"This book is about sentences and paragraphs and teaches students how to write them"--

"Practice reading comprehension skills has never been so fun! This motivating and engaging practice book features high-interest stories paired with comprehension-building activities targeted to provide invaluable reinforcement and practice with reading comprehensions skills."--Back cover.

Give students the targeted, skill-building practice they need with these standards-based books! Each workbook includes more than 40 ready-to-reproduce practice pages. Easy-to-follow directions and fun exercises motivate students to work on their own. Every activity in each book is correlated to state standards. For use with Grade 5.

With bright photographs and illustrations, this volume explains the concept of a fable-defining the genre, detailing its characteristics, and reproducing some of the most famous examples of these stories from cultures around the world. Included in the Common Core Reading standards, the fable is an irrefutably fundamental genre that allows young readers to learn universal morals by using animals to teach them important lessons. After learning all about...

Fairy tales have existed in every culture around the world, teaching children stories of characters in imaginary worlds who undergo hardship but learn to overcome their difficult circumstances. This compelling book covers the basic components that make up fairy tales, as well as the purpose these fantastic tales serve in culture. Some of the most famous fairy tales are retold in varying versions, unique to different cultures, followed by activities...

From the same team that brought you My Momma Likes to Say comes this delightful interpretation of maxims, idioms, proverbs, and clichés many students remember hearing on a regular basis in the classroom. From 'Do you have ants in your pants?' to 'Stick together!' and 'Great minds think alike,' readers will be intrigued by the history of these adages, told in poetry form as well as expository text, and amused by the witty illustrations, depicting...

There is no such thing as asking too many questions. In that spirit, this book helps children explore the difference between "when" and "why" so they always have the words they need to nurture their curiosity. This book outlines the meaning of different types of question words and how to use them in conversation. With vibrant photographs and fun fact boxes that help young readers learn even more, this book will ensure that there is always a way for...

America's most influential writing teacher offers an engaging and practical guide to effective short-form writing. In HOW TO WRITE SHORT, Roy Peter Clark turns his attention to the art of painting a thousand pictures with just a few words. Short forms of writing have always existed-from ship logs and telegrams to prayers and haikus. But in this ever-changing Internet age, short-form writing has become an essential skill. Clark covers how to write...

Introduces question marks to young readers through a fun story about punctuation.

Talkative, ten-year-old Rebecca goes to live with her spinster aunts, one harsh and demanding, the other soft and sentimental, and spends seven difficult but rewarding years growing up in their company.