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ML = Multilevel     REV. = Revised
100th Day Project, The  ML   Realistic (fiction), 344 words
Alistair's Night   Humorous (fiction), 283 words
Arthur's Bad News Day  ML   Realistic (fiction), 336 words
Bigger Than a Monster Truck  ML  NEW!   Informational (nonfiction), 208 words
Birds   Informational (nonfiction), 311 words
Bonk and the Big Splash   Fantasy (fiction), 338 words
Bonk and the Lucky Buckeye   Fantasy (fiction), 223 words
Broken Leg for Bonk, A   Humorous (fiction), 177 words
Building a Bridge   Informational (nonfiction), 312 words
Camping with Bonk   Fantasy (fiction), 297 words
Childhood Stories of George Washington   Historical (fiction), 318 words
Discovering Dinosaurs   Informational (nonfiction), 264 words
Extreme Insects   Informational (nonfiction), 283 words
Families   Informational (nonfiction), 313 words
Fantastic Flying Machines  ML   Informational (nonfiction), 237 words
Goldilocks and the Other Three Bears  ML   Fairy Tale (fiction), 335 words
Goldilocks and the Three Bears  ML   Fairy Tale (fiction), 340 words
Healthy Me   Persuasive (fiction), 319 words
Hibernation  ML   Informational (nonfiction), 200 words
Hippo's Toothache   Humorous (fiction), 276 words
How Glooskap Found Summer  ML   Folktale (fiction), 257 words
How to Make Paper   How to (nonfiction), 255 words
Is That a Fish?   Informational (nonfiction), 274 words
Jane Goodall  ML   Biography (nonfiction), 336 words
Life at the Pond   Informational (nonfiction), 342 words
Magic Bike, The   Fantasy (fiction), 236 words
Mike's Good Bad Day   Realistic (fiction), 210 words
Monster Moving Day   Humorous (fiction), 230 words
Monster Music   Humorous (fiction), 218 words
Monster Pumpkins, The   Humorous (fiction), 206 words
Monster Snow Day   Humorous (fiction), 293 words
Monster Soccer   Fantasy (fiction), 292 words
Pocket Park for Tiny, A   Realistic (fiction), 302 words
Soup and a Sandwish   Humorous (fiction), 320 words
Three Little Pigs, The  ML   Fairy Tale (fiction), 345 words
Tian Tian, a Giant Panda   Informational (nonfiction), 240 words
Turkeys in the Trees   Realistic (fiction), 303 words
Visit to the Zoo, A   Narrative (nonfiction), 328 words
We Make Maple Syrup   Informational (fiction), 249 words
Why Robins Hop   Pourquoi Tale (fiction), 251 words
Winter Vacation   Realistic (fiction), 180 words
Benchmark Passages
Benchmark Books
Informational (nonfiction), 284 words
Personal (fiction), 279 words
Reading A-Z Level Level I Books
Ages 6 - 7
Grade 1
Fountas & Pinnell I
Reading Recovery 15-16
DRA 16
Lexile 80-450
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Level I Books Feature
  • 15 words maximum per sentence; 8.5 words average
  • 3–10 lines per page
  • 240–320 words total
  • Increased sentence complexity
  • Less repetition of high-frequency words
  • No reliance on pattern
  • Controlled vocabulary with repeated use of story vocabulary
  • Table of contents, captions, index, and glossary in nonfiction books
  • Simple tables and charts
  • Increasing story complexity
  • Moderate picture support
  • 16 pages