Collection Analysis Report
for Red Cedar 2016/2017
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 23 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.
(23 of 23 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (18 books)
- Nonfiction (10 books)
- Science (9 books)
- Social Studies (6 books)
- Adventure (5 books)
- Realistic Fiction (5 books)
- Humor (4 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (4 books)
- Mystery (3 books)
- History (2 books)
- Physical Education (2 books)
- STEAM (2 books)
- Sports (2 books)
- Biography (1 books)
- Concept Book (1 books)
- Horror (1 books)
- Music (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 16 of 23 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: 840 (Range: 580 - 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 2 of 23 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
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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.
- 7 Videos
- 7 Book Readings
- 12 Lesson Plans
- Total of 163 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Young Readers' Choice Awards Society of British Columbia (YRCA Society of BC)'s "Red Cedar 2016/2017". 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/QLKJ6AE
Animal Hospital: Rescuing Urban Wildlife
by Julia Coey
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
The Art of the Possible: An Everyday Guide to Politics
by Edward Keenan and Julie McLaughlin
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 1110
- Year Published: 2015
Baseballogy: Supercool Facts You Never Knew
- Genres: Nonfiction, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 870
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for BaseballogyThe Blackthorn Key
by Kevin Sands
- Genres: Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2015
The Case of the Missing Moonstone
by Jordan Stratford and Kelly Murphy
- Genres: Humor, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 840
- Year Published: 2015
Colossal Canada: 100 Epic Facts and Feats
by Elizabeth MacLeod and Frieda Wishinsky
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
Connecting Dots
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
DNA Detective
by Tanya Lloyd Kyi and Lil Crump
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 950
- Year Published: 2015
Eco Warrior
by Philip Roy
- Genres: Adventure
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Eco WarriorElephant Journey: The True Story of Three Zoo Elephants and Their Rescue from Captivity
by Rob Laidlaw and Brian Deines
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2016
Friend or Foe: The Whole Truth about Animals People Love to Hate
by Etta Kaner and David Anderson
- Genres: Nonfiction, Concept Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 850
- Year Published: 2015
Give Me Wings: How a Choir of Former Slaves Took on the World
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Music
- Lexile: 1020
- Year Published: 2015
Lost in the Backyard
- Genres: Adventure, Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2015
Masterminds
by Gordon Korman Gordon Korman
Book 1 of the Masterminds Series
- Genres: Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 730
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Nest
by Kenneth Oppel and Jon Klassen
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Power Up!: A Visual Exploration of Energy
by Shaker Paleja and Glenda Tse
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 1080
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Power Up!Seven Dead Pirates
by Linda Bailey
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
Shot in the Dark
by Janet M. Whyte Janet M. Whyte
Part of the Sports Stories Series
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2015
Sight Unseen
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Sight UnseenSpeechless
- Genres: Humor, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for SpeechlessThe Summer We Saved the Bees
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2015
Trash Talk: Moving Toward a Zero-Waste World
by Michelle Mulder Michelle Mulder
Part of the Orca Footprints Series
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 1050
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Trash TalkWhat's the Buzz?: Keeping Bees in Flight
by Merrie-Ellen Wilcox Merrie-Ellen Wilcox
Part of the Orca Footprints Series
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 1130
- Year Published: 2015
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