Collection Analysis Report
for Reading Wonders: 3
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 (15 books)
- Nonfiction (12 books)
- Science (9 books)
- History (8 books)
- Social Studies (6 books)
- Biography (4 books)
- Beginning / Early Reader (3 books)
- Historical Fiction (3 books)
- Mystery (3 books)
- Picture Book (3 books)
- Realistic Fiction (3 books)
- Math (2 books)
- STEAM (2 books)
- Adventure (1 books)
- Holiday (1 books)
- Humor (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 24 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: 608 (Range: 460 - 780)
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 8 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
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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.
- 5 Videos
- 12 Book Readings
- 32 Lesson Plans
- Total of 180 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Colorado Springs School District 11's "Reading Wonders: 3". 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/qlMMKQS
Beezus and Ramona
by Beverly Cleary, Louis Darling, and Tracy Dockray
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 1955
Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares
by Frank Murphy and Richard Walz
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Beginning / Early Reader
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Math
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2001
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly 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
Benjamin Banneker: Pioneering Scientist
by Ginger Wadsworth and Craig Orback
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 610
- Year Published: 2003
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
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
A Big Cheese for the White House: The True Tale of a Tremendous Cheddar
by Candace Fleming and S.D. Schindler
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Science
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2004
The Boxcar Children
by Gertrude Chandler Warner and L. Kate Deal Gertrude Chandler Warner and L. Kate Deal
Book 1 of the Boxcar Children Mysteries
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Genres: Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 1942
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
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Cam Jansen and the Green School Mystery
by David A. Adler and Joy Allen David A. Adler and Joy Allen
Book 28 of the Cam Jansen Series
- Genres: Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2009
Do Tornadoes Really Twist?: Questions and Answers about Tornadoes and Hurricanes
by Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger, and Higgins Bond
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 770
- Year Published: 2000
First Flight: The Story of Tom Tate and the Wright Brothers
by George Shea and Don Bolognese
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 1997
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for First FlightGloria Rising
by Ann Cameron and Lis Toft
- Grades Used: 3
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2002
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Gray Wolves
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2005
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Gray WolvesThe Hurricane Mystery
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Gertrude Chandler Warner
Book 54 of the Boxcar Children Mysteries
- Genres: Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 1996
Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year
by Kate Waters, Madeline Slovenz-Low, and Martha Cooper
- Genres: Holiday, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 1990
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Lion DancerMake Way for Dyamonde Daniel
by Nikki Grimes and R. Gregory Christie
- Genres: Humor
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2009
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington
by Frances E. Ruffin and Stephen Marchesi
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Beginning / Early Reader
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 2001
Moonwalk: The First Trip to the Moon
by Judy Donnelly and Dennis Davidson
- Genres: Nonfiction, Beginning / Early Reader
- Curricular Areas: History, Science
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 1989
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for MoonwalkMore Stories Julian Tells
by Ann Cameron and Ann Strugnell
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 520
- Year Published: 1986
One Giant Leap: The Story of Neil Armstrong
by Don Brown
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: History, Science
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 1998
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Slightly Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Red Foxes
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 460
- Year Published: 2011
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Red FoxesSarah, Plain and Tall
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 1985
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Stone Fox
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Math, Science
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 1980
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
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Summer Party
by Cynthia Rylant and Wendy Anderson Halperin
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2001
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Summer PartySusan B. Anthony: Fighter for Women's Rights
by Carol Ghiglieri and Antonio Castro
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 2007
Voting and Elections
- Grades Used: 3, 4
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2002
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Slightly Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
The Year of the Panda
by Miriam Schlein and Kam Mak
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 520
- Year Published: 1990
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