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Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) Purple System Grade 5
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Lost in the Woods
by Kate ForsterText Elements
Genre: Procedural
Text Structures
Main: Temporal Sequence
Embedded: Cause/Effect, Problem/ Solution, Narrative, Question/ Answer
Text Features: table of contents, headings, photos, diagrams, captions, labels, sidebars, quiz, glossary
Making Waves
by Judith StamperMaking Waves: Stand-Up Paddleboarding by Judith Bauer Stamper Sports for All
Mama Miti
by Helen ScullyText Elements
Genre: Biography
Text Structures
Main: Chronological Sequence
Embedded: Cause/Effect, Problem/ Solution
Text Features: table of contents, timeline, headings, photos, captions, map, labels, sidebars, diagram
Midnight Dare
by Pat SchmatzMidnight Dare by Pat Schmatz, illustrated by Eric Freeberg.
IT'S MIDNIGHT... and something has happened to Owen's cousin. She's afraid of something. And he's afraid to rescue her.
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Moe Berg
by John PerritanoThe Spy in a Baseball Cap. Moe Berg's story is the stuff of legend. He played professional baseball in the United States from 1923 to 1939 and was one of the game's more colorful characters. He also was an attorney who spoke at least ten different languages. But Berg had a secret, too--he was a spy for the U.S. government.
Moriah the Strongheart
by John RawsonMoriah the Strongheart by John Rawson illustrated by Will Sweeney
The Museum of Crime and History
by Isabelle RyngingTHE MUSEUM OF CRIME AND HORROR BY ISABELLE RYNGING ILLUSTRATED BY DUNCAN SMITH
Music to Our Ears
by Jack SilbertText Elements
Genre: Expository
Text Structures
Main: Chronological Sequence
Embedded: Categorical, Compare/ Contrast, Cause/Effect
Text Features: table of contents, headings, sidebars, glossary
Mysterious Migrations
by Terry Miller ShannonText Elements
Genre: Expository/Biography
Text Structures
Main: Chronological Sequence
Embedded: Description, Problem/Solution, Cause/Effect
Text Features: table of contents, headings, photos, captions, map, sidebars
Mystery in the Desert
by Judith LechnerMystery in the Desert: The Nazca Lines by Judith Lechner *** UNSOLVED MYSTERIES SERIES
The Mystery of the Vasa
by Barbara FiermanFor hundreds of years the sinking of the Swedish warship Vasa was an unsolved mystery. But when a Swedish amateur archaeologist named Anders Franzen let his curiosity get the best of him, he was motivated to solve the mystery. This book describes the salvage and preservation of the Swedish warship Vasa that sank in Stockholm harbor on her maiden voyage in 1628.
Naturally Sweet / Addicted to Sugar
by Jesse RodgisTwo-Way Book: Naturally Sweet & Addicted to Sugar
The Not-So-Cuddly Cassowary
by Carmen MoraisThe cassowary isn't like most birds. This human sized creature doesn't fly, can't sing, and can kill a person with a single swipe of its powerful claws. This unique, endangered animal may sound hard to love, but many of its human neighbors say it is a gentle creature that deserves our help.
Pacific Crossing
by Gary SotoFourteen-year-old Mexican American Lincoln Mendoza spends a summer with a host family in Japan, encountering new experiences and making new friends.
Parícutin
by Laura TabbertThe ground swelled and raised itself... Fine dust, like ashes, began to rise from the crack. Smoke began to rise with a loud hiss.
Persephone's Return
by Anna McCartPersephone's Return retold by Anna McCart illustrated by Lin Wang CLASSIC TALES
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.
Prehistoric Crime Scene
by Will HurdThe Mystery of the Iceman: Prehistoric Crime Scene by Will Hurd