Thinking like a scientist - grade 5

I was given this book by the publisher. The review is solely my own honest opinion.
I was a former teacher of fifth and six grade, plus I had two gifted students. This book would have been a valuable resource in my classroom and in my own home to help children think at a higher level. There are many examples of uses of various materials, including literature.

Book Review: Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program Grade 5

This reading program was created for children who demonstrate high reading skills. Each section includes tools to help build skills in critical analyses of work. As children progress through the program they learn many skills including cause and effect, literary elements, summarizing, themes and more.
This material may be used to aid in homeschooling or in a gifted program within a school.
The Short Story section includes:
    *A Plentiful Harvest
    *The Elves and the Cobbler
    *Intense
    *The Real Princess
    *One Girl's Song
    *The Three Spinning Fairies

Poetry:
    *A Corn-Song
    *I Hear America Singing
    *Prairie Song
    *If
    *A Jelly-Fish
    *Recuerdo
    *Sunset
    *Read
    *Lost Illusions

Nonfiction:
    *Economics 101
    *Mass, Volume and Density
    *Population Explosion: How Math Helps You Understand America's Past
    *The Systems of the Human Body (Parts 1 and 2)
    *What is Sound

Essays/Speeches:
    *Excerpts from Common Sense
    *Franklin D. Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address (excerpt)
    *The Gettysburg Address
    *Moving Pictures Evoke Concern, 1922
    *Washington's Letter to His Wife Martha

I believe this would be a beneficial tool to use to assist students in moving forward with their reading skills.
I was given this book by the publisher in exchange for my honest review.