Primary Source Readers
American Biographies
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Title of Reader
Lexile®
Measure
Martin Luther King Jr.
César Chávez
Eleanor Roosevelt
Clara Barton
George Washington Carver
Alexander Graham Bell
Amelia Earhart
Neil Armstrong
Jackie Robinson
Wilma Rudolph
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Annie Oakley
Daniel Boone
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
560L
450L
420L
430L
420L
410L
480L
430L
560L
500L
430L
390L
480L
340L
480L
350L
Guided
Reading
Level
M
J
I
I
I
I
K
I
M
L
I
G
K
E
K
E
DRA
Level
Reading
Recovery
Word Count
28
18-20
16
16
16
16
24
16
28
24
16
12
24
8
24
8
23-24
17-18
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
19-20
15-16
23-24
21-22
15-16
11-12
19-20
7-8
19-20
7-8
555
337
524
358
540
385
534
353
510
381
491
350
554
363
570
423
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Primary Source Readers
America in the 1800s
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630L
*Guided
Reading
Level
U
700L
U
530L
U
620L
U
690L
U
Title of Reader
Lexile®
Level
Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of Liberty
600L
The Great Leap Westward
Lewis & Clark
The Legacy and Legend of Sacagawea
The War of 1812: By the Dawn’s Early Light
James Madison and the Making of the United
States
19th Century Innovations: Paving the Way
Settling and Unsettling the West
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Pioneer Woman
American Indians in the 1800s: Right and
Resistance
Sitting Bull: Eagles Cannot Be Crows
Abolitionists: What We Need Is Action
Harriet Tubman: Leading Others to Liberty
Causes of the Civil War: A House Divided
The Civil War: Brother Against Brother
Civil War Leaders
Abraham Lincoln: Addressing a Nation
Reconstruction: Freedom Delayed
610L
700L
700L
660L
680L
690L
670L
610L
640L
750L
670L
710L
V
T
V
T
U
U
V
U
V
U
U
V
W
DRA
Early
Intervention
50
28
40
40
50
50
40
50
40
40
50
40
50
40
40
40
50
50
50
*These titles have been officially leveled using the F&P Text Level GradientTM Leveling System.
27
27
28
28
27
28
27
27
28
27
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
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Primary Source Readers
America's Early Years
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Title of Reader
American Indians of the West: Battling the
Elements
American Indians of the Plains: Surviving the
Great Expanse
American Indians of the East: Woodland
People
Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend
Early Explorers
Racing to Colonize the New World
The New England Colonies: A Place for
Puritans
The Middle Colonies: Breadbasket of the
New World
The Southern Colonies: First and Last of 13
Phillis Wheatley
Reasons for a Revolution
The American Revolution: Fighting for
Freedom
Abigail Adams and the Women Who Shaped
America
George Washington and the Men Who
Shaped America
Benjamin Banneker: Self-Made Man
Forming a New Government
We the People: Founding Documents
Benjamin Franklin
720L
*Guided
Reading
Level
T
590L
S
Lexile®
Level
620L
S
520L
600L
590L
T
T
T
570L
T
600L
560L
610L
610L
650L
530L
620L
600L
540L
680L
640L
T
T
S
T
T
S
S
T
U
U
T
DRA
Early
Intervention
40
27
50
50
50
50
40
50
50
40
40
40
50
40
50
50
40
50
50
*These titles have been officially leveled using the F&P Text Level GradientTM Leveling System.
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
27
27
28
27
28
28
27
28
28
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Primary Source Readers
Early America
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Title of Reader
Exploring the New World
Christopher Columbus
Life in the Colonies
Phillis Wheatley
The Constitution and
the Bill of Rights
John Jay
Early American Indian Tribes
Pocahontas
Causes of Revolution
Abigail Adams
The Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
The American Revolution
George Washington
Early Congresses
Benjamin Franklin
800L
680L
690L
570L
Guided
Reading
Level
S
P
P
M
720L
R
38
N/A
1,579
640L
780L
550L
630L
510L
630L
540L
700L
500L
720L
360L
O
S
M
O
L
O
M
Q
L
R
O
34
40
28
34
24
34
28
38
24
38
34
27-28
N/A
23-24
27-28
21-22
27-28
23-24
N/A
21-22
N/A
27-28
1,128
1,400
1,068
1,547
999
1,522
1,354
1,454
881
1,619
1,157
Lexile®
Measure
DRA
Level
Reading
Recovery
Word Count
40
36
36
28
N/A
31-32
31-32
23-24
1,568
942
1,864
1,518
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Primary Source Readers
Expanding & Preserving the Union
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Title of Reader
Lexile®
Measure
Expanding the Nation
Lewis & Clark
The War of 1812
James Madison
Pioneer Trails
Laura Ingalls Wilder
American Indians in the 1800s
Sitting Bull
Slavery in America
Harriet Tubman
Civil War Is Coming
Abraham Lincoln
Civil War Leaders
Robert E. Lee
Battles of the Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant
650L
530L
570L
500L
720L
600L
670L
600L
700L
580L
660L
620L
760L
660L
750L
670L
Guided
Reading
Level
P
M
M
L
R
N
P
N
Q
M
P
O
S
P
R
P
DRA
Level
Reading
Recovery
Word Count
36
28
28
24
38
30
36
30
38
28
36
34
40
36
38
36
31-32
23-24
23-24
21-22
N/A
25-26
31-32
25-26
N/A
23-24
31-32
27-28
N/A
31-32
N/A
31-32
1,881
1,759
1,888
1,343
1,707
1,456
2,036
1,456
1,860
1,253
1,701
1,345
2,027
1,406
2,156
1,640
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Primary Source Readers
Florida
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Title of Reader
Florida's American Indians
through History
The Seminoles of Florida: Culture,
Customs, and Conflict
Finding Florida: Exploration and
Its Legacy
Controlling Florida: Colonization
to Statehood
Growth of Florida: Pioneers and
Technological Advances
Civil War and Reconstruction in
Florida
Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs:
Reconstruction Revolutionary
The Spanish-American War
Florida in the Early 20th Century:
Boom and Bust
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings:
Writing in Rural Florida
Florida's Fight for Equality
Mary McLeod Bethune: Fighter for
Education and Equality
Florida's Government: Power,
Purpose, and People
Exploring Florida's Geography,
Culture, and Climate
Florida's Economy: From the
Mouse to the Moon
Lue Gim Gong: The Citrus Wizard
Lexile®
Measure
Guided
Reading
Level
DRA
Level
650L
S
40
610L
U
40
670L
U
40
640L
V
40
610L
T
40
600L
T
40
580L
590L
U
V
40
40
630L
V
40
560L
630L
V
V
40
40
560L
U
40
620L
T
40
690L
R
40
660L
600L
T
S
40
40
Reading
Recovery
Word Count
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2276
2319
2579
2627
2275
2666
2224
2061
2497
2435
2428
2239
2209
2169
2555
2397
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Primary Source Readers
Georgia
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Title of Reader
Power, People, and Change
Georgia’s Location and Resources
Regions and Rivers of Georgia
Atlanta: The Big Peach
Our Leaders in Government
The Creek and the Cherokee
Sequoyah and the Written Word
James Oglethorpe: Not for Self, but for Others
Tomochichi: Chief and Friend
Mary Musgrove: Bringing People Together
Savannah: Hostess City of the South
Martin Luther King Jr.: Destined to Lead
Jackie Robinson: Hometown Hero
Jimmy Carter: For the People
Georgia: Money and Me
Georgia’s Goods and Services
Lexile®
Level
420
550
410
*Guided
Reading
Level
K
M
L
430
M
480
L
440
K
350
M
400
M
400
L
450
350
420
K
L
K
480
M
450
K
390
530
M
M
DRA
Early
Intervention
28
23–24
20
24
28
20
24
28
20
28
24
24
20
28
28
20
28
*These titles have been officially leveled using the F&P Text Level GradientTM Leveling System.
17–18
19–20
23–24
17–18
19–20
23–24
17–18
23–24
19–20
19–20
17–18
23–24
23–24
17–18
23–24
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Primary Source Readers
My Community Then and Now
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Title of Reader
Firefighters Then and Now
Police Then and Now
Doctors Then and Now
Nurses Then and Now
Teachers Then and Now
Librarians Then and Now
Farmers Then and Now
Fishers Then and Now
Theater Actors Then and Now
Writers Then and Now
Postal Workers Then and Now
Sanitation Workers Then and Now
Bank Tellers Then and Now
Store Clerks Then and Now
Community Leaders
Then and Now
Government Leaders
Then and Now
DRA
Level
Reading
Recovery
Word Count
440L
500L
430L
490L
460L
440L
530L
450L
440L
370L
430L
550L
520L
510L
Guided
Reading
Level
I
L
I
K
J
I
M
J
I
F
I
M
M
L
16
24
16
24
18-20
16
28
18-20
16
10
16
28
28
24
15-16
21-22
15-16
19-20
17-18
15-16
23-24
17-18
15-16
9-10
15-16
23-24
23-24
21-22
1,118
1,507
1,257
1,047
1,196
1,012
1,264
1,131
1,405
1,100
1,259
1,152
1,174
969
460L
J
18-20
17-18
1,326
470L
K
24
19-20
1,367
Lexile®
Measure
*All titles have been leveled by Metametrics.
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Primary Source Readers
Texas History
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Title of Reader
American Indians in Texas:
Conflict and Survival
Caddo and Comanche:
American Indian Tribes in Texas
The Colonization of Texas:
Missions and Settlers
Stephen F. Austin:
The Father of Texas
The Annexation of Texas:
From Republic to Statehood
Sam Houston: A Fearless Statesman
Texas in the 20th Century:
Building Industry and Community
Lyndon B. Johnson:
A Texan in the White House
Finding Texas:
Exploration in the New Lands
La Salle: Early Texas Explorer
The Texas Revolution:
Fighting for Independence
Leaders in the Texas Revolution:
United for a Cause
War, Cattle, and Cowboys:
Texas as a Young State
Lizzie Johnson: Texan Cowgirl
Texas Today:
Leading America into the Future
George W. Bush: Texas Governor
and U.S. President
Lexile®
Measure
Guided
Reading
Level
DRA
Level
Reading
Recovery
Word Count
860L
T
50
N/A
1,500+
720L
Q
38
N/A
1,300+
790L
S
40
N/A
1,500+
660L
P
36
31-32
1,300+
810L
T
40-50
N/A
1,500+
730L
R
38
N/A
1,300+
680L
P
36
31-32
1,500+
840L
T
50
N/A
1,300+
800L
S
40
N/A
1,500+
770L
S
40
N/A
1,300+
770L
S
40
N/A
1,500+
700L
Q
38
N/A
1,300+
810L
T
50
N/A
1,500+
710L
Q
38
N/A
1,300+
730L
R
38
N/A
1,300+
800L
S
40
N/A
1,300+
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Primary Source Readers
The 20th Century
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Title of Reader
Lexile®
Measure
Industrial Revolution
Industrial Giants
Immigration
Famous Immigrants
World War I
Woodrow Wilson
Between the Wars
Eleanor Roosevelt
World War II
Winston Churchill
Civil Rights Movement
Martin Luther King Jr.
The Cold War
Cold War Leaders
Modern Middle East
Leaders of the Middle East
700L
630L
710L
590L
700L
650L
680L
620L
720L
650L
790L
750L
730L
620L
690L
660L
Guided
Reading
Level
Q
O
Q
N
Q
P
P
O
Q
P
S
R
R
O
P
P
DRA
Level
Reading
Recovery
Word Count
38
34
38
30
38
36
36
34
38
36
40
38
38
34
36
36
N/A
27-28
N/A
25-26
N/A
31-32
31-32
27-28
N/A
31-32
N/A
N/A
N/A
27-28
31-32
31-32
2,361
1,972
2,154
1,940
2,186
2,185
2,264
2,110
2,581
2,474
2,554
2,500
2,767
2,177
2,236
1,953
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Primary Source Readers
World Cultures Through Time
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Title of Reader
Egypt
Hatshepsut:
First Female Pharaoh
India
Siddhartha Gautama:
The Buddha
Rome
Julius Caesar:
Roman Leader
Greece
Socrates:
Greek Philosopher
China
Confucius:
Chinese Philosopher
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mansa Musa:
Leader of Mali
Mesopotamia
Hammurabi:
Babylonian Ruler
Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs
Moctezuma:
Aztec Ruler
710L
Guided
Reading
Level
Q
610L
O
34
27-28
1,767
640L
O
34
27-28
1,507
600L
O
34
27-28
1,671
600L
O
34
27-28
1,731
540L
M
28
23-24
1,758
670L
P
36
31-32
1,790
640L
O
34
27-28
1,533
610L
O
34
27-28
1,808
610L
O
34
27-28
1,827
700L
Q
38
N/A
1,730
610L
O
34
27-28
1,571
610L
O
34
27-28
1,656
590L
N
30
24-26
1,627
730L
R
38
N/A
2,432
610L
O
34
27-28
1,883
Lexile®
Measure
DRA
Level
Reading
Recovery
Word Count
38
N/A
2,404
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Primary Source Readers
World History
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Title of Reader
The Byzantine Empire:
A Society That Shaped the World
Justinian I: Byzantine Emperor
The Medieval Islamic World:
Conflict and Conquest
Muhammad: Prophet of Islam
Medieval Times:
England in the Middle Ages
Geoffrey Chaucer: Medieval Writer
The Renaissance:
A Rebirth of Culture
Leonardo da Vinci:
Renaissance Artist and Inventor
The Reformation:
A Religious Revolution
Martin Luther: A Reforming Spirit
The French Revolution:
Terror and Triumph
Marie Antoinette:
Controversial Queen of France
The Enlightenment:
A Revolution in Reason
John Locke:
Philosopher of the Enlightenment
Imperialism: Expanding Empires
Cecil Rhodes: The Man Who
Expanded an Empire
Lexile®
Measure
Guided
Reading
Level
DRA
Level
Reading
Recovery
Word Count
850L
U
50
N/A
1,500+
700L
Q
38
N/A
1,300+
720L
R
38
N/A
1,500+
690L
P
36
31-32
1,300+
730L
R
38
N/A
1,500+
710L
Q
38
N/A
1,300+
820L
T
50
N/A
1,500+
760L
S
40
N/A
1,300+
870L
U
50
N/A
1,500+
770L
S
40
N/A
1,300+
730L
R
38
N/A
1,500+
740L
R
38
N/A
1,300+
760L
S
40
N/A
1,500+
710L
Q
38
N/A
1,300+
770L
S
40
N/A
1,500+
760L
S
40
N/A
1,300+
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