Collection Analysis Report
for Reading Wonders
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 (13 books)
- Nonfiction (13 books)
- Social Studies (11 books)
- Science (9 books)
- History (6 books)
- Adventure (5 books)
- STEAM (5 books)
- Realistic Fiction (4 books)
- Biography (3 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (3 books)
- Health (3 books)
- Humor (3 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (3 books)
- Graphic Novel (2 books)
- Historical Fiction (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Mystery (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
- Spanish (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: 894 (Range: 660 - 1130)
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)
For 6 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.
- 25 Videos
- 21 Book Readings
- 76 Lesson Plans
- Total of 308 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on McGraw Hill's "Reading Wonders". 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/QLJHVAD
The Attractive Story of Magnetism with Max Axiom, Super Scientist
by Andrea Gianopoulos, Cynthia Martin, and Barbara Schulz
- Genres: Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 2008
Ben and Me
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1010
- Year Published: 1939
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Ben and MeThe Bronze Pen
- Genres: Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 960
- Year Published: 2008
Esperanza Rising
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2000
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
George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt
by Lucy Hawking, Stephen Hawking, and Garry Parsons Lucy Hawking, Stephen Hawking, and Garry Parsons
Book 2 of the George's Secret Key to the Universe Series
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 2009
The Great Fire
by Jim Murphy
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1130
- Year Published: 1995
Hidden Worlds: Looking Through a Scientist's Microscope
by Stephen Kramer and Dennis Kunkel Stephen Kramer and Dennis Kunkel
Part of the Scientists in the Field Series
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 1040
- Year Published: 2001
Into the Volcano: A Volcano Researcher at Work
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 960
- Year Published: 2005
Life in Ancient South America
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1030
- Year Published: 2005
Lightning
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 1050
- Year Published: 1997
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for LightningLincoln: A Photobiography
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1040
- Year Published: 1987
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for LincolnLove That Dog
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Poetry, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1010
- Year Published: 2001
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Lunch Money
by Andrew Clements and Brian Selznick
- Grades Used: 4, 5
- Genres: Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 840
- Year Published: 2005
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
My Side of the Mountain
- Grades Used: 4, 5
- Genres: Adventure
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Science
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 1959
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Princess Academy
Book 1 of the Princess Academy Series
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 890
- Year Published: 2005
Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Blue Gem
by Murray Shaw, M.J. Cosson, , and Sophie Rohrbach
- Genres: Adventure, Mystery, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2011
A Single Shard
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 920
- Year Published: 2001
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Exceedingly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Stick Insects: Masters of Defense
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2008
Transportation: From Walking to High-Speed Rail
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Science
- Lexile: 910
- Year Published: 2011
A Tundra Food Chain: A Who-Eats-What Adventure in the Arctic
by Rebecca Hogue Wojahn and Donald Wojahn
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 870
- Year Published: 2009
The Wanderer
- Grades Used: 6
- Genres: Adventure, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 2000
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: Slightly Complex
Who Was Marco Polo?
by Joan Holub and John O'Brien Joan Holub and John O'Brien
Part of the Who Was? Series
- Genres: Adventure, Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2007
Who's That Stepping on Plymouth Rock?
by Jean Fritz and J.B. Handelsman
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 1975
Yu the Great: Conquering the Flood; A Chinese Legend
by Paul D. Storrie and Sandy Carruthers
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2007
Qualitative Measures:
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