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Early Book Characteristics:
  • More challenging storylines

  • Less exact matching of pictures and text

  • Variety of sentence structures

  • Text position varies 

  • More words and lines per page



 


Supports and Builds Reader Abilities:

  • Identifies which words tell when, where,
    who, what, why, how

  • Predicts through text and context rather than illustrations

  • Copes with more varied structures

  • Knows changes in pattern may occur at sentence beginning

  • Distinguishes between question and statement

                    Early 1 Books

Guided Reading Packages
    Emergent     Early      Fluent


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 EARLY (1)                    Titles available in Spanish are listed in blue         



Item#:
2423
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The Artist
El artista

Uncle Josh paints a purple surprise.

(fiction)
Reading Level:  Early 1
Grade Level:     K-1   
K-1
RR Level:         9       8
Page Count:     12     
12
Word Count:     83     
86


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 How this title addresses the five key components for effective reading. 


Item#:
2425
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At the Horse Show
En la exhibición equina

A girl and her horse enjoy a day at the horse show.

(nonfiction)
Reading Level:  Early 1
Grade Level:     K-1    
K-1
RR Level:         6      
n/a
Page Count:     8     
   8
Word Count:     24     
22
 


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 How this title addresses the five key components for effective reading.


Item#: 2432
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Cat Tails
Rabos de gato

What do most cats and a tall plant have in common?

(nonfiction)
Reading Level: Early 1
Grade Level:    K-1    
K-1
RR Level:          6     n/a
Page Count:      8    
8
Word Count:    40   
  35


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How this title addresses the five key components for effective reading.


Item#: 2434
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Cats Everywhere
Gatos por todas partes 

Wherever one looks there are cats to be seen both inside and outside a house.

(Fiction)
Reading Level: Early 1
Grade Level:    K-1  
K-1
RR Level:        9       n/a
Page Count:    12     
12
Word Count:    51
    54


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How this title addresses the five key components for effective reading.


Item#: 2448
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Eat Your Broccoli

(fiction)
Reading Level: Early 1
Grade Level:    K-1    
RR Level:         7   
Page Count:    12     

Word Count:    72   
     


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How this title addresses the five key components for effective reading.


Item#: 2462
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Henry
Henry

Henry the puppy learns table manners.

(fiction)
Reading Level: Early 1
Grade Level:    K-1  
K-1 
RR Level:        7       n/a
Page Count:    12     
12
Word Count:    77 
   83
 


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How this title addresses the five key components for effective reading.


Item#: 2457
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Jasper

Jasper, the mischievous monkey, knows lots of rules but doesn't always obey them.

(fiction)
Reading Level: Early 1
Grade Level:    K-1    
RR Level:         8   
Page Count:    16     
 
Word Count:    107  
  


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 How this title addresses the five key components for effective reading.


Item#: 2480
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No Dogs Allowed
No se permiten perros

Two dogs spend a day at the beach.

(fiction)
Reading Level: Early 1
Grade Level:    K-1  
K-1 
RR Level:        10     n/a
Page Count:    12     
8
Word Count:    73    
78

 
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 How this title addresses the five key components for effective reading.


Item#: 2494

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The Paper Bag New!

All the animals, especially the goat, like Tim's paper bag.

(fiction)
Reading Level: Early
Grade Level:    K        
RR Level:        n/a      
Page Count:    8        
Word Count:    82        

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Item#: 2430
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The Birthday Bird
El regalo de cumpleaños 

A birthday gift makes Mom happy, eventually.

(fiction)
Reading Level: Early 1
Grade Level:    K-1  
K-1 
RR Level:        10     n/a
Page Count:    8     
 8
Word Count:    82     
96


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 How this title addresses the five key components for effective reading.


Item#: 2437
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Chickens
Pollos

Chickens enjoy a natural feast.

(nonfiction)
Reading Level: Early 1
Grade Level:    K-1  
K-1
RR Level:        8   
    6
Page Count:    8     
 8
Word Count:    23   
24


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Book Note (PDF)

 How this title addresses the five key components for effective reading.


Item#: 2442
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Coo Coo Caroo
Currucucú

A cooing dove and her mate build a family home.

(Nonfiction)
Reading Level: Early 1
Grade Level:    K-1    
K-1 
RR Level:        12      n/a
Page Count:    12    
 12
Word Count:    79      
64 


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How this title addresses the five key components for effective reading.
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Item#: 2463
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Henry Runs Away

Is runaway Henry really as naughty as Holly thinks he is?

(fiction)
Reading Level: Early 1
Grade Level:    K-1    
 
RR Level:        10   
Page Count:    12     
 
Word Count:    150   
  


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 How this title addresses the five key components for effective reading.


Item#: 2538
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Water, Water Everywhere

Water is everywhere. It is both inside and outside of us.

(nonfiction)
Reading Level: Early 1
Grade Level:    K-1  
RR Level:        5     
Page Count:    8     

Word Count:    61   
  


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 How this title addresses the five key components for effective reading.
  

Item#: 2540
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Watermelon
Sandía

A watermelon grows from a little seed into a juicy red feast for two.

(nonfiction)
Reading Level: Early 1
Grade Level:    K-1    
K-1 
RR Level:        15      7
Page Count:    12     
12
Word Count:    61      
54


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 How this title addresses the five key components for effective reading.


Item#: 2510
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The Strongest Animal
El animal más fuerte

A trip to the zoo turns into a revelation for one young boy.

(fiction)
Reading Level: Early 1
Grade Level:    K-1    
K-1
RR Level:        7       6
Page Count:    12     
12
Word Count:    58   
 51


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Book Note (PDF)

 How this title addresses the five key components for effective reading.
     

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Margaret Mooney provides in-depth knowledge
of the stages of reading, writing, and oral language
development for emergent, early and fluent
students as well as a wealth of information on the
unique features of each book in the BYL series.

 
 

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