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Level M   All Leveled Books
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ML = Multilevel     REV. = Revised
Aesop's Fables   Folktale (fiction), 769 words
Art Around Us  ML   Informational (nonfiction), 788 words
Arthur's Bad News Day  ML   Realistic (fiction), 586 words
Best Guess, The   Informational Narrative (fiction), 592 words
Brad Needs a Budget   Realistic (fiction), 526 words
Can I Vote?   Realistic (fiction), 541 words
Day Before Thanksgiving, The   Fantasy (fiction), 679 words
Dogs at Work  ML   Informational (nonfiction), 513 words
Endangered Birds   Informational (nonfiction), 545 words
Firefighters  ML   Informational (nonfiction), 443 words
Frogs and Toads   Informational (nonfiction), 530 words
Giant's Tale   Fairy Tale (fiction), 590 words
Hermit Crabs   Informational (nonfiction), 480 words
Hibernation  ML   Informational (nonfiction), 453 words
Hoppers Start School, The   Fantasy (fiction), 696 words
How Much Is a Trillion?   Informational (nonfiction), 576 words
How to Make Lemonade   How to (nonfiction), 541 words
Ichiro Suzuki  ML   Biography (nonfiction), 476 words
Inside Your Body   Informational (nonfiction), 634 words
Jack's Tale   Fairy Tale (fiction), 569 words
Keb Needs a Home   Fantasy (fiction), 750 words
Legend of John Henry, The   Tall Tale (fiction), 725 words
Man of Vision, A   Biography (nonfiction), 748 words
Marcus Loses Patches   Realistic (fiction), 751 words
Martin Luther King Jr.  ML   Biography (nonfiction), 503 words
Mighty Glaciers   Informational (nonfiction), 684 words
Mother Teresa: Mother to Many   Biography (nonfiction), 470 words
My Uncle Is a Firefighter  ML   Personal Narrative (nonfiction), 496 words
Prairie Dog's Life, A   Informational (nonfiction), 546 words
Sharks  ML   Informational (nonfiction), 493 words
Sleeping Dog, The   Folktale (fiction), 697 words
Snow Camping   Realistic (fiction), 640 words
Sometimes Friend, The   Realistic (fiction), 774 words
Sound All Around   Informational (nonfiction), 448 words
Story of Jeans, The   Informational (nonfiction), 720 words
Story of the Statue, The  ML   Informational (nonfiction), 504 words
Story of the Sun   Folktale (fiction), 569 words
Three Little Pigs, The  ML   Fairy Tale (fiction), 529 words
Umbrella Trick, The   Fantasy (fiction), 685 words
Vacation Time!   Fantasy (fiction), 595 words
You Stink!   Informational (nonfiction), 634 words
Benchmark Passages
Benchmark Books
Fantasy (fiction), 464 words
Informational (nonfiction), 541 words
Reading A-Z Level Level M Books
Ages 7 - 8
Grade 2
Fountas & Pinnell L
Reading Recovery 19
DRA 24
Lexile 551-600
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Level M Books Feature
  • 18 words maximum per sentence; 9.5 words average
  • 500–760 words total
  • Full pages of text
  • Text can wrap illustrations
  • More complex sentences
  • More specialized vocabulary
  • Illustrations used to extend meaning
  • Table of contents, captions, index, and glossary in nonfiction books
  • Simple tables, charts, and graphs
  • Can have breaks in dialogue
  • 16 pages