Making Holes is an expository nonfiction text that explains making holes for a train, in a tree, in eggs, in ice, and in sand. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, and labels.

Making Holes includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing, labelling, and captioning a picture of a hole they have seen is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (sand) and high-frequency words (for). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, and commas. Focus on gr (ground) and word family and (sand).

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ISBN-10: 1869446119

ISBN-13: 9781869446116

A Big Laugh is a humorous and realistic fiction story about a dad making lunch. He first burnt the sausages and then tried to make sandwiches instead. There were ants all over the bread so he tried to vacuum them off. The vacuum sucked up all the bread! Everyone laughed. The story is narrated with dialogue and illustrative text.

A Big Laugh is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. There is a comic strip at the end of the book to summarize the events. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the changes in font style like bold and illustrative text as well as the speech bubbles, layout, and design of the comic strip. An activity on drawing and writing about what they might have for lunch is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (oops), high-frequency words (make), and positional words (inside). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Dad), full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend sm (smoke), word family ent (went), and suffix ed (laughed).

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ISBN-10: 1869449339

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A Goat’s Trick is a humorous and realistic fiction story about a farmer bringing her sick goat into the house. The goat started munching on her pyjamas, socks, shirts, and furniture. The farmer decided the goat was not sick and sent it back outside, but the goat hid under the bed. When the farmer left to get a rope and went under the bed, the goat tricked her and went on top of the bed! The story is narrated with dialogue and illustrative text.

A Goat’s Trick is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the changes in font style like bold and illustrative text as well as the purpose, layout, and design of a sequence. There is a story sequence at the end of the book to demonstrate the order of events. An activity on drawing and writing about other things the goat could have munched is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (farmer), high-frequency words (her), and positional words (inside). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for sentence beginnings, full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on digraph wh (where), word family oat (goat), and suffix ing (looking).

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ISBN-10: 1869449312

ISBN-13: 9781869449315

A Job for Clown is a humorous fiction story about a clown trying to find a new job. Clown tried being a taxi driver and a balloon pilot, but neither seemed to go well. Clown found a job reading to kids and the kids loved him! The story is narrated with dialogue and newspaper advertisements.

A Job for Clown is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the bold text type as well as the layout and design of an advertisement. There is an exemplar at the end of the book to show different job advertisements in newspapers. An activity on making their own advertisement for a job is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (taxi), high-frequency words (looking), and compound words (newspaper). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Clown), full stops, commas, quotation marks, ellipses, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend cl (clown), word family own (clown), and suffix ed (looked).

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ISBN-10: 1442535504

ISBN-13: 9781442535503

A New Skin is an expository nonfiction text that explains animals that can get a new skin like different insects and snakes. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, and labels.

A New Skin includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing, comparing, and labelling pictures of animals that can and cannot come out of their skin is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (skin) and high-frequency words (new). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, commas, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend sn (snake) and word family ew (new).

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ISBN-10: 1869446100

ISBN-13: 9781869446109

A Place for a Bed is an expository nonfiction text that explains a bed in a spaceship, submarine, bike, and mountain. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, and labels.

A Place for a Bed includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing and labelling a bed in one of the places is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (climber), high-frequency words (his), positional words (under), and compound words (submarine). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, and commas. Focus on blend sp (spaceship) and word family ed (bed).

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ISBN-10: 1869449150

ISBN-13: 9781869449155

A Safe Place to Sleep is an expository nonfiction text that explains safe places to sleep for a chimp, a fox, and a mouse. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, and labels.

A Safe Place to Sleep includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing and labelling an animal and a safe place is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (grass), high-frequency words (some), and positional words (under). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, and commas. Focus on blend sl (sleep) and word family eep (keep).

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ISBN-10: 1869449266

ISBN-13: 9781869449261

A Slug is Born is an expository nonfiction text that explains a slug’s eggs, eyes, food, head, and slime. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, and labels.

A Slug is Born includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing and labelling a slug is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (eggs), high-frequency words (stay), and positional words (into). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend sl (slug) and word family og (log).

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ISBN-10: 1869449258

ISBN-13: 9781869449254

All Clean is a humorous and realistic fiction story about a woman who loved to clean. She went around the house cleaning the windows, walls, and floor. She then cleaned the parrot cage, but the parrot was sucked into the vacuum cleaner! Marion got the parrot out and then had to clean the parrot. The story is narrated with dialogue and illustrative text.

All Clean is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the illustrative text (Wh-ooo-sh) as well as the panels throughout the text and why they are there. There is a flow diagram at the end of the book to summarize the events. An activity on creating a flow diagram is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (parrot), high-frequency words (she), and positional words (into). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Marion), full stops, commas, quotation marks, ellipses, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend cl (clean), word family ook (took), and suffix ed (shouted).

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ISBN-10: 1442535512

ISBN-13: 9781442535510

Animals Can Help is an informational text about animals helping people with disabilities or diseases that limit their mobility.  Dogs, horses, and monkeys can do a surprising number of tasks, from turning on and off lights to cleaning the floor to bringing drinks from the refrigerator.  The text is composed of simple language patterns that are close to oral speech.

All the sentences are short and similar in structure.  Photographs match the text directly. The book concludes with an index.

The high frequency words are make and her.  Interest words include phone, light, and fridge.  The positional words are on and off.

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ISBN-10: 1869449371

ISBN-13: 9781869449377

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 composed of simple language patterns that are close to oral language.

All the sentences are short and similar in structure.  Photographs match the text directly.  The book concludes with an index.

The high frequency words include some, can, and the.  Interest words include logs, termites, and silk.

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ISBN-10: 1869442032

ISBN-13: 9781869442033

Baby Owl Goes Away is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about Baby Owl looking for some dinner to eat. The owl saw a hedgehog, bat, and cat and thought about eating them, but they all thought about eating the owl! When the cat chased after the owl, Mother Owl flew after the cat. Mother Owl warned Baby Owl to stay with her. The story is narrated with dialogue, illustrative text, and speech bubbles.

Baby Owl Goes Away is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the illustrative text and change in font style and size as well as the speech bubbles, layout, and design. There is an exemplar of rules at the end of the book to show Rules for Baby Owl. An activity on creating rules for them at home is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (owl), high-frequency words (come), compound words (away), and positional words (up). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Mother Owl), full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend st (stay), word family ent (went), and suffix ing (going).

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ISBN-10: 1869444760

ISBN-13: 9781869444761

Beetles is an informational text about beetles’ sizes, colours, and behaviour, including flying.  The text is composed of simple language patterns that are close to oral language.  Information is provided in running text as well as in captions.

All of the sentences are short and similar in structure.  Spectacular labelled and captioned photographs match the text directly and add additional information.  A question mark and exclamation mark are used.  The book concludes with an index.

The high frequency words include look, at, the, and are.  Interest words include beetles, colours, wood, and wings.  The positional words are under and in.

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ISBN-10: 186944468X

ISBN-13: 9781869444686

Big Bill’s Bed is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about a flea jumping into Big Bill’s bed. Big Bill then went to bed and realized there is a flea in his bed. Big Bill flapped and banged and thought flea was gone. Flea kept bugging Big Bill so he moved to sleep on the floor…Flea got the whole bed! The story is narrated with dialogue and illustrative text.

Big Bill’s Bed is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the changes in font style like bold and illustrative text as well as the purpose, layout, and design of a sequence. There is a story sequence at the end of the book to demonstrate the order of events. An activity on designing and writing about a bed for Flea is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (flap), high-frequency words (good), and positional words (down). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for sentence beginnings and names (Flea), full stops, commas, quotation marks, ellipses, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend fl (floor), word family ed (bed), and suffix ing (going).

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ISBN-10: 1869449185

ISBN-13: 9781869449186

Bikes at Work is an informational text showcasing different ways bikes are used around the world.  Bikes transport food, supply taxi service, and herd sheep.  Clowns on bikes entertain us.  The text is composed of simple language patterns that are close to oral language.

All the sentences are short and similar in structure.  Labelled photographs match the text directly.  Bold face and an exclamation mark are used for emphasis.  The book concludes with an index.

The high frequency words are his and get.  Interest words include people, clown, and ride.

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ISBN-10: 1869449088

ISBN-13: 9781869449087

Bridges is an expository nonfiction text that explains bridges for boats, buses, cars, people, shops, and trucks. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, illustrated symbols, and labels.

Bridges includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing and writing about a bridge and its purpose is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (bridge), high-frequency words (made), and positional words (over). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, commas, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend br (bridge) and word family and (land).

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ISBN-10: 1869449274

ISBN-13: 9781869449278

Butterflies is an expository nonfiction text that explains the lifecycle of a butterfly including the stages of being a caterpillar, chrysalis, and butterfly. It also describes the characteristics of a butterfly including its colours, eggs, feet, food, and mouth. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, and labels.

Butterflies includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing and labelling a butterfly is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (mouth), high-frequency words (look), and positional words (on). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, commas, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend fl (flying) and word family et (wet).

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ISBN-10: 1869444671

ISBN-13: 9781869444679

Climbers is an expository nonfiction text that explains animals that climb up mountains and trees, people that climb up rocks and walls, and the gear needed to climb (helmet, rope, and shoes). Readers gain information from the text, photographs, and labels.

Climbers includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, Index, layout, and design. An activity on making a picture list of things that help people climb is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (rocks), high-frequency words (she), and positional words (up). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, and commas. Focus on blend cl (climbers) and word family ock (rock).

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ISBN-10: 1869446127

ISBN-13: 9781869446123

Clown Paints His House is a humorous fiction story about Clown who wanted to paint his house. He made a list of what he needed and checked his shed. He needed a brush and decided to use a broom. He painted his whole house all different colours and then realized…where are the windows? The story is narrated with dialogue, speech bubbles, and visual lists.

Clown Paints His House is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the change in font style and size, visual list, layout, and design. There is an exemplar of a list at the end of the book to show a shopping list. An activity on making a shopping list is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (paint), high-frequency words (looked), and compound words (today). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Clown), full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend br (brown), word family ill (will), and suffix ed (looked).

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DRA: 6-8

Grade: 1

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ISBN-10: 1869444744

ISBN-13: 9781869444747

Clown’s Pants is a humorous fiction story about a clown noticing his pants are dirty and trying to wash them. While drying outside, his pants flew away! They went over the sea, mountains, and jungle. When Clown asked a bird where his pants are, the bird said “on a monkey!” The story is narrated with dialogue, speech bubbles, and illustrative text.

Clown’s Pants is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the bold font, illustrative text, and the layout and design of advertisements. There is an exemplar at the end of the book to show an advertisement for lost pants in the newspaper. An activity on drawing and writing about something else that could have blown away is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (pants), high-frequency words (away), and positional words (over). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Clown), full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend cl (clown), word family ook (looked), and suffix ed (washed).

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DRA: 6-8

Grade: 1

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ISBN-10: 1869449037

ISBN-13: 9781869449032

Colourful Animals is an informational text showcasing the rainbow of colours displayed by animals in nature, from insects, to amphibians, to birds, to mammals.  The text is composed of simple language patterns that are close to oral language.

All of the sentences are short and similar in structure.  Spectacular photographs match the text directly and labels add additional information.  Bold face is used for emphasis.  Coloured type adds interest, for example green type for the word green.  The book concludes with an index.

The high frequency word is his.  Interest words include feathers, beak, and face.  The compound word grasshopper is used.

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ISBN-10: 1869449142

ISBN-13: 9781869449148

Custard’s Cat Flap is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about Custard who used his cat flap to let cats in for a party one night! The party made a mess, and when Milly work up, she was upset. She made a sign to warn cats not to have a party at her house, but she did not say dogs weren’t allowed! The story is narrated with dialogue, illustrative text, and symbols.

Custard’s Cat Flap is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the layout and design of signs including rebus writing, bold typeface, and labels. There is an exemplar of signs at the end of the book. An activity on designing a sign is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (mess), high-frequency words (went), compound words (pawprints), and positional words (out). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for sentence beginnings, full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend fl (flap), word family ap (cap), and suffix ed (liked).

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ISBN-10: 1442535520

ISBN-13: 9781442535527

Dad’s Dinner is a humorous and realistic fiction story about a dad feeding his kids chicken and salad for dinner. His kids wanted pizza. Their cat jumped onto the table and licked the chicken. Then they saw a snail in the salad! Dad threw the dinner out and bought pizza. The story is narrated with dialogue, speech bubbles, and illustrative text.

Dad’s Dinner is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. There is a comic strip at the end of the book to summarize the events. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the changes in font style like bold and illustrative text as well as the speech bubbles, layout, and design of the comic strip. An activity on drawing and writing about what they would like for dinner is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (salad), high-frequency words (saw), and positional words (in). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Dad), full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on digraph ch (chicken), word family ad (Dad), and suffix ed (shouted).

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ISBN-10: 1869449045

ISBN-13: 9781869449049

Fangs is an expository nonfiction text that explains getting food with fangs, snake fangs, and spider fangs. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, and labels.

Fangs includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing and writing about animals with and without fangs is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (fangs), high-frequency words (have), and positional words (up). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, exclamation marks, and commas. Focus on blend sp (spider) and word family ake (snake).

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ISBN-10: 1869444698

ISBN-13: 9781869444693

Feathered Friends is a realistic fiction story about a man who noticed the snow on the ground and trees. He noticed the cold birds that looked hungry. He made them some dinner with fat, seeds, and honey. All the birds flew up to get some dinner when the old man came out. The story is narrated with dialogue and illustrative text.

Feathered Friends is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the bold typeface, layout, and design. There is an exemplar of a menu for birds at the end of the book. An activity on designing a menu for other animals is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (seeds), high-frequency words (said), and positional words (on). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend sn (snow) and word family an (man).

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ISBN-10: 1442535539

ISBN-13: 9781442535534

Fingers and Thumbs is an expository nonfiction text that explains animals with fingers and thumbs to help get food, hold a baby, and stay in a tree. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, and labels.

Fingers and Thumbs includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing and labelling a picture about animals using its fingers and thumbs is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (thumbs) and high-frequency words (help). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, exclamation marks and commas. Focus on blend tr (tree) and word family ee (see).

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ISBN-10: 1869446089

ISBN-13: 9781869446086

Flea and Big Bill is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about taking a ride on Big Bill’s hat! Flea got to go on the bus, to shops, to the movies…until flea went on Big Bills head, and Big Bill started to scratch! Big Bill turned on the shower, but flea escaped to Big Bill’s bed. The story is narrated with dialogue and illustrative text.

Flea and Big Bill is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the changes in font style like bold and illustrative text as well as the purpose, layout, and design of a sequence. There is a story sequence at the end of the book to demonstrate the order of events. An activity on drawing and writing about where else Flea could sleep is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (scratch), high-frequency words (saw), and positional words (under). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Big Bill), full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on digraph sh (shouted), word family eep (sleep), and suffix ing (going).

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ISBN-10: 1869449029

ISBN-13: 9781869449025

Flea Goes Out is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about Flea hopping onto Big Bill to go out. They went to a café for lunch where Flea started hopping onto other people's heads! People noticed the flea and started to say “Ouch!” People left the café…including Big Bill with Flea back on his head. The story is narrated with dialogue and illustrative text.

Flea Goes Out is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the changes in font style like bold text as well as the layout and design of a sign. There is an exemplar of a sign at the end of the book to demonstrate a restaurant sign. An activity on drawing and writing about where Flea will go next is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (café), high-frequency words (inside), and positional words (onto). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for sentence beginnings and names (Big Bill), full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on digraph fl (flea), word family unch (lunch), and suffix ing (staying).

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ISBN-10: 1869449282

ISBN-13: 9781869449285

For the Feet is an expository nonfiction text that explains things for feet including boots, flippers, shoes, skates, and skis. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, and labels.

For the Feet includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing and captioning a picture of themselves with some things on their feet is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (diver) and high-frequency words (her). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, exclamation marks and commas. Focus on blend fl (flippers) and word family an (man).

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ISBN-10: 1869446135

ISBN-13: 9781869446130

Fox on the Wall is a fictional animal fantasy story about a hungry rabbit in a garden and a hungry fox that saw Rabbit. When Fox was looking at Rabbit, Owl came down and swooshed past fox. Fox saw the big wings, eyes, and beak, and ended up leaving. Rabbit got to enjoy a big fat carrot! The story is narrated with dialogue and illustrative text.

Fox on the Wall is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the bold font, illustrative text, and the layout and design of labels. There is an exemplar at the end of the book to show an a garden with labels. An activity on drawing and writing about something else Rabbit could have eaten is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (garden), high-frequency words (came), and positional words (down). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Rabbit), full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend tr (tree), word family ox (fox), and the contraction I’m (I am).

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ISBN-10: 1869449002

ISBN-13: 9781869449001

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, photographs, and labels.

Good Ideas for People includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, font style, Index, layout, and design. There is an a mapping chart at the end of the book showing the connections between animals’ good ideas and how humans use them. An activity on making a mapping chart is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (nest) and high-frequency words (look). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, question marks and commas. Focus on blend cl (clay) and word family and (hand).

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ISBN-10: 1869444736

ISBN-13: 9781869444730

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 mouse came on. Mrs Joe thought the pigs looked little! The story is narrated with dialogue and illustrative text.

Goodness Me, Mr Magee! is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the illustrative text, bold font, layout, and design. There is an exemplar of a map at the end of the book to show a route map with labels. An activity on creating a map is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (coffee), high-frequency words (put), and positional words (onto). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Mrs Joe), full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend tr (truck) and word family ig (pig).

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ISBN-10: 1442535490

ISBN-13: 9781442535497

Granny is a humorous and realistic fiction story about Jake’s Granny going to the Jungle. While in the jungle, Granny sent postcards describing the animals, mountains, desert, and insects. Jake then sees a newspaper report about Skydiving Granny! Jake and Granny go on a Submarine adventure next. The story is narrated with postcards, a newspaper report, and illustrative text.

Granny is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to and compare the layout and design of newspaper reports and postcards. There is an exemplar of two post cards at the end of the book to show the front and back of a postcard. An activity on creating a postcard is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (jungle), high-frequency words (good), and compound words (skydiving). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Jake), full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend pl (please) and word family ake (Jake).

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ISBN-10: 1442535547

ISBN-13: 9781442535541

Granny Comes to Stay is a humorous, realistic story about a visit from Granny, who arrives with a truckload of baggage.  As the kids help her unload, they find that Granny’s things alone take up a whole room.  Granny has a solution.  She will sleep outside in a text, and the kids decide to join her.  The story is told in dialogue and simple narrative that is close to oral language.

All of the sentences are short and similar in structure.  Illustrations match the text directly and add information.  Icon illustrations of key words, such as plants, fish, and mice are embedded in the text.  Granny is a character with a capitalized name.  Quotation marks are used in dialogue.  Bold face, enlarged type, and exclamation marks are used for emphasis.  The book concludes with a labelled illustration of all Granny’s things.

The high frequency words include come, to, I, and have.  Interest words include boxes, plants, and tent.

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ISBN-10: 1869444728

ISBN-13: 9781869444723

Help for Rhino is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about a little bird wanting to stay on Rhino to help him. Rhino did not want any help. Little Bird saw a man taking pictures and warned Rhino. Rhino chased the man away and was thankful that bird helped him. The story is narrated with dialogue and illustrative text.

Help for Rhino is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the changes in font style like bold and illustrative text as well as the purpose, layout, and design of a sequence. There is a story sequence at the end of the book to demonstrate the order of events. An activity on drawing and writing about how they can help someone is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (helicopter), high-frequency words (good), and positional words (out). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Rhino), full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend st (stay), word family ay (stay), and suffix ing (going).

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ISBN-10: 1869449177

ISBN-13: 9781869449179

Henry and the Rain is a humorous and realistic fiction story about Henry angry at the rain. The rain was coming in windows, doors, and chimney. He went outside to get a mop from his shed, and when he fell in a puddle, he started to realize the rain can be fun! The story is narrated with dialogue and illustrative text.

Henry and the Rain is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the bold and illustrative text, layout, and design. There is a flow diagram at the end of the book to summarize the events. An activity on drawing and writing about something do do in the rain is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (rain), high-frequency words (stay), and positional words (in). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Henry), full stops, commas, quotation marks, ellipses, and exclamation marks. Focus on digraph ch (chimney), word family ip (drip), and suffix ed (shouted).

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ISBN-10: 186944924X

ISBN-13: 9781869449247

How Many Legs? is an expository nonfiction text that explains animals with eight, four, six, and no legs. The different animals discussed include: ants, beetles, centipedes, dogs, flies, snakes, and spiders. Readers gain information from the text, illustrated symbols, photographs, and labels.

How Many Legs? includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, bold text, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing and captioning a picture of an animal that is an insect and not an insect is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (beetle) and high-frequency words (has). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, exclamation marks and commas. Focus on blend fl (fly) and word family ake (snake).

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ISBN-10: 1869444663

ISBN-13: 9781869444662

Ice Cream for Kids and Cats is a humorous, realistic story with a beginning, a middle, and an end.  The ice cream shop owner has made a lot of ice cream and decides to give free ice cream to kids.  The cats want a sweet treat, too, but the owner say no.  When the ice cream machine overflows, the cats get their wish.  The story is told in dialogue and simple narrative that is close to oral language.

All of the sentences are short and similar in structure.  Illustrations match the text directly and add information.  Signs in the ice cream show serve as incidental print.  The main character’s name is capitalized.  Quotation marks are used in dialogue.  Bold face, enlarged type, and exclamation marks are used for emphasis.  Ellipses are used to indicate exaggerated pauses.  Onomatopoeic words are printed in interesting fonts.  The book concludes with a collection of signs for display in the shop window.

The high frequency words are made, all, and with.  Interest words include meow, whirr, and bang.  The positional words are in, on, and over.

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ISBN-10: 1869449231

ISBN-13: 9781869449230

Inside Insects is an expository nonfiction text that explains the insides of a bee, beetle, butterfly, caterpillar, cricket, and ladybird. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, illustrations, captions and labels.

Inside Insects discusses a series of animals’ insides by showing a photograph and an illustrated diagram with labels for each animal. Diagrams show the inside of the animals. There are critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, captions, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing and writing about one animal’s insides is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (cricket) high-frequency words (inside), and positional words (in). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences and full stops. Focus on blend br (brain) and word family ump (jump).

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ISBN-10: 186944938X

ISBN-13: 9781869449384

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Invoice Title: Sls Yl: Jellyfish

ISBN-10: 1869444752

ISBN-13: 9781869444754

Jobs for Some People is an expository nonfiction text that explains different jobs including: clown, dancer, drummer, juggler, magician, and man with puppets. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, and labels.

Jobs for Some People includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing and labelling a picture of another job with text is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (juggler), positional words (out), and high-frequency words (make). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, and commas. Focus on digraph sh (she) and word family ack (back).

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ISBN-10: 1869449401

ISBN-13: 9781869449407

Look Inside is an expository nonfiction text that explains the insides of homes, nests, and tunnels for different animals. These animals include: beavers, ants, bees, birds, spiders, squirrels, and rabbits. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, illustrations, captions and labels.

Look Inside discusses a series of animal homes by showing a photograph and an illustrated diagram with labels. Diagrams show the inside of the animal homes. There are critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, captions, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing and writing about their home with labels to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (honey) high-frequency words (make), and positional words (inside). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, commas, and full stops. Focus on blend gr (ground) and word family est (nest).

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ISBN-10: 1869449355

ISBN-13: 9781869449353

Looking After Eggs and Babies is an informational text explaining how mothers and fathers in nature look after their eggs and babies.  Some babies are in dens or nests, others are carried in pouches or on the legs or back. The text is composed of simple language patterns that are close to oral language.

All of the sentences are short and similar in structure.  Spectacular labelled photographs match the text directly.  Bold face is used for emphasis.  The book concludes with an index.

The high frequency words are his and after.  Interest words include babies, den, and pouch.  The positional words are in and on.

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ISBN-10: 1869449134

ISBN-13: 9781869449131

Max is a humorous and realistic fiction story about a dog named Max who went to stay with friends and missed his owner Colin. Each day, Max did something different like sit under a tree, sleep, and dream…until he played with the other dogs, children, and cat and started to dream about them! The story is narrated with illustrative text, headings, symbols and dream bubbles.

Max is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the symbols, diary, dream bubbles, layout, and design. There is an exemplar of a personal diary at the end of the book. An activity on making a simple personal diary is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (dreamed), high-frequency words (went), and positional words (under). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Colin), full stops, commas, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend sl (sleep) and word family ick (stick).

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ISBN-10: 1442535555

ISBN-13: 9781442535558

Monkey and Gorilla is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about a monkey climbing up a tree and telling Gorilla that there was a big bird in the tree. Gorilla took a look, but he was too big and the tree snapped! The story is narrated with dialogue and illustrative text.

Monkey and Gorilla is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the changes in font style like bold and illustrative text as well as the purpose, layout, and design of a sequence. There is a story sequence at the end of the book to demonstrate the order of events. An activity on drawing and writing about the features of the big bird is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (claws), high-frequency words (her), and positional words (down). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Gorilla), full stops, commas, question marks, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend sk (sky), word family own (down), and suffix ing (going).

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ISBN-10: 1869449304

ISBN-13: 9781869449308

Moving on Sand and Snow is an expository nonfiction text that explains how camels, cars, and lizards move in the desert as well as how birds, men, and rabbits move in the snow. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, and labels.

Moving on Sand and Snow includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing and labelling a picture of how an animal or person can move on snow is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (camel), positional words (into), and high-frequency words (will). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, and commas. Focus on blend sn (snow) and word family and (sand).

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ISBN-10: 1869446097

ISBN-13: 9781869446093

Mum at the Fair is a humorous and realistic fiction story about a mum and her kids going to the fair. Mum went on the big wheel and started to feel sick as it went around. When she got off, she looked green, and her kids said it is time to go home. The story is narrated with dialogue and illustrative text.

Mum at the Fair is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the bold font, illustrative text, and the layout and design of labels. There is an exemplar at the end of the book to show a garden with labels. An activity on drawing and writing about a new “big” ride is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (fair), high-frequency words (with), and positional words (up). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Mum), full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend gr (green), word family een (green), and the suffix ing (coming).

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ISBN-10: 1869449169

ISBN-13: 9781869449162

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 Octopus, but Octopus was already back in the Ocean. The story is narrated with illustrative text and onomatopoeia.

Octopus for Dinner is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the changes in font style like bold and illustrative text as well as the information, layout, and design of a sequence. There is a story sequence at the end of the book to demonstrate the order of events. An activity on drawing and writing about where else an octopus could hide is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (slink), high-frequency words (some), and positional words (over). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Ben), full stops, commas, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend sl (slink), word family and (sand), and suffix ing (going).

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ISBN-10: 1869449215

ISBN-13: 9781869449216

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 the sentences are short and similar in structure.  Spectacular labelled photographs match the text directly.  A sidebar illustration appears on every page showing the sequence of the tortoise’s emergence.  Arrows emphasize the idea of stages, and stages yet to come are shown in dark shadow.  An exclamation mark is used.  The book concludes with an index.

The high frequency words are his, away, and get.  Interest words include tortoise, bites, and head.  The positional words are in and out.

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ISBN-10: 1869449118

ISBN-13: 9781869449117

Parrot in the Bat’s Cave is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about Parrot meeting Bat in a cave! Bat tries to get Parrot to do bat things like hang upside down and go to sleep upside down. Parrot says he cannot go to sleep, and bat gets mad. The story is narrated with dialogue, illustrative text, and onomatopoeia.

Parrot in the Bat’s Cave is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the bold font as well as the layout and design of signs. There is an exemplar of signs at the end of the book to show signs in the water. An activity on drawing and writing about spying on something else is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (flippers), high-frequency words (make), and positional words (inside). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for sentence beginnings, full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend sp (spy), word family ave (cave), and suffix ing (spying).

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ISBN-10: 186944907X

ISBN-13: 9781869449070

Poisonous Animals is an expository nonfiction text that explains animals with poison inside them as well as poisonous claws, fangs, skin, spines, and stingers. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, and labels.

Poisonous Animals includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing and labelling a picture of a poisonous animal with text is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (sting), positional words (on) and high-frequency words (inside) Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, and commas. Focus on blend st (sting) and word family ing (stings).

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ISBN-10: 1869449363

ISBN-13: 9781869449360

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 so they went back to get him…and his nest! The story is narrated with dialogue, illustrative text, and onomatopoeia.

Red Bird’s Nest is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the illustrative text, bold font, layout, and design. There is an exemplar of a map at the end of the book to show a route map. An activity on drawing and writing about a place where birds might take their nest is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (stuck), high-frequency words (came), and positional words (in). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Red Bird), full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend sn (snow) and word family est (nest).

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ISBN-10: 1869449061

ISBN-13: 9781869449063

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 want the ice cream those colours. He looked up a new recipe on the Internet...rainbow ice cream! The story is narrated with dialogue, labels, signs, and illustrative text.

Rupert’s Ice Cream Shop is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to and compare the type on the Internet screen and the text. There is an exemplar of a Recipe at the end of the book for Rainbow Ice Cream. An activity on making up their own ice cream recipe is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (computer), high-frequency words (but), and compound words (rainbow). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Rupert), full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on digraph wh (white) and word family eam (cream).

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ISBN-10: 1442535563

ISBN-13: 9781442535565

Sailor Sam and the Birds is a humorous and realistic fiction story about Sailor Sam trying to feed the hungry birds coming up to the boat. When he fed them some bread, the birds came on the boat, and the boat started to wobble. The captain tried to get rid of the birds by hosing them down, but she hosed Sailor Sam too! The story is narrated with dialogue, illustrative text, onomatopoeia, and speech bubbles.

Sailor Sam and the Birds is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the illustrative text and bold font as well as the speech bubbles, layout, and design. There is an exemplar of rules at the end of the book to show Rules for Sailor Sam. An activity on creating rules for them at home is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (squawk), high-frequency words (can’t), and positional words (up). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Sailor Sam), full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend br (bread), word family ame (came), and suffix ed (shouted).

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Invoice Title: Sls Yl: Sailor Sam & the Birds

ISBN-10: 1869449010

ISBN-13: 9781869449018

Shells is an expository nonfiction text that explains how a crab, turtle, and people use big shells as well as how people use little shells. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, and labels.

Shells includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing and labelling a picture of a shell with text is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (dance), positional words (on), and high-frequency words (some). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, and commas. Focus on digraph sh (shell) and word family ell (bell).

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Invoice Title: Sls Yl: Shells

ISBN-10: 1869449398

ISBN-13: 9781869449391

Spy Underwater is a humorous and realistic fiction story about a spy that went underwater and then popped up in a cave. The spy took out his spy glasses and saw some red fish, but they all of a sudden disappeared. It happened again until the spy realized that the stone in the water was actually a fish eating the little fish! The story is narrated with dialogue, illustrative text, and onomatopoeia.

Spy Underwater is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the illustrative text, bold font, layout, and design. There is an exemplar of signs at the end of the book to show signs in the water. An activity on drawing and writing about a spy spying on something else under the water provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (flippers), high-frequency words (make), and positional words (inside). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for sentence beginnings, full stops, commas, quotation marks, question marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend sp (spy), and word family ave (cave).

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Invoice Title: Sls Yl: Spy Underwater

ISBN-10: 1869449290

ISBN-13: 9781869449292

Stop Going Cock-a-Doodle-Doo! is a fictional animal fantasy story about a rooster saying “cock-a-doodle-doo” and a duck unhappy about it. Duck wanted Rooster to stop so he came up with a plan. Rooster fell in the water, and when Duck pulled him out…all he could say was “Achoo!” The story is narrated with dialogue and illustrative text.

Stop Going Cock-a-Doodle-Doo! is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the bold and illustrative text, layout, and design. There is a flow diagram at the end of the book to summarize the events. An activity on drawing and writing about one of the animals in the book is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (achoo), high-frequency words (can’t), and positional words (off). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Rooster), full stops, commas, quotation marks, ellipses, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend st (stop), word family op (stop), and suffix ed (jumped).

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Invoice Title: Sls Yl: Stop Going Cock-A-Doodle-Doo

ISBN-10: 1869449053

ISBN-13: 9781869449056

Tails, Tails, Tails in an informational text describing how different animals use their tails, from climbing to escaping to swimming to sheltering.  The skunk’s tail has a special message!  The text is composed of simple language patterns that are close to oral language.

All of the sentences are short and similar in structure.  Vibrant photographs match the text directly, and some inset photographs provide detail. Bold face and an exclamation mark are used for emphasis.  The book concludes with an index.

The high frequency words are with, some, all, and stay.  Interest words include hang, jump, and warm.  The positional words are in, off, and up.

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Invoice Title: Sls Yl: Tails, Tails, Tails

ISBN-10: 186944941X

ISBN-13: 9781869449414

The Anteater’s Tongue is a humorous and realistic fiction story about an anteater trying to eat ants. Anteater keeps seeing ants, but when he goes to “zap!” them, they disappear. Anteater sees ants in the log, but gets his tongue stuck in the long! The ants escape and climb up a tree while the anteater stays stuck. The story is narrated with illustrative text and onomatopoeia.

The Anteater’s Tongue is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the changes in font style like bold and illustrative text as well as the information, layout, and design of a sequence. There is a story sequence at the end of the book to demonstrate the order of events. An activity on drawing and writing about what an anteater can’t do with his tongue stuck is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (tongue), high-frequency words (stay), and positional words (under). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for sentence beginnings, full stops, commas, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend st (stuck), word family og (log), and suffix s (looks).

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Invoice Title: Sls Yl: The Anteater's Tongue

ISBN-10: 1869449223

ISBN-13: 9781869449223

The Beeman is a humorous and realistic fiction story about a man who looks after bees in his garden and house. He looked in his diary and saw that he has no work today until the phone started ringing! People had bees in their shoes, hats, bath, and kitchen so the beeman went and got them. The story is narrated with illustrative text, speech bubbles, and onomatopoeia.

The Beeman is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the changes in font style like bold and illustrative text as well as the information, layout, and design of a diary. There is an exemplar of a diary to show a schedule. An activity on making a simple visual diary is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (garden), high-frequency words (looks), and positional words (in). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Beeman), full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend sl (sleep), word family et (wet), and suffix ed (looked).

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Guided reading: F

DRA: 10

Grade: 1

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Invoice Title: Sls Yl: The Beeman

ISBN-10: 1869444779

ISBN-13: 9781869444778

The Happy House is a humorous and realistic fiction story about Harriet’s street that did not smile. She decided to make a happy house and painted a yellow sun on her roof. She painted suns everyone and put tables and chairs on her lawn. Everyone who came to Harriet’s house was happy…even the dogs! The story is narrated with dialogue, signs, and illustrative text.

The Happy House is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the signs, layout, and design. There are exemplars of a thank-you notes at the end of the book. An activity on making a thank-you note is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (umbrella) and high-frequency words (did). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Harriet), full stops, commas, and ellipses. Focus on blend bl (blue) and word family un (sun).

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Invoice Title: Sls Yl/Bl: The Happy House

ISBN-10: 1442535571

ISBN-13: 9781442535572

The Log is a humorous and realistic fiction story about Matt wanting to go for a swim. He saw a log in his pool and started to poke it. He stopped when he realized it was a crocodile. Matt called Kate from the Croc Farm who got the crocodile out with rope. The story is narrated with illustrative text, speech bubbles, and onomatopoeia.

The Log is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the changes in font style like bold and illustrative text as well as the information, layout, and design of speech bubbles. There is an exemplar of a conversation using speech bubbles at the end of the book. An activity on using speech bubbles to write about a good home for the crocodile is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (snap), high-frequency words (its), and positional words (in). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Matt), full stops, commas, question marks, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend cr (crocodile), word family ap (snap), and suffix ed (shouted).

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Invoice Title: Sls Yl: The Log

ISBN-10: 1869449207

ISBN-13: 9781869449209

The Octopus is an expository nonfiction text that explains the body parts of an octopus include the arms, eyes, food, head, ink, and skin. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, and labels.

The Octopus includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing and labelling the parts of an octopus with text is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (sea), positional words (under), and high-frequency words (away). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, exclamation marks, and commas. Focus on blend sk (skin) and word family in (skin).

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Invoice Title: Sls Yl: The Octopus

ISBN-10: 1869449126

ISBN-13: 9781869449124

Tiger and Monkey is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about Monkey tying a ribbon on Tiger’s tail. When Tiger woke up, he was mad and went after Monkey. When monkey was sleeping, Tiger tied Monkey’s tail to a tree! Then another monkey came along! The story is narrated with dialogue, speech bubbles and illustrative text.

Tiger and Monkey is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the changes in font style and size as well as the layout and design of a sequence chart. There is a story sequence chart at the end of the book to demonstrate the order of events with connecting arrows. An activity on drawing and writing about a time when they were mad about something is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (mad), high-frequency words (put) and compound words (asleep). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Tiger), full stops, commas, question marks, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend tr (tree), word family ot (got), and suffix ed (shouted).

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Invoice Title: Sls Yl :Tiger & Monkey

ISBN-10: 1869444701

ISBN-13: 9781869444709

Trains is an informational text about different types of trains, new and old, and about where trains can travel.  The text is composed of simple language patterns that are close to oral language.

All the sentences are short and similar in structure.  Labelled photographs match the text directly.  A labelled illustration is used to show a train travelling in an underwater tunnel.  Exclamation marks are used for emphasis. The book concludes with an index.

The high frequency word is can’t.  Interest words include smoke, bell, and tunnel.  The positional words are over, under, in, and on.

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ISBN-10: 1869449096

ISBN-13: 9781869449094

Trucks is an informational text about different kinds of trucks.  Some are fast, some strong, and some are set up with space for the driver to relax and sleep.  The text is composed of simple language pattern that are close to oral language.

All the sentences are short and similar in structure.  Labelled photographs match the text directly.  Bold face is used for emphasis.  The book concludes with a cameo photographs of all the trucks profiled and an index. 

The high frequency word is can’t.  Interest words include chimney, stones, and ladder.  The positional words are on and in.

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Invoice Title: Sls Yl: Trucks

ISBN-10: 186944910X

ISBN-13: 9781869449100

Turtle and Snake is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about Snake telling Turtle to come out of her shell. When Turtle did, she liked the grass but did not like the bees and rain. When Turtle tried to go back into her shell, Snake was in there! She had Snake leave. The story is narrated with illustrative text, split frames, and onomatopoeia.

Turtle and Snake is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the changes in font style like bold and illustrative text as well as the information, layout, and design of an action/consequence chart. There is an action/consequence chart at the end of the book. An activity on drawing and writing about a good home for snake is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (slither), high-frequency words (her), and positional words (under). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Snake), full stops, commas, question marks, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend sn (Snake), word family ell (shell), and suffix ed (looked).

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Invoice Title: Sls Yl: Turtle & Snake

ISBN-10: 1869449347

ISBN-13: 9781869449346

What a Nose! is an expository nonfiction text that explains animal noses that can find food, go under water, make loud noises, and warm the air. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, and labels.

What a Nose! includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing and labelling a picture of different animal noses is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (nose), positional words (under), and high-frequency words (when). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, exclamation marks, and commas. Focus on digraph th (this) and word family ong (long).

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Invoice Title: Sls Yl/Bl: What a Nose

ISBN-10: 144253558X

ISBN-13: 9781442535589

Where Are You Mouse? is a humorous, realistic story with a beginning, a middle, and an end.  Dad hears a squeak and goes on a hunt for the mouse in the house.  When he finally sits down, the kids figure out that the squeak has been coming from Dad’s shoes.  The story is told in dialogue and simple narrative close to oral language.

All the sentences are short and similar in structure.  Illustrations match the text directly and add information.  Capital letters are used for Dad and for the mouse when the dad addresses him directly.  Quotation marks are used in dialogue. Bold face, enlarged type, and exclamation marks are used for emphasis.  Onomatopoeic words are printed in interesting fonts.  The book concludes with an illustrated story sequence for retelling.

The high frequency words are inside and your.  Interest words include squeak, bang, and cupboard.  The positional words are into, in, up, down, inside, and on.

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Invoice Title: Sls Yl: Where Are You Mouse?

ISBN-10: 1869449320

ISBN-13: 9781869449322

Where Is the Party? is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about Duck and Rooster trying to find the party. They thought it was in a cave until they heard “grrr!” Duck flew up into the tree where the party was, but Rooster decided to go home when she saw the snake! The story is narrated with illustrative text, split frames, and onomatopoeia.

Where Is the Party? is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the changes in font style like bold and illustrative text as well as the information, layout, and design of a story map. There is a story map at the end of the book to demonstrate the order of events. An activity on drawing and writing about what might have been in the cave is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (party), high-frequency words (with), and positional words (up). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Duck), full stops, commas, question marks, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on digraph wh (where), word family ill (will), and suffix ing (going).

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ISBN-10: 1869449193

ISBN-13: 9781869449193

Where Is the Spy? is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about a spy getting ready to go out and a bunch of animals wondering where he is going. The animals began to follow him until the spy went in a shop. The animals did not know where he went…until he came out in vacation clothes! The story is narrated with dialogue and speech bubbles.

Where Is the Spy? is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the font style and size, speech bubbles, layout, and design. There is an exemplar of a map at the end of the book to show a route map with labels. An activity on drawing a map to their house is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (hair), high-frequency words (here), and positional words (down). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for sentence beginnings, full stops, commas, question marks, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend sp (spy) and word family own (town).

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Invoice Title: Sls Yl: Where Is The Spy

ISBN-10: 186944471X

ISBN-13: 9781869444716