Collection Analysis Report
for Follow That Map
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 14 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.
(14 of 14 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- Nonfiction (9 books)
- Science (9 books)
- Social Studies (8 books)
- English Language Arts (6 books)
- STEAM (6 books)
- Picture Book (5 books)
- Art (4 books)
- Adventure (2 books)
- Concept Book (2 books)
- Humor (2 books)
- Math (2 books)
- Realistic Fiction (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 8 of 14 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: 592 (Range: 280 - 880)
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 5 of 14 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.
- 5 Videos
- 7 Book Readings
- 11 Lesson Plans
- Total of 70 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Reading Rockets's "Follow That Map". 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/QLCRZJN
As the Crow Flies: A First Book of Maps
by Gail Hartman and Harvey Stevenson
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 440
- Year Published: 1993
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Exceedingly Complex
Follow That Map!: A First Look at Mapping Skills
by Scot Ritchie
- Grades Used: 3
- Genres: Adventure, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Geography from A to Z
by Jack Knowlton and Harriett Barton
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Art, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 1988
Mapping Penny's World
by Loreen Leedy
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Math
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2000
Mapping Sam
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4
- Genres: Adventure, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Math, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 2018
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: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Maps
by Aleksandra Mizielińska and Daniel Mizieliński
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Art, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for MapsMe on the Map
by Joan Sweeney and Annette Cable
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 280
- Year Published: 1996
Montessori: Map Work
by Bobby George, June George, and Alyssa Nassner
- Genres: Nonfiction, Concept Book
- Curricular Areas: Art, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for MontessoriMy Map Book
by Sara Fanelli
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1995
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for My Map BookNational Geographic World Atlas for Young Explorers 3rd Edition
by National Geographic Society
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2007
Rosie's Walk
by Pat Hutchins
- Grades Used: k, 1
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1968
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Exceedingly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
The Scrambled States of America
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 1998
There's a Map on My Lap!: All about Maps
by Tish Rabe and Aristides Ruiz
- Genres: Concept Book, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2002
Where Do I Live?
by Neil Chesanow and Ann W Iosa
- Grades Used: 1
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1995
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
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