Collection Analysis Report
for YHBA 2020-2021 Gr. 4-6
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 (20 books)
- Realistic Fiction (6 books)
- Adventure (5 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (5 books)
- Humor (4 books)
- Biography (3 books)
- History (3 books)
- Mystery (3 books)
- Nonfiction (3 books)
- Picture Book (3 books)
- Social Studies (3 books)
- Graphic Novel (2 books)
- Physical Education (2 books)
- Science (2 books)
- Sports (2 books)
- Historical Fiction (1 books)
- Math (1 books)
- STEAM (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 19 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: 673 (Range: 150 - 980)
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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- 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.
- 35 Videos
- 22 Book Readings
- 37 Lesson Plans
- Total of 326 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. 4-6". 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/ql48HRX
Before She Was Harriet
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American, Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Bob
by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Bookshop Girl
by Sylvia Bishop and Poly Bernatene
- Genres: Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 730
- Year Published: 2018
A Boy Called Bat
by Elana K. Arnold and Charles Santoso Elana K. Arnold and Charles Santoso
Book 1 of the Bat Series
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2017
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
by Helaine Becker and Dow Phumiruk
- Grades Used: 1, 5
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American, Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Math, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 710
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Slightly Complex
- Intertextuality: Slightly Complex
The Eye That Never Sleeps: How Detective Pinkerton Saved President Lincoln
by Marissa Moss and Jeremy Holmes
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Biography, Mystery, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 980
- 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
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Granted
- Genres: Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for GrantedLety Out Loud
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2019
Life According to Og the Frog
by Betty G. Birney Betty G. Birney
Book 1 of the Og the Frog Series
- Genres: Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2018
Lions & Liars
by Kate Beasley and Dan Santat
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2018
Lost!
by Terry Lynn Johnson and Jani Orban
- Genres: Adventure
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Lost!Max and the Midknights
by Lincoln Peirce Lincoln Peirce
Book 1 of the Max and the Midknights Series
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 490
- Year Published: 2019
Monster Mayhem
- Genres: Adventure, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 150
- Year Published: 2018
The Phantom Tower
by Keir Graff
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 820
- Year Published: 2018
Power Forward
by Hena Khan and Sally Wern Comport Hena Khan and Sally Wern Comport
Book 1 of the Zayd Saleem, Chasing the Dream Series
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global), Muslim, South Asian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2018
Ra the Mighty: Cat Detective
by A.B. Greenfield and Sarah Horne
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2018
Saving Winslow
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2018
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2018
The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2018
Wonderland
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately 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
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