Collection Analysis Report
for 3 Apples Children's
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 15 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.
(15 of 15 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (15 books)
- Humor (6 books)
- Realistic Fiction (4 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (4 books)
- Graphic Novel (3 books)
- Adventure (2 books)
- Beginning / Early Reader (1 books)
- Biography (1 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- Nonfiction (1 books)
- Social Studies (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 14 of 15 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: 690 (Range: 300 - 1010)
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 9 of 15 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.
- 113 Videos
- 20 Book Readings
- 121 Lesson Plans
- Total of 480 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on NY Library Association's "3 Apples Children's". 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/QLCNO69
Because of Winn-Dixie
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2000
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: Moderately Complex
The BFG
by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 1982
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Double Down
Book 11 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series
- Genres: Humor, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1010
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Double DownEl Deafo
by Cece Bell
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Humor, Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Eva's Treetop Festival
by Rebecca Elliott Rebecca Elliott
Book 1 of the Owl Diaries Series
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 560
- Year Published: 2015
Ghosts
- Genres: Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 300
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for GhostsHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Book 2 of the Harry Potter Series
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 940
- Year Published: 1998
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very 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
Holes
by Louis Sachar
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 660
- 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: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
by Bruce Coville and Gary A. Lippincott Bruce Coville and Gary A. Lippincott
Book 2 of the Magic Shop Series
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 710
- Year Published: 2002
The Long Haul
Book 9 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series
- Genres: Humor, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1000
- Year Published: 2014
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo and Bagram Ibatoulline
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Adventure
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 2006
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: Moderately Complex
The One and Only Ivan
by Katherine Applegate and Patricia Castelao Katherine Applegate and Patricia Castelao
Book 1 of the Ivan and Friends Series
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9
- Genres: Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2012
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
Out of My Mind
by Sharon M. Draper Sharon M. Draper
Book 1 of the Out of My Mind Trilogy
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 2010
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Smile
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 410
- Year Published: 2010
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: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
The Wishing Spell
Book 1 of the Land of Stories Series
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2012
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