Books for Young Learners organized by F/P levels
ALL English BYL books are officially leveled according to The F&P Text Level Gradient™, a widely-used and trusted tool for text selection for small group instruction. These levels indicate progress for readers along a continuum. BYL books have value for shared, guided, and independent reading.
Author: Buffy Silverman
Illustrated by Judith Prowse Buskirk
Description:
A bat has a busy night hunting for insects.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3 2-3
Reading Stage: Early
RR / DLL Level: 19 11
INT Level:
Page Count: 16 16
Word Count: 172 168
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Author: Kathleen Hardcastle Moeller
Illustrated by Rosi Lusardi
Description:
A child notices and enjoys different birds that visit a horse barn throughout the day.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3 2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 20
INT Level:
Page Count: 16 16
Word Count: 230 213
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Author: Steven Morse
Illustrated by Susan Banta
Description:
There are many ways to feel cool, look cool, and be cool, and they’re all fun.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3
Reading Stage: Early
RR / DLL Level: 20
INT Level:
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 137
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Author: Janet and George Robinson
Photographer: Janet and George Robinson
Description:
The beauty and importance of coral reefs portrayed in words and photographs.
(Informational)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 20
INT Level:
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 557
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Author: Lisa Brochu
Illustrated by Ned Butterfield
Description:
Though things may change on the outside, the love that a child and her father have for each other will never change.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3 2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 17 20
INT Level:
Page Count: 12 12
Word Count: 212 206
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Author: Nathan Zimelman
Illustrated by Cathy Morrison
Description:
Children with silver harmonicas fill the summer evening with music.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level:
INT Level: 18
Page Count: 12
Word Count: 115
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Author: Nathan Zimelman
Illustrated by Kathleen O’Malley
Description:
An encounter with a wish-granting fish gives a hungry fisherman and his wife a lot less than they expected.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3
Reading Stage: Early
RR / DLL Level: 14
INT Level:
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 174
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Author: Adel Wignell
Illustrated by Tom Barrett
Description:
What froze during a coachman’s journey through the snowy German mountains long ago.
(Traditional Literature)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level:
INT Level: 20
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 432
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Author: Patricia Nikolina Clark
Illustrated by Cathy Diez-Luckie
Description:
A goose discovers why she needs to fly away with her friends.
(Fiction)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 19
INT Level:
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 264
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Author: Craig Rondinone
Illustrated by Tom Simonton
Description:
A true story of a needy and active former racing dog that becomes a beloved and admired pet.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 17
INT Level:
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 1021
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Author: Candy Grant Helmso
Illustrated by Joanne Friar
Description:
A young boy learns about a special African-American tradition.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3 2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 6
INT Level: 15
Page Count: 16 16
Word Count: 122 140
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Author: Sherry Shahan
Illustrated by Chad Wallace
Description:
A northern elephant seal pup grows up.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level:
INT Level: 20
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 467
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Author: Janice Kuharski
Illustrated by Jo-Ann E. Kitchel
Description:
Clever Raven tricks the Chief of the Sky into sharing the light with all the creatures of the earth.
(Traditional Literature)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3 2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 17 18
INT Level:
Page Count: 16 16
Word Count: 160 173
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Author: Lola Schaefer
Illustrated by Stephen Taylor
Description:
An injured hawk is rescued, healed, and then returned to the wild.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3 2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 19 18
INT Level:
Page Count: 16 16
Word Count: 196 201
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Author: R. Hugh Rice
Illustrated by Shane Reiswig
Description:
An introduction to some fascinating, mysterious creatures that share this planet with us but live in a watery world.
(Informational)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 19
INT Level:
Page Count: 12
Word Count: 130
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Author: Claire Violet
Illustrated by Susan Havice
Description:
What could be causing strange things to happen throughout the house.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level:
INT Level: 23
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 289
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Author: Casey Lynn Allen
Illustrated by Gregory G. Newson
Description:
A retelling of a Native American tale about the creation of birds.
(Traditional Literature)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level:
INT Level: 19
Page Count: 12
Word Count: 175
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Author: Carolyn Ford
Illustrated by: Marnie Webster
Description:
How the tides are created by the position of the moon.
(Informational)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 15
INT Level:
Page Count: 12
Word Count: 277
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Author: Susan and David Shane
Illustrated by Paul Casale
Description:
A story of the changes in the life of a family who lived by the sea.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level:
INT Level: 23
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 264
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Illustrated by Karl Swanson
Description:
A poem to read aloud or perform describing the calls of whippoorwills, which are night birds.
(Informational)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level
Reading Stage
RR / DLL Level
INT Level
Page Count: 12
Word Count: 95
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Author: Sherry Bowen
Illustrated by Pat Paris
Description:
Spilled purple grapes + hot Egyptian sun = raisins.
(Traditional Literature)
F/P Level: L
Grade Level: 2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level:
INT Level: 20
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 590
FREE BOOK NOTES (PDF):
Instructional Tips, Tools, and Comprehension Prompts
ALL English BYL books are officially leveled according to The F&P Text Level Gradient™, a widely-used and trusted tool for text selection for small group instruction. These levels indicate progress for readers along a continuum. BYL books have value for shared, guided, and independent reading.
