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My Trip
My Trip is a fiction story about an alien that went all over Earth. The alien went to the moon where he met other aliens! Readers gain information from the text, flow diagram, and speech bubble. My Trip uses the sentence stem “I went to...
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Mystery at Sea
Mystery at Sea is an informational report on the strange case of the Mary Celeste. The book describes how the ship was found deserted but otherwise undisturbed. Various intriguing explanations are detailed, but the truth remains a mystery...
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Nature & Human Inventions
Nature and Human Inventions is an informational explanation. The text explains how some human inventions copy animals’ extraordinary capabilities. For example, track shoes mimic a cheetah’s long, sharp claws. A jet boat...
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Naughty Monkey
Naughty Monkey is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about a monkey calling on animals, but then teasing them. Monkey’s mum calls on him to come here. Readers gain information from the text, illustrations, dialogue, and caption. Naughty...
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Neighborhood Niggles
Neighbourhood Niggles is a collection of persuasive essays about various issues such as pet ownership, park facilities, and lawn mowing rules. The book also discusses text connections, planning a persuasive...
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Nesting Places
Nesting Places is an expository text about the different places where birds make their nests. The sentence “This nest is in the _____” repeats throughout. Pictures of each animal are depicted on a two-page spread and their nests are labelled...
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Nests
Nests is an expository text that shows children the nests of different animals. The sentence “Here is a nest” is repeated throughout the text. Pictures of each animal and their nests are depicted on a two-page spread. The animal that occupies...
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News and Views
News and Views is a collection of persuasive arguments on various fictional newspaper articles. The book also discusses how to write a persuasive argument. The text unfolds in first - person in the format of a persuasive essay or written...
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Night Work
Night Work is an expository text about people who work at night. Readers learn about people who fish at night, people who play music at night, and people who work at different places like the airport and the hospital. Illustrations enhance and extend...
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No Buzz for the Bees
No Buzz for the Bees is a realistic fiction about a beekeeper who finds his bees have stopped buzzing because their wings are caught in spider webs. After thinking of the ways to get the web off, he makes the bees chase him very fast and they start...
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No Dinner for Black Cat!
No Dinner for Black Cat is a fictional text about Black Cat who doesn’t want to eat his cat food and leaves his house in search of better food. A neighbour invites him in to eat with her cats but he does not eat any because the other cats quickly...
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No Jumping!
No Jumping! is a humorous, fictional text about a dad who tries to stop his two children from jumping on all the furniture in the house. Illustrations fully support the meaning of the text. Interest words include chair, couch, plonk, and creep. To...