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This is for Me
This Is for Me is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about different animals claiming the water for themselves…until the hippo jumps in! Readers gain information from the text, illustrations, dialogue, storyboard, and caption. This Is...
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Time to Sleep
Time to Sleep is an expository text that shows children where animals sleep. A picture of an animal sleeping is depicted on a two-page spread. Animals are labeled in illustrations that support the text. Interest words include sleep, den, tree, water, and...
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Turtle's Trouble
Turtle’s Trouble is a fictional text about a turtle who doesn’t feel like coming out of his shell. After a spider and parrot try to get him to come out, they call on their friend the elephant to help. The elephant throws turtle into the water...
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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 short and predictable. Vibrant...
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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 hand corner summarizes the text of that page To...
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Under the Leaf
Under the Leaf is a humorous animal fantasy. First, Monkey is hot and finds shade under a leaf. He invites Lion, then Tiger, to join him, but when a mosquito arrives he stings the first three. In the end, the mosquito has the leaf to...
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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 index is presented. In the Guide Notes for teachers, 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 mostly one and two syllable words. To conclude, an...
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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 spread. Interest words include bee, bat, fly,...
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Water, Water
Water, Water is a humorous animal fantasy is a story about an elephant who sucks up all the water from the waterhole and then sprays it at a hot and thirsty lion and tiger. Illustrations fully support the meaning of the text. Some illustrative text is...
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What Birds Eat
What Birds Eat is an expository text that shows children the different foods that birds eat. Birds are shown eating their food on a two-page spread. A close-up image of what the bird is eating is presented and labeled. Interest words include bird, worms,...
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What Can Jump?
What Can Jump? is an expository text that explores what kinds of animals can jump. Questions about whether or not each animal can jump is asked and answered. Illustrations support the text. A close up image of the animal’s face, as well as a full...