Collection Analysis Report
for Then and Now
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 10 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.
(10 of 10 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (9 books)
- Nonfiction (7 books)
- Biography (4 books)
- Picture Book (4 books)
- Social Studies (4 books)
- History (2 books)
- STEAM (2 books)
- Science (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Beginning / Early Reader (1 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- French (1 books)
- Historical Fiction (1 books)
- Math (1 books)
- Mystery (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Poetry (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 9 of 10 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: 806 (Range: 430 - 980)
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 1 of 10 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.
- 8 Videos
- 6 Book Readings
- 12 Lesson Plans
- Total of 99 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Reading Rockets's "Then and Now". 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/QLKGTR2
Caroline's Comets: A True Story
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2017
Curious Jane: Science + Design + Engineering for Inquisitive Girls
by Curious Jane
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Math, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Curious JaneFanny in France: Travel Adventures of a Chef's Daughter, with Recipes
by Alice Waters and Ann Arnold
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, French, Social Studies
- Lexile: 940
- Year Published: 2016
King & Kayla and the Case of the Secret Code
by Dori Hillestad Butler and Nancy Meyers Dori Hillestad Butler and Nancy Meyers
Part of the King & Kayla Series
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 430
- Year Published: 2017
Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey
by Doug Kuntz, Amy Shrodes, and Sue Cornelison
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Middle Eastern, Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2017
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
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Malala: Activist for Girls' Education
by Raphaelle Frier and Aurélia Fronty
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: South Asian, Gender, Asian, Women / Girls, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 840
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for MalalaPrincess Tales Around the World: Once Upon a Time in Rhyme with Seek-And-Find Pictures
by Grace Maccarone and Gail de Marcken
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Poetry, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2017
Skunked!
by Jacqueline Kelly, Teagan White, and Jennifer L. Meyer
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Skunked!Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx / la juez que creció en el Bronx
by Jonah Winter and Edel Rodriguez
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 840
- Year Published: 2009
Trudy's Big Swim: How Gertrude Ederle Swam the English Channel and Took the World by Storm
by Sue Macy and Matt Collins
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Sports, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Physical Education
- Lexile: 980
- Year Published: 2017
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