Collection Analysis Report
for YHBA 2016-2017 Gr. K-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 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.)
- English Language Arts (19 books)
- Picture Book (17 books)
- Humor (6 books)
- Science (5 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (3 books)
- Art (2 books)
- Nonfiction (2 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (2 books)
- Beginning / Early Reader (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Historical Fiction (1 books)
- History (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
- Social Studies (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 15 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: 550 (Range: 350 - 810)
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 6 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.
- 21 Videos
- 6 Book Readings
- 59 Lesson Plans
- Total of 298 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on AISLE - Association of Indiana School Library Educators, a division of the Indiana Library Federation's "YHBA 2016-2017 Gr. K-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/QLVRXUP
A Bean, a Stalk and a Boy Named Jack
by William Joyce and Kenny Callicutt
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 480
- Year Published: 2015
Blizzard
by John Rocco
- Genres: Picture Book, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for BlizzardBuilding Our House
- Grades Used: k, 1
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2013
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
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Carnivores
by Aaron Reynolds and Dan Santat
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for CarnivoresDog vs. Cat
by Chris Gall
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Dog vs. CatGaston
by Kelly DiPucchio and Christian Robinson
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 500
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for GastonGoldi Rocks and the Three Bears
by Corey Rosen Schwartz, Beth Coulton, and Nate Wragg
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 2014
Gravity
by Jason Chin
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2014
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
Hi, Koo!: A Year of Seasons
by Jon J. Muth
- Genres: Poetry, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Hi, Koo!The Invisible Boy
by Trudy Ludwig and Patrice Barton
- Grades Used: 5, 6
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
It's an Orange Aardvark!
by Michael Hall
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2014
Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla
by Katherine Applegate and G. Brian Karas
- Grades Used: 2, 3
- Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Mogie: The Heart of the House
by Kathi Appelt and Marc Rosenthal
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health
- Lexile: 470
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for MogieMy Grandfather's Coat
by Jim Aylesworth and Barbara McClintock
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Jewish
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2014
My Pet Book
by Bob Staake
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 560
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for My Pet BookMy Teacher Is a Monster! (No, I Am Not.)
by Peter Brown
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 460
- Year Published: 2014
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: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Papa's Mechanical Fish
by Candace Fleming and Boris Kulikov
- Grades Used: 1, 2
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Science
- Lexile: 480
- Year Published: 2013
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
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
A Perfectly Messed-Up Story
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2014
The Watermelon Seed
by Greg Pizzoli
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader, Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 350
- Year Published: 2013
Xander's Panda Party
by Linda Sue Park and Matt Phelan
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 2013
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