Blueberry Hill Level I/15&16 Collection

Overview: The fiction books at this level contain three story strands with the recurring characters: Fluffy & Charlie, Beaver Family & Forest Friends and Super Hammy stories. The nonfiction titles contain the topics: Animal Attributes, Animal Behaviour, and Life Cycles. Nonfiction text features include: A Table of Contents, Labels, Key Words, and Glossary.

Details:

Overview: The fiction books at this level contain three story strands with the recurring characters: Fluffy & Charlie, Beaver Family & Forest Friends and Super Hammy stories. Two nonfiction books at this level (Guess the Mystery Animal Books Six & Seven) contain the same format, giving the reader a structure that scaffolds the introduction of new vocabulary and language structures. In Baby Elephants Love to Swim, the reader has the opportunity to observe how animals play. The third nonfiction book has the life cycle of a dragonfly as its theme.

Titles - Level I/15: Charlie Goes to School, Little Red, The Problem with the Piñata,

             Baby Elephants Love to Swim, Polar Bear Playtime, Guess the Mystery Animal:

             Book Six, The Squirrel Picnic - A Nutty Counting Thirteen, Super Hammy Gets His

             Shot

             Level I/16: Charlie’s New Friend, Willy and the Beanstalk, Sleeping Under the Stars,

             Mom Pom’s Pom Problem, The Life Cycle of a Dragonfly, Guess the Mystery Animal:

             Book Seven
Page Count: 16 (8 titles), 17 (1 title), 20 (5 titles)

Topics: Friendship, Family, Recurring Characters, Fractured Fairy Tales, Animal Attributes, Life Cycles

Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction, Informational Narrative

Graphics Type: Photographs (9 titles), Illustrations (5 titles)
On RRCNA booklist: Yes (12/14 titles)

Fountas & Pinnell Text Level Gradient™: I (11/14 titles)

                                                                 H (Polar Bear Playtime)

                                                                 J (Willy and the Beanstalk)

                                                                 K (Life Cycle of a Dragonfly)

Note: The majority of the time, the Blueberry Hill levels align with the Reading Recovery levels/Fountas & Pinnell text level gradients. When they don’t, careful consideration is given to the words, sentence length and language structures before a decision is made to keep the Blueberry Hill level the same.
ISBN #: 978-1-77387-070-0