At the School Store / Pennies, Nickels, and Dimes
Rosen REAL Readers: STEM and STEAM Collection
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 the fictional narrative, At the School Store, Cara goes to the school store to buy some supplies. Through this thoughtful book, bright illustrations and key vocabulary will help readers follow along with Cara as she picks items she wants from the store and counts them. Cara even figures out how much they cost together and how much she needs to pay for her items. This fiction book is paired with the book, Pennies, Nickels, and Dimes. In this nonfiction book, readers learn the difference between the currency represented. Building a healthy relationship with money is important. Help instill the basic understanding of money through this well paired theme set.
