Title - A Sick Day for Amos McGee Author: Stead, Philip C. Publisher: Roaring Books Press Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Friends come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. In Amos McGee's case, all sorts of species, too! Every day, Amos spends time with each of his friends at the zoo. But when Amos is too sick to make it to the zoo, his friends return the favor. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 588 2.9 660 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 63 Total # of Words 446 # of Different Words 215 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 232 52% # of Hi freq words 68 31.6% % of Long Sentences 11.4 Low Freq occurs 30 6.7% # of Low freq words 23 10.7% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Simple Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Colorful, figurative Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Concept: Fanciful Features Topics Zoos Caring/Hugs *Animals Friendship *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words achy allergies ambled concern curled handkerchief knowing limbered magee meanwhile oatmeal patiently pawns penguin perched riser sniffles spoonful storybooks swapped tortoise worsening yawned