Collection Analysis Report
for Goldfinch 2018-2019
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 (20 books)
- Picture Book (14 books)
- Humor (12 books)
- Science (3 books)
- Social Studies (3 books)
- Adventure (2 books)
- History (2 books)
- Math (2 books)
- Nonfiction (2 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Beginning / Early Reader (1 books)
- Biography (1 books)
- Concept Book (1 books)
- Historical Fiction (1 books)
- Horror (1 books)
- Music (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
- Realistic Fiction (1 books)
- STEAM (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 20 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: 535 (Range: 200 - 900)
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
= low and high range of submitted values = average of submitted values
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- 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.
- 62 Videos
- 20 Book Readings
- 63 Lesson Plans
- Total of 333 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Iowa Association of School Librarians (IASL)'s "Goldfinch 2018-2019". 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/qlVHMGM
Ada Twist, Scientist
by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts Andrea Beaty and David Roberts
Part of the Questioneers Series, The
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 2016
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
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
by Susan Hood and Sally Wern Comport
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Music, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 820
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very 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 Bad Guys
Book 1 of the Bad Guys Series, The
- Grades Used: 1
- Genres: Adventure, Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Balto of the Blue Dawn
by Mary Pope Osborne and Salvatore Murdocca Mary Pope Osborne and Salvatore Murdocca
Book 26 of the Magic Tree House: Merlin Missions Series
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2016
Dog vs. Cat
by Chris Gall
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Dog vs. CatDylan the Villain
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Horrible Bear!
by Ame Dyckman and Zachariah O'Hora
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 420
- Year Published: 2016
I'm My Own Dog
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 490
- Year Published: 2014
If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't!
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 2015
The Invisible Boy
by Trudy Ludwig and Patrice Barton
- Grades Used: 5, 6
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2013
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
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
by F. Isabel Campoy, Theresa Howell, and Rafael López
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Picture Book, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2016
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
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Mother Bruce
by Ryan T. Higgins Ryan T. Higgins
Part of the Mother Bruce Series
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 500
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Mr. Ferris and His Wheel
by Kathryn Gibbs Davis and Gilbert Ford
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Math, Science
- Lexile: 900
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Nanette's Baguette
by Mo Willems
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 430
- Year Published: 2016
Rise of the Balloon Goons
by Troy Cummings Troy Cummings
Book 1 of the Notebook of Doom Series
- Grades Used: 3, 4
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 490
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Royal Treasure Measure
by Trudy Harris and Ivica Stevanovic
- Genres: Concept Book, Humor, Poetry
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Math
- Lexile: 510
- Year Published: 2012
Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book!)
by Julie Falatko and Tim Miller
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 560
- Year Published: 2016
We Are Growing!
by Laurie Keller and Mo Willems
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader, Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 270
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately 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
Wolf Camp
by Andrea Zuill
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 510
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
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by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 200
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
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