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Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) Purple System Grade 5
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Queens of the Board
by Zoë KashnerChess doesn't require physical strength or skill. It's a game of strategy and hard work. So why has a woman never won the title of World Chess Champion? Find out how women chess players around the world are working to change history, one game at a time.
The Quest for the Golden Feather
by Mike DionThe Quest for the Golden Feather by Mike Dion illustrated by Luigi Galante
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.
Rich Man, Poor Man / The Miserly Baker
by Susan McCloskeyRich Man, Poor Man A TALE TOLD IN KENYA retold by Susan McCloskey illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
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!
The Shackleton Expedition
by Laura JohnsonThe advertisement that Ernest Shackleton wrote to attract workers to his expedition to Antarctica began with the words, "Men wanted for hazardous journey". Neither he nor any of those responded had any idea that their trip to the bottom of the world would become one of the greatest survival stories in history.
Shattered, Not Broken
by Rosie BensenText Elements Genre: Realistic/Poetry Text Structure Narrative in poem format
So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star?
by Brian KrummSo You Want to be a Rock and Roll Star? by Bryan Krumm
Stanley Shadow Part-time Private Eye
by Laura SalasStanley Shadow, Part-time Private Eye by Laura Purdie Salas illustrated by Trystan Mitchell
Stefan's Shirt
by Rosie BensenText Elements Genre: Realistic Text Structure Narrative Stefan's Shirt Author: Rosie Bensen
The Stolen Bicycle
by Belinda RayThe Stolen Bicycle by Belinda Ray illustrated by Norm Lanting It's a Mystery! SERIES
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 Stories Shoes Tell
by Nancy WhiteShoes talk. From athletic shoes to five-inch heels, from baseball cleats to flip-flops, the kinds of shoes people wear say a lot about who they are and who they want to be. Even shoes from thousands of years ago have stories to tell about the people who wore them.
The Strange Case of Captain Moulton
by Michael SullivanThe Strange Case of Captain Moulton
Retold by Michael Sullivan, Illustrated by David Hill
Student Test Prep Booklet
by Fountas PinnellLeveled Literacy Intervention PURPLE System Student Test Preparation Booklet Level T, Lessons 99-102
Student Test Prep Booklet
by Fountas PinnellLeveled Literacy Intervention PURPLE System Student Test Preparation Booklet Level S, Lessons 65-68
Student Test Prep Booklet
by Fountas and Pinnell LiteracyRead the stem and all four options. Find and underline important words in the stem and think what the item is about. Cross out options that are not correct and think carefully about the other options. Restate closed stems to check possible answers. Select one option and check your choice by looking again at the text passage or passages. Bubble in the correct option.