| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| There are all kinds of hugs. Porcupine hugs are done very carefully. Knee hugs are good for hugging someone tall. And piggyback hugs are the best way to see a parade... |
Entertain |
Concept |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 265 |
2.1 |
520 |
Amazon
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| RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words |
Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels |
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| Sentences |
Total Words |
Different Words |
| Max Word/Sent |
24 |
Total # of Words |
461 |
# of Different Words |
208 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
10 |
Hi Freq occurs |
196 |
42.5% |
# of Hi freq words |
64 |
30.8% |
| % of Long Sentences |
4.5 |
Low Freq occurs |
10 |
2.2% |
# of Low freq words |
7 |
3.4% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Moderate support |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Simple language |
| Sentences: Simple phrases |
| Text structure: Oral/Natural |
| Concept: Fanciful |
| Headings |
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| Topics |
| Caring/Hugs |
| Love |
| Behaviors |
| *Family & Friends |
| *Feelings, Behaviors |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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fraidycat |
huggers |
lamppost |
longish |
optional |
piggyback |
seldom |
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