Title - Birthday Basket for Tia Author: Mora, Pat Publisher: Bradbury Press Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre With the help and interference of her cat Chica, Cecilia prepares a surprise gift for her great-aunt's ninetieth birthday by gathering a basket of cherished memories. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 451 2.6 620 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 23 Total # of Words 830 # of Different Words 282 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 453 54.6% # of Hi freq words 86 30.5% % of Long Sentences 3.7 Low Freq occurs 31 3.7% # of Low freq words 24 8.5% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Foreign words Present Tense Topics Birthdays Secrets Family Parties *Holidays, Events, Cele Relationships Low Frequency Words años bizcochos chica cumpleaños drawers feliz guitars hierbabuena mangoes musicians ninetieth noventa pasa perfume piñata pineapple qué refrigerator seventy sugary tía's tia violins watermelon