Collection Analysis Report
for Picture Book Biographies - 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 9 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.
(9 of 9 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- Biography (9 books)
- Nonfiction (9 books)
- Picture Book (9 books)
- History (7 books)
- Social Studies (6 books)
- English Language Arts (3 books)
- Sports (3 books)
- Music (2 books)
- Physical Education (2 books)
- Poetry (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Math (1 books)
- STEAM (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 7 of 9 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: 694 (Range: 500 - 840)
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 5 of 9 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.
- 17 Videos
- 9 Book Readings
- 24 Lesson Plans
- Total of 218 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on NYC Department of Education Library Services's "Picture Book Biographies - 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/qlHJ3SG
The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos
by Deborah Heiligman and LeUyen Pham
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: History, Math
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage
by Selina Alko and Sean Qualls
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global), American Indian, Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Poetry
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), Asian (Global), Gender, Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America), Latino (US / Canada), Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: Music, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly 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
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
by Laurie Ann Thompson and Sean Qualls
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: African, African (Global), Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education, Social Studies
- Lexile: 770
- Year Published: 2015
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
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Slightly Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Jamey Christoph
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: Art, History, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 840
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Gordon ParksJust Being Audrey
by Margaret Cardillo and Julia Denos
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Sports, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2011
Mahalia Jackson: Walking with Kings and Queens
by Nina Nolan and John Holyfield
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American, Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Music, Social Studies
- Lexile: 500
- Year Published: 2015
A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis
by Matt de la Peña and Kadir Nelson
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Sports, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: History, Physical Education
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2011
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Exceedingly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Exceedingly Complex
Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People
by Monica Brown and Julie Paschkis
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Poetry, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Spanish
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2011
Qualitative Measures:
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