| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Readers will read about some of the many fascinating animals in our world. Each page describes interesting facts and brings the wonderful world of animals to the reader. |
Inform |
Informational |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 254 |
2.1 |
510 |
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 |
16 |
Total # of Words |
256 |
# of Different Words |
148 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
8 |
Hi Freq occurs |
115 |
44.9% |
# of Hi freq words |
37 |
25% |
| % of Long Sentences |
3.1 |
Low Freq occurs |
12 |
4.7% |
# of Low freq words |
11 |
7.4% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Many descriptive words |
| Sentences: Simple phrases |
| Text structure: Oral/Natural |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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burrow |
carries |
excellent |
grasslands |
ivory |
leopards |
manes |
nostrils |
pouch |
savannas |
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walruses |
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