Collection Analysis Report
for Adoption Stories
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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 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 (11 books)
- Picture Book (10 books)
- Social Studies (6 books)
- Nonfiction (4 books)
- Realistic Fiction (3 books)
- Biography (1 books)
- Concept Book (1 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- Holiday (1 books)
- Music (1 books)
- Science (1 books)
- Spanish (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 4 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: 550 (Range: 350 - 720)
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 |
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
Below please find a summary of available multimedia texts and instructional materials that enrich and deepen the discussion of the titles on this list.
- 5 Videos
- 5 Lesson Plans
- Total of 74 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Colorin Colorado's "Adoption 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/qlJFQM3
Happy Adoption Day!
by John McCutcheon and Julie Paschkis
- Genres: Holiday, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Music, Social Studies
- Lexile: 350
- Year Published: 1996
Horace
by Holly Keller
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1991
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for HoraceI Don't Have Your Eyes
by Carrie A. Kitze and Rob Williams
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2007
I'm Adopted!
by Shelley Rotner and Sheila M. Kelly
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2011
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for I'm Adopted!Kids Like Me in China
by Ying Ying Fry and Brian Boyd
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2001
Lucy's Family Tree
by Karen Halvorsen Schreck and Stephen, III Gassler
- Genres: Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Latino (US / Canada), Latino/a/e/x (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 2001
The Moccasins
by Earl Einarson and Julie Flett
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
Pablo's Tree
by Pat Mora and Cecily Lang
- Genres: Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Spanish
- Lexile: 480
- Year Published: 1994
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Pablo's TreeThe Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale
by Grace Lin
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2007
Rosie's Family: An Adoption Story
by Lori Rosove and Heather Burrill
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2002
The Tummy Mummy
- Genres: Concept Book, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2004
We Belong Together: A Book about Adoption and Families
by Todd Parr
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2007
We Wanted You
by Liz Rosenberg and Peter Catalanotto
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2002
Who Am I?: And Other Questions of Adopted Kids
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1999
Qualitative Measures:
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