Student Literature Overview
Reading Mastery Signature Edition
Grades K-1
Reading Mastery coordinates what the students read with the letter-sound
correspondences taught in previous lessons. New letter sounds or letter combinations are
introduced in Levels 1 and 2 approximately every three to five lessons. Students practice
the new sounds in isolation. Then, they read words in lists that contain the new sound.
Within two to three lessons after words with the new sound are introduced, students read
these words in stories. Throughout the progression from sound to word to story, all the
vast majority of words the children read in Levels 1 and 2 stories are composed with
sounds that have been pre-taught.
Decodable text provides students with an avenue to practice their new knowledge of
letter-sound relationships in the context of real reading. Less decodable text requires
students to guess, predict, or use contextual cues to figure out words. These strategies
have been shown to be ineffective and inefficient (NICHD, 1996). Thus, with Reading
Mastery, students are successful in reading from the onset.
Stories in Reading Mastery K-1 were written to provide students with sufficient practice
in reading text with a high degree of success so that they develop fluency. The stories
cumulatively review words and skills that have been taught. Simultaneously, the
selections present sentence forms and story structures the children are learning to
comprehend.
RESEARCH: The Relationship Between Decoding Instruction and
Text
The value of providing beginning readers with decodable text has been derived from
reviews of research on beginning reading. The selection of text used very early may, at
least in part, determine the strategies and cues children learn to use and persist in using in
subsequent word identification. In particular, emphasis on a phonics method seems to
make little sense if children are given initial texts to read where the words do not follow
regular letter-sound generalizations. (Marilyn J. Adams, 1990)
Grade K Storybook
100% Fiction
Selection Title
Stories for Lessons 99-114
Lots of Cars
The Girl and the Dog
A Girl in a Cave
Lots of Pots
Al and Sal
A Fish in the Rain
The Pet Shop
The Cow on the Road
A Girl and a Goat
Paint That Nose
The Red Hat
A Bug and a Dog
The Bugs
The Bug Bus
The Man and His Bed
The Talking Cat
The Dog That Ate Fish
The Rat Got a Sore Nose
The Rich Pig
Ron Said, “Yes”
Going to the Park
Hunting for a Deer
A Card for Mother
The Duck and the Mean Pig
Going to the Toy Shop
The Fat Fox and His Brother
The Other Side of the Lake
The Pig that Bit His Leg
The Cat that Talked
Finding Some Fun on the Moon
Will the Old Car Start?
Bill Went Fishing
An Old Horse and an Eagle
The Red Tooth Brush
The Fat Eagle
A Man Liked to Go Fast
Author
Genre
Decodable passages
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Fiction – Decodable Story
Reading Mastery Signature Edition
Grade K Read-Aloud Library
In Grade K, a Read-Aloud Library provides exposure to varied text types. 50% of the
titles are fiction, 33% are non-fiction, and 17% poetry.
Fiction (15 titles):
Ant and the Grasshopper by Amy Palmer
Jack and the Beanstalk by David Graham
The Three Little Pigs by Margot Zemach
The Little Red Hen by Margot Zemach
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Betty Jane Wagner
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett
The Princess and the Pea by Susan Blackaby
The Ugly Duckling by Jerry Pinkney
Loon Lake by Jonathan London
Grandmother Spider Brings the Sun by Geri Keams
The Story of Johnny Appleseed by Aliki
The Apple Pie Tree by Shari Halpern
When We Go Camping by Margriet Ruurs
Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming
The First Day of Winter by Consie Powell
Expository Science (5 titles):
Are You a Ladybug? by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries
Are You a Spider? by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries
Are You a Dragonfly? by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries
Are You an Ant? by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries
Are You a Snail? by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries
Expository Social Studies (5 titles):
A Day with Fire Fighters by Jan Kottke
A Day with a Mail Carrier by Jan Kottke
A Day with Paramedics by Jan Kottke
A Day with Police Officers by Jan Kottke
A Busy Day at Mr. Kang’s Grocery Store by Alice K. Flanagan
Poetry (5 titles):
The Eensy-Weensy Spider by Mary Ann Hoberman & Nadine Bernard Wescott
Shoo Fly! by Iza Trapani
Dinosaur Days by Vlasta van Kampen
One Monkey Too Many by Jackie French Koller
My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson
Grade 1 Storybook 1
100% Fiction
Selection Title
The Cow on the Road
Paint That Nose
The Talking Cat
Digging in the Yard
Will the Old Car Start?
The Barking Shark
The Cowboy and the Cow
Jill Tried and Tried
Jon and the Fish Cake
Meet Spot
Spot and the Cop
The Boy Who Asked Why
Flying is Fun
The Farmer’s Buttons
The Dog That Loves to Read, Read,
Read
The Bug in the Ball
The Elephant Gets Glasses
Walter
Carmen
Jill’s Mouse
The Secret of the Magic Pouch
The Bugs and the Elephant
The Girl and Her Goat
Jane
The Small Cloud Becomes Proud
Thank You, Sandy
Sam’s Kite
Tim and His Hat
The Fox Wants Ice Cream
Super Don
(Lessons 82-83)
Author
Genre
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Realistic Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Realistic Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction –Realistic Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Fantasy
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Mystery
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Fantasy
Grade 1 Storybook 2
100% Fiction
Selection Title
Super Don
Sid and the Boss
Dan Teaches
The Tame Tiger Who Liked Ice Cream
Spot Meets a Tall Girl
Spot Gets a Wig
The Ugly Duckling
The Kitten’s New Home
Boo
Carla and Ott
Kim Can’t Spell
Ellen the Eagle
Carl Tricks the Crow
Flame the Snake
The Boy Who Yelled “Wolf”
The Rabbit and the Turtle
The Lion and the Mouse
Casey the Rabbit
Mr. Hall and the Big Dog
The Prince and the Tramp
Jean’s Amazing Dream
Author
Genre
Fiction – Fantasy
Fiction – Chapter Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction --Folktale
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Fantasy
Fiction – Fantasy
Fiction – Realistic Story
Fiction – Short Story
Fiction – Traditional Story
Fiction – Animal Story
Fiction -- Fable
Fiction -- Fable
Fiction -- Fable
Fiction – Traditional Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Traditional Story
Fiction – Fantasy
Reading Mastery Signature Edition
Grade 1 Read-Aloud Library
In Grade 1, a Read-Aloud Library provides exposure to varied text types. 50% of the
titles are fiction, 33% are non-fiction, and 17% poetry.
Fiction (15 titles):
Suki’s Kimono by Chieri Uegaki
Jalapeno Bagels by Natasha Wing
Christopher, Please Clean Up Your Room! by Itah Sadu
Flossie and the Fox by Patricia C. McKissack
It Couldn’t Be Worse by Vlasta van Kampen
The Tortoise and the Hare by Janet Stevens
The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell
Cinderella by Marcia Brown
The Nightingale by Hans Christian Anderson
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
The Polar Bear Son by Lydia Dabcovich
Dog of the Sea Waves by James Rumford
Paul Bunyan by Steven Kellogg
Hurry and the Monarch by Antoine Ó Flatharta
Isabel’s House of Butterflies by Tony Johnston
Expository Science (5 titles):
About Birds by Cathryn Sill
About Mamals by Cathryn Sill
About Reptiles by Cathryn Sill
About Fish by Cathryn Sill
About Insects by Cathryn Sill
Expository Social Studies (5 titles):
I Am a Gymnast by Jane Feldman
Rolling Along by Jamee Riggio Heean
Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books by Kay Winters
Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers by Karen Winnick
Wilma Unlimited by Kathleen Krull
Poetry (5 titles):
One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root
To Market, To Market by Anne Miranda
When Cats Go Wrong by Norm Hacking
Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
A Cake for Herbie by Petra Mathers
Transition 1-2 Textbook
100% Fiction
Selection Title
The Bragging Rats
Tubby the Tug
Rolla Slows Down
Molly and Bleep
Patty and the Cats
The Circus
Goober
Honey and Sweetie
Dot and Dud
Boring Bill
Author
Genre
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Chapter Story
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Chapter Story
Fiction – Chapter Story
Fiction – Chapter Story
Fiction – Chapter Story
Fiction – Chapter Story
Fiction – Chapter Story
Fiction – Chapter Story
Reading Mastery Signature Edition
Grades 2 and 3
Science and social studies form an integral part of the Reading Mastery Signature Grade
2 and 3 programs. Students in these levels of Reading Mastery learn key science and
social studies concepts by reading expository text and fictional stories that present
concepts and information.
Most of the science and social studies concepts presented in the programs are first
introduced in expository articles and then integrated into the stories. For example, before
reading a selection about the Iditarod, students read expository articles about the race and
sled dogs. The articles include a map of Alaska that shows the route of race and
information about the distance and time required to complete the race. The articles also
present vocabulary and concepts about that will be used in the story itself. Many of the
facts and concepts presented in the articles are used by students to answer inferential
questions that require them to draw upon their prior knowledge.
As students progress, more and more factual concepts are presented in the stories
themselves. Students are expected to learn important facts, even when the facts are
presented in a fictional story. The final story sequence found in grade 3 is a science
fiction story in which students learn numerous facts about matter, molecules, and the
human body. Although the story is fictional, students are expected to learn factual
information, remember it from chapter to chapter, and use their new knowledge to draw
inferences about events that happen at the story.
Reading Mastery helps students make use of their prior knowledge to improve
comprehension. The program provides a careful sequence by which specific facts are
introduced, reviewed, and applied. The cycle not only ensures that students have
sufficient background information to comprehend what they read, it guarantees that
students learn that background knowledge serves as a basis for drawing inferences. The
cycle also demonstrates that students are expected to learn new information, retain that
information, and use the information in a variety of contexts.
RESEARCH: Making Use of Prior Knowledge
Good readers draw upon prior knowledge and experience to help them understand what
they are reading. The following strategies have received some support from research:
• Before students read, preview the text with them. As part of previewing ask the
students what they already know about the content of the selection (for example, the
topic, the concept, or the time period).
• Discuss the important vocabulary used in the text.
• Show students some pictures or diagrams to prepare them for what they read.
(National Institute for Literacy, 2001)
Grade 2 Textbook A
50% Fiction; 50 % Non-Fiction
(based on page count)
Selection Title
Living Things
The Tiger and the Frog
Make-Believe Animals
Bob and Don Find Moops
Trees
Don Washes the White Spot
Apple Trees
The Little Apple Tree
Forest Fires
Campers Come Into The Forest
Camels and Pigs
Tina is Happy
More Facts About Camels
The Camel and the Pig
Facts About Centimeters
The Camel and the Pig Trade Parts
Felt-Tipped Pens
Joe Williams Wants a New Job
Centimeters
Joe Williams Gets a New Job
Facts About Fleas
Aunt Fanny’s Flea Circus
(Lessons 12-14)
Learning About Time
Facts About Flea Circuses
The Fleas Surprise Aunt Fanny
Meters
Directions on a Map
Aunt Fanny Changes Her Ways
Facts About Toads and Frogs
Goad the Toad
(Lessons 15-23)
More Facts About Toads and Frogs
Goad Uses Her First Trick
How Far Apart Things Are
How Toads Catch Flies
Food Traps
Facts About Moles
The Opposite Direction
Goads Four Tricks
Author
Genre
Expository Text
Fiction – Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Binoculars
How Fast Things Move
The Browns Come to Catch Goad
Animals and Fire
Smoke and Wind
The Browns Make Up a Plan
Names that Tell How Fast Things
Move
How Air Moves an Object
Goad in the Water
Facts About Miles
A Big Picnic
Jack and Lisa Have a Race
Telling How Two Things are Different
Nancy Wants to Stay Little
(Lessons 25-35)
Expository Text
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Fiction – Story
Expository Text
Fiction –Fantasy
Chapter Story
Facts About Ants
A Green Man Visits Nancy
Nancy is Still Tiny
Sugar Shines
Nancy Finds Something to Eat
Water Has a Skin
Facts About Dew
Nancy Tried to Get Some Water
More About the Skin that Water Has
Nancy Gets Some Water
Grams
Nancy is Hungry Again
More About Grams
Nancy Finds Some More Food
The Green Man Visits Nancy Again
Sounds That Objects Make
Nancy Becomes Regular Size
Miles Per Hour
A Push in the Opposite Direction
More About Pushes in the Opposite
Direction
Herman the Fly
(Lessons 37-52;
Appears in Textbooks A and B)
Speedometers
Herman Goes to Kennedy Airport
Airplane Crew Members
Herman Ends Up on a Jumbo Jet
Insects
Facts About Speed
Getting Ready for Take Off
Temperature
Herman Takes Off for San Francisco
Degrees
Herman Lands in San Francisco
Finding the Direction of a Wind
Expository Text
Fiction –Fantasy
Chapter Story
Fiction –Fantasy
Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction –Fantasy
Chapter Story
Expository Text
Expository Text
Fiction –Fantasy
Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction –Fantasy
Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction –Fantasy
Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction –Fantasy
Chapter Story
Fiction –Fantasy
Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction –Fantasy
Chapter Story
Expository Text
Expository Text
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fly Spray Fills the Air
Airplanes and Wind
Rough Air
More About the World
Herman Heads to Japan
The Eye of a Fly
Herman Tries to Escape
Facts About Spiders
The Size of Some States
The Jumbo Jet Lands in Japan
Herman is Cold Blooded
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Fiction – Chapter Story
Grade 2 Textbook B
Fiction 57%; Non-fiction 43%
(based on page count)
Selection Title
The Air Around the Earth
Herman Flies to Italy
Herman’s Last Trip
Facts About Whirlpools
Facts About an Ocean Liner
Facts About Ocean Water
Comparing Things
Linda and Kathy Escape from a
Sinking Ship
(Lessons 54-63)
Facts About Islands
Linda and Kathy Find Land
Facts About Palm Trees
Alone on an Island
Facts About Coconuts
Linda and Kathy Find More Food
Facts About Machines
Making Tools
Linda and Kathy Construct a Machine
Figuring out the Time of Day
The Girls Have Fish for Dinner
Facts About Fevers
Signaling for Help
Landing a Ship
The Girls are Rescued
Greece and Troy
Learning About a Timeline
The City of Troy
When the Story of Troy Took Place
A Great War at Troy
The Great Wooden Horse
Author
Genre
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Expository Text
Expository Text
Expository Text
Fiction – Information
Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Information
Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Information
Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Information
Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Information
Story
Fiction – Information
Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Information
Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Information
Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Information
Story
Expository Text
Expository Text
Expository Text
Expository Text
Fiction –Legend
Fiction –Legend
Bertha
(Lessons 68-78)
Bertha Has A Great Sense of Smell
Maria Gets a Job as an Investigator
Oil Wells
Maria Tests Bertha’s Talent
Maria and Bertha Go to the Refinery
Underlined Words
Maria and Bertha Meets Mr. Daniels
Bertha Tests Some Water
Maria and Bertha Make Up a New Plan
Inside a Hot Van
The Chief Listens to Bertha
Bertha Tests the Water
Learning About an Achilles Heel
Chariots
The Greatest Soldier
Clues From Thousands of Years Ago
Digging into Piles
Fire and Heat
The Cave People Discover Fire
Cave Pictures
Different Kinds of Horses
Horses From Millions of Years Ago
How Horses Changed
Filling Out a Bank Form
Andrew Dexter Has Daydreams
(Lessons 89-106;
Appears in Textbooks B and C)
Learning About Checks
Andrew Visits Magnetic Research
Company
Andrew is a Changed Person
The Strength of Animals
Andrew Gets Fired
Learning About Football
Andrew Meets Denny Brock
Seconds
The Titans Make Fun of Andrew
Andrew Kicks
Professional Football Players
Denny Gives Andrew a Job
Andrew Plays in His First Game
Andrew Meets Smiling Sam
Fiction –Mystery
Fiction –Mystery
Expository Text
Fiction –Mystery
Fiction –Mystery
Expository Text
Fiction –Mystery
Fiction –Mystery
Fiction –Mystery
Fiction –Mystery
Fiction –Mystery
Fiction –Mystery
Expository Text
Expository Text
Fiction –Legend
Expository Text
Expository Text
Expository Text
Expository Text
Expository Text
Expository Text
Expository Text
Expository Text
Expository Text
Fiction –Fantasy
Expository Text
Fiction –Fantasy
Fiction –Fantasy
Expository Text
Fiction –Fantasy
Expository Text
Fiction –Fantasy
Expository Text
Fiction – Fantasy
Fiction – Fantasy
Expository Text
Fiction – Fantasy
Fiction – Fantasy
Fiction – Fantasy
Grade 2 Textbook C
Fiction 73%; Non-Fiction 27%
(based on page count)
Selection Title
Andrew Begins to Change
Andrew Plays Harder
The Titans Play Harder
Andrew Leaves the Team
The Championship Game
The End of the Game
Places You Learned About
Looking for Treasures
Words That Talk
Hohoboho
Liz Takes a Trip
The Words That Sat in the Back Rows
Facts About Canada
The Big Change in Hohoboho
Run Gets Moved
Facts About Australia
Toby The Kangaroo
(Lessons 113-122)
Facts About Kangaroos
A Job for Toby
Facts About Peacocks
The Kangaroo Hunters
Facts About Minutes
Facts About Ships
Toby on a Ship
The End of the Trip
More Facts About Canada
The Ship Arrives in Canada
Facts About a Circus
Toby’s New Job
Facts About Boxing
Toby Leaves the Circus
The Big Fight
Homonyms
The Scarred Words in the Word Bank
Author
Genre
Fiction – Fantasy
Fiction – Fantasy
Fiction – Fantasy
Fiction – Fantasy
Fiction – Fantasy
Fiction – Fantasy
Fact Review
Expository Text
Expository Text
Fiction – Story
Fact Review
Fiction – Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Story
Henry Ouch Takes a Vacation
The Number with the Most Scars
A Pilot’s Trip
Some Words Stop Fighting
Another Change is Made
Contractions
The Last Problem in the Word Bank is
Solved
Wooden Buildings
Time Machines
More About a Time Line
Eric and Tom Find a Time Machine
(Lesson 129 – 145)
Fact Review
Fiction – Story
Fact Review
Fiction – Story
Fiction – Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Story
Expository Text
Expository Text
Expository Text
Science Fiction –
Information Story
More About Time
The San Francisco Earthquake
More About Time
Facts About Egypt
Eric and Tom in Egypt
More About Time
Eric and Tom Go to a Palace
Inventing
Eric and Tom Meet the King
Eric and Tom Leave Egypt
A Queen Named Helen
Eric and Tom in Greece
Forty Thousand Years Ago
Eric and Tom See Cave People
More About Time
Eric and Tom in the City of the Future
More About Time
North America
Spain in 1492
More About Time
The Dog in the Time Machines
Vikings
The Land of the Vikings
More About Time
Trying to Get Home
Facts About the United States
Concord
More About Time
Home
Expository Text
Science Fiction –
Information Story
Expository Text
Expository Text
Science Fiction –
Information Story
Expository Text
Science Fiction –
Information Story
Expository Text
Science Fiction –
Information Story
Science Fiction –
Information Story
Expository Text
Science Fiction –
Information Story
Expository Text
Science Fiction –
Information Story
Expository Text
Science Fiction –
Information Story
Expository Text
Expository Text
Science Fiction –
Information Story
Expository Text
Science Fiction –
Information Story
Expository Text
Science Fiction –
Information Story
Expository Text
Science Fiction –
Information Story
Expository Text
Science Fiction –
Information Story
Expository Text
Science Fiction –
Information Story
Grade 2 Anthology
100% Fiction
Selection Title
Author
Stephanie’s Ponytail
Robert Munsch
George at the Zoo
A House with a Star Inside
Sally George
Retold by Melissa Heckler
Remember
Pop’s Truck
Trixie
Pamela Mordecai
Honey Anderson and
Bill Reinholtd
Rick Brownell
The Three Wishes
Tom’s Friend
Told by Margo Zemach
Pat Reynolds
Swap
The Thirsty Crows
Rabbit Poem
Moonwalker
See the Rabbits
Carol Diggory Shields
Retold by Faye W. Daggett
Pamela Mordecai
Carol Diggory Shields
Harvey Cleaver
The Proud Crow
The Fox and the Crow
The Magic Teakettle
Adapted by Fran Lehr
Retold by Faye W. Daggett
Harriet Winfield
Genre
Fiction -- Realistic Short
Story
Fiction – Short Story
Fiction – Realistic Short
Story
Poem
Fiction – Realistic Short
Story
Fiction – Realistic Short
Story
Folktale
Fiction -- Realistic Short
Story
Poem
Fable
Poem
Poem
Fiction – Realistic Short
Story
Play
Fable
Folktale
Grade 3 Textbook A
Fiction 78%; Non-fiction 22%
(based on page count)
Selection Title
Facts About Geese
Old Henry
More Facts About Geese
Henry Meets Tim
Directions on Maps
Tim’s Questions
Facts About the Earth
Tim Has a Flying Lesson
Facts About the Equator
Tim Practices Flying
The Sun Lights the Earth
The Geese leave Big Trout Lake
The Sun Heats the Earth
A New Plan
The Sun and the Earth
Flying with the Flock
The Tilt of the Earth
The Flock Reaches Florida
Facts About Eskimos
Back to Canada
Animals in Alaska
Where Oomoo and Oolak Lived
Oomoo and Oolak
(Lessons 13-22)
The Dangerous Season
Usk, the Polar Bear
Florida, Canada, and Alaska
Playing with Usk
Facts About Killer Whales
Author
Genre
Expository Text
Fiction – Information
Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Information
Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Information
Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Information
Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Information
Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Information
Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Information
Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Information
Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Information
Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Information
Story
Expository Text
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
The Beach
The Ice Flow
Facts About Drifting
Drifting on an Ice Chunk
The Storm
Facts About Clouds
The Killer Whales Wait
Piles
Usk and the Killer Whale
Layers of the Earth
Dinosaurs of the Mesozoic
Edna Parker
(Lessons 24-35)
Looking for Something to Do
The Lifeboat
Facts About Whirlpools
A Giant Whirlpool
A Long Night
Footprints
The Monster
Fiction – Chapter Story
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Fiction – Chapter Story
Expository Text
Expository Text
Fantasy – Information
Story
Fantasy – Information
Story
Fantasy – Information
Story
Expository Text
Fantasy – Information
Story
Fantasy – Information
Story
Fantasy – Information
Story
Fantasy – Information
Story
Looking for Carla
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Explosion
Underlined Words
Back in the Lifeboat
Saved
Inventing
Grandmother Esther
(Lessons 36-51)
Grandmother Esther’s
Inventions
Trying to Discover Needs
Bad Ideas
A Plan for Inventing
The Electric Eye
A Good Idea
One Way
Another Problem
Leonard’s Model
The Manufacturers at the Fair
Deals
The First-Prize Winner
Facts About Japan
Facts About the Solar System
Wendy
(Lessons 53-66)
An Important Test
Past, Present, and Future
The Test Questions
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Waiting for a Letter
More About Japan
A Surprise at the Space Station
Traveler Four
Gravity
The Gravity Device
Jupiter
Io
Planets and Gravity
The Space Station on Io
A Trip to the Volcano
Help
Sidney
Back to Earth
Kinds of Animals
Waldo
(Lessons 67-84;
Appears in Textbooks A and B)
Waldo’s Cooking
A Problem
Training Animals
Waldo Gets a Job
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Grade 3 Textbook B
Fiction 87%; Non-fiction 13%
(based on page count)
Selection Title
Teaching Animals a Hard Trick
The Pet Shop
Marla and Waldo Make a Deal
Waldo Starts Training Animals
The Animal Show
A Big Crowd
Problems at the Pet Shop
New Rewards and a New Super
Trick
Colorado and Utah
A Great Show
Plans for a Trip
The Pyramid
Facts About Coral
Darla’s Fear
Facts About Pressure
Getting Ready to Dive
An Underwater World
An Emergency
Facts About the Iditarod
The Trip to the Water’s Surface
Sled-Dog Teams
Susie and Denaili
(Lessons 91-100)
Booties
Getting Ready for a Run
A Practice Run
Examination Day
Supplies for the Race
The Big Race
Checkpoints
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On the Trail
Lost
Rest Periods
Beware of Streams
End of the Race
Go Anywhere – See Anything
(Lessons 101-139)
The Speed of Light
The First Trip
Al Learns More About Speed
Al Takes A Test About Speed
Al Learns About Matter
Al Visits Saturn and Pluto
Al Takes A Test on Matter
Al Takes Another Test
Al Learns About Molecules
Al Learns More About
Molecules
Al Takes a Test About
Molecules
Angela Meets the Old Man
Angela and Al Learn About
Water Pressure
Al and Angela See Strange Sea
Animals
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Al and Angela Go to the
Bottom of the Ocean
A Test About the Ocean
Angela and Al See Our Galaxy
Angela and Al Learn About
Muscles
Al and Angela Learn About
Bones
Angela and Al Learn About the
Heart
Al and Angela Follow Blood
Through the Body
Angela and Al Learn About
Nerves
Making Pictures With a
Magnifying Glass
Al and Angela Learn About the
Brain
How the Eye Works
Al and Angela Learn About the
Eye
Angela and Al Study for a Test
The Earth and the Sun
Al and Angela Take a Test on
the Human Body
Winter at the North Pole
Angela and Al Learn About
Snowflakes
The Camera and the Eye
A Trip to the South Pole
A Book About the Poles
Animals
Angela and Al Buy Christmas
Presents
Angela and Al Go to the
Library
Angela and Al Read About
Baboons
Angela and Al Finish Their Last
Trip
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Go Anywhere-See Anything
With Books
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Grade 3 Anthology
100% Fiction
Selection Title
The Velveteen Rabbit
Dreams
The Runner
The Emperor’s New Clothes
Why Leopard Has Black Spots
Boar Out There
Spaghetti
Charlie Best
The Pancake Collector
Not Just Any Ring
A Lucky Thing
The New Kid
Steps
The Stone Soup
Amelia Bedelia
My (Wow!) Summer Vacation
The Story of Daedalus and
Icarus
Additional Reading
The Chalk Box Kid
Pirate Island Adventure
Author
Genre
Langston Hughes
Faustin Charles
Told by Harvey Cleaver
Told by Won-Ldy Pay
Cynthia Rylant
Cynthia Rylant
Ruth Corrin
Jack Prelutsky
Danita Ross Haller
Alice Schertle
Mike Makley
Deborah M. Newton
Retold by Maria Leach
Peggy Parish
Susan Cornell Poskanzer
Fran Lehr
Short Story
Poem
Poem
Folktale
African Folktale
Realistic Short Story
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Fantasy
Poem
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Poem
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Belgian Folktale
Short Story
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Clyde Robert Bulla
Peggy Parish
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Reading Mastery Signature Edition
Grades 4 and 5
Grade 4 Textbook A
Fiction 84%; Non-fiction 16%
(based on page count)
Selection Title
Ron’s Summer Vacation
From Kansas to Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Open Range
The Ugly Duckling
A Horse to Remember
The Domestication of Animals
Fact and Fiction
The Cat That Walked by Himself
Journey to Dawson
Buck
Trees
In Time of Silver Rain
Amazing Animal Journeys
Adventure on the Rocky Ridge
Endangered Animals
Author
Ozzie Reid
L. Frank Baum
(adapted for young readers)
Kathryn & Bryon Jackson
Hans Christian Andersen
Luisa Miller
Rudyard Kipling
(adapted for young readers)
Jack London
(adapted for young readers)
Harry Behn
Langston Hughes
Donna Clearwater
Genre
Fiction – Short Story
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Fiction – Fantasy Novel
Poem
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Fiction – Short Story
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Fiction – Short Story
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Grade 4 Textbook B
Fiction 63%; Non-fiction 37%
(based on page count)
Selection Title
Facts About Baseball
Jackie Robinson
The Golden Touch
Greek Gods and Goddesses
The Miraculous Pitcher
Roman Deities
Beauty and the Beast
The Spider and The Fly
Hull House
Jane Addams
England in the 1500’s
Pauper Clemens and Prince Twain
The Prince and the Pauper
Author
Duane Jefferson
Mary Howitt
Mark Twain
Genre
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Fiction – Myth
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Fiction – Myth
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Fiction – Folktale
Poem
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(in first person narrative)
Expository Text
Biography
Novel
Grade 4 Anthology
Fiction 92%; Non-fiction 8%
Selection Title
Hans in Luck
The Bracelet
The Jacket
Ginger’s Challenge
Brown Wolf
Like Jake and Me
Thank you, M’am
The Circuit
Salmon Count
The No-Guitar Blues
Raymond’s Run
Without A Shirt
Author
The Brothers Grimm
Yoshiko Uchida
Steven Otfinoski
Josephine Noyes Felts
Jack London
Mavis Jukes
Langston Hughes
Francisco Jimenez
Clifford E. Trafzer
Gary Soto
Toni Cade Bambara
Paul Jennings
Genre
Folktale
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Realistic Fiction
Short Story
Short Story
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Grade 5 Textbook A
Fiction 92%; Non-fiction 8%
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Selection Title
Life in the 1930’s
The Doughnuts
Two Old Stories
The Odyssey (adapted)
The Spider, the Cave, and the Pottery
Bowl
Children at Work
The Table, the Donkey, and the Stick
Mrs. Dunn’s Lovely, Lovely Farm
O. Henry and New York
The Last Leaf
Demeter and Hades
Pomegranates
Peresephone
The British Empire
Sara Crewe
Author
Robert McCloskey
Homer
Eleanor Clymer
Myron Levoy
O. Henry
Frances Hodgen Burnett
The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls
Guy de Maupassant
The Necklace
Mystery Yarn
A White Heron
Henry W. Longfellow
Guy de Maupassant
Robert McCloskey
Sarah Orne Jewett
Written in March
William Wordsworth
Genre
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Fiction – Realistic Short
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Fiction – Short Story
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Fiction -- Myth
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Fiction – Historical
Novel
Poem
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Fiction – Realistic Short
Story
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Grade 5 Textbook B
Fiction 91%; Non-fiction 9%
(based on page count)
Selection Title
Pirates on the Bay
Tillers
The Cruise of the Dazzler
A Game in Mudville
Casey at the Bat
The Civil War
Harriet Tubman
All in Favor
Miracles
Life in the 1840s
Tom’s Rule
Schools in the 1840s
Tom Sawyer
Author
Jack London
Ernest Lawrence Thayer
Talbot Bielefeldt
Morton K. Schwartz
Walt Whitman
Mark Twain
Genre
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Play
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Fiction – Novel
Grade 5 Anthology
Fiction 92%; Non-fiction 8%
(based on page count)
Selection Title
Why Bush Cow and Elephant are Bad
Friends
Blue Willow
In the Middle of the Night
The Shrinking of Treehorn
The Gallant Tailor
Shrewd Todie & Lyzer the Miser
No One is Going to Nashville
Barn Gravity
The Gold Cadillac
The Hope Bakery
Trick-or-Treating
Willie and the Christmas Spruce
Author
Genre
Ashley Bryan
African Folktale
Pam Conrad
Phillippa Pearce
Florence Parry Heide
The Brothers Grimm
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Marvis Jukes
Nancy Springer
Mildred D. Taylor
Tim Wynne-Jones
Gary Soto
Larry Bograd
Chinese Legend
Short Story
Fantasy
Folktale
Short Story
Realistic Fiction
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Realistic Fiction
Short Story
The Black Stallion
Centerburg Tales
Charolotte’s Web
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Walter Farley
Robert McCloskey
E. B. White
Robert O’Brien
Novel
Collection of Stories
Novel
Novel
Caddie Woodlawn
Carol Brink
Novel
Additional Reading