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Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 5 (NIMAC)
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Turn Down the Volume: Solving the Problem of Noise Pollution / The Dark Side of Light: Solving the Problem of Light Pollution
by Isaac BorromeoNIMAC-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.
Superheroes of the Ancient World
by Owen Brozman and Joan NicholsSuperheroes! They're super brave, super strong, and they risk their lives to help others. They're also forgetful, boastful, and bad tempered. Well, nobody's perfect! NIMAC-sourced textbook
Capsized: A Boat Goes Under
by Josh Brunet and Susanna LoboTRAPPED UNDERWATER A tugboat off the coast of Nigeria, Africa, flipped over and sank—with the boat's cook trapped inside. The cook found a small pocket of air to breathe, but it wouldn't last for long. Find out what he did next in this incredible story. NIMAC-sourced textbook
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
Cruel to Be Kind
by Katherine Catmull and Gavin ReeceTo Be or Not to Be (Nice) The Drama Club has a big sci-fi play in the works, and the stakes are high. With just a couple days to go, Henry has left in a huff, leaving Taylor, the director, to handle all the tech and some of the work of building the props and set. But worst of all, Taylor still hasn't told one of the actors, Aleks, that her acting needs work—a lot of work. Will Taylor work up her nerve and do the right thing? Or will she … be "nice"? NIMAC-sourced textbook
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?
Mystery Play CSI
by Katherine Catmull and Gavin ReeceNIMAC-sourced textbook. Who Did It? Someone has written a play and distributed it to the drama club. But who? And why doesn't he— or she!—want anyone to know?
Inspiring Insects
by Noelle ChildNIMAC-sourced textbook. Nature's Tiny Marvels. The technology of the future is coming as scientists and engineers get new ideas from nature's tiniest technological marvels: bugs!
Fire and Ice
by Nathaniel Clinton and Randy GallegosNIMAC-sourced textbook. TRAPPED IN ENEMY TERRITORY! Jespix has grown up hating the barbaric, murderous people of Ice. They are monsters who would kill a resident of Fire such as himself in a heartbeat. Then he crash-lands on the wrong side of the border …
Jimmy's Room
by Sally Comport and Nathaniel ClintonNIMAC-sourced textbook. INSIDE THE ROOM. When Jimmy turns thirteen, his uncle gives him a key to a room and orders him to lock himself in before the sun sets. Should Jimmy obey—or should he listen to the doubts inside his head?
The Blacksmith's Apprentice
by Chris Coady and Casie HermanssonA Secret Sam's a runaway with a secret. And that secret is about to be exposed. Will running again be the only way out? NIMAC-sourced textbook
Henry and the Climbing Boys
by Chris Coady and Casie HermanssonNIMAC-sourced textbook. Risky Work. Sweeping chimneys is dangerous work, but Henry knows how to get the job done, until he's stuck working with the youngest boy on the crew.
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?
Matthew, The Printer's Apprentice
by Chris Coady and Casie HermanssonNIMAC-sourced textbook. Clumsy Fool. Matthew hates it when his master calls him "clumsy fool." Why should he stay and work when he's treated so badly?
Trouble At the Mill / Lewis Hine and the Power of Pictures
by Chris Coady and Casie Hermansson and Katherine McBeeNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Adventures of Sir Gareth: A King Arthur Tale
by Richard Cohen and Ario MurtiCan He Win? The young Sir Gareth must fight the Knight of the Red Lands, who lures other knights to his castle for the sheer pleasure of killing. Can Gareth win? The life of his lady hangs in the balance. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Harmful Invaders: Eat Them to Beat Them / Dining on Invaders: A Recipe for Trouble
by Corey Flannigan and Tom CostaNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Mystery of Tickling
by Tom CostaNIMAC-sourced textbook. Love It or Hate It. We can't help laughing when we're tickled… but why? Is being tickled enjoyable, or is it torture? Scientists have their tickling theories, but they are still trying to track down the answers to this odd human mystery.