The Grade 5 Trade Pack includes age-appropriate texts that feature heavily in the units. They are teaching texts, meant to be used in read aloud or shared reading to model effective reading strategies and provide background knowledge.
- Alien Deep by Bradley Hague
- Every Living Thing by Cynthia Rylant
- Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting
- Home Of The Brave by Katherine Applegate
- Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
- The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
- The Thief of Always by Clive Barker
- When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses by Rebecca L. Johnson
Because some teachers may want to purchase class sets and others may already own these popular books, these are available as an optional, but recommended, purchase.
