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This Is
A Reading A–Z Level G Leveled Book
Word Count: 203
a Bird
Written by
Katherine Page
a Bird
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This Is a Bird
Level G Leveled Book Correlation
Written by Katherine Page © Learning A–Z
Written by Katherine Page
LEVEL G
Fountas & Pinnell G
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DRA 12
4 feet
tall
(120 cm)
This is a bird.
This is a bird. Its beak is long and sharp,
All birds have feathers, and its feathers are black
and all birds have beaks. and white.
But all birds are different, too. It is an emperor penguin.
This Is a Bird • Level G 3 4
This is a bird. This is a bird.
Its beak is long and hooked, Its beak is sharp and hooked,
and its feathers are white. and its feathers are black.
It is a pelican. It is a turkey vulture.
This Is a Bird • Level G 5 6
This is a bird. This is a bird.
Its beak is short and sharp, Its beak is long and flat,
and its feathers are white. and its feathers are brown.
It is a chicken. It is a mallard duck.
This Is a Bird • Level G 7 8
This is a bird. This is a bird.
Its beak is long and curved, Its beak is short and sharp,
and its feathers are brown. and its feathers are red.
It is a thrasher. It is a cardinal.
This Is a Bird • Level G 9 10
This is a bird. In some ways, all birds
Its beak is long and thin, are the same.
and its feathers are purple, All birds have beaks,
green, and gray. and all birds have feathers.
It is a Costa’s hummingbird. But all birds are different, too.
This Is a Bird • Level G 11 12