Special Collections
Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) Purple System Grade 5
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Raising Oysters
by Sarah BrockettSome people think oysters are gross, slimy blobs. Others think these slippery shellfish taste wonderfully delicious. Some people value oysters for their possible secret treasure: a pearl growing inside.
The Power of Red
by Sarah BrockettAn Unlikely Treasure. One of the world's greatest treasures of all time might surprise you. Adventurers traveled around the world to find it, and it led people to start a New World in the Americas. It wasn't gold, jewels, or clothes. It was the color red.
Les Paul and the Perfect Sound
by Sarah BrockettText Elements
Genre: Biography
Text Structures
Main: Chronological Sequence
Embedded: Description, Categorical, Cause/Effect
Text Features: table of contents, headings, photos, captions, sidebars, diagram, time line, glossary
The Glozel Artifacts
by Sarah BrockettArcheologists search out clues to the past hidden beneath the ground. The artifacts they find help them piece together knowledge about people who lived long ago.
The Theremin
by Kathleen Krull and Paul BrewerThe inventor of the theremin had a genius for electronics. The Russian government realized how useful his creativity could he and decided to have him invent spying devices.
Robots in Space
by Kathleen Krull and Paul BrewerA Solution in Space. Space travel is exciting--seeing what other planets look like, finding out about the origins of the universe, and creating brand-new technologies. But sending a manned mission out into deep space presents huge risks and obstacles. A solution is here: robots. They can take our place in space, and in fact, we've already sent robots to explore the planet Mars. Robots are probably the only way that earthlings will ever get to see what is out there--way, way out there!
Stefan's Shirt
by Rosie BensenText Elements Genre: Realistic Text Structure Narrative Stefan's Shirt Author: Rosie Bensen
Shattered, Not Broken
by Rosie BensenText Elements Genre: Realistic/Poetry Text Structure Narrative in poem format
The Google Team
by Lisa BenjaminA Wildly Successful Website. The statistics are stunning. One billion people use it each month. It makes almost $40 billion a year. It is available in dozens of different languages, and you can use it to track down anything, from sports scores to cake recipes. Welcome to the world of Google--the most popular search engine ever. But who dreamed up this amazing site? Meet Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and find out how they started Google and changed the way we search online.
Animal Actors: Lights, Camera Wolf! / Animals in Film: Cruelty on Camera
by Lisa BenjaminTWO WAY BOOK Animal Actors Lights Camera Wolf! & Animals in Film Cruelty on Camera by Lisa Benjamin
How Smart is a Lemur
by Caroline ArnoldBrain Power: Have you ever heard of lemurs? These small creatures look like a cross between a cat and a squirrel. Scientists at Duke University are testing them to find out how smart they really are.
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Hollow River
by Mike Dion and Luigi AimeText Elements Genre: Fantasy/Graphic
Text Structure Narrative
Text Features: graphic conventions, including word, whisper, and thought balloons
Wanted: Lost Amphibians
by Jacqueline AdamsMany of the world's frogs went missing. Some hadn't been seen in more than a hundred years. Were they gone forever? Scientists went a worldwide hunt to find out.
The Stones of Yap
by Jacqueline AdamsOn the islands of Yap, people use money that seems strange to outsiders. It doesn't look like any other kind of money in the world, and some of it is so heavy that its owners can't even take it home with them. But this money is so valuable that many men risked their lives to get it.
The Long-Distance Runners of Copper Canyon
by Jacqueline AdamsThe Long-Distance Runners of Copper Canyon by Jacqueline Adams
Jean Laffite
by Jacqueline AdamsPirate, smuggler, outlaw, spy. Jean Laffite (ZHAHN la-FEET) was all of these things. But he was also a hero. This legendary pirate surprised everyone by defending the United States when it was under attack. This move came as a surprise because authorities from Louisiana, which was part of the United States, wanted to arrest Jean. Many stories are told about Jean Laffite. It's impossible to tell if some are true or exaggerated. But we do know some things about his unusual and adventurous life. Here is his story.