Collection Analysis Report
for Tales From India
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 17 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.
(17 of 17 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (15 books)
- English Language Arts (14 books)
- Picture Book (7 books)
- Social Studies (6 books)
- Nonfiction (3 books)
- Beginning / Early Reader (1 books)
- Biography (1 books)
- History (1 books)
- Math (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 6 of 17 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: 615 (Range: 450 - 920)
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 |
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 17 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.
- 2 Videos
- 5 Book Readings
- 11 Lesson Plans
- Total of 101 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Booklist's "Tales From India". 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/QLUUUIQ
The Broken Tusk: Stories of the Hindu God Ganesha
by Uma Krishnaswami and Maniam Selven
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 920
- Year Published: 1996
Buddha
by Demi
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: South Asian, Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1996
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for BuddhaFoolish Men of Agra
by Rina Singh and Farida Zaman
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1998
The Gifts of Wali Dad: A Tale of India and Pakistan
by Aaron Shepard and Daniel San Souci
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: South Asian, Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1995
Jasmine and Coconuts: South Indian Tales
by Cathy Spagnoli and Paramasivam Samanna
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Cultural Experiences: Asian (Global), South Asian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1999
Little Brown Jay: A Tale from India
by Elizabeth Claire and Miriam Katin
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Cultural Experiences: South Asian, Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 450
- Year Published: 1994
The Monkey Bridge
by Rafe Martin and Fahimeh Amiri
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 1997
No Dinner
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 470
- Year Published: 1999
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for No DinnerThe Ocean of Story: Fairy Tales from India
by Caroline Ness and Jacqueline Mair
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Cultural Experiences: South Asian, Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1996
The Peacock's Pride
by Melissa Kajpust and Jo'anne Kelly
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1997
The People Who Hugged the Trees: An Environmental Tale
by Deborah Lee Rose and Birgitta Saflund
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: South Asian, Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2001
The Rajah's Rice: A Mathematical Folktale from India
by Donna Perrone and Dave Barry
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Cultural Experiences: South Asian, Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1994
Rama and the Demon King
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 1997
Savitri: A Tale of Ancient India
by Aaron Shepard, Judith Mathews, and Vera Rosenberry
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1992
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for SavitriSeven Blind Mice
by Ed Young
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader, Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 1992
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Shower of Gold: Girls and Women in the Stories of India
by Uma Krishnaswami and Maniam Selven
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: South Asian, Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1999
The Tiger and the Brahmin
by Brian Gleeson and Kurt Vargo
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1992
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