Collection Analysis Report
for Reading - Units of Study: 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 18 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.
(18 of 18 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (10 books)
- Nonfiction (8 books)
- Science (8 books)
- Social Studies (8 books)
- Realistic Fiction (4 books)
- Humor (3 books)
- Adventure (2 books)
- History (2 books)
- Mystery (2 books)
- Picture Book (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Beginning / Early Reader (1 books)
- Historical Fiction (1 books)
- Math (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 16 of 18 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: 731 (Range: 530 - 1040)
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 8 of 18 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.
- 23 Videos
- 12 Book Readings
- 48 Lesson Plans
- Total of 206 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on "Reading - Units of Study: 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/QLY8QAP
101 Ways You Can Help Save the Planet Before You're 12!
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2009
Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon
by Paula Danziger and Tony Ross Paula Danziger and Tony Ross
Part of the Amber Brown Series
- Grades Used: 2, 3
- Genres: Humor, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 1994
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: Moderately Complex
The Boxcar Children
by Gertrude Chandler Warner and L. Kate Deal Gertrude Chandler Warner and L. Kate Deal
Book 1 of the Boxcar Children Mysteries
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Genres: Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 1942
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: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Cactus Hotel
by Brenda Z. Guiberson and Megan Lloyd
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 860
- Year Published: 1991
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Cactus HotelThe Case of Hermie the Missing Hamster
by James Preller and R.W. Alley James Preller and R.W. Alley
Book 1 of the Jigsaw Jones Mysteries
- Grades Used: 2
- Genres: Humor, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 560
- Year Published: 1998
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Change the World for Ten Bucks: Small Actions X Lots of People = Big Change
by We Are What We Do and Eugenie Harvey
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2009
China: The Culture
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 980
- Year Published: 1989
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for ChinaDolphins
by Seymour Simon Seymour Simon
Part of the Seymour Simon Science Series
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 1040
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for DolphinsEach Kindness
by Jacqueline Woodson and E.B. Lewis
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Great Wall of China
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: History, Art, Social Studies
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 1986
Houndsley and Catina
by James Howe and Marie-Louise Gay James Howe and Marie-Louise Gay
Book 1 of the Houndsley and Catina Series
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
The Hundred Dresses
by Eleanor Estes and Louis Slobodkin
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 870
- Year Published: 1944
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Insect Bodies
by Molly Aloian and Bobbie Kalman
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2005
Insects
by Bettina Bird, Joan Short, and Deborah Savin
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 1010
- Year Published: 1997
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for InsectsThe 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
Pinky and Rex and the Bully
by James Howe and Melissa Sweet James Howe and Melissa Sweet
Part of the Pinky and Rex Series
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Beginning / Early Reader
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 1996
Stone Fox
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Math, Science
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 1980
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
You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Great Wall of China!: Defenses You'd Rather Not Build
by Jacqueline Morley and David Antram Jacqueline Morley and David Antram
Part of the You Wouldn't Want to Be... Series
- Genres: Humor, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 980
- Year Published: 2006
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