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Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 5 (NIMAC)
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Jury on Trial
by Jacqueline Adams and Catherine Connell and David HillNIMAC-sourced textbook. Twelve Brave Jurors. Standing up for what's right can be hard, especially when people pressure you to change your mind.
Look Who's Talking: The Art of Ventriloquism
by Amanda YskampNIMAC-sourced textbook. A Ventriloquist's Secrets Revealed. Watching a ventriloquism act is like watching a person perform a magical feat with a puppet as a partner. The audience laughs in wonder at the puppet's funny jokes as the puppet's sidekick—a real person—manipulates its mouth and body parts. Some puppets sing, some tell jokes, and others try to do magic tricks. They seem so lifelike the audience wonders how on earth the puppets can talk. Find out the secrets from a real ventriloquist, Rey Ortega, and share a good laugh with his entertaining puppets.
Buildings Inspired by Nature
by Lisa LernerLearning from Nature When it comes to solving problems, the natural world has a lot to teach us. Architects today are looking closely at plants and animals to design some incredible buildings. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Concussions: Hitting the Brain Hard
by Carla MooneyHead Shot A soccer player jumps up to head the ball into the goal, but her teammate has the same idea. As both players jump, their heads collide and one player falls to the ground. She gets up but feels foggy and confused. She's hurt, but her injury isn't obvious—there are no cuts or broken bones. Yet her injury is very serious: concussions are invisible dangers. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Dancing Through Darkness: The Story of Alicia Alonso
by Joseph Taylor and Jani OrbanGREAT 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
In Their Shoes: My Journey to a Refugee Camp
by Andrea BoykoNIMAC-sourced textbook. FACING THE UNIMAGINABLE. What if you had to flee your home because of war and violence? What if you had to leave everything you know and face a totally uncertain future? That's what refugees face every day. In this book, you'll journey along with them and learn some of their stories.
Just Desserts
by Jackie Parker and Chris CoadyNIMAC-sourced textbook. Standing Up to Alice. Elizabeth puts up with giving her own food to Alice, the Head Girl at the orphan school, but she can't stand watching the other girls starve. Alice is big, strong, and mean—and she carries a switch for beating. How can Elizabeth stand up to her?
Lucky Star
by Katherine Catmull and Gavin ReeceNIMAC-sourced textbook. Will Quinn's lucky star keep shining? Quinn surprises his twin brother, his parents, and the whole Drama Club when he applies to a school for the performing ar ts—20 miles away. Is he ready to go from being a big fish in a little pond to being a little fish in a big pond? Will his twin brother, Henry, feel abandoned?
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!
Captain Stubborn
by Katherine Catmull and Gavin ReecePerfectionist … or Control Freak? The Drama Club is entering a video contest! It's time for Henry, the club's tech wizard, to shine. He is the only one who knows how to light the scenes, record them, and edit the video—and he doesn't need anyone's help. If you want something done right, do it yourself—right? NIMAC-sourced textbook
Courage Rock
by Jill Nadler and Mike YoungCOURAGE! When Connor's hike with his daredevil cousin suddenly becomes dangerous, he's got to decide—what does it mean to be brave? NIMAC-sourced textbook
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 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
The Mysterious Fossa
by Jacqueline AdamsNIMAC-sourced textbook. An Elusive Predator. What animal is as big as a dog, as agile as a squirrel, and as deadly as a crocodile? It's the fossa — the fiercest predator you've never seen!
Clay Mazing and the Emergency Circus
by Andrea YoungEmergency! The siren sounds; a team mobilizes in minutes, gathering costumes and props. The ambulance that blasts through the streets is not filled with doctors or nurses. It's filled with clowns! The Emergency Circus rushes from place to place, bringing laughter to people who are struggling to cope in difficult times. But now the circus has a new, even harder mission. It needs to race across the world to cheer up kids who have lost all touch with the life they once knew. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Elephant Rescue
by Jill Rubalcaba and Alan MarksNIMAC-sourced textbook. Not Fair! Jan is stuck helping her mom at a dusty elephant watering hole where nothing ever happens. What kind of summer vacation is this?
Freddy the Tortoise: Saved by Technology
by Jacqueline AdamsNIMAC-sourced textbook. Lost Shell. Freddy the tortoise was in trouble. She'd lost her shell in a fire and was close to death. Luckily, a group called the Animal Avengers offered to help. They hoped not only to save the tortoise's life, but also to make her a brand-new shell.