Easily pair fiction and nonfiction texts across similar topics! With 3 fiction and 3 nonfiction books, this set gives students access to multiple text types, bridging the gap between fiction and nonfiction readers. Using paired texts prompts readers to make connections and consider multiple points of view while deepening their comprehension of the subject. With stories and topics that are highly appealing to today's readers, these text sets keep students reading from cover to cover. With a focus on helping others, the importance of community, and saving animals and the environment, this set includes these titles: Gregory Green Wants a Blues Guitar, Manny's Mission, The Legacy of Rashmi Bazaar, Hand to Heart: Improving Communities, Hand to Paw: Protecting Animals, Hand to Earth: Saving the Environment.