A Turtle for Malia / My Sister's Turtle

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, Turtle for Malia, Malia is at the pet store. What will she get there? Through descriptive text structure and colorful illustrations, this fictional narrative will help readers learn about getting a pet turtle. Readers will learn how turtles live and what is needed to take care of a turtle. This fiction book is paired with the book, My Sister's Turtle. This nonfiction science based book puts a turtle front and center. Through bright photographs, pronunciation guide, and diagrams, find out about this fascinating animal. Spark curiosity in your early readers with this theme pairing about turtles.