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ML = Multilevel     REV. = Revised
A Desert Counting Book   Concept (fiction), 135 words
Animals, Animals  ML   Informational (nonfiction), 207 words
Anna and the Dancing Goose   Realistic (fiction), 291 words
At a Touch Tank   Descriptive (nonfiction), 185 words
Blackbeard the Pirate  ML   Biography (nonfiction), 236 words
Brother Messy, Brother Neat   Realistic (fiction), 205 words
Butterfly CafĂ©   Realistic (fiction), 180 words
Carlos's First Thanksgiving   Realistic (fiction), 270 words
Club Monster   Fantasy (fiction), 306 words
Cool as a Cuke   Fantasy (fiction), 275 words
Day I Needed Help, The   Realistic (fiction), 232 words
Earth's Water   Informational (nonfiction), 232 words
Friends Around the World  ML   Realistic (fiction), 198 words
Goats Are Great!   Persuasive (nonfiction), 211 words
Grasshopper's Gross Lunch   Humorous (fiction), 181 words
Grounded to Earth  ML   Science Fiction (fiction), 225 words
How the Mice Beat the Men   Folktale (fiction), 229 words
How to Make a Drum  NEW!   How to (nonfiction), 183 words
I Live in the City   Personal Narrative (nonfiction), 202 words
I'd Like To Be  ML   Poetry (fiction), 234 words
Legs, Wings, Fins, and Flippers   Informational (nonfiction), 182 words
Maria's Thanksgiving   Realistic (fiction), 214 words
Math Test Mix-Up   Realistic (fiction), 262 words
Monster Fish Tale, A   Fantasy (fiction), 284 words
Monsters on Wheels   Fantasy (fiction), 291 words
Moose on the Move   Fantasy (fiction), 224 words
Nami's Gifts   Realistic (fiction), 220 words
Our Five Senses   Informational (nonfiction), 273 words
Owl and the Pussycat, The   Fantasy (fiction), 231 words
Pip, the Monster Princess   Fantasy (fiction), 192 words
Pocket Parks   Informational (nonfiction), 227 words
Police Officers  ML   Informational (nonfiction), 219 words
Sam's Fourth of July  ML   Realistic (fiction), 208 words
Ships and Boats  ML   Informational (nonfiction), 169 words
Smaller and Smaller   Fantasy (fiction), 214 words
Spring Is Here   Informational (nonfiction), 194 words
Summer Olympics Events  ML   Informational (nonfiction), 153 words
Tag-Along Goat   Humorous (fiction), 211 words
Terell's Taste Buds   Realistic (fiction), 192 words
Weird Bird Beaks  ML   Informational (nonfiction), 130 words
What Lives in This Hole?  ML   Informational (nonfiction), 217 words
Wing's Visit to Singapore   Realistic (fiction), 258 words
Benchmark Passages
Benchmark Books
Realistic (fiction), 291 words
(nonfiction), 269 words
Reading A-Z Level Level H Books
Ages 6 - 7
Grade 1
Fountas & Pinnell H
Reading Recovery 13-14
DRA 14
Lexile 80-450
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Level H Books Feature
  • 15 words maximum per sentence; 8.5 words average
  • 3–8 lines of text per page
  • 180–270 words total
  • Less repetition of high-frequency words
  • Much less reliance on pattern
  • Word order change from page to page
  • Simple story that builds logically from one page to the next
  • Controlled vocabulary with repeated use of story words
  • Moderate picture support
  • Table of contents, captions, index in nonfiction books
  • Simple tables and charts
  • Stories more complex
  • Books have more challenging ideas
  • More natural language usage
  • Begin use of simple captions
  • Glossaries introduced
  • 16 pages