| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| A little girl builds a "truly great thing" out of junk. Her friend Stanley is nowhere to be found. But who is Stanley anyway? What a mystery! Until the great thing is almost complete, that is. Then, it's playtime, and there's just no stopping Stanley. |
Entertain |
Concept |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 108 |
1.3 |
150 |
Amazon
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| RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words |
Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels |
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| Sentences |
Total Words |
Different Words |
| Max Word/Sent |
12 |
Total # of Words |
184 |
# of Different Words |
60 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
5 |
Hi Freq occurs |
86 |
46.7% |
# of Hi freq words |
20 |
33.3% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0 |
Low Freq occurs |
1 |
0.5% |
# of Low freq words |
1 |
1.7% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Several repetitions of phrases or refrains |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Simple phrases |
| Text structure: Story/Poem |
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| Topics |
| Sharing |
| Building/Buildings |
| Teasing |
| Dogs |
| Secrets |
| Friendship |
| *Family & Friends |
| Pets |
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