Bald Eagles

Literacy Place for the Early Years
Scholastic, © 2006

This is a grade 1 leveled reading selection that is part of a literacy series. It follows a specific word count and is written at a basic reading level. The challenge was to convey information in an interesting way, but stay within the word count boundaries.

Characteristic of nonfiction, this book contains a table of contents, a map, photos, a glossary, and index. Simple books like this acquaint new readers with the typical features of nonfiction books, which is a useful reading strategy.