Title - Amos & Boris Author: Steig, William Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Amos the mouse and Boris the whale: a devoted pair of friends with nothing at all in common, except good hearts and a willingness to help their fellow mammal. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1065 3.7 750 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 66 Total # of Words 1810 # of Different Words 610 Ave Word/.Sent 13 Hi Freq occurs 1298 71.7% # of Hi freq words 252 41.3% % of Long Sentences 27.1 Low Freq occurs 111 6.1% # of Low freq words 100 16.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Inferences: Some implications Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concept: Fanciful Features Character traits Simple Plot Idioms Topics Whales Boats Mice Danger *Animals Friendship Adventures Ocean Helping Rescue *Family & Friends Low Frequency Words aboard abounding accounts admiration afloat agony akin ambitions backwashes biscuits breaded compass conference curious cuttlefish daintiness delicacy desperately dreadful driftwood enterprise evaded faraway fascinated fellow flung frazzle friendliness gazed gazing gemlike goodhearted grandeur grasp grateful hoping hurricane immense immensely incidents instructions introduced iodine ivory leisurely loneliness luminous mackerel mammal marveled mending miserable moisture mote mousing navigation necessities noonday occurred overwhelmed owed passenger phosphorescent plankton privilege proved purpose quivering radiance recognized rodent sailor savage seasickness secure sextant shared situation somersaulting soul spluttering spout spouting stranded studied suited surf terribly thoroughly thread tidal treading universe unsalty various warmth warned wetness whiskers wriggle