Reading Return to Book List
Orange
Grade 5  
 
 
Unit 1: Time of My Life
Theme Project Learning from Experience: Theme Project
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The Wise Old Woman
by Yoshiko Uchida
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
by C. S. Lewis
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Wilma Unlimited
by Kathleen Krull
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The Wreck of the Zephyr
by Chris Van Allsburg
  Time For Kids Tornadoes!: Time For Kids
 
Unit 2: Building Bridges
Theme Project Volunteer Opportunities: Theme Project
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The Gold Coin
by Alma Flor Ada
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John Henry, a tall tale
by Julius Lester
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It's Our World, Too
by Philip Hoose
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Dear Mr. Henshaw
by Beverly Cleary
  Time For Kids Digging Up the Past: Time For Kids
 
Unit 3: Imagine That!
Theme Project World Cultures: Theme Project
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The Marble Champ
by Gary Soto
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The Paper Dragon
by Marguerite W. Davol
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Grandma Essie's Covered Wagon
by David Williams
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Going Back Home: An Artist Returns to the South
by Toyomi Igus
  Time For Kids A Mountain of a Monument: Time For Kids
 
Unit 4: Investigate!
Theme Project Scientific Questions: Theme Project
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Carlos and the Skunk
by Jan Romero Stevens
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How to Think Like a Scientist
by Stephen P. Kramer
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An Island Scrapbook
by Virginia Wright-Frierson
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The Big Storm
by Bruce Hiscock
  Time For Kids Catching Up with Lewis and Clark: Time For Kids
 
Unit 5: Bright Ideas
Theme Project Inventions: Theme Project
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The Riddle
by Adele Vernon
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Life in Flatland
by Edwin Abbott
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Tonweya and the Eagles
by Rosebud Yellow Robe
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Breaker's Bridge
by Laurence Yep
  Time For Kids Cleaning Up America's Air: Time For Kids
 
Unit 6: Crossroads
Theme Project Protecting the Environment: Theme Project
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Amistad Rising: A Story of Freedom
by Veronica Chambers
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Rip Van Winkle
by Washington Irving dramatized by Adele Thane
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The Sea Maidens of Japan
by Lili Bell
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The Silent Lobby
by Mildred Pitts Walter
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