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Read Works: Lost and Found

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a new species of bird found in the rain forest of Indonesia. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Climbing the Walls

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a new type of tape created after studying the feet of gecko lizards. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Living on the Moon

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a permanent base NASA is planning to build on the moon where astronauts could live and work. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Finders Keepers?

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about two kids who find a wallet with a lot of money and a driver's license. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Madam President?

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about women holding high-powered government positions around the world. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Sailing Into History

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Michael Perham, the British teenager who became the youngest person to sail alone across the Atlantic Ocean. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in...
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Read Works: The Buzz About Honey

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the role of honeybees in producing honey. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
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Read Works: Another Missing Person

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Historical fiction about a boy named Ulrich living in Amsterdam in 1940 and his Jewish friends who stop coming to school. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works: Out With the Old

For Students 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Michaela who moved with her family to America from an unsafe country. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Bff

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text with running emails between two friends, one who is at home and one whose family is vacationing in Venice. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works: Welcome Home

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about two kids who are at the airport with their father waiting for their mother, Sergeant Green, to come home. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works: Her Own Room

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Isabel whose big sister is leaving for college. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Oh Nuts!

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about one little squirrel who gathers nuts for winter and another little squirrel who does not. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Grown Up

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem about growing up. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Jenny's Move

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Sarah who is upset when she finds out her best friend is moving away. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Congress Speaks Spanish

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the growing number of Spanish speakers in Congress. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Canine Courage

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about rescue dogs used to find people after the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works: Just What the Doctor Ordered

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about polio and the vaccine created to protect against it. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Cold Faithful

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about ice geysers on Enceladus, one of the moons orbiting Saturn. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Smoking Hurts People and the Environment!

For Students 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about smoking and how it hurts both people and the environment. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Germs Go to School

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about harmful germs found on surfaces in schools. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Cool Cats

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about cheetahs and five cheetah cubs born at the National Zoo in 2005. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Ig Nobel Winners

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Ig Nobel Prizes and some people who have won them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Forms of Art Watercolor

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage explains the process of watercolor painting. It includes comprehension questions and a teacher guide and can be used as both a read-aloud exercise and an individual practice tool.