Fables & the Real World Set 1 (Levels E–G) (6-Packs)
What does a real wolf eat? Where does wool come from? How fast can a tortoise actually go? This set of 40 books, 6 copies of each, gives every small group in your class something they can read together on a classic story and the real world behind it — so the whole class builds the same knowledge and joins the same conversation.
Essential questionWhat can a story teach us, and what can only the facts tell us?
A fable makes kids wonder about the real world: the wolf, the sheep, the tortoise. This text set answers those questions with nonfiction books on the same topics.
Ten retold fables, including The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Tortoise and the Rabbit, The Dove King, and The Lumberjack and the Axe, each matched with three nonfiction books that pick up a topic from the story: wolves and coyotes, sheep and wool, tortoises and turtles, doves and other birds. Because the books range from simple to more challenging, every student — beginning readers and strong readers alike — can read about the same topic and contribute to the same discussion. Reading book after book on one topic builds the vocabulary and background knowledge that make comprehension possible.
Fable titles feature classic stories from different cultures and backgrounds. Retold for K–2 classrooms and using beautiful artwork, these fiction stories introduce SEL themes to young learners.
Nonfiction titles offer a range of unique topics packed with real-world knowledge. These informational texts help young learners to develop their analytical skills and include key nonfiction text features (TOC, glossary, index, etc.).
This series is also available in Spanish. Click here to view the Spanish version of this series.
- Grade Levels: 1
- Levels: E–H
- What’s inside:
• 40 titles, 6 copies of each (240 books)
- Supports: K–2 reading literature and informational text: comparing fiction and nonfiction on the same topic
