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Spencer and Charlie
Spencer and Charlie is a narrative about a tall boy, Spencer, and his tiny, squeaky dog Charlie. Spencer doesn’t like it when people laugh at Charlie, and after Charlie saves a fisherman’s life, no one does! The story is told in...
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Spider Homes
Spider Homes is an informational text explaining that spiders can live in a web, in water, on water, in a garden, and in holes. The text is composed of simple language patterns that are close to oral language. Several questions are posed...
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Spider Webs
Spider Webs is an expository text that invites readers to learn about the different kinds of webs that spiders can make. Illustrations depict content and ideas in the text. Many illustrations are labeled and include captions. A sequence diagram shows how...
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Spider's Web
Spider’s Web is a humorous animal fantasy about a spider who keeps trying to make a web and a man who keeps saying “No, no, no, Spider!” until spider spins a web in the garden and the man says, “Yes, yes, yes, Spider!”...
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Spies Go Shopping
Spies Go Shopping is a humorous story about spies who go to Spy School but are not properly dressed. The spy teacher sends them to get glasses, coats, and hats. When they get back, their colourful clothing is seen as silly, and they get a specific list...
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Spikes, Scales, and Armour
Spikes, Scales, and Armour is an expository text about animals with spikes, scales, or armour. Readers learn about animals such as armadillos, hedgehogs, pangolins, snakes, and porcupines. Illustrations enhance and extend meaning. An index is included...
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Spitters!
Spitters! is an informational explanation. The text explains how animals use spit when they are angry, to make things, and to get food. For example, llamas fire off spit balls when other llamas fail to get the warning signals that they are...
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Splinters
Splinters is a narrative about a boy named Edward who rescues an injured magpie. The magpie becomes like a pet but when a painter offers to buy him, Edward agrees. Edward regrets the decision but one day the magpie returns. The book also discusses...
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Spooky House
Spooky House is a mystery story about a family that moved into a mysterious old house known for the creepy sounds and lights that come from the attic. The book also discusses text connections, planning a mystery story, and features of a mystery story...
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Sports News
Sports News is a collection of newspaper reports, each covering a dramatic event in sport. From skiers caught in an avalanche to a mountain biking duel to a homerun hero, each news story captures the thrill of pushing the limits. Narrative...
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Spots
Spots is an expository text about animals that have spots, such as baby deer, large cats, butterflies, birds’ eggs, and spiders. Images enhance and extend meaning of the text. Some images are labeled. To conclude, the spots of three large cats are...
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Spy Mail
Spy Mail is a narrative about a man who comes back from a spy mission and has to respond to his mail, some of it formal, some informal, some in letter form and some in emails. The book also discusses text connections, planning formal and informal...