Title - Armies of Ants Author: Retan, Walter Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This book discusses a variety of ant species and provides a wealth of facts about their behavior, habitats, reproduction, and other aspects of their existence. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 758 3.2 690 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 24 Total # of Words 2102 # of Different Words 601 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 1320 62.8% # of Hi freq words 230 38.3% % of Long Sentences 1.5 Low Freq occurs 85 4% # of Low freq words 52 8.7% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Formal Chapters Features Topics Size Cooperation Food Chain Nature Insects Low Frequency Words abdomen antarctic antennas carries cleverest cocoon cocoons colonies colony columns communicate coverings curved edges enriching fungus gaster gland harvester healthy honeydew kernels larva larvae leaf's leafcutter liquid mounds nesting noontime overall parasol poisonous pouch pulp pupal pupas recognize replete repletes sahara separate silken social soldier southwestern stinger storerooms swarm thread weaver woodpeckers