Reading Recovery Packages
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Author: Lisa Broadie Cook
Illustrated by Joanne Friar
Description:
A girl learns to use her imagination to look at things in a new and fascinating way.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: J
Grade Level: 2
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 16
INT Level:
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 260
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Illustrated by Ned Butterfield
Description:
Baron helps his master Ted rescue a lost girl.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: I
Grade Level: 1-2 1-2
Reading Stage: Early
RR / DLL Level: 16 9
INT Level:
Page Count: 16 16
Word Count: 121 149
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Author: Nathan Zimelman
Illustrated by Deborah Zemke
Description:
Archie’s lucky find makes everyone smile.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: K
Grade Level: 2 2
Reading Stage: Early
RR / DLL Level: 16 7
INT Level:
Page Count: 16 16
Word Count: 167 165
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Illustrated by Gay W. Holland
Description:
Loving relatives weave a dream catcher to hang above the bed of a little girl.
(Informational)
F/P Level: M
Grade Level: 2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 16
INT Level:
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 159
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Author: Billy Mark Stegall
Illustrated by Matthew Archambault
Description:
A little girl lends a helping hand to her dad at a soup kitchen for the homeless.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: J
Grade Level: 2 2
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 16 17
INT Level:
Page Count: 12 12
Word Count: 187 190
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Description:
Shintaro helps his grandfather create umbrellas for many uses.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: I
Grade Level: 1-2 1-2
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 16 8
INT Level:
Page Count: 16 16
Word Count: 95 116
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Author: Ginger Baker
Illustrated by Pamela R. Levy
Description:
A little boy is anxious about walking home alone from school.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: J
Grade Level: 2
Reading Stage: Early
RR / DLL Level: 16
INT Level:
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 327
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Photographer: Lynda Cohen / Janice Boland
Description:
A brief story about concrete, how it is made, and its many uses.
(Informational)
F/P Level: H
Grade Level: 1-2
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 17
INT Level:
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 123
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Description:
A coyote participates in the life cycle of a peach tree.
(Traditional Literature)
F/P Level: I
Grade Level: 1-2 1-2
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 17 20
INT Level:
Page Count: 16 16
Word Count: 232 247
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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: Craig Brown
Illustrated by Craig Brown
Description:
Farmer Brown learns how important and valuable his friend Dapple Gray is.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: J
Grade Level: 2
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 17
INT Level:
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 166
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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: Peter Ackerman
Photographer: Rhonda Cox
Description:
There are many ways to have fun, even if you live in a zoo.
(Informational)
F/P Level: J
Grade Level: 2
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 17
INT Level:
Page Count: 12
Word Count: 144
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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: Margo Lemieux
Illustrated by Stephen Taylor
Description:
A young wolf helps her mate learn the responsibilities and joys of fatherhood and family life.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: J
Grade Level: 2
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 17
INT Level:
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 130
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Author: Arama Christiana
Illustrated by Stephen Taylor
Description:
Children share the joy of childhood and their love for their country.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: J
Grade Level: 2
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 18
INT Level:
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 142
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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: 18
INT Level:
Page Count: 12
Word Count: 115
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Description:
When outdistanced by yummy geese, Fox fills with rage.
(Traditional Literature)
F/P Level: I
Grade Level: 1-2
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 18
INT Level:
Page Count: 12
Word Count: 162
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Description:
A little girl’s mama really loves llamas.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: J
Grade Level: 2 2
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 18 12
INT Level:
Page Count: 16 16
Word Count: 159 136
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Author: Sharma Krauskopf
Illustrated by Noami Howland
Description:
A tale of how one foggy night in the Highlands of Scotland the unique color combination of the Belted Galloway cow came to be.
(Traditional Literature)
F/P Level: K
Grade Level: 2
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 18
INT Level:
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 228
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Author: R. Hugh Rice
Illustrated by Jo-Ellen Bosson
Description:
A good mother raises an underwater family.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: J
Grade Level: 2
Reading Stage: Early
RR / DLL Level: 18
INT Level:
Page Count: 12
Word Count: 123
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Author: Maryellen Heller
Illustrated by Joanne Friar
Description:
A boy is saddened at the loss of a farm and its gentle, friendly cows.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: J
Grade Level: 2
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 18
INT Level:
Page Count: 16
Word Count: 464
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Description:
A banana-loving rabbit devises a clever plan to fill his tummy with his favorite fruit.
(Traditional Literature)
F/P Level: I
Grade Level: 1-2
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 18
INT Level:
Page Count: 12
Word Count: 198
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Author: Adrian Warren
Illustrated by Craig Brown
Description:
A boy and his dog discover the wonders of nature as they walk by the river.
(Realistic Fiction)
F/P Level: K
Grade Level: 2 2
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 18 20
INT Level:
Page Count: 16 16
Word Count: 118 141
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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: Fluent
RR / DLL Level 18
INT Level
Page Count: 12
Word Count: 95
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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: 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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Photographer: Charles Perry
Description:
The writing of an original legend about a brave mustang stallion.
(Informational)
F/P Level: Q
Grade Level: 4
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 19
INT Level:
Page Count: 12
Word Count: 900
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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: 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: 19
INT Level:
Page Count: 12
Word Count: 175
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Author: M. Hamilton and M. Weiss
Illustrated by Bruce MacDonald
Description:
Dog never completes his mission.
(Traditional Literature)
F/P Level: J
Grade Level: 2
Reading Stage: Fluent
RR / DLL Level: 19
INT Level:
Page Count: 12
Word Count: 237
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