Collection Analysis Report
for Field Guides to Fantastical Worlds
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)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (23 books)
- Adventure (12 books)
- Humor (4 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- Mystery (1 books)
- Picture Book (1 books)
- Realistic Fiction (1 books)
- Social Studies (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 23 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: 717 (Range: 560 - 1220)
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 |
11-12 | 1185-1385 | 11.20-14.10 | 67-74 | 10.34-14.20 | Z+ | 9.57-12.00 | 12.30-14.50 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 2 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
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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.
- 33 Videos
- 24 Book Readings
- 25 Lesson Plans
- Total of 230 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Booklist's "Field Guides to Fantastical Worlds". 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/QLER2DG
The Amulet of Samarkand
by Jonathan Stroud Jonathan Stroud
Book 1 of the Bartimaeus Sequence
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2003
The Anybodies
by Julianna Baggott, , and Peter Ferguson
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 730
- Year Published: 2004
The Arctic Incident
Book 2 of the Artemis Fowl Series
- Genres: Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2002
Artemis Fowl
Book 1 of the Artemis Fowl Series
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2001
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Artemis FowlCharlie Bone and the Invisible Boy
by Jenny Nimmo
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2004
Cold Tom
by Sally Prue
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 610
- Year Published: 2003
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Cold TomThe Conch Bearer
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: South Asian, Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 790
- Year Published: 2005
The Dragon of Doom
by Bruce Coville and Katherine Coville
- Genres: Adventure, Fairy Tales / Folklore, Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2005
Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons
by Ernest Drake and Helen Ward Ernest Drake and Helen Ward
Book 1 of the Ology World Series
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1220
- Year Published: 2003
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for DragonologyThe Eternity Code
Book 3 of the Artemis Fowl Series
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2003
Faerie Wars
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 730
- Year Published: 2003
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Faerie WarsThe Field Guide
by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
Book 1 of the Spiderwick Chronicles
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2003
The Golem's Eye
by Jonathan Stroud Jonathan Stroud
Book 2 of the Bartimaeus Sequence
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2004
Gregor the Overlander
by Suzanne Collins Suzanne Collins
Book 1 of the Underland Chronicles
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2003
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
The Ironwood Tree
by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
Book 4 of the Spiderwick Chronicles
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 2004
Lucinda's Secret
by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
Book 3 of the Spiderwick Chronicles
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2003
Midnight for Charlie Bone
by Jenny Nimmo
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2002
Molly Moon Stops the World
Book 2 of the Molly Moon Series
- Genres: Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2003
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism
Book 1 of the Molly Moon Series
- Grades Used: 3, 4
- Genres: Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 770
- Year Published: 2002
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Pure Dead Magic
by Debi Gliori
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 920
- Year Published: 2001
The Seeing Stone
by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
Book 2 of the Spiderwick Chronicles
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 560
- Year Published: 2003
Whispering to Witches
by Anna Dale
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2004
The Wrath of Mulgarath
by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
Book 5 of the Spiderwick Chronicles
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2004
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