Collection Analysis Report
for Thanksgiving Tales
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.)
- English Language Arts (13 books)
- Picture Book (8 books)
- Holiday (7 books)
- Social Studies (7 books)
- Nonfiction (5 books)
- Realistic Fiction (4 books)
- Spanish (3 books)
- History (2 books)
- Science (2 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- Poetry (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: 629 (Range: 210 - 1100)
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 4 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
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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.
- 32 Videos
- 24 Book Readings
- 35 Lesson Plans
- Total of 225 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Colorin Colorado's "Thanksgiving Tales". 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/QLN6RXS
1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving
by Catherine O'Neill Grace and Margaret M. Bruchac
- Genres: Holiday, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1100
- Year Published: 2001
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for 1621Celebra el Día de Acción de Gracias con Beto y Gaby
by Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy, and Claudia Rueda
- Genres: Holiday, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: Spanish
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2006
Clambake: A Wampanoag Tradition
by Russell Peters and John Madama
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 980
- Year Published: 1992
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for ClambakeDuck for Turkey Day
by Jacqueline Jules and Kathryn Mitter
- Genres: Holiday, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 2009
Feeling Thankful
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 210
- Year Published: 2000
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message
by Chief Jake Swamp and Erwin, Jr. Printup
- Genres: Holiday, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 520
- Year Published: 1995
Gracias / Thanks
by Pat Mora and John Parra
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada), Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Gracias, the Thanksgiving Turkey
by Joy Cowley and Joe Cepeda
- Genres: Holiday
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 470
- Year Published: 1996
How Many Days to America?: A Thanksgiving Story
by Eve Bunting and Beth Peck
- Genres: Holiday, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 1988
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
by Candace Fleming and G. Brian Karas
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Science, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 560
- Year Published: 2002
Pumpkin Soup
by Helen Cooper
- Grades Used: 1
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 610
- Year Published: 1998
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: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Thank You Day
by Farrah McDoogle and Gord Garwood
- Genres: Holiday, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 440
- Year Published: 2014
Thank You, Omu!
by Oge Mora
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2
- Genres: Picture Book, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Thanku: Poems of Gratitude
by Miranda Paul and Marlena Myles
- Genres: Poetry, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2019
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for ThankuWe Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac
- Grades Used: 3
- Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 970
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
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