Title - A First Guide to Cats Author: Bradshaw, Dr John Publisher: Penguin Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Told from the point of view of a cat named Libby, this lively, illustrated book allows kids to follow her for a day and learn more about cats, their likes, dislikes, and everything in between, growing children into the best pet owners they can be. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1444 4.3 820 Amazon RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels Sentences Total Words Different Words Max Word/Sent 46 Total # of Words 3121 # of Different Words 865 Ave Word/.Sent 19 Hi Freq occurs 2394 76.7% # of Hi freq words 389 45% % of Long Sentences 48.8 Low Freq occurs 111 3.6% # of Low freq words 93 10.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inserts/Side bars Charts Diagrams Chapters Headings Features Topics Cats *Animals Low Frequency Words ancestors anxious backstreets barrier biological biscuit biscuits challenge chasing collarbone delicately earliest ease educated feeble footing further genuinely gnome gobbles grading gradually gravel gravelly harsh headbutts headlights heaviest hedgehog ignore innocent instinct internet leopard libya libyan likely listens litters meanwhile meowed midair milkman milkman's mission munches neighborhood neighbors nowadays opposite ordinary orphanage ought outskirts peering pounces pouncing pupils pure purpose reflected research respect reveal roaming rough routine saucer schoolbooks schoolteacher sensitive skulking sniffling snuffling specially strangely stressed supple swamps tapetum terrier tightrope tiring tread trundles tuna tuned underside unfamiliar unfortunately unscrews upright urgent