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Oceans
Oceans is an expository nonfiction text that explains all about ocean biomes, ocean life and how to help protect the oceans. The back of the book includes a section on Scientists Then and Now. Readers gain information from text and graphics. A two-page...
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Octopus for Dinner!
Octopus for Dinner is a humorous and realistic fiction story about Ben who wanted to catch some dinner. He caught Octopus, but when he turned around…Octopus slipped out of the cage and back into the water. Ben ran all over the boat looking for...
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Odd Bods
Odd Bods is an informational report about unusual birds, animals, and insects, from yellow banana slugs to vampire bats to pufferfish. Amazing facts add interest – skunks can spray up to four metres and have very good aim! The style is...
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Oil on Water
Oil on Water is an expository non-fiction text about oil spills and how they affect marine animals, birds, and fish as well as information on how they are cleaned up. The book also discusses features of an informational report. The text unfolds in...
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Old Tired Dog
Old, Tired Dog is a narrative about a boy experiencing the end of his dog’s life. The text contains some emotionally sensitive content. The book also discusses text connections, planning a narrative, and features of a narrative. The text is...
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On the Menu
On the Menu is a story about Felix Brown, a man who travels the world in search of menus. Felix comments on each menu he shares, including menus from The Desert Café, The Igloo Eating House, and the Poodle Paradise Diner. Most of the...
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On the Move
On the Move is an informational explanation. The text explains that people, and even some animals, move their homes to find food and provide protection. Interesting homes from many cultures are profiled, including the homes of Bedouins,...
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On the Seashore
On the Seashore is an expository text that identifies different types of animals that live on the seashore. The sentence stem “Here is a _______” is repeated throughout. Pictures of each animal and their nests are depicted on a two-page...
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Otters
Otters is an expository text that invites readers to learn about otters. The difference between river otters and sea otters, as well as what these animals look like and eat, is discussed in the text. Photographs support important content and are labeled...
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Our Day
Our Day is a fictional animal fantasy story about a family of bears and where they went throughout the day. They are having fun until one bear was sick and went to the doctors. Readers gain information from the text, illustrations, signs and speech...
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Out of Bounds
Out of Bounds is a narrative about two snowboarding brothers who decide to climb high in search of fresh powder. They fail to notice the Out of Bounds signs. And they didn’t notice the avalanche warnings down below. In the end,...
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Out of the Egg
Out of the Egg is an informational text describing and showing the emergence of a tortoise from an egg. The step-by-step text captures the drama of new life. The text is composed of simple language patterns that are close to oral language. All of...