Collection Analysis Report
for Reading Wonders: 5
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 (18 books)
- Nonfiction (11 books)
- History (8 books)
- Science (8 books)
- Biography (5 books)
- Picture Book (5 books)
- Social Studies (5 books)
- Humor (4 books)
- Realistic Fiction (4 books)
- Historical Fiction (3 books)
- STEAM (3 books)
- Art (2 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (2 books)
- Adventure (1 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Music (1 books)
- Mystery (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Spanish (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 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: 829 (Range: 600 - 970)
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 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 12 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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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.
- 40 Videos
- 33 Book Readings
- 62 Lesson Plans
- Total of 343 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Colorado Springs School District 11's "Reading Wonders: 5". 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/QLVT64D
All Stations! Distress!: April 15, 1912: The Day the Titanic Sank
by Don Brown
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Science
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 2008
Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights
by Debbie S. Miller and Jon Van Zyle
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 890
- Year Published: 2003
Champions of the Wilderness
by Bruce Malnor, Carol Malnor, and Anisa Claire Hovemann
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Science
- Lexile: 960
- Year Published: 2009
Coral Reef Food Chains
by Bobbie Kalman and Kelley MacAulay
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 2005
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, History, Music
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 1998
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Frindle
by Andrew Clements and Brian Selznick
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 1996
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup
by Sharon Creech and Chris Raschka
- Grades Used: 4, 5
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2003
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Ida B: And Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
- Grades Used: 5
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health
- Lexile: 970
- Year Published: 2004
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Lady Liberty: A Biography
by Doreen Rappaport and Matt Tavares
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2008
Qualitative Measures:
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by Elise Broach and Kelly Murphy
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Humor, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 2008
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Midnight Fox
by Betsy Byars
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 970
- Year Published: 1968
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
by Beverly Cleary and Louis Darling
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 860
- Year Published: 1965
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
No Talking
by Andrew Clements and Mark Elliott
- Grades Used: 4, 5
- Genres: Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2007
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Number the Stars
by Lois Lowry
- Grades Used: k, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 1989
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: Very Complex
The Penderwicks at Point Mouette
by Jeanne Birdsall Jeanne Birdsall
Book 3 of the Penderwicks Series
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 940
- Year Published: 2011
Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates
by Jonah Winter and Raúl Colón
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Sports, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Physical Education, Spanish
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2005
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
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Seesaw Girl
by Linda Sue Park, Jean Tseng, and Mou-Sien Tseng
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Asian, Women / Girls, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 1999
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
So You Want to Be an Inventor?
by Judith St. George and David Small
- Grades Used: 3, 4
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 910
- Year Published: 2002
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly 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: Moderately Complex
Spiders: Biggest! Littlest!
by Sandra Markle and Simon Pollard
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2004
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for SpidersThe Trumpet of the Swan
by E.B. White
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 1970
Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens
- Curricular Areas: Science, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 1986
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for VolcanoWhen Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots
by Lynne Cheney and Peter Fiore
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 860
- Year Published: 2004
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by Grace Lin
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?
by Jean Fritz and Trina Schart Hyman
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 870
- Year Published: 1974
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