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Going Shopping
Going Shopping is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about a mother and baby monkey going shopping for fresh fruit and vegetables. When the baby holds up the strawberries, they have already been eaten! Readers gain information from the text,...
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Going to Bed
Going to Bed is a humorous and realistic fiction story about a man and his farm animals all going to bed. The man wakes up when he realizes that all his farm animals are in bed with him! Readers gain information from the text, illustrations, and caption...
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Gone Fishing
Gone Fishing is a realistic story about a little fishing trip that turns into a big adventure. Anne and her father drop anchor at an island called Big Rock. They’re not worried when sharks appear – until the boat starts to leak...
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Good Ideas for People
Good Ideas for People is an expository nonfiction text that explains good ideas that people got from what animals do. This includes making things with clay, with prickles, to fly with, and hold on tight with. Readers gain information from the text,...
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Goodness Me Mr. Magee
Goodness Me, Mr Magee! is a humorous and realistic fiction story about Mr Magee driving two fat pigs to Mrs Joe’s house. When he stopped for coffee, one pig escaped and a mouse came on. When he stopped for lunch, the other pig escaped and another...
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Gorillas
Gorillas is an expository text that shows readers where gorillas live, what they look like, what they eat, and their relationship with people. Illustrations enhance and extend meaning. Photographs are labeled and include some captions. A map shows where...
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Got One!
Got One! is a realistic story about a mom who loves to fish. For her birthday, her kids have the brilliant idea to give her a license plate that reads: GOT1. The story is told in dialogue and simple narrative. All the sentences are short and...
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Gran and the Spider
Gran and the Spider is a recount by a boy about a trip to the museum with his gran. The narrator knows the only thing that scares his intrepid grandmother is spiders. In heavy traffic, a spider drops into her lap – but she doesn’t...
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Gran Helps Out!
Gran Helps Out! is a realistic fiction about a boy named Ben who is asked to clean his room before Gran comes over. When Gran sees that Ben throws all of his items where you can’t see them, she buys boxes, paints them, labels them, and organizes...
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Grandad's Rock
Grandad’s Rock is a realistic story about family history and support. Eddie’s grandmother is “drifting,” and she sometimes calls him by his late grandfather’s name. When Eddie and his grandmother go to a rock...
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Grandmas Budgie
Grandma’s Budgie is a narrative about a little boy who gives a budgie to his grandma to help her after his grandpa dies. His grandma loves the budgie and when she gets sick and goes to the hospital, the budgie may be the only one to make her...