Collection Analysis Report
for National Parks
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 13 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.
(13 of 13 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- Nonfiction (12 books)
- Science (9 books)
- English Language Arts (6 books)
- History (6 books)
- Social Studies (5 books)
- Biography (3 books)
- Physical Education (3 books)
- Picture Book (3 books)
- Sports (2 books)
- Adventure (1 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Graphic Novel (1 books)
- STEAM (1 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 9 of 13 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: 868 (Range: 570 - 1160)
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 1 of 13 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.
- 8 Videos
- 3 Book Readings
- 27 Lesson Plans
- Total of 129 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Reading Rockets's "National Parks". 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/QLBTXX6
America's National Parks
by Lonely Planet
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Physical Education, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2019
The Camping Trip That Changed America
by Barb Rosenstock and Mordicai Gerstein
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Sports, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2012
Everglades
by Jean Craighead George and Wendell Minor
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 1995
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Slightly Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
High Tide in Hawaii
by Mary Pope Osborne and Salvatore Murdocca Mary Pope Osborne and Salvatore Murdocca
Book 28 of the Magic Tree House Series
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education, Science
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2003
If I Were a Park Ranger
by Catherine Stier and Patrick Corrigan
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 940
- Year Published: 2019
Mule Train Mail
by Craig Brown
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2009
National Parks Guide USA: The Most Amazing Sights, Scenes, and Cool Activities from Coast to Coast!
by Sarah Wassner Flynn, Julie Beer, and National Geographic Society
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1160
- Year Published: 2016
The National Parks: Preserving America's Wild Places
Part of the History Comics Series
- Genres: Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2022
Redwoods
by Jason Chin
- Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 1100
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for RedwoodsSusanna of the Alamo: A True Story
by John Jakes and Paul Bacon
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 710
- Year Published: 1986
When the Wolves Returned: Restoring Nature's Balance in Yellowstone
by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, Dan Hartman, and Cassie Hartman
- Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 1040
- Year Published: 2008
Who Pooped in the Park? Yosemite National Park: Scats and Tracks for Kids
by Gary D. Robson and Elijah Brady Clark
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2005
Yellowstone Moran: Painting the American West
by Lita Judge
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Art, Science
- Lexile: 900
- Year Published: 2009
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