| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| In this initial effort, about a lonely giraffe befriended by George and his eight siblings, we see all the hallmarks of Curious George's signature style: humor, adventure, playfulness. |
Inform |
Informational |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 566 |
2.9 |
650 |
Amazon
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| RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words |
Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels |
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| Sentences |
Total Words |
Different Words |
| Max Word/Sent |
34 |
Total # of Words |
1442 |
# of Different Words |
422 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
11 |
Hi Freq occurs |
1023 |
70.9% |
# of Hi freq words |
206 |
48.8% |
| % of Long Sentences |
12.3 |
Low Freq occurs |
38 |
2.6% |
# of Low freq words |
24 |
5.7% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Dialog: Two speakers |
| Dialog: Broken dialogue |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Some Long/Complex |
| Text structure: Story/Poem |
| Concept: Fanciful |
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| Topics |
| Monkeys |
| *Animals |
| Games |
| *Entertainment & Fun |
| *Family & Friends |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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advice |
complicated |
concert |
curious |
dismay |
guide |
hammered |
hind |
jinny |
monks |
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pamplemoose |
parachute |
sailboat |
sawing |
skier |
skis |
specially |
splendid |
stilts |
stunts |
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terribly |
whisper |
woodcutters |
yoop |
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