Title - Biscuit Takes A Walk
Author: Capucilla, Alyssa Satin
Publisher: HarperCollins

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
Biscuit the puppy and his owner go for walk to Grandpa's house. However, it proves to be a struggle as Biscuit is more interested in digging holes and catching birds than getting to the destination. Entertain Concept
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
Accelerated Reader Lexile
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85 1.2 120 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 11 Total # of Words 146 # of Different Words 41
Ave Word/.Sent 3 Hi Freq occurs 44 30.1% # of Hi freq words 13 31.7%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 5 3.4% # of Low freq words 1 2.4%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Vocabulary: Easy
Language: Simple language
Sentences: Simple phrases
Text structure: Oral/Natural
Features
Onomatopoeia
Topics
Time
Dogs
Obedience
*Animals
Pets
Low Frequency Words
biscuit