Collection Analysis Report
for NYC Summer 2018 Kids FREE
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 (19 books)
- Music (6 books)
- Humor (5 books)
- Picture Book (5 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (5 books)
- Adventure (4 books)
- Beginning / Early Reader (4 books)
- Realistic Fiction (4 books)
- Social Studies (4 books)
- Graphic Novel (3 books)
- History (2 books)
- Nonfiction (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Biography (1 books)
- Historical Fiction (1 books)
- Mystery (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
- Science (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 17 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: 639 (Range: 320 - 950)
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 5 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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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.
- 18 Videos
- 14 Book Readings
- 37 Lesson Plans
- Total of 216 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on NYC Department of Education Library Services's "NYC Summer 2018 Kids FREE". 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/QL88OZA
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
Bud, Not Buddy
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Music, Social Studies
- Lexile: 950
- Year Published: 1999
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: Very Complex
Castle Hangnail
- Genres: Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 730
- Year Published: 2015
Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa
by Veronica Chambers and Julie Maren
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2005
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately 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
Escape from the Lizzarks
- Genres: Adventure, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 320
- Year Published: 2015
Grandma's Records
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), African (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Music
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2001
Graveyard Shakes
by Laura Terry
- Genres: Adventure, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 470
- Year Published: 2017
Hiding Out at the Pancake Palace
by Nan Marino
- Grades Used: 3, 4
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Lana's World: Let's Have a Parade!
by Erica Silverman and Jess Golden
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Lana's WorldThe Lightning Queen
by Laura Resau
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), American Indian, Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 790
- Year Published: 2015
Louie Lets Loose!
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2017
Mole Music
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Science, English Language Arts, Music
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 1999
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Mole MusicMr. Putter & Tabby Toot the Horn
by Cynthia Rylant and Arthur Howard Cynthia Rylant and Arthur Howard
Part of the Mr. Putter & Tabby Series
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader, Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 490
- Year Published: 1998
Music Time
by Gwendolyn Hooks and Shirley Ng-Benitez Gwendolyn Hooks and Shirley Ng-Benitez
Book 4 of the Confetti Kids Series
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Music
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Music TimeNarwhal: Unicorn of the Sea
Book 1 of the Narwhal and Jelly Series
- Genres: Humor, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 490
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for NarwhalNate the Great and the Musical Note
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Craig Sharmat, and Marc Simont Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Craig Sharmat, and Marc Simont
Part of the Nate the Great Series
- Genres: Mystery, Beginning / Early Reader
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Music, Social Studies
- Lexile: 500
- Year Published: 1990
Salsa: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem
by Jorge Argueta and Duncan Tonatiuh
- Genres: Picture Book, Poetry
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 610
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for SalsaShort
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Uptown
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2000
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for UptownWhat Is Rock and Roll?
by Jim O'Connor and Gregory Copeland Jim O'Connor and Gregory Copeland
Part of the What Was? What Is? Series
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Music, Social Studies
- Lexile: 940
- Year Published: 2017
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