Collection Analysis Report
for Anishinabe, Dakota & Lakota: Elementary
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 22 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.
(22 of 22 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- Social Studies (15 books)
- English Language Arts (13 books)
- Nonfiction (9 books)
- History (7 books)
- Picture Book (6 books)
- Historical Fiction (5 books)
- Art (3 books)
- Biography (2 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (2 books)
- Holiday (2 books)
- Physical Education (2 books)
- Adventure (1 books)
- Mystery (1 books)
- Realistic Fiction (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 10 of 22 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: 811 (Range: 580 - 1050)
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 4 of 22 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.
- 9 Videos
- 5 Book Readings
- 33 Lesson Plans
- Total of 201 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Perpich Arts Library's "Anishinabe, Dakota & Lakota: Elementary". 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/QLTFK66
The Bear-Walker And Other Stories
by Basil H. Johnston and David A. Johnson
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1995
The Birchbark House
by Louise Erdrich Louise Erdrich
Book 1 of the Birchbark House Series
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 970
- Year Published: 1999
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Black Elk's Vision: A Lakota Story
by S.D. Nelson
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 770
- Year Published: 2010
Blueberry Rapids
by Rene Meshake
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
A Boy Called Slow: The True Story of Sitting Bull
by Joseph Bruchac and Rocco Baviera
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 1994
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Slightly Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Chichi Hoohoo Bogeyman
by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve and Nadema Agard
- Genres: Adventure, Mystery
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2008
Chickadee
by Louise Erdrich Louise Erdrich
Book 4 of the Birchbark House Series
- Grades Used: 5
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Dance in a Buffalo Skull
by Zitkála-Šá and S.D. Nelson
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2007
The Game of Silence
by Louise Erdrich Louise Erdrich
Book 2 of the Birchbark House Series
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 900
- Year Published: 2005
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Gift Horse: A Lakota Story
by S.D. Nelson
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 790
- Year Published: 1999
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Gift HorseJingle Dancer
by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ying-Hwa Hu, and Cornelius Van Wright
- Genres: Holiday, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 2000
Lessons from Turtle Island: Native Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms
by Guy W. Jones and Sally Moomaw
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2002
Mermaids and Medicine Women: Native Myths and Legends
by Basil H. Johnston and Maxine Noel
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1998
The Mishomis Book: The Voice of the Ojibway
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2010
Niimiwin: Everyone Dance
by Leah Savage
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for NiimiwinThe Porcupine Year
by Louise Erdrich Louise Erdrich
Book 3 of the Birchbark House Series
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 840
- Year Published: 2008
Powwow
- Genres: Holiday, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 1050
- Year Published: 1993
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for PowwowPowwow: Images Along the Red Road
by Ben Marra
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: Art, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1996
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for PowwowThe Seven Fires: An Ojibway Prophecy
by Sally Gaikesheyongai and Polly Keeshig-Tobias
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1998
The Star People: A Lakota Story
by S.D. Nelson
- Genres: Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2003
The Star-Man and Other Tales
by Basil H. Johnston and Ken Syrette
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1997
Taku Wadaka He?/ What Do You See?
by Joanne Zacharias and Steven Smith
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: Art, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
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