Title - Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse Author: Lionni, Leo Publisher: Scholastic Print 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 (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 318 2.2 550 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 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