Collection Analysis Report
for Lane Anderson Award, 2011-2021
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 24 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.
(24 of 24 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- Science (22 books)
- Nonfiction (21 books)
- STEAM (12 books)
- Social Studies (9 books)
- English Language Arts (7 books)
- Health (4 books)
- Picture Book (3 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- History (1 books)
- Humor (1 books)
- Math (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 24 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: 984 (Range: 610 - 1220)
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 |
9-10 | 1050-1335 | 9.67-12.01 | 62-72 | 8.32-12.12 | Z+ | 8.41-10.81 | 9.02-13.93 |
11-12 | 1185-1385 | 11.20-14.10 | 67-74 | 10.34-14.20 | Z+ | 9.57-12.00 | 12.30-14.50 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 1 of 24 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.
- 5 Videos
- 3 Book Readings
- 7 Lesson Plans
- Total of 156 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on . 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/QLV2EOX
5 Giraffes
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 1160
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for 5 GiraffesBefore the World Was Ready: Stories of Daring Genius in Science
by Claire Eamer and Sa Boothroyd
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 1030
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Big Blue Forever: The Story of Canada's Largest Blue Whale Skeleton
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2017
The Big Green Book of the Big Blue Sea
by Helaine Becker and Willow Dawson
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 890
- Year Published: 2012
Biometrics: Your Body and the Science of Security
by Maria Birmingham and Ian Turner
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Health, Math, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 1010
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for BiometricsBird's-Eye View: Keeping Wild Birds in Flight
by Ann Eriksson
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 1110
- Year Published: 2020
Chitchat: Celebrating the World's Languages
by Jude Isabella and Kathy Boake
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 930
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for ChitchatFoodprints: The Story of What We Eat
by Paula Ayer
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Health, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1220
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for FoodprintsFuzzy Forensics: DNA Fingerprinting Gets Wild
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
Head Lice
Part of the Disgusting Critters Series
- Genres: Humor, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Health, Science
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Head LiceHeads Up: Changing Minds on Mental Health
by Melanie Siebert and Belle Wuthrich
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2020
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Heads UpInside Your Insides: A Guide to the Microbes That Call You Home
by Claire Eamer and Marie-Ève Tremblay
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 1010
- Year Published: 2016
Monster Science: Could Monsters Survive (and Thrive!) in the Real World?
by Helaine Becker and Phil McAndrew
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 980
- Year Published: 2016
Nowhere Else on Earth: Standing Tall for the Great Bear Rainforest
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 1080
- Year Published: 2011
Plesiosaur Peril
by Daniel Loxton and Jim W.W. Smith Daniel Loxton and Jim W.W. Smith
Book 2 of the Tales of Prehistoric Life Series
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 610
- Year Published: 2014
Pretty Tricky: The Sneaky Ways Plants Survive
by Etta Kaner and Ashley Barron
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 990
- Year Published: 2020
Pterosaur Trouble
by Daniel Loxton and Jim W.W. Smith Daniel Loxton and Jim W.W. Smith
Book 3 of the Tales of Prehistoric Life Series
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2013
The Queen's Shadow: A Story about How Animals See
by Cybèle Young
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 960
- Year Published: 2015
Rewilding: Giving Nature a Second Chance
by Ann Love and Jane Drake
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 1090
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for RewildingThe Space Adventurer's Guide: Your Passport to the Coolest Things to See and Do in the Universe
by Peter McMahon and Josh Holinaty
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2018
Tastes Like Music: 17 Quirks of the Brain and Body
by Maria Birmingham and Monika Melnychuk
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 1010
- Year Published: 2014
Trash Revolution: Breaking the Waste Cycle
by Erica Fyvie and Bill Slavin
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2018
What's the Buzz?: Keeping Bees in Flight
by Merrie-Ellen Wilcox Merrie-Ellen Wilcox
Part of the Orca Footprints Series
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 1130
- Year Published: 2015
Wild Buildings and Bridges: Architecture Inspired by Nature
by Etta Kaner and Carl Wiens
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Art, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 1050
- Year Published: 2018
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