Title - Buddy: The First Seeing Eye Dog Author: Moore, Eva Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre The true account of the training and early work experiences of a German Shepherd named Buddy, who became the first seeing eye dog. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 964 3.6 730 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 30 Total # of Words 2295 # of Different Words 634 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 1606 70% # of Hi freq words 294 46.4% % of Long Sentences 3.3 Low Freq occurs 75 3.3% # of Low freq words 40 6.3% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Complex Problem/Solution Topics Dogs *Animals Health Helping Blindness Low Frequency Words carriages curb eustis forefeet foreign fortunate gala german germany gobbled gripped guide guides harness honor humphrey liking loaves loyal luckily messages morris's mountainside nashville obey obeyed objects patter playmate poultry practiced prove pupil runaway shepherd shepherds sprang tennessee vevey wallet