Fruit Colors LEVELED BOOK • A

Fruit Colors
A Reading A–Z Level A Leveled Book
Word Count: 31

Written by Harriet Rosenbloom

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Fruit Colors
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Front cover (background), page 7 (bottom left): © iStockphoto.com/Virginia N.; front
cover (top left), page 3 (bottom left): © iStockphoto.com/Yuri Vainshtein; front cover
(top right), page 4 (center right): © iStockphoto.com/VKPH; front cover (center left),
page 8 (top right): © iStockphoto.com/Veronika Roosimaa; front cover (bottom left),
page 5 (bottom right): © iStockphoto.com/Nancy Nehring; front cover (bottom right),
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(center right): © iStockphoto.com/Adrian Assalve; page 5 (bottom left): © iStockphoto.
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right): © Rachell Coe/Dreamstime.com; page 7 (bottom right): © Crystal Craig/
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© iStockphoto.com/Witold Ryka; page 8 (center right): © iStockphoto.com/Wojciech
Gajda; page 8 (bottom left): © iStockphoto.com/Corey Mckenna; page 8 (bottom right):
© iStockphoto.com/Elizabeth Morrison; page 9: © iStockphoto.com/David Hernandez;
page 10 (background): © iStockphoto.com/Jon Helgason; page 10 (inset): © iStock.com/
HughStoneIan

Photo Key
Fruits on each page are identified moving clockwise, starting from the upper left.
Page 3: cranberries, strawberries, pomegranates, cherries, raspberries, apples
Page 4: guava, kiwis, watermelon, pears, grapes, limes
Page 5: bananas, lemons, grapefruits, starfruits, apples
Page 6: papaya, apricots, oranges, cantaloupes, peaches
Page 7: figs, grapes, plums, mangosteens, beautyberries
Page 8: grapefruits, apples, watermelon, dragon fruits, guavas, prickly pears

Fruit Colors
Level A Leveled Book Correlation
Written by Harriet Rosenbloom © Learning A–Z
Written by Harriet Rosenbloom
LEVEL A
Fountas & Pinnell A
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DRA A-1
Fruits can be red. Fruits can be green.
Fruit Colors • Level A 3 4
Fruits can be yellow. Fruits can be orange.
Fruit Colors • Level A 5 6
Fruits can be purple. Fruits can be pink.
Fruit Colors • Level A 7 8
Can fruits be blue? Yes, they can!
Fruit Colors • Level A 9 10
Name _________________________________________________

fruit colors • Level A• 1

SKILL: classify information
Instructions: Have students write the name of a color in each heading column. Then have them draw a picture of a fruit to match the color word
in each column.
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Name _________________________________________________

pear

fruit colors • Level A • 2

SKILL: consonant pp

Instructions: Say the names of the pictures with students. Then have students write the upper- and lowercase
Pp on the line if the picture begins with the /p/ sound.
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Name _________________________________________________

1 Cherries can be red

fruit colors • Level A • 3

2 Bananas can be yellow

3 Grapes can be green

4 Oranges can be orange

5 Plums can be purple

6 Watermelons can be pink

My Sentence:

SKILL: periods

Instructions: Read the sentences with students. Have students add a period at the end of each sentence. Then
have students write an original sentence using one of the color words.
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 LEVEL A
Quick Check Fruit Colors

Name Date

1 How many fruit colors did you read about?

A4 B7

2 What kind of fruit can be pink?

A an orange B a watermelon

3 The author’s purpose for writing this book is .

A t o give information B t o tell a story

4 Which of the following belongs in a group

of purple fruits?

A bananas B grapes

5 Apples and oranges are fruits. Fruits are .

A the parts of some B the parts of some

plants that have seeds plants that grow
and can be eaten under the ground

Instructions: Sit next to the student and read the first question as you run your finger under the words. Ask the
student to wait to answer until you have read all the choices. Repeat them if necessary. Have the student choose
the best answer. Repeat with the remaining questions.
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 LEVEL A
Quick Check Answer Sheet Fruit Colors
Main Comprehension Skill: Classify Information

1 How many fruit colors did you read about?

B 7 Main Idea and Details

2 What kind of fruit can be pink?

B a watermelon Classify Information

3 The author’s purpose for writing this book is .

A to give information Author’s Purpose

4 Which of the following belongs in a group

of purple fruits?

B grapes Classify Information

5 Apples and oranges are fruits. Fruits are .

A the parts of some plants that have seeds and can

be eaten Vocabulary

Instructions: Sit next to the student and read the first question as you run your finger under the words. Ask the
student to wait to answer until you have read all the choices. Repeat them if necessary. Have the student choose
the best answer. Repeat with the remaining questions.
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 Fruit Colors WORDLESS BOOK • A

Fruit Colors
A Reading A–Z Level A Wordless Book

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Fruit Colors
Photo Credits:
Front cover (background), page 7 (bottom left): © iStockphoto.com/Virginia N.; front
cover (top left), page 3 (bottom left): © iStockphoto.com/Yuri Vainshtein; front cover
(top right), page 4 (center right): © iStockphoto.com/VKPH; front cover (center left),
page 8 (top right): © iStockphoto.com/Veronika Roosimaa; front cover (bottom left),
page 5 (bottom right): © iStockphoto.com/Nancy Nehring; front cover (bottom right),
page 6 (center right): © Jianbinglee/Dreamstime.com; back cover: © iStockphoto.com/
Gloria Gutierrez; title page: © iStockphoto.com/Valentyn Volkov; page 3 (top left):
© Studio1231/Dreamstime.com; page 3 (top right): © iStockphoto.com/Johnny Scriv;
page 3 (center left): © Elena Titarenco/Dreamstime.com; page 3 (center right):
© jirkaejc/123RF; page 3 (bottom right): © Monika Adamczyk/123RF; page 4 (top left):
© iStockphoto.com/tc397; page 4 (top right): © iStockphoto.com/Gbuglok; page 4
(center left): © iStockphoto.com/Alexey Stiop; page 4 (bottom left): © iStockphoto.com/
Digital Paws Inc.; page 4 (bottom right): © iStockphoto.com/Dusan Zidar; page 5 (top):
© iStock.com/acprints; page 5 (center left): © iStockphoto.com/Daniel Eitzen; page 5
(center right): © iStockphoto.com/Adrian Assalve; page 5 (bottom left): © iStockphoto.
com/Photolog; page 6 (top): © Dmitry Remesov/Dreamstime.com; page 6 (center left):
© iStockphoto.com/John Keith; page 6 (bottom left): Courtesy of Scott Bauer/USDA;
page 6 (bottom right): Courtesy of USDA; page 7 (top): © Jimmy Lopes/Dreamstime.
com; page 7 (center left): © Anthony Berenyi/Dreamstime.com; page 7 (center
right): © Rachell Coe/Dreamstime.com; page 7 (bottom right): © Crystal Craig/
Dreamstime.com; page 8 (top left): © iStockphoto.com/Ben Phillips; page 8 (center left):
© iStockphoto.com/Witold Ryka; page 8 (center right): © iStockphoto.com/Wojciech
Gajda; page 8 (bottom left): © iStockphoto.com/Corey Mckenna; page 8 (bottom right):
© iStockphoto.com/Elizabeth Morrison; page 9: © iStockphoto.com/David Hernandez;
page 10 (background): © iStockphoto.com/Jon Helgason; page 10 (inset): © iStock.com/
HughStoneIan

Photo Key
Fruits on each page are identified moving clockwise, starting from the upper left.
Page 3: cranberries, strawberries, pomegranates, cherries, raspberries, apples
Page 4: guava, kiwis, watermelon, pears, grapes, limes
Page 5: bananas, lemons, grapefruits, starfruits, apples
Page 6: papaya, apricots, oranges, cantaloupes, peaches
Page 7: figs, grapes, plums, mangosteens, beautyberries
Page 8: grapefruits, apples, watermelon, dragon fruits, guavas, prickly pears

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Level A Wordless Book
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