Collection Analysis Report
for YHBA 2020-2021 Gr. K-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 (19 books)
- HASH(0x5632d4519458) (17 books)
- HASH(0x5632d44eba28) (12 books)
- Science (5 books)
- HASH(0x5632d44ebec0) (3 books)
- HASH(0x5632d44ec220) (2 books)
- HASH(0x5632d4507000) (2 books)
- STEAM (2 books)
- HASH(0x5632d44eb9f8) (1 books)
- HASH(0x5632d44ec2f8) (1 books)
- HASH(0x5632d44ff060) (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 15 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: 510 (Range: 460 - 580)
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 |
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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- Moderately
- 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.
- 31 Videos
- 14 Book Readings
- 61 Lesson Plans
- Total of 197 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on AISLE - Association of Indiana School Library Educators, a division of the Indiana Library Federation's "YHBA 2020-2021 Gr. K-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/QLNQDZA
Bugs Don't Hug: Six-Legged Parents and Their Kids
by Heather L. Montgomery and Stephen Stone
- Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 520
- Year Published: 2018
Can I Be Your Dog?
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 2018
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: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Crash, Splash, or Moo!
by Bob Shea
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2018
Do Not Lick This Book
by Idan Ben-Barak and Julian Frost
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 480
- Year Published: 2018
Doll-E 1.0
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Doll-E 1.0Don't Feed the Bear
by Kathleen Doherty and Chip Wass
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 470
- Year Published: 2018
Don't Touch My Hair!
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Harriet Gets Carried Away
by Jessie Sima
- Genres: Holiday, Humor, Picture Book, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: LGBTQ+
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 520
- Year Published: 2018
How to Eat Pizza
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 470
- Year Published: 2018
If Wendell Had a Walrus
by Lori Mortensen and Matt Phelan
- Genres: Picture Book, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 520
- Year Published: 2018
The Little i Who Lost His Dot
by Kimberlee Gard and Sandie Sonke
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 460
- Year Published: 2018
Lovely Beasts: The Surprising Truth
by Kate Gardner and Heidi Smith
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2018
Misunderstood Shark
by Ame Dyckman and Scott Magoon
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 480
- Year Published: 2018
Mixed: A Colorful Story
by Arree Chung
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1
- Genres: Concept Book, Color, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 500
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Exceedingly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
My Pet Wants a Pet
by Elise Broach and Eric Barclay
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 2018
Oh No, Bobo!: You're in Trouble
by Phil Gosier
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2019
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Oh No, Bobo!A Place for Pluto
by Stef Wade and Melanie Demmer
- Genres: Concept Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 560
- Year Published: 2018
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
Saffron Ice Cream
- Genres: Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Muslim, Asian American, Asian (Global), Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2018
This Is a Taco!
by Andrew Cangelose and Josh Shipley
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2018
We Don't Eat Our Classmates
- Grades Used: pk, k
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 500
- Year Published: 2018
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
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