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Worm Work
Worm Work is an expository text that invites students to learn about the importance of worms, how they are farmed, what they eat, how they eat, and how they are harvested. This text is divided into sections with some subsections that have bulleted points...
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Yaks
Yaks is an expository text that invites reader to learn about where yak’s live, their coat, and the importance of these animals to people’s survival. The text represents a different way of living that children may not be aware of. Photographs...
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Yellow Belly
Yellow Belly is a narrative about Luke and Jackie and the amazing discoveries they make. It all starts when they rescue a fish after a flood. Not only is the new fish female, but also the new fish, her new mate, and their babies turn out to...
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Yellow Bird
Yellow Bird is an animal fantasy about a little bird in a cage who wishes he could fly freely like the other birds he watches outside. A group of butterflies open Yellow Bird’s cage, and, because he cannot fly, the butterflies lift him up to the...
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You Can Have a Party Anywhere!
You Can Have a Party Anywhere is a humorous and realistic fiction story about a boy, Tom, who was embarrassed to go to a party in his silver spacesuit. The day did not get better when his mom’s truck broke down and the people backed up behind them...
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You Know What Old People are Like
You Know What Old People Are Like is a realistic story presented as a first-person recount. When a girl goes to spend the weekend with her great-aunt, she expects a boring time, but instead her aunt gives her two days of non-stop adventure, from...
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You Need It
You Need It! is a collection of advertisements about various products. The book also discusses text connections, planning an advertisement, and features of an advertisement. The text is presented in the form of posters and websites. ...
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Zack's Spots
Zack’s Spots is a realistic, humorous story about an imaginative boy who gets spots on his back and has to stay home from school. When Zack and his mum visit the doctor, they learn the spots are toast crumbs Zack picked up eating toast in bed...
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Zoo Dinners
Zoo Dinners is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about a zookeeper trying to feed all of the zoo animals. Whenever she tries to feed them, they steal the whole food bucket from her! Readers gain information from the text, illustrations,...