Collection Analysis Report
for Portrayals of Older Characters: Ages 6-9
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 21 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.
(21 of 21 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (21 books)
- Picture Book (17 books)
- Realistic Fiction (8 books)
- Social Studies (7 books)
- Nonfiction (4 books)
- Biography (3 books)
- Art (2 books)
- Science (2 books)
- Beginning / Early Reader (1 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- History (1 books)
- Humor (1 books)
- Music (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (1 books)
- Spanish (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 17 of 21 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: 652 (Range: 470 - 1080)
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 3 of 21 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.
- 16 Videos
- 12 Book Readings
- 27 Lesson Plans
- Total of 216 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Reading Rockets's "Portrayals of Older Characters: Ages 6-9". 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/QL25FWQ
Big Moon Tortilla
by Joy Cowley and Dyanne Strongbow
- Genres: Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Latino (US / Canada), Latino/a/e/x (Global), American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 1998
The Bremen Town Musicians
by Lisbeth Zwerger, Jacob Grimm, and Wilhelm Grimm
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 470
- Year Published: 2007
Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like
by Jay Williams and Mercer Mayer
- Genres: Picture Book, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 1976
Family Pictures / Cuadros de familia
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 1993
Fishing with Dad: Lessons of Love and Lure from Father to Son
by Michael J. Rosen and Will Shively
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Sports, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2005
Grandfather's Journey
by Allen Say
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian, Asian (Global), Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 1993
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: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Grandpa's Face
by Eloise Greenfield and Floyd Cooper
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 610
- Year Published: 1988
Gugu's House
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2001
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Gugu's HouseGus and Grandpa and Show-And-Tell
by Claudia Mills and Catherine Stock
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2000
Lola and the Rent-A-Cat
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2010
Miss Rumphius
- Grades Used: k, 1
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 1982
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very 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: Slightly Complex
Miz Berlin Walks
by Jane Yolen and Floyd Cooper
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 910
- Year Published: 1997
Mr. Putter & Tabby Toot the Horn
by Cynthia Rylant and Arthur Howard Cynthia Rylant and Arthur Howard
Part of the Mr. Putter & Tabby Series
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader, Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 490
- Year Published: 1998
Mrs. Katz and Tush
- Genres: Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American, Jewish
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 1992
My Great-Aunt Arizona
by Gloria Houston and Susan Condie Lamb
- Grades Used: 3, 4
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 1992
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Slightly Complex
- Intertextuality: Slightly Complex
Mystery Bottle
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Middle Eastern
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2006
Orani: My Father's Village
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1080
- Year Published: 2011
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for OraniThe Patchwork Quilt
by Valerie Flournoy and Jerry Pinkney
- Genres: Picture Book, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 1984
The Piano
by William Miller and Susan Keeter
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Music
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2004
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for The PianoA Picnic in October
by Eve Bunting and Nancy Carpenter
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2004
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Poetry, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 820
- Year Published: 2008
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