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Contents Contents LITERATURE SCIENCE 6 Welcome to Nelson Literacy 51 Strong and Stable Structures 52 Structures in Our World Photographs 54 What Do You Know about Structures? Informational Report by Janice Parker 58 Animal Homes Informational Report by Angela Wilkes 61 Dome Home Explanation by Etta Kaner 64 The Wonder of Beavers Informational Report by Amy Bauman and Patricia Corrigan 68 Dream House Media Focus 70 Varying Sentence Types Writing Strategy 71 Mail a Postcard Postcards 73 The Pyramids of Egypt Informational Report by Boris Brodsky 7 Fables 8 Tell the Fable Storyboard 10 Rabbit Tricks Elephant and Whale An African fable retold by Banji Chikezie 16 Belling the Cat An Aesop fable 19 The Crow and the Jug An Aesop fable retold by Michael Morpurgo 23 Pig and Bear A Czech fable retold by David Kherdian 27 Combining Sentences Writing Strategy 28 The Owl and the Lemming An Inuit fable retold by David Kherdian 30 Fox and Crab Run a Race A Chinese fable retold by Ling Ye 34 The Fox and the Stork An Aesop fable retold by Kendel Doyle 38 The North Wind and the Sun Graphic Story 40 The Rabbits’ Tale A Chinese fable retold by Demi 43 Using Tone and Volume Speaking Strategy 44 Expressing Opinions Media Focus 46 A Friend in Need A South Asian fable by Swapna Dutta NEL Contents 4
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LITERATURE SCIENCE 6 Welcome to Nelson Literacy
51 Strong and Stable Structures
52 Structures in Our WorldPhotographs
54 What Do You Know about Structures?Informational Reportby Janice Parker
58 Animal HomesInformational Reportby Angela Wilkes
61 Dome HomeExplanationby Etta Kaner
64 The Wonder of BeaversInformational Reportby Amy Bauman andPatricia Corrigan
68 Dream HouseMedia Focus
70 Varying Sentence TypesWriting Strategy
71 Mail a PostcardPostcards
73 The Pyramids of EgyptInformational Reportby Boris Brodsky
7 Fables
8 Tell the Fable Storyboard
10 Rabbit Tricks Elephant and WhaleAn African fable retold by Banji Chikezie
16 Belling the CatAn Aesop fable
19 The Crow and the JugAn Aesop fable retold by Michael Morpurgo
23 Pig and BearA Czech fable retold by David Kherdian
27 Combining SentencesWriting Strategy
28 The Owl and the LemmingAn Inuit fable retold by David Kherdian
30 Fox and Crab Run a RaceA Chinese fable retold by Ling Ye
34 The Fox and the StorkAn Aesop fable retold by Kendel Doyle
38 The North Wind and the SunGraphic Story
40 The Rabbits’ TaleA Chinese fable retold by Demi
43 Using Tone and VolumeSpeaking Strategy
44 Expressing OpinionsMedia Focus
46 A Friend in NeedA South Asian fable by Swapna Dutta
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77 Tunnels UndergroundExplanationby Craig Shackleton
80 Getting to the Other SideShort Storyby Todd Mercer
83 Using Labelled VisualsSpeaking Strategy
84 SkyscrapersInformational Reportby Elaine Landau
89 Soils in the Environment
90 The Soil Is Alive!Illustration
92 Ask the Soil ScientistInterviewby Diane Robitaille
96 Surprising SoilInformational Reportby Ethan Elliot
99 Animals Love MudInformational Report
103 Organizing an Oral ReportSpeaking Strategy
104 Wiggly WormsFictional Recountby Aaron Meleski
108 Mud HousesProcedural Textby Carmen Petrovic
111 Investigating SoilExperimentby Tamara Gould
114 My Desert Home Personal Recount
118 Publishing ReportsWriting Strategy
119 Creepy Crawly Critters Informational Reportby Angela Bestos
122 How Does Your Garden Grow?Media Focus
124 Worm Farm = Super Soil Procedural Text
127 Credits
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