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Rain, Rain, Rain
Rain, Rain, Rain is a realistic, fictional story about animals who are standing in the rain getting wet while a mouse is working hard to stay dry. Illustrations add meaning to the text. The story is written as a story sequence. A Story Sequence with six...
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Rainbow Town
Rainbow Town is a realistic fiction story about different people in town painting their houses red and many other colours. They are all painted, but the rain washes the paint away! Readers gain information from the text, illustrations, storyboard and...
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Rainforests
Rainforests is an expository nonfiction text that explains the sights and sounds of the rainforest, rainforest biome, life in a tropical and temperate rainforest, and rainforest survival. The back of the book includes a section on Scientists Then and Now...
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Rats
Rats is an expository text that shows readers where rats live, what they eat and what their teeth and nails are used for. Pet rats, and the relationship between rats and people, is discussed. Illustrations enhance and extend meaning. Few photographs are...
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Rave Reviews
Rave Reviews is a collection of reviews on various fictional concerts, plays, festivals, and parades. The text also discusses how to write a review. The text unfolds in first - person in the format of a review. Illustrations support and...
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Red Bird's Nest
Red Bird’s Nest is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about Red Bird not wanting to leave his nest before the winter! Red Bird was stuck in his nest when the snow came down. The other birds realized Red Bird was not enjoying the sun too...
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Riding the Bubbly Seas
Riding the Bubbly Seas is a narrative story about a little boy and his grandma going on a cruise. The book also discusses features of a diary. The text is in the format of a diary with illustrations and a map that support and enhance the text...
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Riding the River
Riding the River is an informational explanation of the sport of kayaking. Kayak safety and skills such as launching, paddling, exiting, and rolling a kayak are described. The style is informative and conversational. The book has a...
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River Dog
River Dog is a recount by Adam, a boy with a paralyzing fear of water. In a daring rescue of an elderly lady, Adam plunges into the river. Just as panic is about to overtake him, the lady’s little dog shows him how to dog paddle. The...
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Robot Helpers
Robot Helpers is an informational report. The text describes how robots fight fires, do factory jobs, do housework, help doctors, and help scientists. For example, robots work in car factories and chocolate factories. They can mow the...
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Robots
Robots is an expository text about robots that help people do things, such as make cars, work in fires, and work underwater. Photographs enhance and extend meaning of the text. Robot arms, hands, and legs are labeled. An index is included. Interest words...
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Rubbery Arms and Baggy Bodies
Rubbery Arms and Baggy Bodies is an expository text that invites readers to learn about octopi. The body parts of an octopus, as well as where they live, how they eat, and their cleverness, is discussed. Illustrations depict content and ideas in...