Collection Analysis Report
for Empathy, Activism, Understanding: K-4
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 22 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.
(22 of 22 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- Social Studies (16 books)
- Picture Book (15 books)
- English Language Arts (13 books)
- Nonfiction (9 books)
- Realistic Fiction (5 books)
- Science (4 books)
- Biography (3 books)
- History (3 books)
- Art (2 books)
- Humor (2 books)
- STEAM (2 books)
- Beginning / Early Reader (1 books)
- Concept Book (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (1 books)
- Spanish (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 18 of 22 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: 473 (Range: 180 - 770)
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 9 of 22 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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- 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.
- 36 Videos
- 9 Book Readings
- 77 Lesson Plans
- Total of 337 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on NYC Department of Education Library Services's "Empathy, Activism, Understanding: K-4". 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/QL3BU9H
Adrift at Sea: A Vietnamese Boy's Story of Survival
by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, Tuan Ho, and Brian Deines
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 2016
The Black Book of Colors
by Menena Cottin and Rosana Faria
- Genres: Concept Book, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: Art, Science
- Lexile: 520
- Year Published: 2008
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
Can We Help?: Kids Volunteering to Help Their Communities
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Can We Help?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
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
by Laurie Ann Thompson and Sean Qualls
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: African, African (Global), Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education, Social Studies
- Lexile: 770
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Slightly Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Families, Families, Families!
by Suzanne Lang
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 480
- Year Published: 2015
The Great Big Green Book
by Mary Hoffman and Ros Asquith
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
I Am Jazz
by Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings, and Shelagh McNicholas
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, LGBTQ+, Transgender / Non-Conforming, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
If You Plant a Seed
by Kadir Nelson
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 340
- Year Published: 2015
It's Okay to Be Different
by Todd Parr
- Grades Used: k
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 200
- Year Published: 2004
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: Moderately Complex
Let's Talk about Race
by Julius Lester and Karen Barbour
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2009
My Brother Charlie
by Holly Robinson Peete, Ryan Elizabeth Peete, and Shane W. Evans
- Grades Used: 1, 2
- Genres: Picture Book, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 2010
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Red: A Crayon's Story
by Michael Hall
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 380
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
The Soda Bottle School
by Suzanne Slade, Laura Kutner, and Aileen Darragh
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2014
Their Great Gift: Courage, Sacrifice, and Hope in a New Land
by John Coy
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 610
- Year Published: 2016
Those Shoes
by Maribeth Boelts and Noah Z. Jones
- Grades Used: 2, 3
- Genres: Picture Book, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 2007
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Two White Rabbits
by Jairo Buitrago and Rafael Yockteng
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, Latino (US / Canada), Latino (Latin America), Latino/a/e/x (Global)
- Curricular Areas: Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 490
- Year Published: 2015
We Came to America
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2
- Genres: Picture Book, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 430
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
We March
- Genres: Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 290
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for We MarchWhose Hands Are These?: A Community Helper Guessing Book
by Miranda Paul and Luciana Navarro Powell
- Grades Used: pk, k
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 420
- Year Published: 2016
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
Wings
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2000
Qualitative Measures:
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