Collection Analysis Report
for TX 2X2 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 19 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.
(19 of 19 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (17 books)
- Picture Book (16 books)
- Humor (10 books)
- Science (6 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (4 books)
- Nonfiction (4 books)
- STEAM (3 books)
- Biography (2 books)
- Concept Book (2 books)
- Health (2 books)
- Social Studies (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Beginning / Early Reader (1 books)
- History (1 books)
- Holiday (1 books)
- Realistic Fiction (1 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (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 16 of 19 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: 465 (Range: 250 - 680)
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 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 3 of 19 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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- Moderately
- Very
- 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.
- 25 Videos
- 13 Book Readings
- 41 Lesson Plans
- Total of 246 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Children's Round Table of the TX Library Association (TLA)'s "TX 2X2 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/QLVM857
After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again
by Dan Santat
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Bad Seed
by Jory John and Pete Oswald Jory John and Pete Oswald
Part of the Food Group Series, The
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Science
- Lexile: 390
- Year Published: 2017
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: Slightly Complex
Egg
by Kevin Henkes
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Frank the Seven-Legged Spider
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 500
- Year Published: 2017
Giant Pants
by Mark Fearing
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Giant PantsHector the Collector
by Emily Beeny and Stephanie Graegin
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 2017
I Am Not a Chair!
by Ross Burach
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2017
La Princesa and the Pea
by Susan Middleton Elya and Juana Martinez-Neal
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Humor, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 2017
The Lumberjack's Beard
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2017
My Journey to the Stars
by Scott Kelly and André Ceolin
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2017
Niko Draws a Feeling
by Bob Raczka and Simone Shin
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 2017
A Perfect Day
by Lane Smith
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 260
- Year Published: 2017
Quiet!
- Genres: Concept Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Quiet!There's a Pest in the Garden!
by Jan Thomas
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader, Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 360
- Year Published: 2017
Triangle
by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
Book 1 of the Shapes Trilogy
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 310
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for TriangleWhat Will Grow?
by Jennifer Ward and Susie Ghahremani
- Genres: Concept Book, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 250
- Year Published: 2017
When's My Birthday?
by Julie Fogliano and Christian Robinson
- Genres: Holiday, Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 260
- Year Published: 2017
Who Am I?: An Animal Guessing Game
by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 510
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Who Am I?Who Wants to Be a Princess?: What It Was Really Like to Be a Medieval Princess
by Bridget Heos and Migy
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2017
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