Collection Analysis Report

for Immigrant Stories: Ellis Island

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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.

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(13 of 13 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)

  • Social Studies (11 books)
  • English Language Arts (10 books)
  • History (9 books)
  • Historical Fiction (5 books)
  • Picture Book (5 books)
  • Nonfiction (3 books)
  • Realistic Fiction (3 books)
  • Holiday (1 books)
  • Math (1 books)
  • Science (1 books)

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Quantitative Measures

For 12 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: 675 (Range: 340 - 1220)

Reading Level and Grade Band Crosswalk

Grade Band Lexile® ATOS Degrees of Reading Power® Flesch-Kincaid Fountas & Pinnell Reading Maturity SourceRater
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
11-12 1185-1385 11.20-14.10 67-74 10.34-14.20 Z+ 9.57-12.00 12.30-14.50
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Key: Purple highlight represents average.

Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]

Qualitative Measures (BETA)

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Instructional Materials Summary

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  • 1 Book Readings
  • 6 Lesson Plans
  • Total of 63 resources

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Details for Each Book

Below are the titles on Colorin Colorado's "Immigrant Stories: Ellis Island". 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/QLP6OAU

Annushka's Voyage

by Edith Tarbescu and Lydia Dabcovich

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Coming to America: The Story of Immigration

by Betsy Maestro and Susannah Ryan

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Dreaming of America: An Ellis Island Story

by Eve Bunting and Ben F. Stahl

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An Ellis Island Christmas

by Maxinne Rhea Leighton and Dennis Nolan

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Ellis Island: Coming to the Land of Liberty

by Raymond Bial

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Hope in My Heart, Sofia's Ellis Island Diary

by Kathryn Lasky

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In America

by Marissa Moss

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Journey to Ellis Island: How My Father Came to America

by Carol Bierman and Laurie McGaw

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The Long Way to a New Land

by Joan Sandin

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The Memory Coat

by Elvira Woodruff and Michael Dooling

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A Picnic in October

by Eve Bunting and Nancy Carpenter

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Soon, Annala

by Riki Levinson and Julie Downing

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Watch the Stars Come Out

by Riki Levinson and Diane Goode

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