Collection Analysis Report
for Beach Stories
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 (12 books)
- Picture Book (9 books)
- Science (7 books)
- Realistic Fiction (5 books)
- Spanish (5 books)
- Beginning / Early Reader (3 books)
- Adventure (2 books)
- Social Studies (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Humor (1 books)
- Nonfiction (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (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 8 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: 607 (Range: 470 - 930)
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 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
There are currently no items on this list with qualitative measurements.
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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.
- 16 Videos
- 7 Book Readings
- 14 Lesson Plans
- Total of 152 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Colorin Colorado's "Beach Stories". 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/QLUM8EG
At the Beach
by Huy Voun Lee
- Genres: Picture Book, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 480
- Year Published: 1994
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for At the BeachA Beach for the Birds
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 930
- Year Published: 1993
A Beach Tail
by Karen Lynn Williams and Floyd Cooper
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Beginning / Early Reader, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Men / Boys
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 470
- Year Published: 2010
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for A Beach TailBebe Goes to the Beach
by Susan Middleton Elya and Steven Salerno
- Genres: Sports, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: Spanish
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2008
Buoy: Home at Sea
by Bruce Balan and Raúl Colón
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1998
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for BuoyFreddie Ramos Makes a Splash
by Jacqueline Jules and Miguel Benitez Jacqueline Jules and Miguel Benitez
Book 4 of the Zapato Power Series
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2012
Hello Ocean / Hola Mar
by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Mark Astrella
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Spanish
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2003
How Will We Get to the Beach?
by Brigitte Luciani and Eve Tharlet
- Genres: Adventure, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2000
Olvina Swims
by Grace Lin
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2007
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Olvina SwimsRafi and Rosi
Part of the Rafi and Rosi / Rafi y Rosi Series
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 2004
Rafi and Rosi Pirates!
Part of the Rafi and Rosi / Rafi y Rosi Series
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2017
Tía Isa Wants a Car
by Meg Medina and Claudio Muñoz
- Genres: Picture Book, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2011
The Wakame Gatherers
by Holly Thompson and Kazumi Wilds
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2007
Water Sings Blue: Ocean Poems
by Kate Coombs and Meilo So
- Genres: Picture Book, Poetry
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2012
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