Collection Analysis Report
for Books for Family Sharing
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 23 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.
(23 of 23 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (23 books)
- Humor (11 books)
- Adventure (9 books)
- Realistic Fiction (7 books)
- Social Studies (4 books)
- Science (3 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (3 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (2 books)
- Mystery (2 books)
- Beginning / Early Reader (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 20 of 23 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: 775 (Range: 510 - 960)
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 6 of 23 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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- Moderately
- Very
- Exceedingly
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.
- 18 Videos
- 16 Book Readings
- 24 Lesson Plans
- Total of 241 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Booklist's "Books for Family Sharing". 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/QL58IES
Christopher Mouse: The Tale of a Small Traveler
by William Wise and Patrick Benson
- Genres: Adventure
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 820
- Year Published: 2004
Clementine
by Sara Pennypacker and Marla Frazee Sara Pennypacker and Marla Frazee
Book 1 of the Clementine Series
- Grades Used: 3, 4
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 790
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Diary of a Killer Cat
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Humor, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 1994
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Evangeline Mudd and the Golden-Haired Apes of the Ikkinasti Jungle
by David Elliott and Andrea Wesson
- Genres: Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 900
- Year Published: 2004
Hanne's Quest
- Genres: Adventure, Fairy Tales / Folklore, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2006
Jack Plank Tells Tales
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 860
- Year Published: 2007
Lady Lollipop
by Dick King-Smith and Jill Barton
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2000
Lowji Discovers America
- Genres: Humor, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, South Asian, Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: Science, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 510
- Year Published: 2005
The Moffats
by Eleanor Estes and Louis Slobodkin
- Grades Used: 3
- Genres: Humor, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 1959
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Exceedingly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly 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
Mr. Chickee's Funny Money
- Genres: Humor, Mystery
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 890
- Year Published: 2005
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
by Jeanne Birdsall Jeanne Birdsall
Book 1 of the Penderwicks Series
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Adventure
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2005
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Pepins and Their Problems
by Polly Horvath and Marylin Hafner
- Genres: Adventure, Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 920
- Year Published: 2004
Polo's Mother
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and Alan Daniel
- Genres: Adventure
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 2005
Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and Other Wily Characters
by Patricia C. McKissack and Andre Carrilho
- Genres: Humor
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 790
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Porch LiesThe Quigleys in a Spin
by Simon Mason and Helen Stephens
- Genres: Adventure, Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2006
Ruby Lu, Brave and True
by Lenore Look and Anne Wilsdorf
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2004
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
The Scarecrow and His Servant
by Philip Pullman and Peter Bailey
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2005
Sing a Song of Tuna Fish: Hard-To-Swallow Stories from Fifth Grade
by Esmé Raji Codell and LeUyen Pham
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 960
- Year Published: 2004
Thumb on a Diamond
by Ken Roberts and Leanne Franson
- Genres: Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2006
Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo…
by Emily Jenkins and Paul O. Zelinsky
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Travels with My Family
by Marie-Louise Gay and David Homel
- Genres: Adventure
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2006
Two Times the Fun
by Beverly Cleary and Carol Thompson
- Genres: Humor, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2005
The Year of the Dog
by Grace Lin
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2006
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