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A two-year-old girl is brought to the emergency room with a red mark on her leg. Her parents are sure that she has been bitten or stung, but the child is too young to explain what happened to her. A fascinating interview with the managing director of the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center in Tucson takes the reader through the various possibilities. Photographs and vivid descriptions of desert creatures, and the symptoms they can inflict with a bite or sting will intrigue young readers. (nf)
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What's in a Name is a study of the origin of names. The book provides a factual account of how many first and last names came into usage. Using the names of a third-grade class, the book delves into the history of names and how they have changed over the years. (nf)
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Harriet Tubman was an African-American woman who daringly escaped slavery and helped hundreds of other slaves escape to freedom. She became the most famous of all 'conductors' of the Underground Railroad, which was a system of safe houses that slaves used to travel to freedom in the North. Her inspiring story of courage and determination continued into her later life as she worked for aid and education for freed slaves, as well as for women's right to vote. (nf)
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The Trouble with English is the story of a girl named Ting Yao who moves from China to the United States. The book is a first-person account of her experiences learning English at school. She has many difficulties with the unfamiliar idioms, pronunciations, and spellings of the English language. Ting Yao relates her frustrations with learning this new language but realizes that she will eventually master English. (f)
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Correlation
| LEVEL S |
| Grade |
3 |
| Fountas & Pinnell |
O |
| Reading Recovery |
22 |
| DRA |
34 |
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