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.
Description:
A girl and her horse enjoy a day at the horse show.
(Informational)
F/P Level: D
Grade Level: 1 1
Reading Stage: Early
RR / DLL Level: 3
INT Level: 6
Page Count: 8 8
Word Count: 24 22
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Illustrated by Susan Kathleen Hartung
Description:
What are beach feet and who has them?
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: D
Grade Level: 1
Reading Stage: Emergent
RR Level: 9
INT Level:
Page Count: 8
Word Count: 69
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Illustrated by Kathleen O’Malley
Description:
A ride home from school is a mysterious adventure for two children and their dad.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: D
Grade Level: 1 1
Reading Stage: Emergent
RR / DLL Level: 6
INT Level: 5
Page Count: 8 8
Word Count: 54 47
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Illustrated by Erin Marie Mauterer
Description:
What do most cats and a tall plant have in common?
(Informational)
F/P Level: D
Grade Level: 1 1
Reading Stage: Early
RR / DLL Level:
INT Level: 6
Page Count: 8 8
Word Count: 40 35
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Description:
Chickens enjoy a natural feast.
(Informational)
F/P Level: D
Grade Level: 1 1
Reading Stage: Emergent
RR / DLL Level:
INT Level: 8
Page Count: 8 8
Word Count: 23 24
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Illustrated by Lynda Cohen
Description:
James finds clever ways to clean his plate of the dreaded green broccoli.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: D
Grade Level: 1
Reading Stage: Early
RR / DLL Level: 7
INT Level:
Page Count: 12
Word Count: 72
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Illustrated by Erin Mauterer
Description:
A cat’s meowing brings a big surprise.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: D
Grade Level: 1 1
Reading Stage: Emergent
RR / DLL Level: 6 6
INT Level:
Page Count: 12 12
Word Count: 59 54
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Illustrated by Susan Banta
Description:
With her imagination and her cat, a girl turns an empty box into a box full of fun.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: D
Grade Level: 1 1
Reading Stage: Emergent
RR / DLL Level: 8
INT Level: 6
Page Count: 12 12
Word Count: 94 88
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Illustrated by Meryl Treatner
Description:
A little brother-big brother relationship.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: D
Grade Level: 1 1
Reading Stage: Emergent
RR / DLL Level: 7 5
INT Level:
Page Count: 12 12
Word Count: 35 36
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Illustrated by Cathy Diez-Luckie
Description:
All the animals, especially the goat, like Tim’s paper bag.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: D
Grade Level: 1
Reading Stage: Early
RR / DLL Level: 6
INT Level:
Page Count: 8
Word Count: 82
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Illustrated by Marilyn Henry
Description:
As a ball game unfolds, an unexpected player is revealed.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: D
Grade Level: 1 1
Reading Stage: Emergent
RR / DLL Level: 4
INT Level:
Page Count: 8 8
Word Count: 30 30
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Illustrated by Marilyn Mets
Description:
A young girl needs a special reason to get up one morning.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: D
Grade Level: 1 1
Reading Stage: Emergent
RR / DLL Level: 6 5
INT Level:
Page Count: 8 8
Word Count: 35 31
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Illustrated by Judith Pfeiffer
Description:
Creepy, crawly spiders invade a boy’s space.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: D
Grade Level: 1 1
Reading Stage: Early
RR / DLL Level: 9 4
INT Level:
Page Count: 8 8
Word Count: 36 44
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Illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev
Description:
A busy mouse surprises a little boy.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: D
Grade Level: 1 1
Reading Stage: Emergent
RR / DLL Level: 8 10
INT Level:
Page Count: 16 16
Word Count: 77 70
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