Collection Analysis Report
for Unity. Kindness. Peace.
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 16 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.
(16 of 16 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (13 books)
- Picture Book (13 books)
- Social Studies (7 books)
- Realistic Fiction (4 books)
- Science (3 books)
- Art (2 books)
- Health (2 books)
- Humor (2 books)
- Nonfiction (2 books)
- Beginning / Early Reader (1 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 11 of 16 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: 558 (Range: 180 - 1010)
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 |
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 16 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.
- 41 Videos
- 16 Book Readings
- 59 Lesson Plans
- Total of 256 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC - a division of the American Library Association's "Unity. Kindness. Peace.". 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/QLQPR4O
Can I Play Too?
Part of the Elephant & Piggie Series
- Genres: Humor, Beginning / Early Reader
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 180
- Year Published: 2010
Each Kindness
by Jacqueline Woodson and E.B. Lewis
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Horton Hears a Who
by Dr. Seuss
- Genres: Picture Book, Poetry, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 1962
How to Heal a Broken Wing
by Bob Graham
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2008
If You Plant a Seed
by Kadir Nelson
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 340
- Year Published: 2015
The Lion and the Mouse
by Aesop and Jerry Pinkney
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1988
The Nice Book
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2008
Peace
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 560
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for PeaceThe Peace Book
by Todd Parr
- Grades Used: 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Picture Book, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2005
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
The Sandwich Swap
by Rania Al Abdullah, Tricia Tusa, and Kelly DiPucchio
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2010
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
by Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Art, Health
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2010
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
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade
by Justin Roberts and Christian Robinson
- Grades Used: 2
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1010
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
by Patty Lovell and David Catrow
- Grades Used: 2
- Genres: Picture Book, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health
- Lexile: 560
- Year Published: 2001
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
The Story of Ferdinand
by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson
- Grades Used: 2
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 1936
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
What Does Peace Feel Like?
- Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2004
Words Are Not for Hurting
by Elizabeth Verdick and Marieka Heinlen
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 450
- Year Published: 2004
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