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Step into Reading Step 1

The middle half of these books measure 220L–340L, and run around 175 words — calculated from the 166 titles at this level with a Lexile measure, not from the number on the cover.

Books
227
Lexile range
220L–340L
Typical length
~175 words
Cooking with the Grinch
Cooking with the Grinch180L
Too Many Cats
Too Many Cats70L
Old Racers, New Racers
Old Racers, New Racers320L
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Tyrannosaurus RexStorybots · 350L
Magical Mermaids!
Magical Mermaids!Shimmer and Shine · 380L
Let's Build a Snowman!
Let's Build a Snowman!Barbie · 310L
The Amazing Planet Earth
The Amazing Planet Earth390L
Apple Picking Day!
Apple Picking Day!Day! · 280L
Race Team
Race Team350L
Old Friends, New Friends
Old Friends, New Friends280L
Go, Go, Trucks!
Go, Go, Trucks!160L
Triceratops
TriceratopsStorybots · 430L
I Love Being Me!
I Love Being Me!Happy Hair · 140L
A Cars Christmas
A Cars Christmas470L
Soccer Time!
Soccer Time!230L
Cinderella's Countdown to the Ball
Cinderella's Countdown to the Ball280L
I Like Bugs
I Like Bugs20L
My Monster Truck Family
My Monster Truck FamilyElbow Grease · 260L
Old, New, Red, Blue!
Old, New, Red, Blue!Disney Pixar: Cars · 280L
101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians280L
Rapunzel's Perfect Pony
Rapunzel's Perfect Pony380L
Ocean of Color (Disney/Pixar Finding Dory)
Ocean of Color (Disney/Pixar Finding Dory)320L
Princess Hearts
Princess Hearts410L
Seven Ruff-Ruff Rescues! (PAW Patrol)
Seven Ruff-Ruff Rescues! (PAW Patrol)Step into Reading · 280L
Go, Go, Go!
Go, Go, Go!Disney Pixar: Cars · 310L
¡Día de playa!
¡Día de playa!
I Love My Dad (Disney Princess)
I Love My Dad (Disney Princess)410L
Chase's Space Case
Chase's Space CasePaw Patrol Step into Reading · 350L
Crash, Boom, Roar!
Crash, Boom, Roar!The Good Dinosaur · 200L
Hello, Olaf!
Hello, Olaf!Frozen · 360L
The Moon's Time to Shine
The Moon's Time to Shine390L
Peter Pan
Peter Pan280L
Race Around the World
Race Around the World280L
Just Keep Swimming (Disney/Pixar Finding Nemo)
Just Keep Swimming (Disney/Pixar Finding Nemo)100L
On the Job
On the JobRubble & Crew · 400L
I Like Fish
I Like Fish10L
Cat Traps
Cat Traps110L
I Love Pink!
I Love Pink!140L
Zeg and the Egg
Zeg and the EggBlaze and the Monster Machines · 400L
Tiana's Winter Treats
Tiana's Winter Treats300L
Raya's Team (Disney Raya and the Last Dragon)
Raya's Team (Disney Raya and the Last Dragon)200L
Hot Dog
Hot Dog30L
The Snowman and the Snowdog
The Snowman and the Snowdog270L
Big Egg
Big Egg220L
Cooking with the Sneetches
Cooking with the Sneetches340L
The Shy Little Kitten
The Shy Little KittenThe Shy Little Kitten · 300L
Cooking with the Cat
Cooking with the Cat220L
Dragon Egg
Dragon Egg270L
Halloween Night!
Halloween Night!280L
Best Dad in the Sea
Best Dad in the Sea200L
Tae Kwon Do!
Tae Kwon Do!40L
Richard Scarry's Watch Your Step, Mr. Rabbit!
Richard Scarry's Watch Your Step, Mr. Rabbit!190L
The Poky Little Puppy
The Poky Little Puppy240L
What Is a Princess?
What Is a Princess?Disney Princess · 300L
Teamwork Wins!
Teamwork Wins!Elbow Grease · 290L
Robot, Go Bot!
Robot, Go Bot!40L
I Am Born to Be Awesome!
I Am Born to Be Awesome!170L
Secret Agent Mater
Secret Agent Mater360L
Big Shark, Little Shark Go to School
Big Shark, Little Shark Go to School200L
Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday to You!Shimmer and Shine · 280L

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