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Animals in the Mountains
Animals in the Mountains is an informational text about animals that can live in the mountains. The text has the repeating language pattern “This ________ can live in the mountains.” All the sentences are short and predictable. ...
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Animals in the Snow
Animals in the Snow is an informational text about animals that live, hide, and hunt in the snow. The arrival of a tiger on the concluding pages adds excitement. The text has several simple repeating language patterns. All of the sentences...
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Animals in the Water
Animals in the Water is an informational text about animals that are at home in the water. The text has two repeating language patterns, “Look at the ________.” and “The ________ are in the water.” The text concludes...
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Animals of the Rainforest
Animals of the Rainforest is an informational text that tells what animals live in the rainforest. The text has the repeating language pattern “_________ are in the rainforest.” All the sentences are short and predictable. Vibrant...
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Animals That Build
Animals that Build is an informational text showcasing the different structures created by animals in nature. Beavers, squirrels, termites, birds – even humans! – build structures to live and raise their young in. The text is...
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Armadillos
Armadillos is an expository text about an armadillo’s body and life, as well as their babies, their homes, and how they look for food. Photographs are labeled and include some captions. A flow chart shows how an armadillo rolls into a ball when it...
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Army Ants
Army Ants is an expository text that invites readers to learn about where army ants live, their body parts, and their queen ant. Photographs are labeled. There are some captions beneath pictures that provide important information. Labeled illustrations...
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Around and Around
Around and Around is an expository text that invites readers to learn about things that go around and around such as propellers, blades, rollers, and wind machines. Photographs support important content and some are labeled. Illustrations add detail and...
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At Night
At Night is an informational text about animals that are active at night. The text has the repeating language pattern “This ________ likes the night. All the sentences are short and predictable. Vibrant photographs match the text...
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Aunt Mo's Kids
Aunty Mo’s Kids is a humorous, realistic fiction about Aunty Mo’s kids who come to stay with Mum and her children. Aunty Mo’s kids make a mess in the house and do silly things so Mum decides to make a list of rules for the children to...
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Aunt Tabitha's Gift
Aunt Tabitha’s Gift is a humorous narrative about a little girl named Anna who gets a goliath tarantula as a gift from her Aunt Tabitha. The book also discusses text connections, planning a narrative, and features of a narrative. A...
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Avatar
Avatar is a dark contemporary story in twelve chapters about a boy, Kevin, who is cruelly bullied and comes home either to an empty house or a mother who is more child than parent. A new girl, Lan, recently arrived from Vietnam, gives him the...