Collection Analysis Report
for Being Brave
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 14 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.
(14 of 14 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (14 books)
- Picture Book (7 books)
- Science (6 books)
- History (5 books)
- Nonfiction (4 books)
- Biography (3 books)
- Adventure (2 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (2 books)
- Realistic Fiction (2 books)
- Social Studies (2 books)
- Beginning / Early Reader (1 books)
- Graphic Novel (1 books)
- Historical Fiction (1 books)
- Humor (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
- STEAM (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 13 of 14 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: 668 (Range: 430 - 1050)
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 3 of 14 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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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.
- 17 Videos
- 7 Book Readings
- 21 Lesson Plans
- Total of 161 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Reading Rockets's "Being Brave". 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/QLKFVUB
The Adventures of Sparrowboy
- Genres: Adventure, Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 1997
Harley
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Beginning / Early Reader
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 430
- Year Published: 2001
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for HarleyHow Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Science, English Language Arts, History, STEAM
- Lexile: 910
- Year Published: 2003
Jabari Jumps
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Picture Book, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 490
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Max
by Bob Graham
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2001
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for MaxMinnie and Moo and the Musk of Zorro
by Denys Cazet
- Genres: Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 440
- Year Published: 2000
New York's Bravest
by Mary Pope Osborne, Steve Johnson, and Lou Fancher
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2002
Ninth Ward
- Grades Used: 3
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 470
- Year Published: 2010
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
Sumo Mouse
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2002
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Sumo MouseTalkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman
by Nikki Grimes and E.B. Lewis
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Poetry
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American, Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Science
- Lexile: 1050
- Year Published: 2002
Tasty Baby Belly Buttons
by Judy Sierra and Meilo So
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2001
They Called Her Molly Pitcher
by Anne Rockwell and Cynthia von Buhler
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 900
- Year Published: 2002
Togo
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2002
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for TogoZane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), Multiracial / Mixed Race, African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 860
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
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