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Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 5 (NIMAC)
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Margaret's Machine
by Catherine Friend and Ron MazellanNIMAC-sourced textbook. Inventing the Paper Bag. Paper bags are boring, right? Not if you know the story behind their invention.
From Lump to Life: The Art of Clay Animation
by Claire GoldingNIMAC-sourced textbook. Making Movie Magic. Start with a cold, hard lump of clay. End with a movie premiere. What happens in between is entirely up to you!
Ghost Hunt
by Claire GoldingNIMAC-sourced textbook. A HAUNTED PALACE? Screams in the night. Mysterious bumps, thumps, and muttering voices. People say Hampton Court Palace is full of ghosts. Can it be true? A scientist is going in to find out.
The Great Harry Houdini
by Claire GoldingImpossible! He let people handcuff him and dump him in deep water. He was tied and hung upside down one hundred feet (thirty meters) above the ground. He risked injury or death nearly every day for forty years. Why in the world did he do it? NIMAC-sourced textbook
A Handful of Salt
by Thomas Gonzalez and Joan NicholsA Powerful Weapon When Indians faced unfair laws from British rulers, one man led the fight for change. He showed the world how to win battles with the most powerful weapon of all. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Flashfoot Meets Shredzone
by John Lee and Kim GriswellNIMAC-sourced textbook. 720 McTwist. Drew's been struggling to land a 720 McTwist for weeks. No one else can do it—and then a new kid nails it on his first try.
Handling Bailey
by Jill Rubalcaba and Adam GustavsonNIMAC-sourced textbook. "Good Dog, Bailey!" Veneza loves the guide dog she's training. How can she give him away?
The Medium's Daughter
by Ann Hodgman and Odessa SawyerNIMAC-sourced textbook. Spirits of the Dead. Effie doesn't mind helping her mother with her fortune-telling tricks. But now her mother is trying something new—raising the spirits of the dead.
The Shot: Rob's Story / The Shot: Owen's Story
by Ann Hodgman and Ben ShannonNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Answer Genie
by Stephen Wetta and Jimmy HolderWanted: The Answers Alonzo has failed another test, but he doesn't have time to study. There's just got to be an easy fix! NIMAC-sourced textbook
Hydrothermal Vents: Treasures of the Deep
by Rae HopkinsNIMAC-sourced textbook. JOURNEY TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA. Toxic water. Freezing temperatures. Bone-crushing pressure. Total darkness. Despite these harsh and inhospitable living conditions, hundreds of strange creatures survive on or near hydrothermal vents scattered across the ocean floor. While these odd-looking creatures might be fun to look at, they also reveal answers to some of scientists' most pressing questions.
Aiming High: Junko Tabei's Daring Climb
by Michael Love and Catherine JohnFOR THE LOVE OF CLIMBING No woman had ever climbed to the peak of Mt. Everest. Dozens of men had died trying. Yet Junko Tabei decided it was time for her to face the dangers and try to reach the top. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Hokule'a: Guided by the Stars
by Laura JohnsonNIMAC-sourced textbook. A HIGH-STAKES ADVENTURE. Crossing the ocean in a large canoe without modern equipment to guide you might seem like an extremely risky adventure. But sometimes there is only one way to prove that something you believe in is true.
Tire Pressure / Swim, Bike, Run: A Day in the Life of a Triathlete
by Shane Johnson and Greg SmithNIMAC-sourced textbook
Leeches, Maggots, and Skulls: Curious Cures from History
by Lynda Jones and Dave SmithNIMAC-sourced textbook. EW! Imagine eating bedbugs to cure a cold. Or swallowing leeches to heal your swollen tonsils. History is full of odd cures like these. Travel back in time to learn about the sometimes-horrid history of healing.
The Neighbor
by Patrick Jones and John LeeNIMAC-sourced textbook. Rap, Rap, RAP! Dontrel doesn't like the grouchy neighbor who raps his cane on the apartment wall. And then, one day, something happens to change his mind.
Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth: The Great Debate
by Tina KafkaTURNING BACK TIME The woolly mammoth, with its long curved tusks and shaggy coat, became extinct thousands of years ago. Now some scientists want to turn back time and bring the woolly mammoth back to life, but others are strongly opposed. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Fairies in the Garden
by J. C. Kane and Fabio LeoneNIMAC-sourced textbook. A Very Long Joke. Many years ago, two girls played a joke. They thought their prank would last just a few hours. But they ended up fooling some people for almost 70 years.