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Bat's Night Out
El paseo nocturno del murcielago

A bat has a busy night hunting for insects.

(Realistic Fiction)
FP Level:  L
Grade Level:  2-3   2-3
Reading Stage: Early 4
RR Level:        19    n/a
Page Count:    16    16
Word Count:   172   168

A Child notices and enjoys different birds that visit a horse barn throughout the day.

(Realistic Fiction)
FP Level:  L
Grade Level:  2-3   2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent 2
RR Level:          n/a
Page Count:    16      16
Word Count:   230    213

Cool

There are many ways to feel cool, look cool, and be cool, and they're all fun.

(Realistic Fiction)
FP Level:  L
Grade Level:  2-3  
Reading Stage: Early 4
RR Level:         20      
Page Count:     16    
Word Count:    137     

The beauty and importance of coral reefs portrayed in words and photographs.

(Informational)
FP Level:  L
Grade Level:  2-3  
Reading Stage: Fluent 3
RR Level:        n/a     
Page Count:    16     
Word Count:    551     
 

Dad Still Smiles
Papa todavia sonrie

Though things may change on the outside,
the love that a child and her father have for each other will never change.

(Realistic Fiction)
FP Level:  L
Grade Level:  2-3   2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent 1
RR Level:       17     n/a
Page Count:   12     12
Word Count:  212   268
 

Evening Song

Children with silver harmonicas fill the summer evening with music.

(Realistic Fiction)
FP Level:  L
Grade Level:  2-3  
Reading Stage: Fluent 1
RR Level:              
Page Count:    12     
Word Count:   115     
 

A Fishy Story

An encounter with a wish-granting fish gives a hungry fisherman and his wife a lot less than they expected.

(Fiction)
FP Level:  L
Grade Level:  2-3  
Reading Stage: Early 2
RR Level:         14      
Page Count:      16   
Word Count:     174       

What froze during a coachman's journey through the snowy German mountains long ago.

(Traditional Literature)
FP Level:  L
Grade Level:  2-3  
Reading Stage: Fluent 2
RR Level:        n/a     
Page Count:    16     
Word Count:   432     

Goodbye, Goose

A goose discovers why she needs to fly away with her friends.

(Fiction)
FP Level:  L
Grade Level:  2-3  
Reading Stage: Fluent 2
RR Level:        19     
Page Count:    16     
Word Count:    264     

A true story of a needy and active former racing dog that becomes a beloved and admired pet.

(Realistic Fiction)
FP Level:  L
Grade Level:  2-3  
Reading Stage: Fluent 4
RR Level:        n/a     
Page Count:    16     
Word Count:  1021
 

Jump the Broom
Saltar la escoba

A young boy learns about a special African-American tradition.

(Realistic Fiction)
FP Level:  L
Grade Level:  2-3   2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent 2
RR Level:              n/a
Page Count:    16      16
Word Count:   119    134

A northern elephant seal pup grows up.

(Realistic Fiction)
FP Level:  L
Grade Level:  2-3  
Reading Stage: Fluent 4
RR Level:        n/a     
Page Count:    16     
Word Count:    467     

For more instructional use see Book Note (PDF)
How this title addresses the five key components for effective reading.

Raven's Gift
El regalo del cuervo

Clever Raven tricks the Chief of the Sky into sharing the light with all the creatures of the earth.

(Traditional Literature)
FP Level:  L
Grade Level:  2-3   2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent 2
Grade Level:    1-2    1-2
Page Count:    16      16
Word Count:   160    173

The Red-Tailed Hawk 
El halcón de cola roja

An injured hawk is rescued, healed, and then returned to the wild.

(nonfiction)
FP Level:  L
Grade Level:  2-3   2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent 2
RR Level:        19      n/a
Page Count:    16      16
Word Count:   197    204

Sea Lights

An introduction to some fascinating, mysterious creatures that share this planet with us but live in a watery world.

(Informational)
FP Level:  L
Grade Level:  2-3  
Reading Stage: Fluent 2
RR Level:        19    
Page Count:    12   
Word Count:   128     

What could be causing strange things to happen throughout the house.

(Realistic Fiction)
FP Level:  L
Grade Level:  2-3  
Reading Stage: Fluent 1
RR Level:        n/a   
Page Count:    12     
Word Count:    289     

And Then There Were Birds

A retelling of a Native American tale about the creation of birds.
 
(Traditional Literature)
FP Level:  L
Grade Level:  2-3   2-3
Reading Stage: Fluent 2
RR Level:        19     n/a
Page Count:    12     16 
Word Count:   156   230

How the tides are created
by the position of the moon.

(Informational)
FP Level: L
Grade Level:     2-3 
Reading Stage: Fluent 4
    
RR Level:        n/a     
Page Count:    12     
Word Count:   277   
 

Treasures

A story of the changes in the life of a family who lived by the sea. 

(Realistic Fiction)
FP Level:  L
Grade Level:  2-3  
Reading Stage: Fluent 3
RR Level:        n/a     
Page Count:    16     
Word Count:    263     
 

(Traditional Literature)
FP Level:  L
Grade Level:  2-3  
Reading Stage: Fluent 3
RR Level:        n/a     
Page Count:    16     
Word Count:    590     

For more instructional use see Book Note (PDF)
How this title addresses the five key components for effective reading.