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ML = Multilevel     REV. = Revised
Animal Tongues   Descriptive (nonfiction), 65 words
Busy Pond, The   Descriptive (nonfiction), 117 words
Caretakers   Informational (nonfiction), 86 words
Clouds   Descriptive (nonfiction), 101 words
Community Helpers   Informational (nonfiction), 108 words
Country Places   Informational (nonfiction), 132 words
Dollars and Cents   Concept book (nonfiction), 83 words
Frog Is Hungry   Fantasy (fiction), 77 words
Getting Around the City   Realistic (fiction), 83 words
Give Them Back!   Realistic (fiction), 70 words
Grow, Vegetables, Grow!   Concept book (nonfiction), 67 words
I Count 100 Things   Factual Description (nonfiction), 65 words
I Like My Hair   Concept book (nonfiction), 128 words
I Need An Eraser   Personal (fiction), 71 words
Lily the Cat   Realistic (fiction), 71 words
Little Loon   Realistic (fiction), 86 words
Maria's Halloween   Realistic (fiction), 77 words
Mitten, The   Humorous (fiction), 74 words
Mud Balls!  NEW!   Informational (nonfiction), 84 words
My Neighborhood   Realistic (fiction), 65 words
My New School   Realistic (fiction), 87 words
No, Lily, Don't!   Realistic (fiction), 69 words
Nothing Scares Me!   Realistic (fiction), 73 words
Our Good Night Story   Realistic (fiction), 74 words
Polly Gets Out   Realistic (fiction), 90 words
Senses   Descriptive (nonfiction), 113 words
Sky High!   Fantasy (fiction), 79 words
Sky Is Falling, The   Fantasy (fiction), 98 words
Swamp Music   Fantasy (fiction), 122 words
Tadpole Teasing   Fantasy (fiction), 80 words
Team, The   Informational (nonfiction), 94 words
To the Store   Realistic (fiction), 101 words
To the Woods   Personal (fiction), 100 words
We Give Away   Realistic (fiction), 80 words
Welcome Back, Butterflies   Realistic (fiction), 77 words
What Do You See?   Descriptive (nonfiction), 105 words
What?   Fantasy (fiction), 97 words
Where Animals Live   Informational (nonfiction), 116 words
Where Plants Grow   Descriptive (nonfiction), 64 words
Why Can't I?   Realistic (fiction), 102 words
Workers   Informational (fiction), 92 words
Benchmark Passages
Benchmark Books
Realistic (fiction), 101 words
Concept book (nonfiction), 95 words
Reading A-Z Level Level D Books
Ages 4 - 7
Grade 1
Fountas & Pinnell D
Reading Recovery 5-6
DRA 6
Lexile 80-450
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Level D Books Feature
  • 9 words maximum per sentence; 6 words average
  • 2–3 lines per page; return sweep of no more than one sentence per page
  • 60–100 words total
  • Complete sentences
  • Simple sentences with prepositional phrases and introductory clauses
  • Repetition of high-frequency words
  • Repetitive pattern in middle with one to three word changes per page
  • Pattern may vary on first and last few pages
  • Predictable language
  • Dialogue introduced
  • Illustration labels in nonfiction books
  • High text/picture correspondence
  • Familiar topics
  • Text placement can be left-only on a spread; otherwise consistent on bottom or top of page
  • 10–12 pages