Collection Analysis Report
for Science and Literature for ESL Students
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 15 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.
(15 of 15 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- Nonfiction (12 books)
- Science (12 books)
- STEAM (10 books)
- English Language Arts (9 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (3 books)
- Picture Book (3 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Social Studies (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 14 of 15 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: 754 (Range: 520 - 1030)
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 3 of 15 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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- 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.
- 4 Videos
- 26 Lesson Plans
- Total of 98 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Booklist's "Science and Literature for ESL Students". 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/QLWEROQ
Animals Eating: How Animals Chomp, Chew, Slurp, and Swallow
by Pamela Hickman and Pat Stephens
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 1030
- Year Published: 2001
Animals in Flight
by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, STEAM
- Lexile: 930
- Year Published: 2001
The Cloud Book
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, English Language Arts, STEAM
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 1975
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Destination: Space
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for DestinationThe Great Ball Game: A Muskogee Story
by Joseph Bruchac and Susan L. Roth
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Sports, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 520
- Year Published: 1994
Her Seven Brothers
by Paul Goble
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 1988
How Animal Babies Stay Safe
- Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2002
Mountain Dance
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Science, English Language Arts, Art
- Lexile: 890
- Year Published: 2001
Nature's Green Umbrella
by Gail Gibbons
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 1994
One Day in the Woods
by Jean Craighead George and Gary Allen
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 860
- Year Published: 1988
Postcards from Pluto: A Tour of the Solar System
by Loreen Leedy
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, English Language Arts, STEAM
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 1993
The Reasons for Seasons
by Gail Gibbons
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 1995
A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History
by Lynne Cherry
- Grades Used: 3, 4
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 1992
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Exceedingly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Weather
by Seymour Simon Seymour Simon
Part of the Seymour Simon Science Series
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 1020
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Slightly Complex
Weather Words and What They Mean
by Gail Gibbons
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 1990
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