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 story
Other skills addressed include the following:

critical thinking
interpreting graphic information
reading with expression,
analyzing characters
Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide! Skill Sharpeners: Reading Teaching Guides include:

How to Use directions for teaching reading skills and vocabulary
Sample pacing guide to complete lessons and activities
Teaching suggestions for analyzing texts
Extension activities that include graphic organizers, reading journals, and hands-on activities to help children connect their learning