Farmer Scott at Work / All About Tractors
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, Farmer Scott at Work, Farmer Scott uses a tractor on his farm to help him grow plants. Tight picture-text correlation and domain-specific vocabulary help readers learn what a tractor does and how it is useful on a farm. This fiction book is paired with the book, All About Tractors, for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies. In this nonfiction book, readers learn about tractors through infographics, pronunciation guide, and detailed diagrams. Inspire readers with this high-interest theme pairing about tractors.
