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A Reading/Language Arts Program

Acknowledgments
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following copyrighted material:
Black Cowboy Wild Horses by Julius Lester, illustrations by
Jerry Pinkney. Text copyright 1998 by Julius Lester. Illustrations
copyright 1998 by Jerry Pinkney. Reprinted by permission of Dial
Books, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc.
The Bottom of the World is from ANTARCTIC JOURNAL: FOUR
MONTHS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD by Jennifer Owings
Dewey. Copyright 2001 by Jennifer Owings Dewey. Reprinted by
permission of HarperCollins Publishers.
Carlos and the Skunkby Jan Romero Stevens, illustrations by
Jeanne Arnold. Text copyright 1997 by Jan Romero Stevens.
Illustrations copyright 1997 by Jeanne Arnold. Reprinted by
permission of Rising Moon, Books for Young Readers from
Northland Publishing.
Davy Crockett Saves the World by Rosalyn Schanzer. Copyright
2001 by Rosalyn Schanzer. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins
Publishers.
Goin Someplace Special by Patricia C. McKissack, illustrations
by Jerry Pinkney. Text copyright 2001 by Patricia C. McKissack.
Illustrations copyright 2001 by Jerry Pinkney. Reprinted by
permission of Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of
Simon & Schuster Childrens Publishing Division.

The Golden Mare, the Firebird, and the Magic Ring by Ruth
Sanderson. Copyright 2001 by Ruth Sanderson. Reprinted by
permission of Little, Brown and Company.
The Gri Gri Tree is from THE COLOR OF MY WORDS by Lynn
Joseph. Copyright 2000 by Lynn Joseph. Reprinted by permission
of HarperCollins Childrens Books, a division of HarperCollins
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Hidden Worlds: Looking Through a Scientists Microscope
is from HIDDEN WORLDS: LOOKING THROUGH A SCIENTISTS
MICROSCOPE by Stephen Kramer. Copyright 2001 by Stephen
Kramer. Reprinted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Company.
Home on the Range is from I HEAR AMERICA SINGING, FOLK
SONGS FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES collected and arranged by
Kathleen Krull. Copyright 1992 by Kathleen Krull. Reprinted
by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House
Children Books.
Hurricanes is from HURRICANES by Seymour Simon. Copyright
2003 by Seymour Simon. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins
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Im Building a Rocket by Kenn Nesbitt. Copyright 2003 by Kenn
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A Reading/Language Arts Program


Program Authors
Donald R. Bear
Janice A. Dole
Jana Echevarria
Jan E. Hasbrouck
Scott G. Paris
Timothy Shanahan
Josefina V. Tinajero

Unit

Challenges
THEME: School Contests
Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

The Talent Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Character and Plot

Miss Alaineus

Realistic Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
written and illustrated by Debra Frasier

The National Spelling Bee

Language Arts . . . . . . . . . 42

by Nicole Lee
Writing: Personal Narrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

THEME: American Legends


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Grandmas Tales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Plot and Setting

Davy Crockett Saves the World

Tall Tale

. . . 52

written and illustrated by Rosalyn Schanzer

The Tales Are Getting Taller

Social Studies

. . . . . . . 72

by Kyle Seulen
Writing: Personal Narrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

THEME: Trees for Life


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

TREE-RIFIC! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Vocabulary/Comprehension

Forests of the World

Nonfiction Article

The Science of Wildfires

Science

. . . . . . . . 82
. . . . . . . . . 86

Writing: Extended Response to Literature . . . . . . . . 88

THEME: Exploring Space


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Jobs in Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Summarize

Ultimate Field Trip 5: Blasting Off to Space


Academy Nonfiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
from the book by Susan E. Goodman,
photos by Michael J. Doolittle

Im Building a Rocket

Poetry

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

by Kenn Nesbitt
Writing: Personal Narrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

THEME: Rescue Dogs


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Its a Dogs Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Cause and Effect

Pipiolo and the Roof Dogs

Fantasy

. . . . . . . . . 116
by Brian Meunier, illustrated by Perky Edgerton

Doggone Work

Science

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

by Lori Marquez
Writing: Personal Narrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Test Strategy: Think and Search

The Year of the Two Winters

Drama

. . . . . . 140

Unit

Discoveries
THEME: People Helping Animals
Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

A Real Survivor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Make Inferences

Shiloh

Realistic Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148


from the novel by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor,
illustrated by Joel Spector

Love at First Sight

Social Studies

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

by Amy Yin
Writing: Persuasive Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

THEME: Slithery Snakes!


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Poisonous Snakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Main Idea and Details

Rattlers!

Nonfiction Article

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

by Ellen Lambeth

How Poison Came into the World

Language Arts

.188

retold by Paul Sirls


Writing: Persuasive Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

THEME: Remembering the Past


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Toward Freedom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194


Vocabulary/Comprehension

Maya Lin, Architect


of Memory Nonfiction Article

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

A Salute to Servicewomen

Social Studies

. 200

Writing: Personal Narrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

THEME: The Caribbean Islands


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Johanna in Jamaica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Problem and Solution

The Night of San Juan

Fiction

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

from Salsa Stories by Lulu Delacre,


illustrated by Edel Rodriguez

Islands of the Caribbean

Social Studies . . . . . . . . . . 222

by Kaneesha Smith
Writing: Persuasive Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

THEME: Cowboys and Cowgirls


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

The Life of a Cowboy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Make Inferences

Black Cowboy Wild Horses

Biography

. . . . . 232

by Julius Lester, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

Home on the Range

Poetry

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
words by John A. Lomax, music by Daniel Kelley

Writing: Persuasive Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Test Strategy: Author and Me

The Story of Radio

Social Studies

. . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Unit

Turning Points
THEME: The American Revolution
Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Letters from the Revolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Draw Conclusions

Sleds on Boston Common

Historical Fiction . . 264


by Louise Borden, illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker

Excerpt from Paul Reveres Ride

Poetry

. . . . . . . 284

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


Writing: Fictional Narrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

THEME: The Right to Vote


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Your Vote, Your Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Fact and Opinion

When Esther Morris


Headed West Biography

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
by Connie Nordhielm Wooldridge,
illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers

Suffrage for Women

Social Studies

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

by Maria Chan
Writing: Poem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312

THEME: Protecting the Environment


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

Environmental Dangers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316


Vocabulary/Comprehension

Beyond the Horizon

Nonfiction Article

Keeping the Wilderness Wild

. . . . . . . . .318

Science

. . . 322

Writing: Persuasive Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

THEME: Desert Habitats


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

The Best Place to Be . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Compare and Contrast

My Great-Grandmothers
Gourd Realistic Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
by Cristina Kessler, illustrated by Walter Lyon Krudop

More Than Sand

Science

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

by Haritha Gupta
Writing: Fictional Narrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

THEME: Into the Future


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Who Says Robots Cant Think? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Draw Conclusions

Zathura

Science Fiction

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg

Robots Today & Tomorrow

Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384

by William Brackman
Writing: Fictional Narrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

Test Strategy: Author and Me

Everybody Can Serve

Social Studies

. . . . . . . . . 388

Unit

4
THEME: Civil Rights
Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

Lunch Counter Encounter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Character and Setting

Goin Someplace Special

Historical Fiction . . . 396


by Patricia C. McKissack, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

Through My Eyes

Social Studies

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .414

by Ruby Bridges
Writing: Expository Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418

THEME: Animal Defenses


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420

Nosey and the Porcupine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Authors Purpose

Carlos and the Skunk

Realistic Fiction
. . . . . . . 424
by Jan Romero Stevens, illustrated by Jeanne Arnold

Animal Self-Defense

Science

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442

by Elle Wainwright
Writing: Expository Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446

THEME: Democracy
Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448

Party Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450


Vocabulary/Comprehension

Getting Out the Vote


Welcome to Russia

Nonfiction Article
Social Studies

. . . . . . 452

. . . . . . . . . 456

Writing: Fictional Narrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458

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THEME: Extreme Weather


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460

The Extreme Costs of Extreme Weather . . . . . . . . 462


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Description

Hurricanes

Informational Nonfiction

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 464

by Seymour Simon

Suspense

Poetry

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478

by Pat Mora
Writing: Expository Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480

THEME: Trickster Tales


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482

Anansi and Common Sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Authors Purpose

The Catch of the Day,


A Trickster Play Play

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486
by Angela Shelf Medearis,
illustrated by Wendy Born Hollander

The Fox and the Crow

Language Arts

. . . . . . . . . . . 506

retold by Mei Kirimoto


Writing: Expository Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508

Test Strategy: Right There

Thomas Alva Edison

Science

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510

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Unit

5
THEME: North Pole, South Pole
Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .514

Ice and More Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .516


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Problem and Solution

Spirit of Endurance

Nonfiction

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .518

from the book by Jennifer Armstrong

The Bottom of the World

Social Studies

. . . . . . . . 536

by Mary Ann Williams


Writing: Descriptive Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540

THEME: Fantastic Foods


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542

Juanita and the Cornstalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Theme

Weslandia

Fantasy
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546
by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes

Blue Potatoes and


Square Watermelons

Science

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562

by Omar Naid
Writing: Descriptive Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564

THEME: Learning From Nature


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566

The Healing Power of Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568


Vocabulary/Comprehension

A Historic Journey

Nonfiction Article

Designed by Nature

Science

. . . . . . . . . 570

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 574

Writing: Persuasive Essay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576

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THEME: Talking in Codes


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578

Rita, The Storyteller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Authors Perspective

The Unbreakable Code

Historical Fiction

. . . . 582

by Sara Hoagland Hunter, illustrated by Julia Miner

Navajo Code Talkers: Five Cinquains

Poetry

. . . 600

by Mary Willie
Writing: Descriptive Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602

THEME: Whales
Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604

A Song for Makaio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Summarize

The Gri Gri Tree

Realistic Fiction

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608

from the novel by Lynn Joseph,


illustrated by Marla Baggetta

The Largest Creature on Earth

Science

. . . . . . . . 628

by Yolanda Robertson
Writing: Descriptive Poem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632

Test Strategy: Author and Me

The Work of Giants

Social Studies

. . . . . . . . . . . 634

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Unit

Great Ideas
THEME: Fairy Tales
Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 638

A Real Princess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Sequence

The Golden Mare, the Firebird,


and the Magic Ring Fairy Tale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 642
written and illustrated by Ruth Sanderson

A Tale Told Around the World

Social Studies

. . . 662

by Lateesha Gray
Writing: Explanatory Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 666

THEME: Camping Out


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668

The Best Fourth of July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 670


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Make Judgments

Skunk Scout

Realistic Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 672


from the novel by Laurence Yep, illustrated by Winson Trang

Our National Parks

Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 692

by Tanya Sumanga
Writing: Explanatory Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 696

THEME: Improving Lives


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698

The New Gym . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700


Vocabulary/Comprehension

A Dream Comes True

Nonfiction Article

Profile of a Paralympian

. . . . . . 702

Social Studies

. . . 706

Writing: Persuasive Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 708

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THEME: Balloon Flight


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710

The Science of Hot-Air Balloons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .712


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Make Generalizations

Up in the Air:
The Story of Balloon Flight

Nonfiction

. . . . . .714

by Patricia Lauber

Hot-Air Balloon Haiku

Poetry

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732

by Rita Bristol
Writing: Explanatory Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 734

THEME: Scientists at Work


Talk About It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736

Dr. Priscilla C. Grew, Geologist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738


Vocabulary/Comprehension: Sequence

Hidden Worlds

Nonfiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 740
from the book by Stephen Kramer, photos by Dennis Kunkel

Mountain of Fire: A Native


American Myth Language Arts

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 754

retold by Grace Armstrong


Writing: Explanatory Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 758

Test Strategy: Author and Me

National Parks: Our


National Treasures

Social Studies

. . . . . . . . . . . . 760

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .764
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