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ELA Grade 1 Required and Recommended Texts

Note: MetaMetrics® made changes to the Lexile® levels in June 2017 in order to provide more accurate measures for early readers. These changes affected 32% of all previously assigned Lexile® levels, including some texts for elementary and middle grade readers. The Lexile® levels listed on EL Education materials were added before this shift and do not reflect updated Lexile® levels.

Module 1

Texts to Buy

Texts that need to be procured. Please download the Trade Book List for procurement guidance.


Text or Resource Quantity ISBNs
A Chef's Tools
by Holden Strauss
One per classroom
ISBN: 9781499408348
The Little Red Pen
by Janet Stevens and Susan Crummel
Six per classroom
ISBN: 9780152064327
The Most Magnificent Thing
by Ashley Spires
Six per classroom
ISBN: 9781554537044
Tools
by Ann Morris
Six per classroom
ISBN: 9780688161651
I Use Science Tools
by Kellie L. Hicks
One per classroom
ISBN: 9781617419317
My Math Toolbox
by Nancy Kelly Allen
One per classroom
ISBN: 9781617419607

Recommended texts for independent reading

Optional texts for students to read on their own to learn more about the topic. You can also download a PDF of this list.

Text Genre Lexile Measure
Dreaming Up
by Christy Hale
Literary 550
Izzy Gizmo
by Pip Jones
Literary
Doll-E 1.0
by Shanda McCloskey
Literary
The Invention Hunters Discover How Machines Work
by Korwin Briggs
Informational
Linus the Little Yellow Pencil
by Scott Magoon
Literary
My Pen
by Christopher Myers
Literary
The Patchwork Bike
by Maxine Beneba Clarke
Literary
The Pot that Juan Built
by Nancy Andrews-Goebel
Literary 1 150
Sky Dancers
by Connie Anne Kirk
Literary 720
If I Built a Car
by Chris Van Dusen
Literary
Sky Boys
by Deborah Hopkinson
Literary 770
Dumpling Soup
by Jama Kim Rattigan
Literary 500
A Day in the Life of a Builder
by Linda Hayward
Informational 470
Up! Up! Up! Skyscraper
by Anastasia Suen
Informational
Tool School
by Joan Holub
Literary 490
The World is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid
by Jeanette Winter
Informational 760
Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Noisy Problem
by Chris Monroe
Literary 580
Interstellar Cinderella
by Deborah Underwood
Literary 630
Drew the Screw
by Mattia Cerato
Literary 220
Diggers (Seedlings)
by Aaron Frisch
Informational 360
Cranes (Seedlings)
by Aaron Frisch
Informational 350
Whose Tools Are These?: A Look at Tools Workers Use - Big, Sharp and Smooth
by Sharon Katz Cooper
Literary 580
Tooling Around: Crafty Creatures and the Tools They Use
by Ellen Jackson
Informational 1 050
The Pencil
by Allan Ahlberg
Literary 470
The Chickens Build A Wall
by Jean-Francois Dumont
Literary 850
Chopsticks
by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Literary 500
Building Our House
by Jonathan Bean
Literary 640
Brush of the Gods
by Lenore Look
Literary 580
Brick by Brick
by Charles R. Smith
Informational

Module 2

Texts to Buy

Texts that need to be procured. Please download the Trade Book List for procurement guidance.


Text or Resource Quantity ISBNs
What the Sun Sees, What the Moon Sees
by Nancy Tafuri
6 per class
ISBN: 9780688144937
Does the Sun Sleep?: Noticing Sun, Moon, and Star Patterns
by Martha E.H. Rustad
1 per class
ISBN: 9781467786119
What Makes Day and Night
by Franlyn M. Branley
6 per class
ISBN: 9780062381972
Kitten’s First Full Moon
by Kevin Henkes
2 per class
ISBN: 9780060588281
Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me
by Eric Carle
1 per class
ISBN: 9780887080265
Sun and Moon
by Lindsey Yankey
1 per class
ISBN: 9781927018606
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
by Elphinstone Dayrell
1 per class
ISBN: 9780395539637
Summer Sun Risin’
by W. Nikola-Lisa
6 per class
ISBN: 9781584302520

Recommended texts for independent reading

Optional texts for students to read on their own to learn more about the topic. You can also download a PDF of this list.

Text Genre Lexile Measure
Raven Brings the Light
by Roy Henry Vickers
Literary
A Big Mooncake for Little Star
by Grace Lin
Literary
The Star People
by S.D. Nelson
Literary
The Shadow in the Moon
by Christina Matula
Literary
Professor Astro Cat’s Stargazing
by Dr. Dominic Walliman and Ben Newman
Informational
Max and the Tag-Along Moon
by Floyd Cooper
Literary 550
On Earth
by G. Brian Karas
Informational 540
Sun (Jump into Science Series)
by Steve Tomecek
Informational
Imani’s Moon
by JaNay Brown-Wood
Literary 550
If You Were the Moon
by Laura Purdie Salas
Informational 790
How the Sun Got to Coco’s House
by Bob Graham
Literary 650
City Moon
by Rachael Cole
Literary 450
Zoo in the Sky: A Book of Animal Constellations
by Jacqueline Mitton
Informational 840
Thirteen Moons on Turtle’s Back: A Native American Year of Moons
by Joseph Bruchac and Jonathan London
Literary 840
There Is Day and Night (Tell Me Why)
by Linda Crotta Brennan
Informational 550
Sunshine Makes the Seasons (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2)
by Franklyn M. Branley
Informational 510
Sun Up, Sun Down: The Story of Day and Night (Science Works)
by Jacqui Bailey
Informational 640
The Sun Our Nearest Star (Let’s Read and Find Out Science Level 2)
by Franklyn M. Branley
Informational 510
Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei
by Peter Sis
Informational 830
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest
by Gerald McDermott
Literary 380
The Moon Seems to Change (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2)
by Franklyn M. Branley
Informational 470
Moon Rope / Un lazo a la luna
by Lois Ehlert
Literary
Many Moons
by James Thurber
Literary 700
If You Decide to Go to the Moon
by Faith McNulty
Literary 630
I Wonder Why the Sun Rises: and Other Questions About Time and Seasons
by Brenda Walpole
Informational 820
How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend
by Jerrie Oughton
Literary 780
The Earth Under Sky Bear’s Feet: Native American Poems of the Land
by Joseph Bruchac
Poetry
Coyote Places the Stars
by Harriet Peck Taylor
Literary 840
Coyote in Love With a Star: Tales of the People
by Marty Kreipe De Montano
Literary 830
Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings
by Douglas Florian
Poetry

Module 3

Texts to Buy

Texts that need to be procured. Please download the Trade Book List for procurement guidance.


Text or Resource Quantity ISBNs
Feathers: Not Just for Flying
by Melissa Stewart
One per pair
ISBN: 9781580894319
Flight School
by Lita Judge
One per classroom
ISBN: 9781442481770
Little Kids First Big Book of Birds
by Catherine Hughes
One per pair
ISBN: 9781426324321
Birds
by Kevin Henkes
One per classroom
ISBN: 9780061363047
Just Ducks
by Nicola Davis
One per classroom
ISBN: 9780763670511
Beaks!
by Sneed Collard
One per pair
ISBN: 9781570913884
Birds (Scholastic Discover More)
by Penelope Arlon
One per pair
ISBN: 9780545667739

Texts included in the module

Texts that are included in the lesson materials.

Text Quantity Publisher
“Did You Know?”
by EL Education for instructional purposes
One per student
EL Education, 2016

Recommended texts for independent reading

Optional texts for students to read on their own to learn more about the topic. You can also download a PDF of this list.

Text Genre Lexile Measure
Woodpecker Wham!
by April Pulley Sayre
Informational 320
My Happy Year by E. Bluebird
by Paul Maisel
Informational 610
Whoo-Ku Haiku
by Maria Gianferrari
Informational
Robins!: How They Grow Up
by Eileen Christelow
Informational 650
Spit & Sticks: A Chimney Full of Swifts
by Marilyn Grohoske Evans
Literary 610
Birds and Their Feathers
by Britta Teckentrup
Informational
Owls
by Laura Marsh
Informational 480
This is the Nest That Robin Built
by Denise Fleming
Literary
Plume
by Isabelle Simler
Literary
Paddle Perch Climb: Bird Feet are Neat
by Laurie Ellen Angus
Informational 480
Circle
by Jeannie Baker
Literary
Birds: Explore the World of Our Feathered Friends
by Jill Bailey
Informational
Bird Builds a Nest: A First Science Storybook
by Martin Jenkins
Informational
Brilliant Birds
by Thea Feldman
Informational
Ducks Don’t Get Wet
by Augusta R. Goldin
Informational 580
Today at the Bluebird Cafe
by Deborah Ruddell
Poetry
Sylvie
by Jennifer Sattler
Literary
About Parrots: A Guide for Children
by Cathryn Sill
Informational 490
Bring On the Birds
by Susan Stockdale
Informational 260
Eagles (Seedlings)
by Kate Riggs
Informational 270
Hummingbirds (Seedlings)
by Quinn M. Arnold
Informational 300
About Raptors: A Guide for Children
by Cathryn Sill
Informational 470
About Hummingbirds: A Guide for Children
by Cathryn Sill
Informational 580
About Birds: A Guide for Children
by Cathryn Sill
Informational 350
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?
by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
Informational 510
Birds: Nature’s Magnificent Flying Machines
by Caroline Arnold
Informational 850
A Bird Is a Bird
by Lizzy Rockwell
Informational 260
Fur and Feathers
by Thea Feldman and Claire Llewellyn
Informational 480

Module 4

Texts to Buy

Texts that need to be procured. Please download the Trade Book List for procurement guidance.


Text or Resource Quantity ISBNs
Olivia’s Birds: Saving the Gulf
by Olivia Bouler
one per classroom
ISBN: 9781402786655
City Hawk: The Story of Pale Male
by Meghan McCarthy
one per classroom
ISBN: 9781416933595
Maggie the One-Eyed Peregrine Falcon: A True Story of Rescue and Rehabilitation
by Christie Gove-Berg
one per classroom
ISBN: 9781591935162
Pierre the Penguin: A True Story
by Jean Marzollo
one per classroom
ISBN: 9781585364855
The Lion and the Bird
by Marianne Dubuc
one per classroom
ISBN: 9781592701513
Lost and Found
by Oliver Jeffers
one per classroom
ISBN: 9780399245039
A Place for Birds
by Melissa Stewart
one per pair
ISBN: 9781561458400

Texts included in the module

Texts that are included in the lesson materials.

Text Quantity Publisher
What’s Best? The Debate about Pale Male
by EL Education
one per student
EL Education, 2016

Recommended texts for independent reading

Optional texts for students to read on their own to learn more about the topic. You can also download a PDF of this list.

Text Genre Lexile Measure
Arrowhawk
by Lola M. And Adam Schaefer
Informational
The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving the African Penguins
by Sandra Markle
Informational 1 070
Numenia and the Hurricane
by Fiona Halliday
Literary
The Sky Painter
by Margarita Engle
Literary 970
Counting Birds
by Heidi E.Y. Stemple
Literary 550
Karl’s New Beak
by Lela Nargi
Informational
Elisapee and Her Baby Seagull
by Nancy Mike
Literary
Ruby’s Birds
by Mya Thompson
Informational
The Eagles are Back
by Jean Craighead George
Informational
Skydiver: Saving the Fastest Bird in the World
by Celia Godkin
Informational
Pandora
by Victoria Turnbull
Literary 500
Hello, Mr. Dodo!
by Nicholas John Frith
Literary
Puffling Patrol
by Ted Lewin
Informational 910
Esther the Eaglet: A True Story of Rescue and Rehabilitation
by Christie Gove-Berg
Informational 520
Horton Hatches the Egg
by Dr. Seuss
Literary 460
Sparrow Girl
by Sara Pennypacker
Literary 590
Just a Baby Bird (Little Critter)
by Mercer Mayer
Literary 340
Loveykins
by Quentin Blake
Literary 860
Stork’s Landing
by Tami Lehman-Wilzig
Literary 630
Lotus and Feather
by Ji-li Jiang
Literary
How to Heal a Broken Wing
by Bob Graham
Literary

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