Title - A House Is a House for Me Author: Hoberman, Mary Ann Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This book is a rollicking rhyme about houses. Some of the houses are familiar, such as an anthill and a dog kennel, while others are surprising, such as a corn husk and a pea pod. Entertain Explanation RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 489 2.7 630 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 55 Total # of Words 720 # of Different Words 256 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 507 70.4% # of Hi freq words 72 28.1% % of Long Sentences 2.9 Low Freq occurs 41 5.7% # of Low freq words 41 16% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Some phrases/refrains repeated Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Features Rhyming Topics Habitat Houses *Habitats/Environments Low Frequency Words castle's coop duchess earmuffs envelopes eskimo farfetching hangar's hickory hopi husk hutches igloo's jar's kennel's lobsters mirror's mohee mosquitos mudholes nutshell's oysters peachpits pockets pour pueblo's ragbags reflections roasters sow stall stocking's tablecloths teabag teahouse teapot's tepee's terminal's toasters trashcans wigwam