Paired Books:  Fiction and Non-Fiction

These titles will be familiar to primary grade teachers. Used as pairs, they can be effective resources of content material for your students. There is a terrific article written by Deanne Camp (Reading Teacher, Vol. 53, No. 5, Feb. 2000) about using twin texts.  If you have other pairs to share, please send email and I will add to list.          ~ Marci

Verdi
Janell Cannon

Slinky, Scaly, Slithery Snakes
Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Judi Barrett

Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
Seymour Simon

Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
Lois Ehlert

Why Do Leaves Change Color?
Betsy Maestro

The Giving Tree
Shel Silverstein

A Tree Is Growing
Arthur Dorros

The Apple Pie Tree
Zoe Hall

Apples of Your Eye
Allan Fowler

Amazing Grace
Mary Hoffman

The Story of Ruby Bridges
Robert Coles

The Teddy Bears' Picnic
Jimmy Kennedy

How Teddy Bears Are Made
Ann Morris

Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky
Faith Ringgold

"Wanted Dead or Alive:" The True Story of Harriet Tubman
Ann McGovern

The Maestro Plays
Bill Martin Jr.

What Instrument Is This ?
Rosmarie Hausherr

Listen Buddy
Helen Lester

Communication
Aliki

Postcards From Pluto:
A Tour of the Solar System
Loreen Leedy

Do Stars Have Points ?
Melvin & Gikla Berger
The Planets
Gail Gibbons

Stellaluna
Janell Cannon

Bat Jamboree
Kathi Appelt

Bats
Gail Gibbons

Bats
Celia Bland

The Foot Book
Dr. Seuss

What Neat Feet
Hana Machotka

Hattie and the Fox
Mem Fox

Foxes
Emilie U. Lepthien

I'm Going to Be a Firefighter
Edith Kunhardt

Fire!
Joy Masoff

The Whales
Cynthia Rylant

Whales
John Bonnett Wexo

The Very Busy Spider
Eric Carle

Spiders
Gail Gibbons

Mailing May
Michael O. Tunnell

The Post Office Book :
Mail and How It Moves
Gail Gibbons

Paper Bag Princess
Michael Martchenko

Behold...the Dragons!
Gail Gibbons

Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown

The Moon Book
Gail Gibbons

Lizards for Lunch:
A Roadrunners Tale
Conrad J. Storad

Deserts
Gail Gibbons

Frog and Toad
Arnold Loebel

Frogs
Gail Gibbons