Title - Amazon Sun, Amazon Rain Author: Lauber, Patricia Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre The colorful illustrations and text depict the frenzy of activity that takes place daily in the Amazon jungle. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 131 1.5 170 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 9 Total # of Words 131 # of Different Words 74 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 39 29.8% # of Hi freq words 15 20.3% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 3 2.3% # of Low freq words 2 2.7% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Features Integral Setting Topics Water *Weather Clouds Rain Forests *Animals Storms Rain Low Frequency Words chit mosquitos