Beyond True Stories, by Sandra Heyer, continues and expands the True Stories tradition with eight thematic units, each based on a real-life, human-interest story. Each unit opens with A True Story in the News, followed by readings and activities that explore the theme in the story. Beyond True Stories is a book students won't want to put down.

Features

Reading strategies and vocabulary-building activities (including activities that target the Academic Word List) prepare students for academic work.
A variety of texts -- including first-person accounts, expository pieces, graphs, charts, and maps -- provide practice with different kinds of reading.
Thought-provoking discussion and writing prompts encourage personal expression and complete the reading process.
The book is also available with recordings of the stories on CD.

The True Stories series includes:

True Stories Behind the Songs

From the Back Cover

Would you believe … ?

A woman invests in stocks and makes $22 million -- then donates almost all of it to a university!

A Japanese guard helps a prisoner of war survive World War II because of the shared love of an opera aria.

The daughter of a grieving widow takes her mother on a vacation cruise -- and both women unexpectedly find romance on board.

Features

Reading strategies and vocabulary-building activities (including activities that target the Academic Word List) prepare students for academic work.
A variety of texts -- including first-person accounts, expository pieces, graphs, charts, and maps -- provide practice with different kinds of reading.
Thought-provoking discussion and writing prompts encourage personal expression and complete the reading process.
The book is also available with recordings of the stories on CD.

TheTrue Stories series includes:

True Stories Behind the Songs

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