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ML = Multilevel     REV. = Revised
Animals Feel Emotions   Persuasive (nonfiction), 1167 words
Barack Obama  ML   Biography (nonfiction), 1359 words
Bears   Informational (nonfiction), 1171 words
Big League for Little Players, A   Informational (nonfiction), 1386 words
Bites and Stings   Informational (nonfiction), 1329 words
Building Big Dreams   Informational (nonfiction), 1142 words
Butterflies and Moths   Informational (nonfiction), 1303 words
Chef Morty's Party Surprise   Fantasy (fiction), 1608 words
Frederick Douglass: Forever Free  ML  NEW!   Biography (nonfiction), 1079 words
Gems: Treasures from the Earth  ML   Informational (nonfiction), 1139 words
Ghosts in the House   Historical (fiction), 1581 words
Harold the Dummy   Humorous (fiction), 1620 words
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad   Biography (nonfiction), 1257 words
How Little John Joined Robin Hood  ML   Folktale (fiction), 1485 words
International T-Shirt Challenge, The   Realistic (fiction), 1095 words
Let's Make Vegetable Soup   How to (nonfiction), 1300 words
Losing Grandpa   Realistic (fiction), 2910 words
Making Mosaics   How to (nonfiction), 1155 words
Martin Luther King Jr.  ML   Biography (nonfiction), 1494 words
Monkey Business   Informational (nonfiction), 1659 words
Moon Bowl, The   Fairy Tale (fiction), 1680 words
Morty and the Fancy-Pants Wedding   Fantasy (fiction), 1655 words
Morty and the Mousetown Talent Show   Fantasy (fiction), 1727 words
National Parks   Informational (nonfiction), 1397 words
Our Solar System   Informational (nonfiction), 1766 words
Part 5: Let a Smiley Face Be Your Umbrella   Realistic (fiction), 1793 words
Penguins   Informational (nonfiction), 1466 words
Searching for the Loch Ness Monster   Realistic (fiction), 1353 words
Selection From Alice in Wonderland, A   Fantasy (fiction), 1625 words
Seven Wonders of the Modern World   Informational (nonfiction), 1279 words
Snakebite!   Informational (nonfiction), 1340 words
Titanic: Lost and Found, The   Informational (nonfiction), 1098 words
Trouble with English, The   Personal Recount (fiction), 1617 words
Tsunamis   Informational (nonfiction), 894 words
Two Kettles  ML   Historical (fiction), 1513 words
Volcanoes  ML   Informational (nonfiction), 1475 words
What the Boys Found   Informational (nonfiction), 1490 words
What's in a Name?   Informational (nonfiction), 1550 words
Wheeling the Snake   Realistic (fiction), 1855 words
Woolly and Fang   Historical (fiction), 1792 words
Benchmark Passages
Benchmark Books
Informational (nonfiction), 1028 words
Fairy Tale (fiction), 1042 words
Reading A-Z Level Level S Books
Ages 8 - 9
Grade 3
Fountas & Pinnell O
Reading Recovery 34
DRA 34
Lexile 691-770
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Level S Books Feature
  • 13.5 words average per sentence
  • 1,000–1,800 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
  • Intermediate tables, charts, and graphs
  • Can have breaks in dialogue
  • Nonfiction topics aligned to state and national standards
  • 16–20 pages