Help children improve their reading skills with this engaging full-color workbook! Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 5 includes 12 motivating fiction and nonfiction stories followed by activity pages that practice a variety of reading skills. Fiction stories include: "The Tiger and the Jackals" "Old Bragwynn the Pirate" "How Shalbus Egbert Bested the Bear " Nonfiction stories include: "Tracking Tornadoes" "Silkworms" "Joy Adamson: Living with Lions" Activity pages include: comprehension questions a vocabulary exercise for every story Other skills addressed include the following: critical thinking interpreting graphic information reading with expression, analyzing characters Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide! The Skill Sharpeners: Reading Teaching Guides include: How to Use directions for teaching reading skills and vocabulary Sample pacing guide to complete lessons and activities Teaching suggestions for analyzing texts Extension activities that include graphic organizers, reading journals, and hands-on activities to help children connect their learning About Evan-Moor A leader in PreK-8 educational publishing, Evan-Moor has been a trusted partner of teachers and parents for over 40 years. Our mission is helping children learn, and we do this by creating resources that motivate children to learn important skills and concepts across the curriculum while also inspiring a love of learning.