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Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 5 (NIMAC)
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A Much Better Billy
by David Neilsen and Yaniv ShimonyA Brilliant Idea Billy is a genius. He builds a robot "brother" who can do homework, mow the lawn, and do all the boring things he doesn't want to do. At first, everything goes just great. But then … NIMAC-sourced textbook
Stretching the Truth
by Craig Phillips and David NeilsenWhat a Story! "Good One" Gail is known for telling some serious whoppers. Then, when one of her tall tales turns out to be true, no one is more surprised than she is! NIMAC-sourced textbook
Artist by Accident: The Story of Frida Kahlo
by Joan NicholsTHE PATH TO ART How does someone grow up to become a great artist? Some artists might say it's destiny. Some might say it requires genius. For Frida Kahlo, it happened by accident. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Dancing Through Darkness: The Story of Alicia Alonso
by Jani Orban and Joseph TaylorGREAT CHALLENGES It takes a strong body and countless hours of practice to become a ballet dancer. For Alicia Alonso, it took something more. Just when her dancing career was starting to take off, she faced an unexpected challenge NIMAC-sourced textbook
Horatio and Company
by George PaslesNIMAC-sourced textbook. An Adventure in a Car. When cars were first invented, there were no highways or gas stations, and roads were mostly bumpy dirt paths. That didn't stop two brave men and a dog named Bud from going on a daring road trip across the country.
Strange World: Unlocking the Mysteries of Pluto
by Christy PetersonA New World Discovered It was a faint point of light, almost too small to be seen, moving slowly through the heavens far beyond the known solar system. Scientists got their first glimpse of Pluto almost a hundred years ago—and they have been trying to solve its mysteries ever since. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Crash Corner
by Sean Petrie and Matthew SouthworthParalyzed by Fear Naomi loves motocross—until a bad wreck changes everything. Will she ever be able to compete again? NIMAC-sourced textbook
Deep Trouble / Finding His Quiet Place: T Cumming, the World's Youngest Master Diver
by Sean Petrie and Doug SiroisNIMAC-sourced textbook
Modern-Day Cave Dwellers: Life in the Kandovan Caves
by Kim PhanNIMAC-sourced textbook. CAVE HOMES. Humans inhabited caves for thousands of years, and most have left by now … but not the residents of Kandovan, Iran. These modern-day cave dwellers give new meaning to the expression "living under a rock."
The Tiniest Show on Earth: The Truth Behind Flea Circuses
by Kim PhanNIMAC-sourced textbook. CRUEL REALITY. Many people love going to the circus … but what about the flea circus? For 150 years, tiny circuses that featured fleas performing tricks were a huge sensation. But behind the happy music and exciting tricks existed a cruel reality.
The Rose of Inis Raic
by Kathryn Rogers and Maurice PierseNIMAC-sourced textbook. SUDDEN CAPTAIN. Ciarán has worked for years on his cousin's passenger ferry, traveling to and from the tiny island of Inis Raic. When a disastrous accident occurs aboard the boat, he faces the hardest challenge of his life. Will he and the passengers survive?
Mama's Cafe
by Amanda Yskamp and Gavin ReeceNIMAC-sourced textbook. Helping Out. Lupe, an immigrant from Mexico, has to spend her weekends working at her parents' restaurant—and she would rather other kids not know anything about it.
Monsters of the Deep
by Mary ReidNIMAC-sourced textbook. Searching for a Legend. For thousands of years, seafarers told stories of a gruesome monster that lurked in the oceans’ depths and occasionally ate people whole. In the twenty-first century, scientists were finally able to catch the monster on video.
Ammon's Gift
by Jill Rubalcaba and Laura ToltonA SISTER'S DYING PLEA When Ammon's feverish sister begs him to use his gift of seeing shapes in stones to help her get well, he wonders—does he really have a gift? NIMAC-sourced textbook
Egyptian Mummies: Made to Last
by Jill RubalcabaNIMAC-sourced textbook. Preserving the Dead. Jackals dug them up and gnawed on them. Bacteria rotted them. Yet many bodies of ancient Egyptians still survive today.
Comets: The Quest to Solve a Space Mystery
by Elizabeth Rusch and Isabelle RuschMYSTERIOUS VISITORS They hang in the sky for weeks and then disappear. They're bright like stars, but they have tails. What are they? And where do they come from? Even after hundreds of years of study, we're still tracking down answers. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Meteor Showers: Nature's Fireworks
by Elizabeth Rusch and Isabelle RuschNIMAC-sourced textbook. A Light Show for Every Season. Love fireworks? There's no need to wait a whole year between shows—you can find nighttime entertainment in the sky in winter, spring, summer, and fall, if you know when and where to look. And nature puts it all on for free!
Plunged into Darkness: Understanding a Total Solar Eclipse
by Elizabeth Rusch and Isabelle RuschNIMAC-sourced textbook
Number One: Uncanny Uses of Urine / Number Two: From Waste to Wonder
by Gemma RymerNIMAC-sourced textbook
Auroras: Mysterious Lights
by Laura SalasGHOSTLY LIGHTS IN THE SKY Many stories throughout history have explained the beautiful lights called auroras that dance across the sky. Try to separate fact from fiction as you read about the legends and science of auroras. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Avalanche! The Fierce White Dragon
by Laura SalasHush—The Dragon Sleeps Don't wake the white dragon. It is big. It is beautiful. And it is deadly. NIMAC-sourced textbook