Collection Analysis Report
for Bluestem 2018
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)
- Social Studies (6 books)
- History (5 books)
- Humor (5 books)
- Nonfiction (5 books)
- Biography (4 books)
- Realistic Fiction (4 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (4 books)
- Adventure (3 books)
- Physical Education (3 books)
- Picture Book (3 books)
- Science (3 books)
- Sports (3 books)
- Graphic Novel (2 books)
- Mystery (2 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- Historical Fiction (1 books)
- STEAM (1 books)
- Spanish (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 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: 685 (Range: 440 - 870)
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 10 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
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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.
- 50 Videos
- 38 Book Readings
- 97 Lesson Plans
- Total of 456 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA)'s "Bluestem 2018". 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/QLOO5T2
11 Birthdays
Book 1 of the Willow Falls Series
- Genres: Humor, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for 11 BirthdaysAmong the Hidden
by Margaret Peterson Haddix Margaret Peterson Haddix
Book 1 of the Shadow Children Series
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 1998
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately 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: Moderately Complex
A Blind Guide to Stinkville
by Beth Vrabel
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
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
The Boy Who Crashed to Earth
Book 1 of the HiLo Series
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 460
- 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
Crossing Niagara: The Death-Defying Tightrope Adventures of the Great Blondin
by Matt Tavares
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Sports, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Physical Education
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2016
Dash
by Kirby Larson
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for DashFuzzy 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 MudThe House That Jane Built: A Story about Jane Addams
by Tanya Lee Stone and Kathryn Brown
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
The Most Amazing Creature in the Sea
by Brenda Z. Guiberson and Gennady Spirin
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
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
Save Me a Seat
by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Humor
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global), Disability, South Asian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: History, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 870
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Soar
by Joan Bauer
- Genres: Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 510
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for SoarStick Dog
Book 1 of the Stick Dog Series
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 710
- Year Published: 2012
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 Terrible Two
by Mac Barnett, Jory John, and Kevin Cornell Mac Barnett, Jory John, and Kevin Cornell
Book 1 of the Terrible Two Series
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Humor, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by Grace Lin
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Who Was Louis Braille?
by Margaret Frith and Robert Squier Margaret Frith and Robert Squier
Part of the Who Was? Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2014
The Wild Robot
Book 1 of the Wild Robot Series, The
- Grades Used: 3
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 740
- 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
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