2. Benefits of text sets
• Organize text
• range of types of texts on same topic.
• resource for students to explore topics
• research skills that require sifting
information
• Useful for research projects – all related
• Variation of reading skills available
3. Text set on Dying and Old
Age
• Badger’s Parting Gifts Susan
VarleyK-2
• I’ll Always Love You Hans WilhelmK-2
• The Tenth Good Thing about Barney
Judith ViorstK-2
• Love You Forever Robert MunschK-2
• Granddad Bill’s Song Jane YolenK-2
4. Text set on Ethnic
Diversity, Individuality
and Anti-Racism
• Hue Boy Rita Phillips MitchellK-2
• Amazing Grace Mary Hoffman1-3
• Masai and I Virginia Kroll3-5
• Something from Nothing Phoebe
GilmanK-2
• My Best Friend Pat HutchinsK-2
5. Text set on War and
Conflict
• Rose Blanche Roberto Innocenti &
Ian McEwanK-3
• Faithful Elephants Yukio TsuchiyaK-2
Smoky Night Eve BuntingPreK-3
• Gleam and Glow Eve Bunting2-4
• Feathers and Fools Mem FoxK-2
6. Text set on Bullying
• Willy the Champ Anthony BrowneK-2
• Tyrone the Horrible Hans Wilhelm1-3
• Tyrone the Double Dirty Rotten
Cheat Hans WilhelmK-3
• Tyrone and the Swamp Gang Hans
WilhelmK-2
• Chrysanthemum Kevin HenkesK-2
7. Text set on Family
Relationships, Friendship
and Sharing
• Mole and the Baby Bird Marjorie
NewmanK-2
• Gorilla Anthony BrowneK-2
• Allison Allen SayPreK-3
• Grandfather’s Journey Allen Say3-5
• Tell Me Again About the Night I Was
Born Jamie Lee Curtis K-2
8. Text Set on Gender
Issues
• Amazing Grace Mary Hoffman &Caroline
Binch1-3
• Piggy book Anthony BrowneK-2
• Is He a Girl? Louis Sachar3-5
• He Bear, She Bear Stan BerenstainK-2
• Boys in Control Phyllis Reynolds-Naylor3-5
