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Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 4 (NIMAC)
Description: The Fountas & Pinnell Classroom Guided Reading Collection will allow teachers to build a rich collection over time with engaging original texts to advance students' ability to process increasingly challenging books with fluency and comprehension. #teachers
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Pickleball: From a Game to a Sport / What Kind of Name is Pickleball?
by Dom HowardNIMAC-sourced textbook
Gulp! A Journey Through Your Digestive System
by Catherine John and Gideon KendallNIMAC-sourced textbook
Charles Foster
by Laura Johnson and Greg NewboldNIMAC-sourced textbook. AN EXTREMELY WILD IDEA. It's not easy living like a badger. Especially if you're a human. It's tough staying up all night and hunting for worms with your nose pressed to the ground. And that's just the beginning!
Drones and Whales
by Laura JohnsonNIMAC-sourced textbook. ALL IN A DAY'S WORK. Scientists studying whale snot have a new, safer way to collect it—with special drones called SnotBots!
Emmanuel Yeboah's Incredible Ride
by Laura JohnsonNIMAC-sourced textbook. ONE KID, ONE LEG, ONE MOTHER'S MESSAGE. Being born into severe poverty is hard enough. What if you were also born with only one working leg? Most people would probably give up— but not Emmanuel Yeboah.
Wanted: Flesh-Eating Beetles
by Lynda JonesBEETLES TO THE RESCUE When scientists look to nature to help them, they can find surprising solutions to some messy problems. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Working in the Clouds: A City Window Washer
by Brianna Roberts and Kanako and YuzuruSwinging Superheroes? Look up at a skyscraper and you might see a few brave people swinging and crawling on the outside of the building. They may look like superheroes or daredevils, but they're not doing a stunt. It's a crew of high-rise window washers doing a difficult and dangerous job. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Emma Gatewood's Long Walk
by J. C. Kane and Dave ShephardNIMAC-sourced textbook. ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER. Emma Gatewood told her children and grandchildren that she was going for a walk. She didn't tell them that the trail she intended to hike was more than 2,000 miles (3,218 km) long or that she wouldn't be back for months.
Finding Dinosaur Sue
by J. C. KaneNIMAC-sourced textbook. A HUGE Discovery. Sue Hendrickson was born curious. One day that curiosity led her to the largest, most complete T. rex skeleton ever found.
The Truth about Super Strength
by S. E. KazarianSurprising Strength In reports about amazing rescues, the rescuers are often credited with demonstrating superhuman strength. They lift cars, or even helicopters, without help. Can these reports be true? NIMAC-sourced textbook
Coley's Journey
by Jean KnoxNIMAC-sourced textbook. GPS Is for the Birds! Where do ospreys go when they migrate every year? Scientists wanted to find out, so they put a small backpack on an osprey. Inside the backpack was a tiny GPS device. Now ospreys are flying for science!
Vultures: Nature's Cleanup Crew
by Jean KnoxRecyclers with Wings Vultures provide a vital service to the world. They are nature's recyclers. By eating dead animals and garbage, these birds keep our planet clean. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Trouble
by Shannon Passe and Dusan LakicevicNO MORE MISTAKES! Will being very careful keep Niko out of trouble? He thinks so. But he could be wrong. NIMAC-sourced textbook
The Sloth: Living with Less
by Kirsten LarsonLess Is More Some animals survive by being big or fast. Not the sloth! It survives by simply hanging around. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Banana Blade
by Will LipsettNIMAC-sourced textbook. A BROKEN STICK. What would you do if your hockey stick broke just as you skated onto the ice to play? Stan Mikita, a pro hockey player, decided to use his broken stick anyway. His decision changed the game of hockey forever.