Literature Science

vi Welcome to Nelson Literacy

1 ANIMALS

2 Let’s TalkPhotographs

4 Words About AnimalsVocabulary

5 How Big?by Katharine Kenah Reading Strategy:Visualize

9 Odd Birdsby Teresa Domnauer Reading Strategy:Visualize

13 Jump or Jiggleby Evelyn Beyer Reading Strategy:Visualize

15 How Polar Bears Huntby Chelsea Donaldson Reading Strategy:Visualize

19 All About Frogsby Michael Musiba Text Form: Information Report

23 Owlsby Adrienne Mason Text Form: Information Report

26 A Long Winter Sleepby Elizabeth MacLeod Text Form: Information Report

1 WHAT IS A STORY?

2 Let’s TalkIllustration

4 Words for StoriesVocabulary

5 The Turnip Gardenby Norma Kennedy Text Form: Narrative

9 Pancake Surpriseby Julie Stall Text Form: Narrative

12 Hamster Chaseby Anastasia Suen Text Form: Narrative

16 The Wild, Woolly Childby Joy Cowley Text Form: Narrative

20 The BearOral Strategy: Make Connections

22 Choose a Big IdeaWriting Strategy

24 Tell a Book by Its CoverMedia Focus

26 It’s Not My Fault!by Nancy Carlson Reading Strategy: Make Connections

30 The Blink-Offby Sharon L. Norris Reading Strategy: Make Connections

33 Oonga Boongaby Frieda Wishinsky Reading Strategy: Make Connections

37 I Wanna Iguanaby Karen Kaufman Orloff Reading Strategy: Make Connections

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Social Studies

30 Animal Groupsby Etta Kaner Text Form: Information Report

34 Miceby Rose Fyleman Oral Strategy: Visualize

36 Animal Trading CardsMedia Focus

38 Add Details to Your WritingWriting Strategy

40 Animals in Inuit Lifeby Walter Zim Read Like a Writer

1 CELEBRATETRADITIONS

2 Let’s TalkPhotographs

4 Word WebVocabulary

5 Hooray for Canada Day!by Valerie Wyatt Text Features:Titles and Headings

8 My Turn to Rememberby Tara Harte Text Features:Titles and Headings

12 Noisy Celebrationsby Elizabeth MacLeod Text Features:Titles and Headings

15 What’s for Dinner?by Norma Kennedy Text Features:Titles and Headings

18 A Thanksgiving Dinnerby Maude M. Grant Oral Strategy: Use Descriptive Words

20 A New Year for Everyoneby Evan Park Reading Strategy: Predict

24 Kwanzaa Funby Jeffrey Williams Reading Strategy: Predict

28 Four Seasons of Celebratingby Greg Kucharic Reading Strategy: Predict

32 Fun with Friendsby Sandy MacPherson Reading Strategy: Predict

36 You’re Invited!Media Focus

38 Stay on TopicWriting Strategy

40 Standing Proudby Roderick DiPaolo Read Like a Writer

43 Credits

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