Staar: Reading Warm Ups and Test Practice G5


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Designed specifically for Texas STAAR Reading Program. Book contains 10 Warm-Ups that feature guided instruction, 4 Practice Tests.




Staar: Reading Warm Ups and Test Practice G7


Book Description

Designed specifically for Texas STAAR Reading Program. Book contains 10 Warm-Ups that feature guided instruction, 4 Practice Tests.




Staar: Reading Warm Ups and Test Practice G8


Book Description

Designed specifically for Texas STAAR Reading Program. Book contains 10 Warm-Ups that feature guided instruction, 4 Practice Tests.




Staar: Reading Warm Ups and Test Practice G6


Book Description

Designed specifically for Texas STAAR Reading Program. Book contains 10 Warm-Ups that feature guided instruction, 4 Practice Tests.




Staar Test Prep Guide Grade 5 Reading Language Arts


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Mometrix Test Preparation's STAAR Test Prep Guide Grade 5 Reading Language Arts is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass their State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness. The exam is extremely challenging, and thorough test preparation is essential for success. Our study guide includes: * 3 practice tests available online (2 of these printed in the guide) * Practice questions are aligned to TEKS Standards * Step-by-step video tutorials to help you master difficult concepts * Tips and strategies to help you get your best test performance * A complete review of all STAAR test sections Mometrix Test Preparation is not affiliated with or endorsed by any official testing organization. All organizational and test names are trademarks of their respective owners. The Mometrix guide is filled with the critical information you will need in order to do well on your STAAR exam: the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the Texas Education Agency (TEA) expects you to have mastered before sitting for your exam. The Reading section covers: * Vocabulary * Comprehension Skills * Response Skills * Literary Elements * Literary Genres * Author's Purpose and Craft The Writing section covers: * Spelling * Writing Process * Essay Structure and Organization * Grammar * Written Essay * Informational Text Example ...and much more! Our guide is full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing your exam. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The Mometrix STAAR study guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it's written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language. Any test prep guide is only as good as its practice questions and answer explanations, and that's another area where our guide stands out. The Mometrix test prep team has provided plenty of STAAR practice test questions to prepare you for what to expect on the actual exam. Each answer is explained in depth, in order to make the principles and reasoning behind it crystal clear. Many concepts include links to online review videos where you can watch our instructors break down the topics so the material can be quickly grasped. Examples are worked step-by-step so you see exactly what to do. We've helped hundreds of thousands of people pass standardized tests and achieve their education and career goals. We've done this by setting high standards for Mometrix Test Preparation guides, and our STAAR Test Prep Guide Grade 5 Reading Language Arts is no exception. It's an excellent investment in your future. Get the STAAR review you need to be successful on your exam.




The Dishonest Merchant


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Long ago in Romania a prince dealt fairly with a lying merchant and an honest peasant.




Sketches from a Spy Tree


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Narrator Anne Marie paints pictures of family life from grief to hope after her father abandons his "four girls"--Anne Marie and her mother and twin and baby sisters. Anne Marie's story is written as a series of linked poems with illustrations.




The Years of Rice and Salt


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With the same unique vision that brought his now classic Mars trilogy to vivid life, bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson boldly imagines an alternate history of the last seven hundred years. In his grandest work yet, the acclaimed storyteller constructs a world vastly different from the one we know. . . . “A thoughtful, magisterial alternate history from one of science fiction’s most important writers.”—The New York Times Book Review It is the fourteenth century and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occur—the coming of the Black Death. History teaches us that a third of Europe’s population was destroyed. But what if the plague had killed 99 percent of the population instead? How would the world have changed? This is a look at the history that could have been—one that stretches across centuries, sees dynasties and nations rise and crumble, and spans horrible famine and magnificent innovation. Through the eyes of soldiers and kings, explorers and philosophers, slaves and scholars, Robinson navigates a world where Buddhism and Islam are the most influential and practiced religions, while Christianity is merely a historical footnote. Probing the most profound questions as only he can, Robinson shines his extraordinary light on the place of religion, culture, power—and even love—in this bold New World. “Exceptional and engrossing.”—New York Post “Ambitious . . . ingenious.”—Newsday




Playing the Field


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Thirteen-year old McKay is a talented baseball player, but as equally untalented when it comes to algebra. If he doesn't bring his grade up, his parents threaten to make him quit the team. His best friend Tony thinks the natural solution is for McKay to befriend Serena, a pretty girl in class, who also happens to get straight A's in algebra. Not only will that get McKay the tutor he desperately needs, but it will give Tony the chance to flirt with Serena's two best friends. Unfortunately, if McKay follows Tony's advice on how to "play the game," he might find himself in an even worse spot than when he was merely failing algebra. With a keen sense of wit, and more self-confidence than he gives himself credit for, McKay will keep readers alternately laughing and groaning as he is dragged kicking and screaming into the subtle (and often not so subtle) world of teen dating.




Seeds of Change


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As a young girl in Kenya, Wangari was taught to respect nature. She grew up loving the land, plants, and animals that surrounded her--from the giant mugumo trees her people, the Kikuyu, revered to the tiny tadpoles that swam in the river. Although most Kenyan girls were not educated, Wangari, curious and hardworking, was allowed to go to school. There, her mind sprouted like a seed. She excelled at science and went on to study in the United States. After returning home, Wangari blazed a trail across Kenya, using her knowledge and compassion to promote the rights of her countrywomen and to help save the land, one tree at a time.