A Road Trip to Yosemite is a realistic fiction story about a family going on a road trip together. Along the way, they discuss the directions leading up to their destination. They visited family, stopped to look at the views, and finally arrived at Yosemite Valley. When they went into the valley, the GPS cut out, and they lost signal…then they saw a bear! The story is narrated with illustrations, illustrative text, and directions.

A Road Trip to Yosemite is a simple narrative story. Illustrations match the text. Draw students’ attention to the visual features including the capitalization of some words, layout and design. Opportunities arise to discuss giving directions based on road names (Highway 20) and distance (200 miles). 

Readers develop vocabulary such as adjectives (windier) and numbers written as words (thirty). Focus on suffixes and base words (fidgeted) and abbreviations (GPS). Opportunities arise to discuss apostrophes within contractions (whoever’s), capital letters at the beginning of sentences and names (Yosemite National Park), exclamation marks, question marks, and commas.

This title is from the Fiction Readers series from Teacher Created Materials. Stimulate the imagination and promote creative thinking through real-world themes captured in entertaining stories.

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Invoice Title: A ROAD TRIP TO YOSEMITE

ISBN-10: 1433355698

ISBN-13: 9781433355691

Footprints on the Moon: Poems About Space is a collection of fictional poems about rockets, stars, Martians, the moon, astronauts, meteors, and the solar system. 

The collection includes poems of several different types including different rhyming schemes and syllabic measures. The format is a beginning chapter book with illustrations that support and enhance the text. 

Footprints on the Moon: Poems About Space uses poetic language as well as simple adjectives and adverbs. The collections use a variety of punctuation such as periods, commas, quotation marks, question marks, and exclamation points. 

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Invoice Title: FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON

ISBN-10: 1433355647

ISBN-13: 9781433355646

In a Whirl is a realistic fiction story about a girl, Scarlett, dreaming of how she wants to work with animals when she grows up. She spins a globe and imagines working with animals in different parts of the world. She looks up some of the places her finger lands on using the computer and realizes how some animals are endangered. The story is narrated from Scarlett’s perspective with dialogue, illustrations, labels, and maps.

In A Whirl is a simple narrative story.  Illustrations and maps support the text directly.  Capital letters appear at the beginning of sentences and for names (Mars).  Question marks, exclamation marks, commas, quotation marks, and brackets are used.

The following singular/plural pairs occur: desert/deserts). Focus on digraph wh (whirl) and discuss suffixes and base words (pointed).

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Invoice Title: IN A WHIRL

ISBN-10: 1433355612

ISBN-13: 9781433355615

Lizzie’s Dream is a realistic fiction story about a girl, Lizzie, who dreamed about becoming a pilot one day. She researched the world, tried to solve flight path problems, designed paper airplanes, and read all about flight. Then, in science, her teacher showed them a model rocket…it was time to learn all about rockets! The story is narrated from Lizzie’s perspective with illustrations, illustrative text, and thought bubbles.

Lizzie’s Dream is a simple narrative story. Illustrations match the text. Draw students’ attention to the visual features including the thought bubbles, illustrative text (italics), layout and design. Opportunities arise to discuss illustrations and text as thoughts and dreams.

Readers develop vocabulary such as verbs (stows) and adjectives (famous). Focus on suffixes and base words (talking) as well as abbreviations (Ms.). Opportunities arise to discuss apostrophes within contractions (it’s), capital letters at the beginning of sentences and names (Ms. Hale), exclamation marks, question marks, and commas. 

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Invoice Title: LIZZIE'S DREAM

ISBN-10: 1433355639

ISBN-13: 9781433355639

My Foot Fell Asleep is a collection of fictional, humorous poems about a variety of topics including the human body, haircuts, food, and cars.  

The collection includes poems of several different types including different rhyming schemes and syllabic measures. The format is a beginning chapter book with illustrations that support and enhance the text.

My Foot Fell Asleep uses poetic and descriptive language as well as simple adjectives and adverbs. The collections use a variety of punctuation such as periods, commas, question marks, and exclamation points.

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Invoice Title: MY FOOT FELL ASLEEP

ISBN-10: 1433355671

ISBN-13: 9781433355677

Planet Puzzle is a humorous fiction story about a family that lives on another planet. While on their way to Saturn for a picnic, Papa plays a game with them. They learn all about Earth, earthlings, and gravity. The parents surprise everyone by announcing that they are going to go to the moon instead and ride on the Lunar Leap! The story is narrated with dialogue, illustrations, and illustrative text.

Planet Puzzle is a simple narrative story. Illustrations match the text. Draw students’ attention to the visual features including the illustrative text (italics), layout, and design. Opportunities arise to discuss the features of planet Earth. 

Readers develop vocabulary such as verbs (giggle) and adjectives (clever). Focus on suffixes and base words (wearing). Opportunities arise to discuss apostrophes to show possession (Earth’s), apostrophes within contractions (we’re), capital letters at the beginning of sentences and names (Robo-Pilot), question marks, exclamation marks, and commas. 

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Invoice Title: PLANET PUZZLE

ISBN-10: 1433355620

ISBN-13: 9781433355622

Sarah’s Journal is a realistic and historical fiction story about a young girl Sarah and her family sailing to the New World in the 1600s. She documents how unwell she feels from the motion, noises, and cramped cabin while sailing over. She describes how different her new life is and how thankful she was when her father bought some land! The story is narrated with illustrations, journal entries, illustrative text, and dates.

Sarah’s Journal is a simple narrative story designed as a series of journal entries. Illustrations match the text. Draw students’ attention to the visual features including the illustrative text as well as the layout and design of a journal. Opportunities arise to discuss the purpose and structure of a journal and the information included in a journal. 

Readers develop vocabulary such as adjectives (wooden) and measurement terms (six miles). Focus on suffixes and base words (shocked). Opportunities arise to discuss apostrophes within contractions (I’m), capital letters at the beginning of sentences and names (Salem), exclamation marks, and commas. 

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Invoice Title: SARAH'S JOURNAL

ISBN-10: 143335568X

ISBN-13: 9781433355684

Soo Yun’s Book is a realistic fiction story about a class that made a book for their Korean exchange student, Soo Yun. Soo Yun’s friends recount the fun times they shared with Soo Yun. Each student in the class talks about funny things that happened, how they became friends, and the activities they did together. The story is narrated through letters with illustrations, labels, and symbols.

Soo Yun’s Book is a simple narrative story written as a series of letters for Soo Yun before she returns home to Korea. Illustrations match the text. Draw students’ attention to the visual features including the illustrative text when students sign their names, layout, and design. The letters throughout the story provide an opportunity to discuss the structure, content, and procedure for writing a letter.

Readers develop vocabulary such as singular/plural (friend/friends). Focus on suffixes and base words (wonderful). Opportunities arise to discuss apostrophes to show possession (Soo Yun’s), capital letters at the beginning of sentences and names (Michael), exclamation marks, commas, and brackets. 

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Invoice Title: SOO YUN'S BOOK

ISBN-10: 1433355736

ISBN-13: 9781433355738

The Happy Faces Leave Home is a fictional animal fantasy story about a mother happy-face spider and all of her children. The children happy-face spiders wanted happy faces on their back just like their mom. When they finally grew up, they left home and started to write postcards about their adventures to their mother! The story is narrated with dialogue, illustrations, text boxes, postcards, illustrative text, and stamps.

The Happy Faces Leave Home is a simple narrative story designed as a series of postcards from the happy-face spiders to their mother. Illustrations match the text. Draw students’ attention to the visual features including the illustrative text as well as the layout and design of a postcard. Opportunities arise to discuss the purpose and structure of a postcard and the information included in a postcard. 

Readers develop vocabulary such as compound words (sailboat), positional words (outside) and verbs (exploring). Focus on suffixes and base words (chased). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences and names (Mother Happy Face), quotation marks, exclamation marks, and commas.

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Invoice Title: THE HAPPY FACES LEAVE HOME

ISBN-10: 1433355604

ISBN-13: 9781433355608

The Hare and the Tortoise is an Aesop Fable that has been retold by another author. The story is about a hare teasing a tortoise for being slow. They end up racing, but hare decided to take a nap in the middle of the race. Tortoise is slow and steady and wins the race! The story does not stop there…it includes the hare’s version of the story! The story is narrated with illustrations, illustrative text, signs, labels, and route map.

The Hare and the Tortoise is a simple narrative story designed as two sections for students to see the difference between both perspectives. Illustrations match the text. Draw students’ attention to the visual features including the illustrative text, labels, route map, signs, layout, and design. Opportunities arise to practice critical thinking by students understanding the perspectives of both characters.

Readers develop vocabulary such as singular/plural (bush/bushes). Focus on suffixes and base words (running). Opportunities arise to discuss apostrophes to show possession (Hare’s Track), apostrophes within contractions (I’m), capital letters at the beginning of sentences and names (Tortoise Race Committee), exclamation marks, question marks, and commas. 

This title is from the Fiction Readers series from Teacher Created Materials. Stimulate the imagination and promote creative thinking through real-world themes captured in entertaining stories.

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Invoice Title: THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE

ISBN-10: 1433355728

ISBN-13: 9781433355721

The Human Calculator is a humorous and realistic fiction story about a girl, Ashley, frustrated that Madison seems to be doing so much better than her in math. Ashley started to suspect that when Madison hurt her head, they implanted a calculator in her head. Turns out, she has been getting help from her genius brother! The story is narrated from Ashley’s perspective with illustrations and illustrative text.

The Human Calculator is a simple narrative story. Illustrations match the text. Draw students’ attention to the visual features including the thought illustrations, symbols, layout, and design. Opportunities arise to discuss illustrations and text as thoughts.

Readers develop vocabulary such as numbers as words (four) and verbs (confused). Focus on suffixes and base words (puzzled) and abbreviations (Ms.). Opportunities arise to discuss similes, apostrophes within contractions (I’m), capital letters at the beginning of sentences and names (Madison), quotation marks, exclamation marks, question marks, and commas.

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Invoice Title: THE HUMAN CALCULATOR

ISBN-10: 1433355655

ISBN-13: 9781433355653

The Lonely Penguin’s Blog is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about a penguin who writes a blog. Palaki, an emperor penguin, blogs about his journey heading south. He describes what he is looking for to know he is on the right route home. He ends up getting lost and in New Zealand! Palaki gets sick and a zoo takes him. He eventually announces when he is released back into the wild. The story is narrated with illustrations, blog posts, illustrative text, titles, dates, and a map.

The Lonely Penguin’s Blog is a simple narrative story designed as a series of blog posts. Illustrations match the text. Draw students’ attention to the visual features including the illustrative text (italics) and map as well as the layout and design of a blog. Opportunities arise to discuss the purpose and structure of a blog and the information included in a blog. 

Readers develop vocabulary such as verbs (swallowing) and adjectives (thirsty). Focus on suffixes and base words (wonderful). Opportunities arise to discuss apostrophes within contractions (I’ve), capital letters at the beginning of sentences and names (Wellington), question marks, exclamation marks, and commas. 

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Invoice Title: THE LONELY PENGUIN'S BLOG

ISBN-10: 1433355590

ISBN-13: 9781433355592

The Untold Story of Ms. Mirabelle is a humorous and realistic fiction story about a girl and her friend making fun of how a teacher as old as Ms. Mirabelle could not run. Rosalyn’s dad took her to a race to watch the runners. Rosalyn wanted to enter a race, but she thought she was too slow…until she saw Ms. Mirabelle running! The story is narrated with dialogue, illustrations, and illustrative text.

The Untold Story of Ms. Mirabelle is a simple narrative story. Illustrations match the text. Draw students’ attention to the visual features including the illustrative text (italics), layout, and design.

Readers develop vocabulary such as transitional words (first/next) and verbs (gasped). Focus on suffixes and base words (grabbed) as well as abbreviations (Ms.). Opportunities arise to discuss apostrophes to show possession (William’s), apostrophes within contractions (couldn’t), capital letters at the beginning of sentences and names (Uncle Matt), exclamation marks, and commas.

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Invoice Title: THE UNTOLD STORY OF MS. MIRABELLA

ISBN-10: 143335571X

ISBN-13: 9781433355714

Way Back When is a realistic fiction story about a boy, Ethan, that wants to interview his grandpa. As Ethan asks questions, his grandpa recounts the games he use to play, what books he liked, what he was taught in school, and transportation. As the interview goes on, Ethan compares his life to his grandfather’s. The story is narrated with dialogue, illustrations, Illustrative text, and thought bubbles. 

Way Back When is a simple narrative story. Illustrations match the text. Draw students’ attention to the visual features including the thought bubbles, illustrative text (italics), layout and design of the story. Opportunities arise to discuss the purpose of thought bubbles within illustrations. 

Readers develop vocabulary such as verbs (interview) and adjectives (cheap). Opportunities arise to discuss apostrophes within contractions (I’m), capital letters at the beginning of sentences and names (Internet), question marks, quotation marks, exclamation marks, ellipses, and commas. 

This title is from the Fiction Readers series from Teacher Created Materials. Stimulate the imagination and promote creative thinking through real-world themes captured in entertaining stories.

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Invoice Title: WAY BACK WHEN

ISBN-10: 1433355701

ISBN-13: 9781433355707

Your Guide to Superheroes is a humorous fiction story about a team of superheroes ready to be hired and fix people’s problems. Some of the superheroes have abilities like super shoulders, large lungs, smarts, and a powerful nose! The story also includes descriptions of the superheroes’ claim to fame! The story is narrated with illustrations, illustrative text, labels, onomatopoeia, and contact information.

Your Guide to Superheroes is a simple narrative story designed to look like a guide for hiring superheroes. Illustrations match the text. Draw students’ attention to the visual features including the table of contents, illustrative text, labels, layout, and design. Opportunities arise to discuss the purpose and procedures for writing a brochure. 

Readers develop vocabulary such as singular/plural (hero/heroes). Focus on suffixes and base words (quickly) and abbreviations (Mr. Puff). Opportunities arise to discuss apostrophes to show possession (Sir Smart’s), capital letters at the beginning of sentences and names (Duke Digit), exclamation marks, question marks, and commas.

This title is from the Fiction Readers series from Teacher Created Materials. Stimulate the imagination and promote creative thinking through real-world themes captured in entertaining stories.

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Invoice Title: YOUR GUIDE TO SUPERHEROES

ISBN-10: 1433355663

ISBN-13: 9781433355660