Collection Analysis Report
for Battle Books, Gr 3-4
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 12 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.
(12 of 12 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (11 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (6 books)
- Adventure (3 books)
- History (3 books)
- Humor (3 books)
- Science (3 books)
- Historical Fiction (2 books)
- Nonfiction (2 books)
- Picture Book (2 books)
- Biography (1 books)
- Graphic Novel (1 books)
- Mystery (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Realistic Fiction (1 books)
- Sports (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 11 of 12 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: 654 (Range: 330 - 920)
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 5 of 12 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.
- 22 Videos
- 9 Book Readings
- 20 Lesson Plans
- Total of 163 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Alaska Association of School Librarians (AKASL)'s "Battle Books, Gr 3-4". 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/QLCQUQD
The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth
by Kathleen Krull and Greg Couch
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: History, Science
- Lexile: 860
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery
by James Howe, Deborah Howe, and Alan Daniel James Howe, Deborah Howe, and Alan Daniel
Book 1 of the Bunnicula Series
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Humor, Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 1979
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Fangbone!: Third-Grade Barbarian
by Michael Rex
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 330
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Fangbone!Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor
by Jon Scieszka and Brian Biggs Jon Scieszka and Brian Biggs
Book 1 of the Frank Einstein Series
- Genres: Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Science
- Lexile: 730
- Year Published: 2014
Honus & Me
Part of the Baseball Card Adventures
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction / Fantasy, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Physical Education
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 1997
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Honus & MeMary's Wild Winter Feast
by Hannah Lindoff, Clarissa Rizal, and Nobu Koch
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2014
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo and Bagram Ibatoulline
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Adventure
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 2006
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: Moderately Complex
NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society
by Michael Buckley and Ethen Beavers Michael Buckley and Ethen Beavers
Book 1 of the N.E.R.D.S. Series
- Genres: Adventure, Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for NERDSNorth: The Amazing Story of Arctic Migration
by Nick Dowson and Patrick Benson
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 920
- Year Published: 2011
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: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Ruby Lee and Me
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2016
Upside-Down Magic
by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins
Book 1 of the Upside-Down Magic Series
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 500
- Year Published: 2015
Waiting for the Magic
by Patricia MacLachlan and Amy June Bates
- Grades Used: 3
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 420
- Year Published: 2011
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
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