Collection Analysis Report
for Multicultural Audiobooks
This report provides data analyses into the titles on this list to help support your efforts to put the right book in each reader's hands.
This report is organized by Collection Analysis by Genre, Cultural, and Curricular Areas, Quantitative Measures, and Qualitative Measures.
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Collection Analysis by Genre, Cultural, and Curricular Areas
For the 18 books on this list, please find an analysis revealing the quantity of titles associated with genre, cultural, and curriculum classifications. Additionally, please find the "Not Represented" section where you can click to identify other titles to potentially add to this list.
We hope this collection analysis tool helps you achieve the variety and differentiation of books that you want for your reading opportunities.
(18 of 18 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (17 books)
- Social Studies (12 books)
- Realistic Fiction (10 books)
- Spanish (7 books)
- Historical Fiction (6 books)
- Health (3 books)
- History (3 books)
- Biography (2 books)
- Nonfiction (2 books)
- Poetry (2 books)
- Adventure (1 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- Music (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Sports (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 15 of 18 titles that have known Lexile levels, below is the low, high, and average Lexile® for the books in this list. We hope these data points, along with the crosswalk to other measures, provide insights into the variety and differentiation of this collection.
Lexile® Average: 776 (Range: 540 - 950)
Reading Level and Grade Band Crosswalk
Grade Band | Lexile® | ATOS | Degrees of Reading Power® | Flesch-Kincaid | Fountas & Pinnell | Reading Maturity | SourceRater |
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2-3 | 420-820 | 2.75-5.14 | 42-54 | 1.98-5.34 | I-P | 3.53-613 | 0.05-2.48 |
4-5 | 740-1010 | 4.97-7.03 | 52-60 | 4.51-7.72 | O-V | 5.42-7.92 | 0.84-5.75 |
6-8 | 925-1185 | 7.00-9.98 | 57-67 | 6.51-10.34 | U-Z | 7.04-9.57 | 4.11-10.66 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 10 of 18 titles that have known qualitative measurements, this graph reveals the aggregated low, high, and average qualitative measures for the books in this list. We hope this range of information shows the variety and differentiation of this collection.
Qualitative Text Complexity Ranges
= low and high range of submitted values = average of submitted values
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Qualitative measures for each title are determined by crowd sourced results from professional educators who complete the literary or informational text complexity rubrics. These are relatively new on TeachingBooks so only a small percentage of all the titles have currently been evaluated. Perhaps you can help?
Instructional Materials Summary
Below please find a summary of available multimedia texts and instructional materials that enrich and deepen the discussion of the titles on this list.
- 32 Videos
- 28 Book Readings
- 71 Lesson Plans
- Total of 374 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Booklist's "Multicultural Audiobooks". If you wish to see the curricular areas, genres, Lexile® and Qualitative measures, along with the collection of ready-to-use instructional materials, go online to TeachingBooks at: https://school.teachingbooks.net/QLZ394D
Baseball in April: And Other Stories
by Gary Soto
- Grades Used: 4, 5
- Genres: Sports
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 2000
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Boys at Work
by Gary Soto and Robert Casilla
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 1995
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Boys at WorkBud, Not Buddy
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Music, Social Studies
- Lexile: 950
- Year Published: 1999
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child
- Grades Used: 7, 8
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 1998
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Esperanza Rising
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2000
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Growing Up Cuban in Decatur, Georgia
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: History, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1994
Homeless Bird
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: South Asian, Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2000
The Land
by Mildred D. Taylor Mildred D. Taylor
Book 9 of the The Logan Family Saga
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), Multiracial / Mixed Race, African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2001
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for The LandLocomotion
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Poetry, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2004
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Miracle's Boys
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), Multiracial / Mixed Race, African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2001
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Mildred D. Taylor Mildred D. Taylor
Book 2 of the The Logan Family Saga
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 920
- Year Published: 1976
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Skirt
by Gary Soto and Eric Velasquez
- Grades Used: 2, 3
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 1992
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
A Step from Heaven
by An Na
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 1997
Taking Sides
by Gary Soto
- Grades Used: 6, 7
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 1991
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
by Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 1987
The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 920
- Year Published: 1995
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Witness
by Karen Hesse
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Poetry
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2001
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for WitnessYolonda's Genius
by Carol Fenner
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health
- Lexile: 710
- Year Published: 1995
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