Collection Analysis Report
for Latino and Spanish-language Favorites
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 11 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.
(11 of 11 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (9 books)
- Spanish (9 books)
- Nonfiction (5 books)
- Picture Book (3 books)
- Art (2 books)
- Biography (2 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (2 books)
- Music (2 books)
- Poetry (2 books)
- Social Studies (2 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Humor (1 books)
- Realistic Fiction (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 8 of 11 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: 741 (Range: 510 - 1070)
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 6 of 11 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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- Moderately
- Very
- 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.
- 12 Videos
- 9 Book Readings
- 11 Lesson Plans
- Total of 144 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Reading Rockets's "Latino and Spanish-language Favorites". 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/QLCSCDM
Abuela
by Arthur Dorros and Elisa Kleven
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 510
- Year Published: 1991
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for AbuelaArroz Con Leche: Popular Songs and Rhymes from Latin America
by Lulu Delacre
- Genres: Poetry, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Music, Spanish
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1992
Barrio: Jose's Neighborhood
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 920
- Year Published: 1998
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Chato's Kitchen
by Gary Soto and Susan Guevara
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Humor
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 1995
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
De Colores and Other Latin American Folksongs for Children
by Elisa Kleven and José-Luis Orozco
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: Music, Spanish
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1999
From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems / Del ombligo de la luna y otras poemas de verano
by Francisco X. Alarcón and Maya Gonzalez
- Grades Used: 3
- Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2005
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
In My Family / En mi familia
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: Art, Spanish
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 1997
The Most Beautiful Place in the World
by Ann Cameron and Thomas Burt Allen
- Grades Used: 3, 4
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 1988
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Rainbow Tulip
by Pat Mora and Elizabeth Sayles
- Genres: Picture Book, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 510
- Year Published: 1999
Roadrunner's Dance
by Rudolfo A. Anaya, Andrea Davis Pinkney, and David Diaz
- Grades Used: 3
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2000
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba
- Grades Used: 7
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 1070
- Year Published: 1998
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
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