Title - Bat Loves The Night Author: Davies, Nicola Publisher: Candlewick Press Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Did you know that bats aren't birds, but mammals? That they sleep upside down? That their babies are called batlings? That they shout as they fly, using their voices to find their way? This is a study of the fascinating nocturnal world of the bat, the monarch of the night. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 593 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 25 Total # of Words 647 # of Different Words 320 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 358 55.3% # of Hi freq words 105 32.8% % of Long Sentences 3.1 Low Freq occurs 30 4.6% # of Low freq words 29 9.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Difficult Inferences: Some implications Features Topics Sound/Sounds Bats Nature *Animals Low Frequency Words aboard batling batlings dozes echoes echolocation gliding gnats hedge heir mosquitoes nighttime nocturnal oversized pearly pipistrelle plunge rafter squeakings suckles tangled thistledown torch twitch unfurls unhooks velvet waking wrapper