat and Parrot is an animal fantasy about a bat and a parrot who copy one another’s movements and try to outsmart one another. Simple dialogue is used. Illustrative text is used alongside illustrations that fully support the text. A word for...