Title - Bats Author: Gibbons, Gail Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This book describes different kinds of bats, their physical characteristics, habits, and behavior, how they fit into the natural world, and efforts to protect them. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 936 3.5 730 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 1163 # of Different Words 471 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 695 59.8% # of Hi freq words 178 37.8% % of Long Sentences 1.9 Low Freq occurs 61 5.2% # of Low freq words 49 10.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: Many difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Formal Captions Prior Knowledge: Familiarity Features Topics Bats Nature Endangerment *Animals Low Frequency Words antarctica characteristics circling climates communicate congress crannies disease dracula echoes echolocation endangered fictional fossil fourteenth frequently habitats hatched heartbeats hibernate hibernating kitti's membrane mexican migrate nature nectar nightly nocturnal nooks nosed nurseries ounce pesticides pollinate pollution prehistoric preserves rabies roosting roosts separately shown springtime swerve symbol tourist untrue wingspan