This is a reader, great for home schooling. I'd say it's about 2nd or 3rd grade level. It contains these Units with these stories: UNIT A - Marvelous Machines {{The Little Red Computer by Ralph Steadman - The Secret of the Shed by Anthony Maitland - Way Down Deep by Mary Ann Hoberman -Bathtubs Are for Racing}} UNIT B - In the Present, In the Past {{The Hopi Way by Mary Elting - How Coyote Guarded the Corn by Grace Jackson Penney - Tyee's Totem Pole by Terry Shannon}} UNIT C - D-O-G Spells Fun {{Ramona and Ribsy by Beverly Cleary - The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat by Eugene Field - A New Puppy - Is it Realistic or Informational?}} Unit D - By Sandy Shores {{Bernadine and the Water Bucket by Aileen Olsen - Fun with Sand by Bernice Kohn - How to Make a Sand Painting}}