The consumable four-color Student Worktext contains comprehension questions, discussion questions, instruction on grammar (including sentence diagramming), workbook pages, and a reading journal. Workbook answers are in the Teacher’s Guide. The Workbook and Guide can be purchased separately, 

The books read (in the order they are introduced) are:

• The Earth Dragon Awakes by Laurence Yep
• Morning Girl by Michael Dorris
• The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
• Gone Fishing by Tamera Will Wissinger
• Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
• The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson
• Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr
• The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan
• Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
• The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
• Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
• The Borrowers by Mary Norton