Collection Analysis Report
for NYC Reads 365 - Gr. 3
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 (14 books)
- Nonfiction (8 books)
- Picture Book (7 books)
- History (5 books)
- Social Studies (5 books)
- Biography (4 books)
- Humor (4 books)
- Realistic Fiction (4 books)
- Science (3 books)
- Adventure (2 books)
- Art (2 books)
- Graphic Novel (2 books)
- Sports (2 books)
- Mystery (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
- STEAM (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 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: 310 - 940)
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 4 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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- 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.
- 37 Videos
- 19 Book Readings
- 37 Lesson Plans
- Total of 363 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on NYC Department of Education Library Services's "NYC Reads 365 - Gr. 3". 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/QLXIYDK
Cody and the Mysteries of the Universe
by Tricia Springstubb and Eliza Wheeler
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 460
- Year Published: 2016
Drawn Together
by Minh Lê and Dan Santat
- Genres: Picture Book, Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 310
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Exceedingly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
EllRay Jakes Stands Tall
by Sally Warner and Brian Biggs Sally Warner and Brian Biggs
Book 9 of the EllRay Jakes Series
- Genres: Humor, Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 2016
Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
by Kate DiCamillo and K.G. Campbell
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Adventure, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 520
- Year Published: 2013
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: Moderately Complex
Freedom in Congo Square
by Carole Boston Weatherford and R. Gregory Christie
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
by Monica Brown and John Parra
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: Art, History, Spanish, STEAM
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2017
How to Swallow a Pig: Step-By-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom
by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 940
- Year Published: 2015
I, Fly: The Buzz about Flies and How Awesome They Are
by Bridget Heos and Jennifer Plecas
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 560
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for I, FlyInspector Flytrap
by Tom Angleberger and Cece Bell
- Genres: Humor, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 510
- Year Published: 2016
Journey to the Center of Town
- Genres: Adventure
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2016
Lulu and the Hamster in the Night
by Hilary McKay and Priscilla Lamont Hilary McKay and Priscilla Lamont
Book 6 of the Lulu Series
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
My Pet Human
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 470
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for My Pet HumanRabbit and Robot and Ribbit
by Cece Bell
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 470
- Year Published: 2016
Runny Babbit Returns: Another Billy Sook
- Genres: Humor, Poetry
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2017
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality
by Jonah Winter and Stacy Innerst
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Jewish, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 900
- Year Published: 2017
Saved by the Boats: The Heroic Sea Evacuation of September 11
by Julie Gassman and Steve Moors
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History
- Lexile: 850
- Year Published: 2017
Stick Dog Dreams of Ice Cream
Book 4 of the Stick Dog Series
- Genres: Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 2015
Toilet: How It Works
by David Macaulay and Sheila Keenan
- Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for ToiletThe United States v. Jackie Robinson
by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and R. Gregory Christie
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Sports, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 820
- Year Published: 2018
Wishtree
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
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