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Bedtime
Bedtime is a lighthearted fantasy about a cat who chooses her own bedtime, making the rounds of the neighbourhood before going home and curling up beside her boy, who is sound asleep. The story is told through simple dialogue and narrative with...
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Big Animals in the Sea
Big Animals in the Sea in an informational text that compares the size of sea animals to humans. The text has the repeating language pattern “This __________ is big.” All the sentences are short and predictable. Vibrant...
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Big Animals, Little Animals
Big Animals, Little Animals is a factual text that invites readers to learn about big animals and little animals. The body parts of the animals are labeled. Throughout the text, the word big is slightly larger and bolded while the word little is...
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Big Ears
Big Ears is a nonfiction text about animals who have big ears. Repetitive language patterns are shown through the sentence stem, “The _____ has big ears.” Photographs are labelled on each page. The picture of each animal is presented on a...
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Big Mouths
Big Mouths is a nonfiction text about animals that have big mouths. Photographs are labelled with the animal’s name on each page. The picture of each animal is presented on a two-page spread which includes a close-up image of each animal’s...
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Big Things
Big Things is a factual text that invites readers to learn about things that are big such as helicopters, trucks, planes, and ships. These big things, as well as some components of them, are labeled. An index is presented. Interest words include plane,...
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Bikes
Bikes is an expository text that invites readers to learn about different bikes and their uses. Components of bikes, such as wheels and pedals, are labelled. An index is presented. Interest words include pedals, wheel, clown, mountain, and mud. The...
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Bird's Feet
Birds’ Feet is an information text that shows how birds use their feet to climb, get food, and swim. The text is largely composed of several repeating language patterns, such as “Look at this bird’s ________” and “This...
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Can You See?
Can You See? is a humorous animal fantasy in which two curious monkeys watch a purple blob transform into a friendly monster. The book focuses on the sentence stem “Can you see the ________.” All the sentences are short and predictable...
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Cat and Dog
Cat and Dog is an animal fantasy about a dog who keeps wanting to be where the cat is. Illustrations support the text. To conclude, a two-page spread titled “Labels” is presented that labels the animals and things in the environment from a...
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Cat Party
Cat Party is a humorous, animal fantasy about a children’s birthday party that gets messy and becomes a party for the cats. Simple dialogue is used and words with exclamation marks are bolded. Illustrations support the text and add humour...
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Catching Fish
Catching Fish is an informational text about the different ways people around the world catch fish for food, including using nets, spears, bow and arrow, kites, and birds. The text is composed of simple language patterns that are close to oral...