Where the Buffalo Roam: Bison in America by Kate Waters is a nonfiction guided reading book all about bison.  This book discusses where bison live and what they eat, and it shows the relationship bison have to Native Americans and to new white settlers.  Where the Buffalo Roam: Bison in America also shows the importance of bison in the United States.  This is a great book to introduce students to the aspects of a textbook by having a table of contents, chapter titles, and a glossary.  Where the Buffalo Roam: Bison in America also emphasizes the vocabulary being used within the book.  The book is a good fit for guided reading lessons and it can be a topic to touch on during a history unit on Native Americans and the respect they had for the animals.  According to Guided Reading Level System, Where the Buffalo Roam: Bison in America is a Level P (Grades 3 to 4).  

Ponies! by Angela Roberts is a step into reading book about ponies.  The book gives descriptive details about ponies' bodies, the different breeds of ponies, and the different things that ponies can do.  Ponies! could be a great nonfiction guided reading book for beginning readers and it introduces a variety of vocabulary words.  Activities students could perform with this book are labeling the parts of a pony, answering comprehension questions, and describing their favorite breed of pony and why. The Fountas and Pinnell text level for this book is Level J (Preschool-Grade 1).