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The Fire Zenith
The Fire Zenith is a fantasy about a man named Malek who uses an animal called a fire zenith to put on a show. When the creature won’t perform, Malek is worried that the audience will be unhappy. He captures another fire zenith but this one...
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The First Geologists
The First Geologists is an expository nonfiction text about scientists of the earth: geologists. The text goes into detail about early geologists such as James Hutton, William Smith, Friedrich Mohs, Alfred Wegener, and Florence Bascom. The text includes...
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The Fishing Trip
The Fishing Trip is a recount by Joey about a father/son fishing trip that takes an unexpected turn. Joey needs quick thinking and courage to save his father. The style is friendly and conversational. The text is composed of a variety of sentence...
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The Flower Robber
The Flower Robber is a humorous, fictional text about a robber who wants to steal the beeman’s flowers. The bees chase him away every time and he does not succeed at stealing any flowers. The beeman puts up a sign that says Bee-ware. Dialogue is...
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The Forty Coats Man
The Forty Coats Man is a short story about a girl helping a homeless man after he is accused of poisoning some pigs. The book also discusses text connections, planning a short story, and features of a short story. The text is divided into chapters...
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The Fun Bus
The Fun Bus is a humorous story. Mr. Bigelow drives a bus and he doesn’t like any fuss. When Mrs. Bigelow hears about all the fuss on her husband’s bus, she learns to drive a bus so she can enjoy the fuss – and she calls it...
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The Fun Bus BIG BOOK
The Fun Bus is a humorous story. Mr. Bigelow drives a bus and he doesn’t like any fuss. When Mrs. Bigelow hears about all the fuss on her husband’s bus, she learns to drive a bus so she can enjoy the fuss – and she calls it...
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The Giant of Ginger Hill
The Giant of Ginger Hill is a humorous fantasy. The giant loves his walks but causes no end of trouble until Sadie the shopkeeper gives him just the right footwear to please everyone. Several repeating language patterns tell the story in dialogue...
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The Giant of Ginger Hill BIG BOOK
The Giant of Ginger Hill is a humorous fantasy. The giant loves his walks but causes no end of trouble until Sadie the shopkeeper gives him just the right footwear to please everyone. Several repeating language patterns tell the story in dialogue...
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The Giant's Ice Cream
The Giant’s Ice Cream is a humorous fantasy about a giant who grows so big on a diet of all ice cream that he gets stuck in the door and about the little cat who rescues him. The text is composed of a couple repeated language patterns,...
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The Giant's Ice Cream BIG BOOK
The Giant’s Ice Cream is a humorous fantasy about a giant who grows so big on a diet of all ice cream that he gets stuck in the door and about the little cat who rescues him. The text is composed of a couple repeated language patterns,...
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The Gift
The Gift is a narrative about a girl and her dad trying to save a kitten while mending their relationship and grieving the recent death of her mom. The text contains some emotionally sensitive content. The book also discusses text connections,...