Special Collections
Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 5 (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
- Table View
- List View
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.
Futurism and Our Past Predictions
by Carmen Morais and Mike DietzNIMAC-sourced textbook. What Were They Thinking? People in the twentieth century had big ideas about what our lives would be like in the twenty-first century. You might be impressed by what they got right, but maybe only after you finish laughing at what they got wrong.
Motorcycle Queen: The Story of Bessie Stringfield
by Jonathan Bartlett and Joan NicholsNIMAC-sourced textbook. Vrrroooommmm! Meet Bessie Stringfield, the pioneering black female motorcyclist who paved the way for all women to ride.
Crash Corner
by Sean Petrie and Matthew SouthworthParalyzed by Fear Naomi loves motocross—until a bad wreck changes everything. Will she ever be able to compete again? NIMAC-sourced textbook
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 …
Not-So-Believable Stories: A Book of Urban Legends
by Barb Dwier and Pat KinsellaNIMAC-sourced textbook
Harmful Invaders: Eat Them to Beat Them / Dining on Invaders: A Recipe for Trouble
by Tom Costa and Corey FlanniganNIMAC-sourced textbook
Run! Duck! Hide! How to Stay Safe in a Dangerous World
by Barbara Dwier and Dave Smith1 Greedy Lane, Covetous, England W11 2BB You Need This Address! Why? Read this book and see. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Modern-Day Cave Dwellers: Life in the Kandovan Caves
by Kim PhanNIMAC-sourced textbook. CAVE HOMES. Humans inhabited caves for thousands of years, and most have left by now … but not the residents of Kandovan, Iran. These modern-day cave dwellers give new meaning to the expression "living under a rock."
Forced Landing
by David Earl and Pat KinsellaNIMAC-sourced textbook. EMERGENCY LANDING. When their small cargo plane is forced to make an emergency landing, Shelby's mom, the pilot, glides the plane down. But her mom is injured and Shelby must take charge. Is she up to the challenge?
Number One: Uncanny Uses of Urine / Number Two: From Waste to Wonder
by Gemma RymerNIMAC-sourced textbook
Garrett Morgan: The Man Behind the Mask
by Harold WilliamsNIMAC-sourced textbook. In a tunnel deep under Lake Erie, a massive explosion had trapped a group of workers. Unless rescue came soon, the men were sure to die. Their only hope for survival was if Garrett Morgan arrived with his remarkable new 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!
Art in Motion
by Kate DopirakA Drive to Create Many people think art is only paintings and sculptures. But what about a car? Can it be art too? Learn how some people transform plain old cars into moving works of art. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Three Hairs of a Lion: A Tale from Ethiopia / Fostering Trust
by Will Singh and Jill Rubalcaba and Renato Alarcao and Josh BrunetNIMAC-sourced textbook
A Bright Idea
by Nicole WalkerA Flash of Brilliance Most major inventions have been relatively high tech. The telephone, the printing press, the internal combustion engine—all rely on the interplay of many moving parts. Recently, however, a man designed an innovative solution to a global problem using nothing but a piece of trash: a discarded plastic bottle. 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.
A Much Better Billy
by David Neilsen and Yaniv ShimonyA Brilliant Idea Billy is a genius. He builds a robot "brother" who can do homework, mow the lawn, and do all the boring things he doesn't want to do. At first, everything goes just great. But then … NIMAC-sourced textbook
The Sea Raider, Part One: Chains
by William McCay and Alex Simmons and Carlo MolinariNIMAC-sourced textbook. Victory or Death. First a student and scholar, then a slave on a pirate ship, Stephen finds himself in a race on the high seas. Victory means freedom. Defeat means death!
The Strangest Star in the Universe
by Mary ScarbroughNIMAC-sourced textbook. Tabby's Star. Professional and amateur astronomers the world over are captivated by Tabby's Star, a mysterious star more than 1,400 light-years away. Everyone wants to know what causes its unusual dimming. Is it a swarm of comets? A cloud of dust? Or could it be … aliens?
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
Egyptian Mummies: Made to Last
by Jill RubalcabaNIMAC-sourced textbook. Preserving the Dead. Jackals dug them up and gnawed on them. Bacteria rotted them. Yet many bodies of ancient Egyptians still survive today.