iOpener: Guide to Growing

This 106-word book tells all about the life cycles and growth of organisms, including frogs, butterflies, ostriches, and even sunflowers. This title includes an index and discussion questions to aid in reading comprehension.

Grade: 1
Subject: Life Science
Genre: Reference
Comprehension Skill/Strategy: Sequence of Events
Diagnostic Reading Assessment (DRA/EDL): 10
Guided Reading Level: F
Lexile Level: 9

DK’s iOpeners equip K-6 students with the skills and strategies they need to access and comprehend nonfiction so that they are not only learning to read but reading to learn. The combination of high-interest content and eye-popping photography of iOpeners brings science and social studies topics to life, raises student achievement in reading, and boosts standardized test scores.