Collection Analysis Report
for Monarch 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 (17 books)
- Picture Book (13 books)
- Science (7 books)
- Humor (5 books)
- Nonfiction (5 books)
- STEAM (4 books)
- Social Studies (4 books)
- Biography (3 books)
- Realistic Fiction (3 books)
- Beginning / Early Reader (2 books)
- History (2 books)
- Physical Education (2 books)
- Sports (2 books)
- Adventure (1 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- French (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Horror (1 books)
- Poetry (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 19 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: 564 (Range: 270 - 860)
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 6 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.
- 47 Videos
- 18 Book Readings
- 63 Lesson Plans
- Total of 409 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA)'s "Monarch 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/QL7ST5M
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
Bob, Not Bob!: *To Be Read as Though You Have the Worst Cold Ever
by Liz Garton Scanlon, Audrey Vernick, and Matthew Cordell
- Genres: Humor, Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 500
- Year Published: 2017
Claymates
by Dev Petty and Lauren Eldridge
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 300
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for ClaymatesCoyote Moon
by Maria Gianferrari and Bagram Ibatoulline
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Coyote MoonCreepy Pair of Underwear!
by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown
Part of the Creepy Tales
- Genres: Horror, Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 470
- Year Published: 2017
A Different Pond
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global), Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 620
- 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
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Dragons and Marshmallows
by Asia Citro and Marion Lindsay Asia Citro and Marion Lindsay
Book 1 of the Zoey and Sassafras Series
- Genres: Adventure, Beginning / Early Reader, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2017
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
by Laurie Ann Thompson and Sean Qualls
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: African, African (Global), Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education, Social Studies
- Lexile: 770
- Year Published: 2015
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: Slightly Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
If You Plant a Seed
by Kadir Nelson
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 340
- Year Published: 2015
The Infamous Ratsos
by Kara LaReau and Matthew Myers Kara LaReau and Matthew Myers
Book 1 of the Infamous Ratsos Series, The
- Genres: Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2016
Jabari Jumps
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Picture Book, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 490
- Year Published: 2017
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
John Deere, That's Who!
by Tracy Nelson Maurer and Tim Zeltner
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 860
- Year Published: 2017
The Marigold Mess
by Jacqueline Jules and Kim Smith Jacqueline Jules and Kim Smith
Part of the Sofia Martinez Series
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 2015
The Night Gardener
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
by Jen Bryant and Boris Kulikov
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, French, Health, History, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Six DotsStay: A Girl, a Dog, a Bucket List
by Kate Klise and M. Sarah Klise
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 520
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for StayTooth by Tooth: Comparing Fangs, Tusks, and Chompers
by Sara Levine and T.S. Spookytooth
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 820
- Year Published: 2016
The Water Princess
by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds
- Genres: Picture Book, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 480
- 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
When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons
by Julie Fogliano and Julie Morstad
- Genres: Poetry
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2016
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