Title - Animal Skeletons Author: Freed, Kira Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Readers will read about animals and their skeletons. Through detailed illustrations and repetitive phrases, readers learn about the types and functions of bones in humans and other animals. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 184 1.8 330 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 17 Total # of Words 402 # of Different Words 138 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 245 60.9% # of Hi freq words 52 37.7% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 5 1.2% # of Low freq words 4 2.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Inferences: Some implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Additional activities Features Topics Body Appearances *Animals Movement/Motion Low Frequency Words hollow lungs pelvis wrists