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Gardens of the Sea
Gardens of the Sea is an expository text about the plants that create a garden in the ocean, such as coral dugong, and kelp, as well as the animals that live among this sea garden. Illustrations enhance and extend meaning. To conclude, an illustration...
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George Washington Carver: Agriculture Pioneer
George Washington Carver Agriculture Pioneer is an expository nonfiction text that explores all about George Washington Carver, a botanist, who invented methods of crop rotation and researched ways to use plants for our benefit. The text includes a...
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Get Moving
Get Moving is an expository nonfiction text that explains all about being active and making healthy decisions, getting fit, getting started on be active, the benefits of being fit, and setting a goal to be healthy and active. The back of the book...
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Getting It Right
Getting It Right is a recount by a young contestant in a first aid competition. In the dramatic final moments of the contest, the narrator faces a moral dilemma: Should she answer correctly and win the contest for her team, even though she...
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Getting Water
Getting Water is an expository text about how animals such as elephants, butterflies, giraffes, and spiders, get water. Photographs support important content and some photos are labeled. Illustrations add detail and interest to the text and are found on...
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Glaciers - Landscape Carvers
Glaciers -- Landscape Carvers is an informational report about glaciers including information on how they form, how they move, and how they change the landscape. The book also discusses text connections, planning an informational report, and...
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Gliders and Sliders
Gliders and Sliders is an expository text about how animals can move by gliding and sliding. Photographs enhance and extend meaning. To conclude, an illustration that shows all of the plants and animals in their habitats is presented. An index is...
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Global Food Crisis
Global Food Crisis is an informational explanation that outlines the magnitude of the problem of world hunger and details the origins and social impact of the crisis, as well as the challenges for the future. The book concludes with a feature on...
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Go Away
Go Away is a nonfiction text that identifies the kinds of animals that frighten other animals. The sentences “Here is the _____” and “Go away!” are repeated throughout the book. The picture of each animal is presented on a...
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Goal!
Goal! is a short story about a boy who tries out for a soccer team while wearing his uncle’s magic soccer boots. The book also discusses text connections, planning a short story, and features of a short story. The story is told in the first...
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Going Fast
Going Fast is an expository text about things that can go fast such as trucks, planes, racing boats, and motorbikes. Illustrations enhance and extend meaning. Photographs are labeled and an index is included. Interest words include motorbike, racing,...
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Going Places
Going Places is an informational text about the migration of whales, birds, and butterflies. The text explains how each creature travels from snow to warmer climes. The text is composed of simple language patterns that are close to oral...