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Snow and Ice
Snow and Ice is an expository text about things people can do in the ice such as go ice fishing, make ice sculptures, go skating and go skiing. Labeled illustrations enhance and extend the meaning of the text and are found on each page. Callouts prompt...
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Solids
Solids is an expository nonfiction text that explains the properties of matter, solids and how they can turn into liquids, and how particles move at different speeds. The back of the book includes a paragraph on one of today’s scientists. Readers...
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Some Birds Can Fly
Some Birds Can Fly is an informational text that identifies birds that can fly – and one that cannot, the penguin. The sentences “Look at this bird. This bird can fly.” appear on every two-page spread. A label is used...
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Some Birds Cannot Fly
Some Birds Cannot Fly is an expository text that identifies the types of birds cannot fly and the types of birds that can swim. A picture of each animal that cannot fly is depicted on a two-page spread. In each photograph, the animal is labeled. Interest...
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Space Cat
Space Cat is a narrative animal story about a cat that gets a little jealous when another cat from space comes to visit. The book also discusses features of a narrative. The story unfolds in third - person in the format of a short story with...
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Space Junk
Space Junk is a suspenseful science fiction story about a cadet who accidently lets an alien aboard the spaceship thinking that the alien is space junk. The book also discusses text connections, planning a science fiction story, and features of a...
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Space Junk.
Space Junk is an expository text that invites readers to learn about space junk. Readers explore where space junk comes from, how space junk is tracked, dangerous pieces of space junk, as well as how we can keep the universe clean. Many illustrations and...
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Space, Stars and Planets
Space, Stars, and Planets is an expository text that invites readers to learn about the things in outer space such as Earth, Mars, the Milky Way, moons, stars, and the sun. Labeled illustrations enhance and extend the meaning of the text and are found on...
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Spaceship Earth
Spaceship Earth is an expository nonfiction text about planet Earth such as the basic parts of Earth, Earth from space, exploiting Earth’s resources, some of the damage done to Earth, and responsibilities of humans. The text uses the analogy of...
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Speak Your Mind
Speak Your Mind presents persuasive arguments about whether bungy jumping is a stunt or a sport and whether flat-roof buildings should be used to build skateboard parks. The book also discusses text connections, planning a persuasive argument,...
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Special Tricks
Special Tricks is an expository text that describes the remarkable ways animals have of catching and eating food, keeping safe, and escaping danger. The style is informative and conversational. The text is composed of a variety of sentence types,...
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Speed Sports
Speed Sports is an expository text that invites readers to learn about speed sports on wheels, in the water, in the air, and on ice and snow. Illustrations depict content and ideas in the text. Many illustrations are labeled and include captions and a...