Levelled Books

  • Little Helpers

    Little Helpers

    Little Helpers is an expository text about little animals that help us in many ways. Little helpers include bees, silkworms, spiders, and worms. Many photographs are labeled. A diagram shows a bee taking pollen from one flower to another. An index is...

  • Living in Trees

    Living in Trees

    Living in Trees is an informational text that shows what animals live in trees.  The text has the repeating language pattern “This ________ lives in a tree.” All the sentences are short and predictable.  Vibrant photographs match...

  • Living Together

    Living Together

    Living Together is an expository text about animals who have mutual relationships with one another. For example, it is discussed that a bird who lives on a tortoise’s back takes care of the tortoise and clean its shell. Illustrations support the...

  • Lizards

    Lizards

    Lizards is an expository text that invites students to learn about what a lizard’s body parts do and the different places where lizards live. Some dialogue is used. Labeled illustrations enhance and extend the meaning of the text and are found on...

  • Long Hair

    Long Hair

    Long Hair is an informational text about animals that have long hair.  The text has the repeating language pattern “This ________ has long hair.” All the sentences are short and predictable.  Vibrant photographs match the text...

  • Long Hairy Legs

    Long Hairy Legs

    Long Hairy Legs is a humorous, realistic story about a cottage clean-up that uncovers a monster.  Is it a massive spider?  No, those long, white and purple legs belong to a well-sprouted potato!  The book ends with a procedural text...

  • Look at Me!

    Look at Me!

    Look at Me!  is a fictional story about an alien who find himself in a new place and goes out to explore it. Illustrations support the text. The text is composed of a few high-frequency words and features the interest words alien, tree, and mud. The...

  • Look At Monkey

    Look At Monkey

    Look at Monkey is a humorous, fictional text about a monkey who tries to wake up his animal friends. Illustrations fully support the meaning of the text. Some pages include several scenes that show monkey jumping over the animals and shaking a tree. Few...

  • Look At My Eggs!

    Look At My Eggs!

    Look at My Eggs! is a fictional story about a hen who has laid eggs and is waiting for them to hatch. Simple dialogue is used. Illustrations support the text. A two-page spread of illustrations shows hen sitting on her eggs across various weather...

  • Look at the Animals

    Look at the Animals

    Look at the Animals is a realistic fiction story about a woman who has a lot of animals in her home. A guest does not seem too happy about it! Readers gain information from the text, illustrations, and speech bubble. Look at the Animals uses the sentence...

  • Look at the Robot

    Look at the Robot

    Look at the Robot is a fiction story about a robot building another robot and looking at the different parts. The robot is built but escapes the building! Readers gain information from the text, illustrations, and speech bubble. Look at the Robot uses...

  • Look Inside

    Look Inside

    Look Inside is an expository nonfiction text that explains the insides of homes, nests, and tunnels for different animals. These animals include: beavers, ants, bees, birds, spiders, squirrels, and rabbits. Readers gain information from the text,...