Unit One

Theme - Finding My Place
How do friends and family help us grow?

How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Anthony Reynoso:  Born to Rope
Herbie and Annabelle
Allie's Basketball Dream

Unit Two

Theme - The Whole Wide World
How can we learn about and care for the world?

Fly Traps!  Plants That Bite Back
Guys From Space
Tornado Alert
Danger - Icebergs!
Nights of the Pufflings

Unit Three

Theme - Getting the Job Done
How can we learn from everything we do?

What Do Authors Do?
Tops and Bottoms
Mom's Best Friend
Brave as a Mountain Lion
Your Dad Was Just Like You

Unit Four

Theme - From Past to Present
How can our traditions and the traditions of others make our lives more interesting?

Ananse's Feast
Sam and the Lucky Money
Thunder Cake
One Grain of Rice
The Woman Who Outshone the Sun

Unit Five

Theme - Are We There Yet?
How can visits to other times and other places make our lives better?

Flight:  The Journey of Charles Lindbergh
Chibi:  A True Story from Japan
Brave Irene
More Than Anything Else
Leah's Pony

Unit Six

Theme - Imagination.kids
How many ways can we use our imaginations?

The Pinata Maker
Mailing May
The Extra-Good Sunday
Floating Home
Two Bad Ants