Ralph FletcherCarmen Lomas GarzaAndrew MatthewsMiriam NerloveHamdiye CelikEleanor CoerrMadeleine DunphyPatrick DaleyLynette Dyer VuongPaul FleischmanWill Osborne and Mary Pope OsborneZlata FilipovicSuzanne BarchersEdite CunhaLouis E. Kopolow, M.D.World Wide WebJack L. RobertsNelson MandelaLuis Omar SalinasLiz Ann Baez AguilarSylvia EarleIsaac AsimovStephen KramerPam Munoz RyanDan GutmanAndrea RossAllan FowlerJane McGoldrick

Unit 1 Traditions and Cultures	p. 1
Chapter 1 p. 2
Reading Strategy: Compare and Contrast	p. 4
Family Photo (poem)	p. 6
Birthday Barbeque (personal narrative and painting)	p. 8
Across Content Areas: Math: Analyze a Bar Graph	p. 13
Chapter 2 p. 14
Reading Strategy: Read Aloud to Show Understanding	p. 16
Coyote (folktale)	p. 17
Across Content Areas: Science: Learn About Food Chains	p. 25
Chapter 3 p. 26
Reading Strategy: Describe Mental Images	p. 28
Thanksgiving (poem)	p. 29
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Read a Map	p. 41
Chapter 4 p. 42
Reading Strategy: Compare Text Events with Your Own Experiences	p. 44
Turkish Delight (personal narrative and recipe)	p. 45
Across Content Areas: The Arts: Design a Turkish Rug	p. 53
Chapter 5 p. 54
Reading Strategy: Identify Cause and Effect	p. 56
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (excerpt from a novel based on a true story)	p. 57
Across Content Areas: Math: Learn Geometric Shapes and Vocabulary	p. 67
Apply and Expand	p. 68
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Present a Narrative About Your Favorite Holiday	p. 68
Viewing Workshop: Compare Cultures	p. 69
Writer's Workshop: Write a Personal Narrative About a Trip	p. 70
Projects	p. 72
Further Reading	p. 73
Unit 2 Environment	p. 74
Chapter 1 p. 76
Reading Strategy: Describe Images	p. 78
Here Is the Southwestern Desert (poem)	p. 79
Across Content Areas: Science: Learn About Types of Climate	p. 91
Chapter 2 p. 92
Reading Strategy: Distinguish Facts from Opinions	p. 94
Subway Architect (interview)	p. 95
Across Content Areas: The Arts: Design a Mural	p. 105
Chapter 3 p. 106
Reading Strategy: Identify Main Idea and Details	p. 108
Why the Rooster Crows at Sunrise (fable)	p. 109
Across Content Areas: Sciences: Learn About Conservation	p. 117
Chapter 4 p. 118
Reading Strategy: Draw Conclusions	p. 120
Gonzalo (excerpt from a novel)	p. 121
Across Content Areas: Science: Learn About Plants	p. 131
Chapter 5 p. 132
Reading Strategy: Outline Information to Understand Reading	p. 134
Rain Forest Creatures (excerpt from a nonfiction book)	p. 135
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Read Pie Charts	p. 143
Apply and Expand	p. 144
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Perform an Interview	p. 144
Viewing Workshop: Respond to Media	p. 145
Writer's Workshop: Write Rules	p. 146
Projects	p. 148
Further Reading	p. 149
Unit 3 Conflict and Cooperation	p. 150
Chapter 1 p. 152
Reading Strategy: Make Inferences	p. 154
We Shall Overcome (song)	p. 155
Across Content Areas: The Arts: Learn About Types of Songs	p. 161
Chapter 2 p. 162
Reading Strategy: Recognize Sequence of Events	p. 164
Zlata's Diary (excerpt from a diary)	p. 165
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Learn the Points of a Compass	p. 175
Chapter 3 p. 176
Reading Strategy: Analyze Cause and Effect	p. 178
The Peach Boy (play)	p. 179
Across Content Areas: Science: Classify Fruits and Vegetables	p. 189
Chapter 4 p. 190
Reading Strategy: Summarize to Recall Ideas	p. 192
Talking in the New Land (excerpt from a personal narrative)	p. 193
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Learn About Graphic Features	p. 205
Chapter 5 p. 206
Reading Strategy: Identify Main Idea and Details	p. 208
Plain Talk About Handling Stress (informational text)	p. 209
Across Content Areas: Language Arts: Learn Different Meanings of Conflict	p. 221
Apply and Expand	p. 222
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Report Your Favorite Selection	p. 222
Viewing Workshop: Learn About the Civil Rights Movement	p. 223
Writer's Workshop: Write a Review of Literature	p. 224
Projects	p. 226
Further Reading	p. 227
Unit 4 Heroes	p. 228
Chapter 1 p. 230
Reading Strategy: Make Predictions	p. 232
The Ballad of Mulan (legend)	p. 233
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Use Map Features to Read a Map	p. 241
Chapter 2 p. 242
Reading Strategy: Use Chronological Order to Recall and Locate Information	p. 244
Roberto Clemente (biography)	p. 245
Across Content Areas: Science: Learn About Earthquakes	p. 251
Chapter 3 p. 252
Reading Strategy: Draw Inferences	p. 254
Nelson Mandela (excerpt from a biography)	p. 256
The Inaugural Address, May 10, 1994 (speech)	p. 260
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Read a Timeline	p. 265
Chapter 4 p. 266
Reading Strategy: Compare and Contrast	p. 268
My Father Is a Simple Man (poem)	p. 270
Growing Up (poem)	p. 274
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Read Advertisements for Jobs	p. 279
Apply and Expand	p. 280
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Give a Descriptive Presentation	p. 280
Viewing Workshop: Compare and Contrast Biographies	p. 281
Writer's Workshop: Write a Biography	p. 282
Projects	p. 284
Further Reading	p. 285
Unit 5 Explorations	p. 286
Chapter 1 p. 288
Reading Strategy: Draw Conclusions	p. 290
Eye to Eye (excerpt from a personal narrative)	p. 291
Across Content Areas: Science: Identify Types of Scientists	p. 297
Chapter 2 p. 298
Reading Strategy: Make Inferences from Text Evidence	p. 300
The Fun They Had (science fiction short story)	p. 301
Across Content Areas: Science: Define Internet Terms	p. 311
Chapter 3 p. 312
Reading Strategy: Recognize Cause and Effect Relationships	p. 314
Using the Scientific Method (excerpt from an informational book)	p. 315
Across Content Areas: Science: Learn About Sleep	p. 325
Chapter 4 p. 326
Reading Strategy: Summarize Information	p. 328
The Solar System (excerpt from a textbook)	p. 329
Across Content Areas: Science: Compare Planet Orbits	p. 343
Apply and Expand	p. 344
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Give an Oral Report About Your Community	p. 344
Viewing Workshop: Discuss What People Are Exploring	p. 345
Writer's Workshop: Write a Research Report	p. 346
Projects	p. 348
Further Reading	p. 349
Unit 6 Connections	p. 350
Chapter 1 p. 352
Reading Strategy: Make Inferences	p. 354
Esperanza Rising (excerpt from a novel)	p. 355
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Learn About Land Forms	p. 361
Chapter 2 p. 362
Reading Strategy: Identify the Main Idea and Details	p. 364
Honus and Me (excerpt from a novel)	p. 365
Across Content Areas: Math: Use Multiplication	p. 377
Chapter 3 p. 378
Reading Strategy: Identify Cause and Effect	p. 380
The Boy King (excerpt from a biography)	p. 381
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Identify Symbols	p. 389
Chapter 4 p. 390
Reading Strategy: Paraphrase to Recall Ideas	p. 392
It Could Still Be a Robot (excerpt from an informational book)	p. 394
High-Tech Helping Hands (excerpt from an informational article)	p. 398
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Read an FAQ Web Page	p. 403
Apply and Expand	p. 404
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Give a Persuasive Speech	p. 404
Viewing Workshop: Presentations of Technology	p. 405
Writer's Workshop: Write a Persuasive Letter to the Editor	p. 406
Projects	p. 408
Further Reading	p. 409
Skills Index	p. 410
Credits	p. 419