Title - Animals A to Z
Author: McPhail, David
Publisher: Scholastic

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
The artist's illustrations present a painting of at least one animal for each letter of the alphabet. Entertain Concept
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
Accelerated Reader Lexile
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166 1.7 210 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 47 Total # of Words 47 # of Different Words 47
Ave Word/.Sent 0 Hi Freq occurs 0 0% # of Hi freq words 0 0%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 11 23.4% # of Low freq words 11 23.4%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Moderate support
Only 1-4 words per page
Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues
Language: Simple language
Sentences: Simple phrases
Text structure: Oral/Natural
Features
Difficult names
Words presented in isolation
Topics
Alphabet
*Animals
Low Frequency Words
egret hedgehog iguana jaguar nightingale swan unicorn vulture walrus xenops
yak