Title - Arthur's Great Big Valentine Author: Hoban, Lillian Publisher: Trumpet Club Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A minor squabble with his best friend, Norman, has left Arthur all alone this wintry Valentine's Day -- until Norman's little brother saves the day, and the two best friends are reunited. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 478 2.6 630 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 1608 # of Different Words 349 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 989 61.5% # of Hi freq words 150 43% % of Long Sentences 0.4 Low Freq occurs 23 1.4% # of Low freq words 15 4.3% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Clear cause/effect Topics Friendship *Arts & Crafts Parties Valentines Day *Family & Friends *Holidays, Events, Cele Low Frequency Words candies cinnamon envelopes frontward frosted invitation invitations poem practiced scarf tarzan trickled vanilla violet's violets