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Read Works: Climbing the Walls

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text that asks the reader to make predictions about a new kind of tape scientists created that people could use to climb walls. A question sheet is available to help students build...
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Read Works: Whoop It Up!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text that asks the reader to make predictions about s scientist who work to teach cranes to migrate. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Stopping the Spread

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about scientists working on a vaccine against malaria. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Buzz About Honey

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about honey and how it is made. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Return of the Bear

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the increasing population of the endangered grizzly bear. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Old Time Operations

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text and timeline about ancient dentistry and surgeries. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Rachel Meets Harry

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a spider named Rachel who gets blown from her web during a storm and meets a trapdoor spider. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Oh Nuts!

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about two little squirrels. One collected nuts to prepare for winter, but the other decided to have fun playing instead. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in...
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Read Works: Canine Courage

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about rescue dogs and how they are better equipped than humans for situations like the World Trade Center collapse on September 11, 2001. A question sheet is available to help...
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Read Works: Thawing the Iceman

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining how scientists found a frozen mummy in the Alps and thawed it for further study. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Whale Watch!

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how different types of whales eat, breathe, breach, and communicate. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Just What the Doctor Ordered

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about polio, its effects, and the development of a vaccine. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Lobster Blues

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a rare blue lobster. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Panthers in Peril

For Teachers 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the decreasing panther population in Florida. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Head Count

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about scientists who use satellite imaging to count endangered animals. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Smoking Hurts People

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the negative effects of smoking on people and on the environment. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Ig Nobel Winners

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about four Ig Nobel Prize winners, scientific achievements that are funny, but also interesting. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Bald Eagle

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the bald eagle and how it is a symbol of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Healthy Eating, Healthy Planet

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how changing our eating habits and food sources can positively impact our world. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Study Buddies

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about teens participating in medical research studies. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Small Wonders

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the importance of vitamins and minerals and the idea of adding them to various foods. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Unexpected Fortune

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Claire who visits her father in the hospital and learns that shared struggles can have an effect on family relationships. A question sheet is available to help...
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Read Works: Saving the World From Smallpox

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about smallpox and Dr. Edward Jenner's first observations about preventing the disease. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Scoop on Adhd

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about ADHD with information about what it is and how to deal with it. Advice and insight from students with ADHD gives a unique perspective. A question sheet is available to help...