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                                                   Introduction                                               3

                                                   How to use American Textbook Reading                       4

                                                   Table of Contents                                          6

                                                   Syllabus                                                   8

                                                   Daily Reading Plan                                         9




                                                    Part 1    Science


                                                   | UNIT 01 |   What Is a Desert?                           12

                                                   | UNIT 02 |   Water Cycle                                 18

                                                   | UNIT 03 |   Alligators and Crocodiles                   24

                                                   | UNIT 04 |   Forests                                     30

                                                   Review Test                                               36


                                                   | UNIT 05 |   Insects                                     38

                                                   | UNIT 06 |   The Solar System                            44

                                                   | UNIT 07 |   Climate                                     50

                                                   | UNIT 08 |   What Is Light?                              56


                                                   Review Test                                               62





                                                    Part 2    Social Studies



                                                   | UNIT 09 |   The Mighty River: The Nile                  66
                                                   | UNIT 10 |   The Statue of Liberty                       72

                                                   | UNIT 11 |   Abraham Lincoln                             78

                                                   | UNIT 12 |   Helen Keller                                84



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