Collection Analysis Report
for Monarch 2017
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 (17 books)
- Picture Book (14 books)
- Humor (8 books)
- Science (7 books)
- Nonfiction (6 books)
- Adventure (3 books)
- History (3 books)
- Social Studies (3 books)
- Beginning / Early Reader (2 books)
- Biography (2 books)
- STEAM (2 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- Graphic Novel (1 books)
- Historical Fiction (1 books)
- Holiday (1 books)
- Math (1 books)
- Realistic Fiction (1 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (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 20 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: 557 (Range: 250 - 900)
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 7 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.
- 49 Videos
- 17 Book Readings
- 61 Lesson Plans
- Total of 367 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA)'s "Monarch 2017". 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/qlXSR9V
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend
by Dan Santat
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Adventure, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 480
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas
by Lynne Cox and Brian Floca
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 790
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Families, Families, Families!
by Suzanne Lang
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 480
- Year Published: 2015
Gaston
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 GastonGoing Places
by Peter H. Reynolds and Paul A. Reynolds
- Genres: Sports, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 480
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Going PlacesGoldy Luck and the Three Pandas
by Natasha Yim and Grace Zong
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Holiday, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 560
- Year Published: 2014
How Did That Get in My Lunchbox?: The Story of Food
by Christine Butterworth and Lucia Gaggiotti
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2011
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
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
Mr. Ferris and His Wheel
by Kathryn Gibbs Davis and Gilbert Ford
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Math, Science
- Lexile: 900
- Year Published: 2014
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: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
New Shoes
by Susan Lynn Meyer and Eric Velasquez
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 490
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for New ShoesOne Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia
by Miranda Paul and Elizabeth Zunon
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African, African (Global), Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2015
The Princess in Black
by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, and LeUyen Pham Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, and LeUyen Pham
Book 1 of the Princess in Black Series, The
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 500
- Year Published: 2014
Rosie Revere, Engineer
by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts Andrea Beaty and David Roberts
Part of the Questioneers Series, The
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2013
This Book Just Ate My Dog!
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 460
- Year Published: 2014
The Totally Secret Secret
by Bob Shea
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader, Humor, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 370
- Year Published: 2015
Trapped! A Whale's Rescue
by Robert Burleigh and Wendell Minor
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 510
- Year Published: 2015
Waiting Is Not Easy!
by Mo Willems
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader, Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 250
- Year Published: 2014
Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-The-Pooh
by Sally M. Walker and John Voss
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Wolfie the Bunny
by Ame Dyckman and Zachariah O'Hora
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 440
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
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