Collection Analysis Report
for African American History
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 20 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.
(20 of 20 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- History (20 books)
- Nonfiction (19 books)
- Social Studies (15 books)
- Biography (14 books)
- English Language Arts (7 books)
- Picture Book (3 books)
- Graphic Novel (2 books)
- Physical Education (2 books)
- Sports (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Historical Fiction (1 books)
- Music (1 books)
- STEAM (1 books)
- Science (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 19 of 20 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: 983 (Range: 760 - 1270)
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 |
11-12 | 1185-1385 | 11.20-14.10 | 67-74 | 10.34-14.20 | Z+ | 9.57-12.00 | 12.30-14.50 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 9 of 20 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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- Moderately
- Very
- Exceedingly
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.
- 52 Videos
- 26 Book Readings
- 39 Lesson Plans
- Total of 404 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on NYC Department of Education Library Services's "African American History". 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/QLDYDAU
Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad
by Monica Edinger and Robert Byrd
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American, African
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 890
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and R. Gregory Christie
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global), American Indian
- Curricular Areas: History
- Lexile: 860
- Year Published: 2009
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
- Grades Used: 4, 5
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1000
- Year Published: 2009
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
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1090
- Year Published: 2013
Frederick Douglass for Kids: His Life and Times, with 21 Activities
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1100
- Year Published: 2012
Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global), Gender, Men / Boys
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 970
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Hand in HandHarlem Stomp!: A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Art, STEAM
- Lexile: 1270
- Year Published: 2004
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 990
- Year Published: 2013
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
by Kadir Nelson
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1050
- Year Published: 2011
I See the Promised Land: A Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
by Arthur Flowers and Manu Chitrakar
- Grades Used: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 930
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
- Intertextuality: Exceedingly Complex
March Book One
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
Book 1 of the March Trilogy
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Portraits of African American Heroes
by Tonya Bolden and Ansel Pitcairin
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1140
- Year Published: 2003
Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America
by Tonya Bolden
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global), American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1050
- Year Published: 2014
To Be a Slave
by Julius Lester and Tom Feelings
- Grades Used: 8
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1080
- Year Published: 1968
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali
by Charles R. Smith, Jr. and Bryan Collier
- Grades Used: 5
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American, Muslim
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Physical Education
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2007
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
A Voice of Her Own: The Story of Phillis Wheatley, Slave Poet
by Kathryn Lasky and Paul Lee
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 940
- Year Published: 2003
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
by Kadir Nelson
- Grades Used: 5
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: History, Physical Education, Social Studies
- Lexile: 900
- Year Published: 2008
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March
- Grades Used: 7
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1020
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Exceedingly Complex
What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld, Ben Boos, and A.G. Ford
- Grades Used: 4, 5
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: History, Science
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
by Laban Carrick Hill and Theodore Taylor, III
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Music, Social Studies
- Lexile: 770
- Year Published: 2013
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