Title - Bats Author: Jensen, Ned Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This book dispels myths and sheds light on the true nature of bats. It provides an overview of the many types of bats, as well as discussing their habitat: how they fly, feed, and raise their young, and special features that make bats unique. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 643 3.0 670 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 30 Total # of Words 1204 # of Different Words 432 Ave Word/.Sent 12 Hi Freq occurs 727 60.4% # of Hi freq words 152 35.2% % of Long Sentences 7.5 Low Freq occurs 57 4.7% # of Low freq words 45 10.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Inferences: Some implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Captions Inserts/Side bars Diagrams Table of Contents Glossary Bold/Italicized Words Headings Additional activities Features Topics Bats *Animals Low Frequency Words according addition amphibians approaches average combination despite downright echolocation excellent features fliers fossil frightening hibernate hibernating introduction kilometers likely locate mammal megabat megabats microbat microbats migrate migrating naked nighttime observe opinion pouch pouches pouring responding skies skyward snatch snatching surfaces survive swerve throughout tropical undersides