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Hiding
Hiding is a nonfiction text that shows children some of the places that animals can hide. The picture of each animal is presented on a two-page spread which includes a labeled image of each animal in and out of hiding. Interest words include grass, hide,...
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Hold on Tight!
Hold on Tight! is an informational text that shows photographically how animals cling to branches and trunks. Some of the photographs show animals in comical and extraordinary positions. The text has the repeating language pattern “The...
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Honey, Honey
Honey, Honey is a humorous animal fantasy about two bears who embark on a journey to find some honey to eat. Illustrations support the text. A visual header is located at the top of each page that helps children keep track of their place in the story...
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Horns
Horns is a simple, factual text about animals that have horns on their head. Illustrations match print very closely. The horns on the animals in the photographs are labeled. Interest words include cow, horns, sheep, goat, beetle, rhinoceros, and three...
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How Many Toes
How Many Toes is a factual text that identifies how many toes different living things have. The sentences “Look at the foot” and “Look at the toe” repeat throughout. The picture of each living creature is presented on a two-page...
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I Am a Bee
I Am a Bee is a realistic fiction story about different animals chasing other animals. All of the animals in the end get chased by bees! Readers gain information from the text, illustrations, illustrative text, and speech bubble. I Am a Bee uses the...
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I Am a Painter
I Am a Painter is a fictional animal fantasy story about different jobs mice have. Readers gain information from the text, illustrations, storyboard, and speech bubble. I Am a Painter uses the sentence stem “I am a…” Illustrations...
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I Am Here
I Am Here is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about different insects announcing that they are here. The snail shows up on the gardener’s dinner plate! Readers gain information from the text, illustrations, dialogue, storyboard, and...
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I Am Jumping
I Am Jumping is a fiction story about what a clown does during a circus. As he is doing a trick, the clown loses a shoe, trips, and falls! Readers gain information from the text, illustrations, flow diagram, and speech bubble. I Am Jumping uses the...
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I Am Working
I Am Working is a humorous fantasy about a busy little monster. The book focuses on the sentence stem “I am ___________.” All the sentences are short and predictable. On each two-page spread multiple illustrations support the text...
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I Can
I Can is a fictional animal fantasy story about a mouse and a bird comparing how they can do different things. When the mouse tries to fly with fake wings, he starts to fall, but the bird swoops in to catch him. Readers gain information from the text,...
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I Can Help
I Can Help is a humorous and realistic fiction story about a woman who goes around helping animals that are hurt or stuck. In the end, she gets all of the animals and loads them up in her car! Readers gain information from the text, illustrations, map,...