Title - Art Around Us Author: Ryan, Cheryl Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Readers will read about different kinds of artists and the varied and sometimes unusual art they create. Painters, sculptors, potters, glass blowers, and fiber artists are highlighted. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 583 2.9 660 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 22 Total # of Words 834 # of Different Words 341 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 430 51.6% # of Hi freq words 98 28.7% % of Long Sentences 3.8 Low Freq occurs 74 8.9% # of Low freq words 49 14.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Captions Table of Contents Glossary Index Headings Additional activities Features Topics *Arts & Crafts Low Frequency Words blowpipe ceramic chalks driftwood fabric fabrics familiar galleries glaze gooey hangings hardens hollow imaginative installations introduction kiln knobs liquid liquids loom materials model mosaics murals museums object objects photograph plaster potter pottery pour quilters sculpt sculptor sculptors sculpture sculptures sidewalks statues stitched swirl swirls syrup thread threads videotape weavers