DK
DK Readers Level 1
The middle half of these books measure 440L–490L, and run around 425 words — calculated from the 11 titles at this level with a Lexile measure, not from the number on the cover.
- Books
- 25
- Lexile range
- 440L–490L
- Typical length
- ~425 words

























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