Title - A Porcupine Named Fluffy Author: Lester, Helen Publisher: Trumpet Club Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A porcupine named Fluffy is happier with his name after he meets a similarly misnamed rhinoceros. Entertain Humor RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 422 2.5 620 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 18 Total # of Words 520 # of Different Words 222 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 284 54.6% # of Hi freq words 85 38.3% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 26 5% # of Low freq words 22 9.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Concept: Fanciful Features Topics Appearances Differences Words *Animals Names Low Frequency Words accidentally convinced doubt embarrassed exhausted fluffier giggling gooey inquired laughter marshmellows mattress needleroozer prickles prickly quillian rough shaving spike suspicious unfluffy unkindly whipped