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STEAM Readers: Wildfires
Explore why wildfires happen and how to stay safe when they break out! Wildfires occur around the world every year. These large-scale fires destroy homes, habitats, and ecosystems. Learn how studying the science of fire gives us insight into how to...
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STEAM Readers: Working with DNA and Genetics
Are you curious whether dinosaurs could be brought back from extinction? Explore the cutting-edge science of DNA and genetics, which can help scientists learn what life on Earth looked like thousands of years ago and show us what adaptations helped...
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STEAM Readers: Yellowstone's Ecosystem
Explore the unique ecosystem at Yellowstone National Park with this STEAM reader! Yellowstone is a tourist hotspot, but it is also home to a diverse array of features and creatures. From geysers to gray wolves to dung beetles, take students on a...
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Stings
Stings is an expository text that identifies animals that can sting. A picture of each animal that can sting is depicted on a two-page spread. In a close-up photograph, the animal’s stinger is labeled. The text is composed of a few high-frequency...
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Stinkers!
Stinkers! is an expository text about plants and animals that release unpleasant smells, such as skunk cabbage, skunks, smelly plants, and stinkbugs. Images add interest. On some pages, multiple images of the animal or plant is shown. An index is...
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Stomachs
Stomachs is an informational explanation. The text explains how different creatures use their stomachs to gain energy, from the four-stomached cow to the inside/outside stomach of the starfish. The style is informative and conversational. The...
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Stop Going Cock-a-Doodle-Doo!
Stop Going Cock-a-Doodle-Doo! is a fictional animal fantasy story about a rooster saying “cock-a-doodle-doo” and a duck unhappy about it. Duck wanted Rooster to stop so he came up with a plan. Rooster fell in the water, and when Duck pulled...
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Stop That Pup
Stop That Pup! is a realistic narrative about how difficult – and distressing – it can be to walk a rambunctious puppy. The story is told in dialogue and narrative. The text is composed of a variety of sentence types. ...
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Storing Food
Storing Food is an informational report. The text describes how animals store food for winter, for others, as fat, underground, in their stomachs, and in unusual ways. For example, beavers store weighted branches in their underwater lodges,...
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Storms
Storms is an expository text that invites readers to learn about the different kinds of storms that can take place on the Earth. Dust storms, sandstorms, and snowstorms are some of the storms that are discussed. Labeled illustrations enhance and extend...
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Stripes and Spots
Stripes and Spots is an informational text about animal markings. The text has the repeating language pattern “The _______ has _________.” All the sentences are short and predictable. Vibrant photographs match the text directly...
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Submarine Rescue
Submarine Rescue is an expository nonfiction text that explains finding a submarine in trouble, getting to the submarine, and getting the people out. Readers gain information from the text, zoomed in pictures, captions, visual diagrams, and sequence...