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 young photographer visits a zoo and finds the perfect subject for his camera.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: E
Grade Level: 1 1
Reading Stage: Early
RR / DLL Level: 3
INT Level: 9
Page Count: 8 8
Word Count: 41 43
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Description:
A car trip is interrupted at the entrance to a bridge so a boat can pass.
(Informational)
F/P Level: E
Grade Level: 1 1
Reading Stage: Emergent
RR / DLL Level: 12
INT Level: 7
Page Count: 8 8
Word Count: 29 27
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Description:
Henry the puppy learns table manners.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: E
Grade Level: 1 1
Reading Stage: Early
RR / DLL Level: 7 6
INT Level:
Page Count: 12 12
Word Count: 77 83
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Description:
Katydids are busy little creatures throughout the day and night too.
(Informational)
F/P Level: E
Grade Level: 1 1
Reading Stage: Emergent
RR / DLL Level: 3
INT Level: 7
Page Count: 8 8
Word Count: 20 20
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Description:
Curious Kitty is not like most cats, or is she?
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: E
Grade Level: 1
Reading Stage: Emergent
RR / DLL Level: 11
INT Level:
Page Count: 12
Word Count: 112
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Description:
What does a little girl love most about her sleepy pet?
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: E
Grade Level: 1
Reading Stage: Early
RR / DLL Level: 8
INT Level:
Page Count: 12
Word Count: 53
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Description:
Collecting bugs is interesting and fun, but not for the bugs when they share space with a toad.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: E
Grade Level: 1 1
Reading Stage: Early
RR / DLL Level: 7 7
INT Level:
Page Count: 12 12
Word Count: 98 93
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F/P Level: E
Grade Level: 1
Reading Stage: Early
RR / DLL Level: 8
INT Level:
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 69
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Description:
A saguaro can be many things as it grows in the desert.
(Informational)
F/P Level: E
Grade Level: 1 1
Reading Stage: Emergent
RR / DLL Level: 6
INT Level: 6
Page Count: 12 12
Word Count: 44 52
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Description:
A berry-picking little girl enjoys a week of strawberry treats until…
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: E
Grade Level: 1
Reading Stage: Emergent
RR / DLL Level:
INT Level: 11
Page Count: 12
Word Count: 75
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Description:
Deep in a swamp three unsuspecting bugs get caught by three hungry plants.
(Informational)
F/P Level: E
Grade Level: 1 1
Reading Stage: Emergent
RR / DLL Level:
INT Level: 5
Page Count: 12 12
Word Count: 30 30
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Description:
Animals that eat sunflower seeds help plant a field of sunflowers.
(Informational)
F/P Level: E
Grade Level: 1 1
Reading Stage: Emergent
RR / DLL Level: 4
INT Level: 4
Page Count: 8 8
Word Count: 33 42
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