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Read Works: Mosquitoes Don't Bug These Monkeys

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about some South American monkeys who have learned how to make mosquito repellent. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Return of the Cube

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about competitive Rubik's Cube tournaments. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: A New Home

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares information about the topic of immigration. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Read Works: Leader of the United Nations

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about the role of the United Nations and its leader, Ban Ki-moon. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Reading comprehension...
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Read Works: Stop Bullying

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about bullying and laws requiring schools to have plans in place to prevent and deal with bullying. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works: Quake in Indonesia

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a series of earthquakes on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Focus on Scientists

For Students 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about different types of scientists including: an inventor, a forensic scientist, an astronomer, a primatologist, and more. A question sheet is available to help students build...
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Read Works: Money Matters

For Students 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how paper money is printed, held, and delivered. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Tossing Around Dodgeball

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares the pros and cons associated with the game of dodgeball. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Read Works: Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans: The Mayans

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about the Mayan civilizations. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included....
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Read Works: A Stargazers Guide to Mission Control

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a tour of the Johnson Space Center's Mission Control room. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Honoring King

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the holiday we have to honor him. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: A Child in Hiding

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An elementary student interviews her Jewish grandfather about his experiences fleeing from Paris and hiding from the Nazis. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works: Aunt Melba

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a crazy relative, a clairvoyant aunt named Melba. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Earth 2072

For Students 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about what school might be like in the future. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Boy and a Wish

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a baby who was born different and a wish that should not have been granted. Questions at various points throughout the text help students build skills in making predictions.
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Read Works: Spring

For Students 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] One Haiku and three additional three-lined poems about spring. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Let's Explore Caves!

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about caves and some of the animals that call them home. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: New Lives for Old Buses

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about old school buses being used for public transportation in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: City of Broken Records

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about the city of Dubai and its attempts to break several world records. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Now, That's a Big Bird!

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a prehistoric bird skull found in South America. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Pete vs. the Python

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a dog named Pete that is trained to find pythons. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Heavy Metal

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about problems with disposing of electronic waste. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Save the Whales

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Jake who works with his family and others to rescue a whale stranded on the beach. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.