Collection Analysis Report
for Benjamin Franklin Biographies - Gr 3-6
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 7 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.
(7 of 7 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- Nonfiction (7 books)
- History (6 books)
- Biography (5 books)
- English Language Arts (5 books)
- Science (5 books)
- Picture Book (2 books)
- STEAM (2 books)
- Social Studies (2 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 7 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: 864 (Range: 600 - 1170)
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)
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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.
- 9 Videos
- 4 Book Readings
- 29 Lesson Plans
- Total of 108 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on NYC Department of Education Library Services's "Benjamin Franklin Biographies - Gr 3-6". 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/QLA7XWF
Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker's Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1170
- Year Published: 2013
Ben Franklin: His Wit and Wisdom from A-Z
by Alan Schroeder and John O'Brien
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2011
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Ben FranklinBenjamin Franklin
by Kathleen Krull and Boris Kulikov Kathleen Krull and Boris Kulikov
Part of the Giants of Science Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 1140
- Year Published: 2013
Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
by Robert Byrd
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 1050
- Year Published: 2012
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View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Electric BenMesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery That Baffled All of France
by Mara Rockliff and Iacopo Bruno
- Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: History, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for MesmerizedNow & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Science
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Now & BenWho Was Ben Franklin?
by Dennis Brindell Fradin and John O'Brien Dennis Brindell Fradin and John O'Brien
Part of the Who Was? Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2002
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