Pairing Fiction and Non-Fiction Books

These titles will be familiar to primary grade teachers. Used as pairs, they can be effective resources to introduce content material to your students. There is a terrific article written by Deanne Camp (Reading Teacher, Vol. 53, No. 5, Feb. 2000) about using twin texts. If you have

other pairs to share, please send email and I will add to list. Marci McGowan

Verdi, Janell Cannon Slinky, Scaly, Slithery Snakes, Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Judi Barrett

Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids, Seymour Simon

Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf, Lois Ehlert Why Do Leaves Change Color? Betsy Maestro

The Giving Tree, Shel Silverstein A Tree Is Growing, Arthur Dorros

The Apple Pie Tree, Zoe Hall Apples of Your Eye, Allan Fowler

Amazing Grace, Mary Hoffman The Story of Ruby Bridges, Robert Coles

The Teddy Bears' Picnic, Jimmy Kennedy

How Teddy Bears Are Made, Ann Morris

Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky, Faith Ringgold

"Wanted Dead or Alive:" The True Story of Harriet Tubman, Ann McGovern

The Maestro Plays, Bill Martin Jr.

What Instrument Is This ? Rosmarie Hausherr

Listen Buddy, Helen Lester Communication, Aliki

Postcards From Pluto: A Tour of the Solar System, Loreen Leedy

Do Stars Have Points ? Melvin & Gikla Berger The Planets, Gail Gibbons

Stellaluna, Janell Cannon Bats, Gail Gibbons

Bat Jamboree, Kathi Appelt Bats, Celia Bland

The Foot Book, Dr. Seuss What Neat Feet, Hana Machotka

Hattie and the Fox, Mem Fox Foxes, Emilie U. Lepthien

I'm Going to Be a Firefighter, Edith Kunhardt

Fire! Joy Masoff

The Whales, Cynthia RylantXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Whales, John Bonnett Wexo

The Very Busy Spider,Eric Carle

Spiders, Gail Gibbons

Mailing May,Michael O. Tunnell

The Post Office Book : Mail and How It Moves, Gail Gibbons

Paper Bag Princess, Michael Martchenko

Behold...the Dragons!, Gail Gibbons

Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown

The Moon Book, Gail Gibbons

Lizards for Lunch: A Roadrunners Tale, Conrad J. Storad

Deserts, Gail Gibbons

Frog and Toad, Arnold Loebel Frogs,Gail Gibbons

Comments: Page designed by Marci McGowan.

Susan Nixon contributed several titles. She suggests: "Take your favorite fiction stories and check to see if Gail Gibbons has a book on the subject! "

Marci McGowan: There are many paired books listed in the Steck-Vaughn catalog.