Title - Animals That Change Colors Author: Romero, Libby Publisher: National Geographic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Packed with beautiful and engaging photos, this new leveled reader dives into the amazing world of animals that change their appearance based on environment, the need to blend in to hunt or stay safe, and even their mood! Kids will learn all about the how and why of these amazing animal transformations. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 796 3.3 700 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 25 Total # of Words 1262 # of Different Words 424 Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 679 53.8% # of Hi freq words 135 31.8% % of Long Sentences 0.7 Low Freq occurs 114 9% # of Low freq words 67 15.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Simple graphics supplementary to text comprehension Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Inserts/Side bars Table of Contents Features Topics Changes *Science Colors Nature *Animals Camouflage Low Frequency Words absorb algae beetle's borrowed breast camouflage caribou chameleon chameleons cuttlefish dalmatian dalmatian's dorid dramatic environment flamin flamingo flamingos flicker's flounder flounder's furry gradual grooves healthier instant leafed liquid mimic mirrors morpho newborn northern nudibranch octopuses opposite panther paradise patches peacock peary poisonous predator predators provides ptarmigan puffin reflect responds seahorses season seasons shifter silvered sponge squad stingray superb survival swan swans tapir tapirs territory tortoise weasel whitebanded