Collection Analysis Report
for David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
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 23 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.
(23 of 23 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- Biography (23 books)
- Nonfiction (23 books)
- Picture Book (23 books)
- History (21 books)
- English Language Arts (13 books)
- Social Studies (9 books)
- Physical Education (2 books)
- Science (2 books)
- Sports (2 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 23 of 23 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: 833 (Range: 680 - 1030)
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 3 of 23 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
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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
- 5 Book Readings
- 36 Lesson Plans
- Total of 230 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on "David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series". 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/QLC4BYK
A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln
by David A. Adler, John Wallner, and Alexandra Wallner
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 1989
A Picture Book of Amelia Earhart
by David A. Adler and Jeff Fisher
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: History, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 1998
A Picture Book of Anne Frank
by David A. Adler and Karen Ritz
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 1993
A Picture Book of Christopher Columbus
by David A. Adler, John Wallner, and Alexandra Wallner
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 1991
A Picture Book of Davy Crockett
by David A. Adler, John Wallner, and Alexandra Wallner
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 1996
A Picture Book of Dolley and James Madison
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Grades Used: 2, 3
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 870
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt
by David A. Adler and Robert Casilla
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 1991
A Picture Book of Frederick Douglass
by David A. Adler and Samuel Byrd
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 820
- Year Published: 1993
A Picture Book of George Washington Carver
by David A. Adler and Dan Brown
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 940
- Year Published: 1999
A Picture Book of George Washington
by David A. Adler, John Wallner, and Alexandra Wallner
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Grades Used: 3, 4
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 1990
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Exceedingly Complex
A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman
by David A. Adler and Samuel Byrd
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 1992
A Picture Book of Harry Houdini
by David A. Adler, Michael S. Adler, and Matt Collins
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Grades Used: 3
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 770
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
A Picture Book of Jackie Robinson
by David A. Adler and Robert Casilla
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Sports, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: Physical Education
- Lexile: 890
- Year Published: 1997
A Picture Book of Jesse Owens
by David A. Adler and Robert Casilla
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Sports, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 1030
- Year Published: 1992
A Picture Book of John and Abigail Adams
by David A. Adler, Michael S. Adler, and Ronald Himler
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 900
- Year Published: 2010
A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark
by David A. Adler and Ronald Himler
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: History, Science
- Lexile: 870
- Year Published: 2003
A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.
by David A. Adler and Robert Casilla
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 1989
A Picture Book of Rosa Parks
by David A. Adler and Robert Casilla
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 1993
A Picture Book of Sacagawea
by David A. Adler and Dan Brown
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 910
- Year Published: 2000
A Picture Book of Simon Bolivar
by David A. Adler and Robert Casilla
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: History, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 790
- Year Published: 1992
Picture Book of Sitting Bull
by David A. Adler and Samuel Byrd
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 1993
A Picture Book of Sojourner Truth
by David A. Adler and Gershom Griffith
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 910
- Year Published: 1994
A Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson
by David A. Adler, John Wallner, and Alexandra Wallner
Part of the David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies Series
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 1990
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