Collection Analysis Report
for Disasters
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 12 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.
(12 of 12 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- Science (12 books)
- Nonfiction (10 books)
- English Language Arts (5 books)
- STEAM (4 books)
- Picture Book (3 books)
- Adventure (1 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- Realistic Fiction (1 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 9 of 12 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: 721 (Range: 450 - 1090)
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)
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.
- 3 Videos
- 11 Lesson Plans
- Total of 63 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on NYC Department of Education Library Services's "Disasters". 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/QL4KOEI
Earthquakes!
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Earthquakes!Flood
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for FloodHurricanes!
by Gail Gibbons
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 860
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Hurricanes!The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top: A Book about Volcanoes
by Gail Herman and Joanna Cole Gail Herman and Joanna Cole
Part of the Magic School Bus: TV Tie-In Series
- Genres: Adventure, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 1996
Storms
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 500
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for StormsStorms!
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Storms!Tornadoes!
by Gail Gibbons
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 970
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Tornadoes!Tsunami!
by Kimiko Kajikawa and Ed Young
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Tsunami!Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters
by Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce, and Salvatore Murdocca Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce, and Salvatore Murdocca
Part of the Magic Tree House: Fact Tracker Series
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2007
Twisters and Other Terrible Storms
by Will Osborne, Salvatore Murdocca, and Mary Pope Osborne Will Osborne, Salvatore Murdocca, and Mary Pope Osborne
Part of the Magic Tree House: Fact Tracker Series
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2003
Volcano Rising
by Elizabeth Rusch and Susan Swan
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 1090
- Year Published: 2013
Weather
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 450
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
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