
Make a Tree Friend
Realistic (fiction) 95 words, Level E (Grade 1), Lexile 220L
Amy is friends with many trees. She swings in a maple tree and climbs an oak tree. Make a Tree Friend shows many ways in which a tree can be a friend. Students have the opportunity to ask and answer questions as well as identify the main idea and details. Detailed, supportive illustrations, high-frequency words, and repetitive phrases support emergent readers.