Title - Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
Author: Lionni, Leo
Publisher: Scholastic

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
In this gentle fable about a real mouse and a mechanical mouse, author Leo Lionni explores the magic of friendship. Entertain Fables
RDQ
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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 32 Total # of Words 749 # of Different Words 279
Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 459 61.3% # of Hi freq words 105 37.6%
% of Long Sentences 5.6 Low Freq occurs 18 2.4% # of Low freq words 16 5.7%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Inferences: Some implications
Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues
Language: Many descriptive words
Sentences: Multiple phrases
Text structure: Story/Poem
Complexity: Several ideas - closely related
Sequence of Events: Chronological
Features
Character traits
Simple problem/solution
Simple Plot
Mood/tone
Theme
Personification
Topics
Toys
Magic
Jealousy
*Animals
Low Frequency Words
adventures alas baseboard cautiously mousetraps mysteriously ordinary pantry pebblepath penguin
precious quivering rustled saucers vain woolly