Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 5 provides 12 motivating fiction and nonfiction stories. For example:Fiction Stories: . "The Tiger and the Jackals" . "Old Bragwynn the Pirate" . "How Shalbus Egbert Bested the Bear " Nonfiction Stories: . "Tracking Tornadoes" . "Silkworms" . "Joy Adamson: Living with Lions" Activity pages include: . comprehension questions . a vocabulary exercise for every storyOther skills addressed include the following: . critical thinking . interpreting graphic information . reading with expression, . analyzing characters | Skill Sharpeners: Reading Grade 5 Workbook by Evan-Moor Corporation, Paperback | Indigo Chapters