Levelled Books

  • Underwater Spiders

    Underwater Spiders

    Underwater Spiders is an expository text about how underwater spiders swim, get their food, lay their eggs, and make webs. Some photographs are labeled. An index is presented. Interest words include underwater, pond, web, and bubble. Adjectives are used...

  • Up and Down

    Up and Down

    Up and Down is an expository text that invites readers to learn about athletes who can go up or down. Illustrations support the text. There are mostly one and two syllable words. To conclude, an index is presented. In the Guide Notes for teachers, an...

  • Up and Under

    Up and Under

    Up and Under is an expository text that invites students to see the animals that go up into the sky, the trees, and onto rocks, as well as under the ground. Illustrations support the text. There are mostly one and two syllable words. To conclude, an...

  • Up Cloudy Mountain

    Up Cloudy Mountain

    Up Cloudy Mountain is an adventure story about a boy named Troy and his grandad taking a trip up Cloudy Mountain. When Grandad gets hurt, Troy must venture out on his own to find help. The book also discusses text connections, planning an adventure...

  • Upside Down

    Upside Down

    Upside Down is an expository text that shows children that certain animals, such as bats, bees, and birds, can go upside down. Images of animals right side up and upside down are shown on two-page spread. Interest words include bee, bat, fly,...

  • UPSIDE-DOWN LIFE

    UPSIDE-DOWN LIFE

    An Upside-Down Life is an expository text about sloths. Readers learn about where sloths live, what they eat, how they move, and the things that can be found in their fur. Illustrations enhance and extend meaning. Photographs are labeled and include some...

  • Using a Beak

    Using a Beak

    Using a Beak is an expository non-fiction text about various ways that animals use beaks. The book also discusses features of an informational explanation.   The text unfolds in third-person in the format of a beginning chapter book including a...

  • Using a Tail

    Using a Tail

    Using a Tail is an expository nonfiction text that explains how different animals use a tail to grip, pinch/sting, send messages, move about, and display. Readers gain information from the text, fact boxes, captions, and summary chart. Using a Tail is an...

  • Using Leaves

    Using Leaves

    Using Leaves is an expository text that invites reader to learn about the different ways that animals and insects use leaves. Photographs are labeled. An index is organized by animals that use leaves. The compound word leafcutter is used. A few compound...

  • Viewpoint

    Viewpoint

    Viewpoint is a persuasive text.  Arguments for and against the seal cull, whaling, and animal testing are presented in a wide variety of formats, including news reports, text messages, web pages, letters, and emails. The book concludes with a...

  • Vinnie and Me

    Vinnie and Me

    Vinnie and Me is a personal recount about a boy and his family who take in a mute foster child named Vinnie. When they take a boat trip to see dolphins, Vinnie speaks for the first time. The book also discusses text connections, planning a personal...

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