Title - Anna Banana and Me Author: Blegvad, Lenore Publisher: Aladdin Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Anna Banana's fearlessness inspires a timid playmate to face his own fears and discover the courage within himself. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 330 2.3 560 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 773 # of Different Words 293 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 441 57.1% # of Hi freq words 109 37.2% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 27 3.5% # of Low freq words 13 4.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Unconventional format Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Some implications Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Character traits Character development First Person Topics Magic Fears Parks Courage Friendship Games Imagination *Feelings, Behaviors Playground Low Frequency Words bannister echo goblin moat pigeon pigeon's scuffles snatch staircase statue statue's turret whispers