Collection Analysis Report
for Reading Wonders: 1
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 24 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.
(24 of 24 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (17 books)
- HASH(0x563ae6bc5d90) (11 books)
- HASH(0x563ae6da2660) (11 books)
- Science (10 books)
- HASH(0x563ae4c0ce70) (6 books)
- STEAM (4 books)
- Art (3 books)
- HASH(0x563ae495c020) (3 books)
- HASH(0x563ae51d2a20) (3 books)
- HASH(0x563ae54a63e0) (3 books)
- Social Studies (3 books)
- HASH(0x563ae4493fa8) (2 books)
- HASH(0x563ae486d2e0) (2 books)
- History (2 books)
- Physical Education (2 books)
- HASH(0x563ae4fa01c0) (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 22 of 24 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: 544 (Range: 150 - 880)
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 |
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 24 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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- 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.
- 28 Videos
- 23 Book Readings
- 58 Lesson Plans
- Total of 248 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Colorado Springs School District 11's "Reading Wonders: 1". 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/QLKZV8C
The Big Dipper
by Franklyn M. Branley and Molly Coxe
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 460
- Year Published: 1962
The Busy Body Book: A Kid's Guide to Fitness
- Grades Used: 3, 4
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Physical Education, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2004
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Slightly Complex
Cactus Hotel
by Brenda Z. Guiberson and Megan Lloyd
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 860
- Year Published: 1991
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Cactus HotelThe Cow That Went Oink
by Bernard Most
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 270
- Year Published: 1991
Edward the Emu
by Sheena Knowles and Rod Clement
- Genres: Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1988
Go, Go, Go!: Kids on the Move
- Genres: Picture Book, Sports
- Curricular Areas: Physical Education
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2002
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Go, Go, Go!Library Lion
by Michelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes
- Genres: Picture Book, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 470
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Library LionThe Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza
by Philemon Sturges and Amy Walrod
- Grades Used: pk
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2002
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Meet the Meerkat
by Darrin Lunde and Patricia J. Wynne
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 430
- Year Published: 2007
Not Exactly the Same!
Part of the Ling & Ting Series
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 390
- Year Published: 2010
On Earth
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 2005
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for On EarthOwl at Home
by Arnold Lobel
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader
- Curricular Areas: Science, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 490
- Year Published: 1975
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Owl at HomeA Picture Book of George Washington
by David A. Adler, John Wallner, and Alexandra Wallner David A. Adler, John Wallner, and Alexandra Wallner
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Grades Used: 3, 4
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 1990
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Exceedingly Complex
Plant Secrets
by Emily Goodman and Phyllis Limbacher Tildes
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2009
Raising Dragons
by Jerdine Nolen and Elise Primavera
- Genres: Picture Book, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2002
Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story
by Ruby Bridges
- Grades Used: 1, 2
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader, Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 470
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly 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
Seven Blind Mice
by Ed Young
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader, Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 1992
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Snowflake Bentley
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Mary Azarian
- Grades Used: 4
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 1998
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
A Splendid Friend Indeed
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 150
- Year Published: 2005
Super Fly Guy
Book 2 of the Fly Guy Series
- Grades Used: 1, 2
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader, Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 360
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly 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: Slightly Complex
Termites on a Stick: A Chimp Learns to Use a Tool
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2008
The Top Job
by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel and Robert Neubecker
- Genres: Picture Book, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 2007
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for The Top JobThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 510
- Year Published: 1999
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?
by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 510
- Year Published: 2003
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Slightly Complex
- Intertextuality: Slightly Complex
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