Comprehension Toolkit Suggested Read Aloud Mentor Texts
Grade 5
Monitoring Comprehension
Amelia and Eleanor Go For a
Ride
By Pam Munoz Ryan
Genre: Historical Fiction
Theme/Subject: Women’s
History, Friendship
Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr.
Greg and Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Morenson & Susan Roth
Genre: Nonfiction
Themes/Subject: Kindness &
Compassion, Communities,
Diversity
Asking Questions
The Dream Keeper and Other Poems
By Langston Hughes
Genre: Poetry
Themes/Subjects: Pride, Self-Esteem,
Cultural Diversity
Pink and Say
By Patricia Polacco
Genre: Historical Fiction
Theme/Subject: American Civil War,
Heroism, Bravery, Friendship
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Activate and Connect
Crow Call
By Lois Lowry
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Theme/Subject: Family, Feelings &
Emotions
Let Them Play
By Margot Theis Raven
Genre: NonFiction
Themes/Subjects: Perseverance,
Diversity, Prejuice & Tolerance
Infer and Visualize
The Stranger
By Chris Van Allsburg
Genre: Fantasy
Themes/Subjects: Character and
Values, Friendship
The Garden of Abdul Asazi
By Chris Van Allsburg
Genre: Fiction
Themes/Subjects:
Determining Importance
Exploring the Titanic
By Robert Ballard
Genre: Nonfiction
Themes/Subjects:
Faithful Elephants
By Ted Lewen
Genre: Nonfiction
Themes/Subjects:
Synthesize and Summarize
Gleam and Glo
By Eve Bunting
Genre: Historical Fiction
Themes/Subjects: Family, Cultural
Diversity, War
Goin’ Someplace Special
By Patricia McKissack
Genre: Fiction
Theme/Subject: Cultural Diversity
Terrible Things: An Allegory of the
Holocaust
By Eve Bunting
Genre: Historical Fiction
Theme/Subject: Integrity, Courage
*Denotes this book is also in Spanish at the Joliet Public Library
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Joliet Public Schools District 86 (June 2014)