UNIT ONE
COURAGE
| Richard Berleth | Samuel's Choice |
| Cynthia Rylant | Slower Than the Rest |
| Robert D. San Souci | Kate Shelley |
| The Townscape Institute | New Providence |
| Institute Mildred Pitts Walker | The Silent Lobby |
POETRY
| Linda Pastan | To a Daughter Leaving |
| Shel Silverstein | Home |
| Beverly McLoughland | Whatif |
| Antonio Machado | The Whippoorwill Calls Figures in a Field Against the Sky |
UNIT TWO
GROWING
| F.R. Buckley | Gold-Mounted Guns |
| Isaac Asimov | The Disappearing Man |
| Natalie Savage Carlson | The Speckled Hen's Egg |
| Walter Farley | The Black Stallion |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder | By the Shores of Silver Lake |
POETRY
| Ouida Sebestyen | A Niche in the Kitchen |
UNIT THREE
AIMING HIGH
| Joan Tate | Gramp |
| V. Zheleznikov | After School |
| W.C. Heinz | One Throw |
| Jean Craighead George | The Bird's Peace |
| Pam Conrad | Hattie's Birthday Box |
| Colin Thiele | The Whimbrel |
POETRY
| Jack Prelutsky | I Am Winding Through a Maze |
| Carolyn Wells | A Tooter Tutor |
| Anonymous | A Bear in Reverse |
| Myra Cohn Livingston | 74th Street |
| June Krebbin | This Is the Day |
UNIT FOUR
THE WORLD AROUND US
| Michael Morpurgo | The Day of the Turtle |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder | Prairie Fire |
| Rudyard Kipling | How to Bring Up a Lion |
| Kurusa | The Streets are Free |
| Jean Craighead George | One Day in the Desert |
POETRY
| Jacqueline Sweeney | Choose a Color |
| Beverly McLoughland | For Crows and Jays |
| Beverly McLoughland | One Day |
| Eve Merriam | A City Ditty |
| Edna St. Vincent Millay | Afternoon on a Hill |
UNIT FIVE
FINDING OUT WHAT'S INSIDE
| Mary Bahr | The Memory Box |
| William Graves | The Greatest Snowball Fight in History |
| Phillip Hoose | Founders of the Children's Rainforest |
| Phillip Hoose | Jessica Govea |
| Silverman | The Street Boy |
POETRY
| Lilian Moore | Waking |
| Yuka Igarashi | First Day Back |
| Barrie Wade | Truth |
| Annette M'Baye D'Erneville | My House |
UNIT SIX
The Grand Finalé
| Peg Kehret | Small Steps |
| Louis Sabin | What a Wild Idea |
| Arthur Hailey | Flight Into Danger |
| Edward Lear | The Quangle Wangle's Hat |
| Ken Mochizuki | Passage to Freedom |
POETRY
| Joseph Lauren | The Butterfly and the Caterpillar |
| Alfred Lord Tennyson | The Eagle |
| Bertolt Brecht | Traveling in a Comfortable Car |
| Glossary | |
| Index of Authors and Titles |