Pre-Level 1 (Pre-Emergent)/Fountas and Pinnell Levels A and B : The picture level where each page illustrates a single word or phrase with a drawing or photo. The text is fully and clearly depicted so that almost no reading is required .
Blankenship, Paula
Lulu's Lost Shoes Lulu the ladybug is late for school, but she can't find her shoes, so all of her friends get off of the school bus to help her look for them.
E BLA
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Bowers, Tim
A New Home Matt the squirrel has a new home, but it is missing one important thing a new friend!
E BOW
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Cook, Julie Kidd
One is Enough A girl is happy with one of everything, from a dog and a stick to a shovel and a seed.
E COO
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Earl, Janice
Jan has a Doll Jan's father surprises her with a corncob doll that looks just like her!
E EAR
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Jordan, Taylor
Hiccup With the help of his sister, Hippo tries to cure his hiccups.
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Meister, Cari
Catch that Cat Labeled illustrations of a cat in various situations introduce basic words that are opposites, including up and down, open and shut, and fast and slow.
E MEI
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Level 1 (Early-Emergent)/Fountas and Pinnel Levels C and D : The text of the book is illustrated so that the reader can use pictures to identify most but not all of the words. Illustrations may simply be supportive There are generally up to 3 lines of text per page. The text is brief, predictable, and may be repetitive.
Adeney, Anne
Five Teddy Bears Five teddy bears go out for a picnic, but one by one they disappear, leaving one to bring cakes.
E ADE
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Buck, Nola
Sid and Sam Sid sings a long song that drives his friend Sam crazy.
E BUC
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Capucilli, Alyssa
Biscuit and the Little Pup After meeting a shy little pup in the park, Biscuit does his best to make him come out of his shell by offering him his favorite ball, chewy bone, and a warm invite into his cozy hideaway in an attempt for them to become the best of friends.
E CAP
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Capucilli, Alyssa
Pedro's Burro Pedro and his papa go to the market to look for the perfect burro, but with so many burros to choose from, the perfect burro may have to find them instead.
E CAP
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Dahl, Michael
Dust Bunnies When dust bunnies grow under the bed, a child sweeps, mops, and dusts in an effort to chase them away.
E DAH
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Dotlich, Rebecca
Peanut and Pearl 's Picnic Adventure Two friends, Peanut and Pearl , set off for a picnic together, but by the time they are ready to eat, they have lost one another.
E DOT
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Lakin, Patricia
Max and Mo Go Apple Picking Max and Mo, the class hamsters, have fun after the students return from picking apples, in a story that includes instructions for making apple prints and a recipe for applesauce.
E LAK
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Mayer, Mercer
Snowball Soup After Little Critter, Little Sister, and Dog spend the morning building a snowman, they realize that he must be ready for lunch so they feed him snowball soup.
E MAY
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Meister, Cari
My Pony Jack at the Horse Show When Lacy and her pony, Jack, compete in a horse show, Lacy is overwhelmed initially by the bigness of it all, but once they are on the course, they perform well and even win a ribbon.
E MEI
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Dr. Seuss
Hop on Pop Pairs of rhyming words are introduced and used in simple sentences.
E SEU
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Level 2 (Emergent)/Fountas and Pinnell Levels E and F : There is usually 1 supportive illustration and generally up to 7 short lines of print per page. There may be less predictability than on the previous level.
Caple, Kathy
The Friendship Tree Blanche and Otis are very best friends. When something happens to Otis's favorite tree, Blanche finds a way to make everything better.
E CAP
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George, Jean Graighead
Goose and Duck A young boy becomes the mother to a goose, who becomes mother to a duck, as they learn about the rhythms of nature together.
E GEO
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Hill , Susan
Ruby Bakes a Cake Wanting to bake a tasty cake, Ruby Raccoon takes the strange advice of her friends and ends up with quite a disaster.
E HIL
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Hoff, Syd
The Littlest Leaguer Harold's small size and lack of confidence keep him from playing in Little League games until the day a batter suffers an injury during a championship game.
E HOF
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Holabird, Katharine
Angelina's Silly Little Sister Polly always seems to get in the way when Angelina and Alice want to play alone, and so they agree to play hide-and-seek with her but then leave her in her hiding place while they play inside.
E HOL
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Labatt, Mary
Sam Goes to School Sam jumps on the yellow school bus and follows the neighborhood children to school.
E LAB
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O'Connor, Jane
Fancy Nancy at the Museum Although excited at the prospect of a fancy class trip to the art museum, the bumpy bus ride to get there leaves Nancy feeling anything but fancy.
E OCO
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Rylant, Cynthia
Annie and Snowball and the Dress-Up Birthday: The First Book of Their Adventures Annie and her pet rabbit, Snowball, invite Henry and Mudge to a dress-up birthday party, but there is some confusion about what the guests are supposed to wear.
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Rylant,
Cynthia
Henry and Mudge: The First Book of Their Adventures Henry, feeling lonely on a street without any other children, finds companionship and love in a big dog named Mudge.
E RYL
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Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat who shows them some tricks and games.
E SEU
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Weeks, Sarah
Baa Choo! Sam the lamb has such a bad cold and desperately needs to sneeze, but when he just can't complete the task on his own, his barnyard friends come to the rescue to help him have the biggest sneeze anyone has ever heard!
E WEE
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Level 3 (Early Fluent)/Fountas and Pinnel Levels G, H, and I : There is usually 1 supportive illustration and generally up to 10 lines of print per page. This level contains longer sentences with more challenging, descriptive vocabulary.
Arnold, Caroline
Wiggle and Waggle Two worms who are best friends have fun together as they tunnel their way through a garden.
E ARN
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Bauer, Marion Dane
Frog's Best Friend Frog learns how to share his best friend, Turtle, with other animals.
E BAU
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Caple, Kathy
Duck & Company Rat and Duck run a bookshop and work to find the right book for each of their customers.
E CAP
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Cazet, Denys
Minnie and Moo and the Haunted Sweater Minnie and Moo want to give special presents to the Farmer for his birthday but something goes wrong when Moo knits him a sweater.
E CAZ
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Chaconas, Dori
Cork and Fuzz: The Collectors When best friends Cork and Fuzz go to the pond to collect shiny stones, they happen upon a duck's nest just as the eggs are hatching and Fuzz, who is wearing a feather from his collection, is collected by the mother duck.
E CHA
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Inches, Alison
Corduroy Makes a Cake Corduroy sets out to make Lisa a special surprise for her birthday but it turns out much harder than it looks.
E INC
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Kimmelman, Leslie
In the Doghouse When the Lewis family goes on vacation to the lake, Emily gets mad at her best friend Bo, the family dog, so he runs away to look for a new best friend.
E KIM
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Rylant, Cynthia
The Case of the Baffled Bear Bunny and Jack, animal detectives, take a break from playing cards to look for Bernard Bear's missing messenger whistle.
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Silverman, Erica
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa Cowgirl Kate and her cowhorse Cocoa , who is always hungry, count cows, share a story, and help each other fall asleep.
E SIE
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Sierra, Judy
Coco and Cavendish: Circus Dogs When the owner of the circus where they work replaces them with robot dogs, Coco and Cavendish set out to find a new job but it is not as easy as they thought it would be.
E SIE
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Van Leeuwen, Jean
Amanda Pig, First Grader Amanda is very excited about starting first grade and although everything is not exactly as she expected, she soon begins learning to read and finding her way.
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Wheeler, Lisa
Invasion of the Pig Sisters When Fitch the wolf, who likes to have plans, and Chip the pig, who likes surprises, decide to meet at the playground, their expectations are tested by the presence of Chip's three little sisters.
E WHE
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Level 4 (Fluent)/Fountas and Pinnell Levels J and Higher : There is usually 1 illustration and generally 11 or more lines of print per page. In addition to being longer, selections at this level are more complex, contain a more varied vocabulary, and longer sentences than the previous level. Each page may include several paragraphs and books are frequently divided into brief chapters. The illustrations are supportive but may not explicitly depict text. These brief chapter books are the last step before transitioning to the easy chapter books in the J Fiction collection.
Adler, David
Bones and the Birthday Mystery In his latest case, young Jeffrey Bones tries to discover the whereabouts of his grandfather's missing birthday present.
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Anderson ,
Scoular
Stan the Dog Becomes Superdog While out on his walks, Stan the dog learns how to overcome many obstacles and when he shows up at the local dog show, he is able to display his new talents.
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Cannon, A. E.
On the Go With Pirate Pete and Pirate Joe Pirate Pete and Pirate Joe go out for seafood with their cat Studley and their dog Dudley .
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Chaconas, Dori
Short and Tall The friendship between Cork , a muskrat, and Fuzz, a possum, is in trouble when Cork decides that since he is older, he has to be taller than Fuzz.
E CHA
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Cowley, Joy
Agapanthus Hum and Major Bark After Agapanthus gets a puppy for a pet, she enters him in a champion dog show and comes away with a surprising result.
E COW
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Danziger, Paula
It's a Fair Day, Amber Brown Upset with her parents for arguing on what she hoped would be a perfect day, Amber gets lost at a county fair when she tries to follow her best friend Justin and his family through the crowd.
E DAN
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Hoban, Russell
A Bargain for Frances Thelma usually outsmarts Frances until Frances decides to teach her a lesson about friendship.
E HOB
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Howe, James
Houndsley and Catina Houndsley and Catina run into trouble when they decide to prove that they are the best at cooking and writing, respectively.
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Howe, James
Pinky and Rex and the Mean Old Witch Pinky, Rex, and Amanda plot revenge on the bad-tempered old woman who lives across the street, until Pinky realizes that she is lonely and needs new friends.
E HOW
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Parish, Herman
Amelia Bedelia Under Construction When Amelia Bedelia babysits for the Hardy family, she becomes involved in some unexpected remodeling of their house.
E PAR
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Yee, Wong Herbert
Abracadabra! Magic with Mouse and Mole Mole is mad about magic until he takes his friend Mouse to a show that turns out to be all tricks, but then Mouse conjures up a special night program to show him the enchantment found in nature.
E YEE
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