Collection Analysis Report
for Norma Fleck Award
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 16 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.
(16 of 16 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- Nonfiction (16 books)
- Social Studies (11 books)
- History (7 books)
- Biography (6 books)
- Science (5 books)
- English Language Arts (4 books)
- STEAM (3 books)
- Adventure (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Picture Book (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 13 of 16 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: 910 (Range: 580 - 1180)
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 |
9-10 | 1050-1335 | 9.67-12.01 | 62-72 | 8.32-12.12 | Z+ | 8.41-10.81 | 9.02-13.93 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 1 of 16 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.
- 6 Videos
- 5 Book Readings
- 10 Lesson Plans
- Total of 115 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC)'s "Norma Fleck Award". 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/qlOJKZ2
Adventures on the Ancient Silk Road
by Priscilla Galloway and Dawn Hunter
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 960
- Year Published: 2009
As Long as the Rivers Flow
by Larry Loyie, Constance Brissenden, and Heather D. Holmlund
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2002
At Vimy Ridge: Canada's Greatest World War I Victory
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2006
The Bite of the Mango
by Mariatu Kamara and Susan McClelland
- Grades Used: 9, 10, 11
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2008
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
By Truck to the North: My Arctic Adventure
by Andy Turnbull and Debora Pearson
- Genres: Adventure, Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 980
- Year Published: 1999
Case Closed?: Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science
by Susan Hughes and Michael Wandelmaier
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Science
- Lexile: 1000
- Year Published: 2010
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Case Closed?Heart and Soul: The Story of Florence Nightingale
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2004
I Found a Dead Bird: The Kids' Guide to the Cycle of Life and Death
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 1060
- Year Published: 2006
In Your Face: The Culture of Beauty and You
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1180
- Year Published: 2004
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for In Your FaceKids of Kabul: Living Bravely Through a Never-Ending War
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: South Asian, Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2012
The Last Train: A Holocaust Story
by Rona Arato
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2013
Loon
by Susan Vande Griek and Karen Reczuch
- Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 920
- Year Published: 2011
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for LoonThe Man Who Ran Faster Than Everyone: The Story of Tom Longboat
by Jack Batten
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: Physical Education, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2002
The Road to There: Mapmakers and Their Stories
by Val Ross
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Science
- Lexile: 1140
- Year Published: 2003
Shaman's Nephew: A Life in the Far North
by Simon Tookoome and Sheldon Obrman
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2000
Transformed: How Everyday Things Are Made
by Bill Slavin
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 1080
- Year Published: 2005
Qualitative Measures:
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