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Rave Reviews
Rave Reviews is a collection of reviews on various fictional concerts, plays, festivals, and parades. The text also discusses how to write a review. The text unfolds in first - person in the format of a review. Illustrations support and...
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Red Bird's Nest
Red Bird’s Nest is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about Red Bird not wanting to leave his nest before the winter! Red Bird was stuck in his nest when the snow came down. The other birds realized Red Bird was not enjoying the sun too...
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Riding the Bubbly Seas
Riding the Bubbly Seas is a narrative story about a little boy and his grandma going on a cruise. The book also discusses features of a diary. The text is in the format of a diary with illustrations and a map that support and enhance the text...
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Riding the River
Riding the River is an informational explanation of the sport of kayaking. Kayak safety and skills such as launching, paddling, exiting, and rolling a kayak are described. The style is informative and conversational. The book has a...
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River Dog
River Dog is a recount by Adam, a boy with a paralyzing fear of water. In a daring rescue of an elderly lady, Adam plunges into the river. Just as panic is about to overtake him, the lady’s little dog shows him how to dog paddle. The...
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Robot Helpers
Robot Helpers is an informational report. The text describes how robots fight fires, do factory jobs, do housework, help doctors, and help scientists. For example, robots work in car factories and chocolate factories. They can mow the...
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Robots
Robots is an expository text about robots that help people do things, such as make cars, work in fires, and work underwater. Photographs enhance and extend meaning of the text. Robot arms, hands, and legs are labeled. An index is included. Interest words...
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Rubbery Arms and Baggy Bodies
Rubbery Arms and Baggy Bodies is an expository text that invites readers to learn about octopi. The body parts of an octopus, as well as where they live, how they eat, and their cleverness, is discussed. Illustrations depict content and ideas in...
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Ruby's Secret
Ruby’s Secret is a realistic story presented as a first-person recount. A girl has gone to spend the summer with her dad, but shortly after her arrival, her beloved dog dies. She doesn’t believe she’s ready for another dog,...
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Run Fast
Run Fast is an expository text about all the different kinds of animals that can run fast. Illustrations fully support the text. The animal, as well as their long legs, if they have them, are labeled in the photographs. To conclude, an index is presented...
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Runt
Runt is a realistic and humorous fiction story about a pig that was a runt and too small to live with other piglets. Runt was cared for by Peta and Tim as though he was a family pet. Runt became too big to live inside and eventually was returned to the...
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Rupert's Ice Cream Shop
Rupert’s Ice Cream Shop is a humorous and realistic fiction story about Rupert who owned an ice cream shop but was unhappy that the ice cream was white. He added spinach to make it green and bananas to make it yellow. The kids in his store did not...