The Push-up Test / All About Muscles

Fiction and nonfiction pairs provide opportunities for students to analyze and compare different perspectives. This pairing supports thinking across texts by illustrating how different authors treat a similar topic. Excitingly, this pairing contrasts craft and structure of fiction with craft and structure of informational texts. In this descriptive fictional narrative, The Push-up Test, Lou gets ready for gym class and learns why muscles and bones are important and what to do to keep them strong. Key ideas and colorful illustrations will help readers discover that exercise is not only fun, but also important to stay healthy. This fiction book is paired with the book, All About Muscles. In this nonfiction book, the three types of muscles are succinctly explained through an explicit text with coordinating illustrations. Colorful photographs show readers where these muscles come into play in daily life, and why it's important to exercise and keep muscles healthy. This life science based theme set will inspire readers as they learn about the muscle systems of the body.