Collection Analysis Report
for YHBA 2017-2018 Gr. 4-6
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 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 (18 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (6 books)
- Adventure (5 books)
- Mystery (5 books)
- History (4 books)
- Realistic Fiction (4 books)
- Graphic Novel (3 books)
- Humor (3 books)
- Nonfiction (3 books)
- Social Studies (3 books)
- Biography (2 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (2 books)
- Historical Fiction (2 books)
- Picture Book (2 books)
- Science (2 books)
- Sports (2 books)
- Horror (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
- STEAM (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: 694 (Range: 240 - 1020)
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 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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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.
- 43 Videos
- 28 Book Readings
- 57 Lesson Plans
- Total of 416 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on AISLE - Association of Indiana School Library Educators, a division of the Indiana Library Federation's "YHBA 2017-2018 Gr. 4-6". 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/QL8E2AU
Book Scavenger
by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Book 1 of the Book Scavenger Series
- Genres: Adventure, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2015
Connect the Stars
by Marisa de los Santos and David Teague
- Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 840
- Year Published: 2015
Crenshaw
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Fast Break
by Mike Lupica
- Genres: Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 840
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Fast BreakFinder, Coal Mine Dog
by Alison Hart and Michael G. Montgomery
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2015
Fuzzy Mud
by Louis Sachar
- Genres: Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Fuzzy MudA Handful of Stars
by Cynthia Lord
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2015
Harriet the Invincible
by Ursula Vernon Ursula Vernon
Book 1 of the Hamster Princess Series
- Genres: Adventure, Fairy Tales / Folklore, Humor
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2015
Last in a Long Line of Rebels
- Genres: Mystery, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2015
Mesmerized: 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 MesmerizedMy Diary from the Edge of the World
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1020
- Year Published: 2015
Pax
by Sara Pennypacker and Jon Klassen
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Project Alpha
Book 1 of the Voyagers Series
- Grades Used: 4
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2015
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
Roller Girl
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 10
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 440
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Serafina and the Black Cloak
by Robert Beatty Robert Beatty
Book 1 of the Serafina Series
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 850
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Spirit Week Showdown
by Crystal Allen and Eda Kaban Crystal Allen and Eda Kaban
Book 1 of the Magnificent Mya Tibbs, The
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2016
Sunny Side Up
by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
- Genres: Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 240
- Year Published: 2015
The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman
Book 5 of the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 370
- Year Published: 2015
Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
by Kelly Jones and Katie Kath
- Genres: Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 2015
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Poetry, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global), Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 820
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
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