Title - Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Author: Martin, Jr., Bill - John Archambault Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault's rhythmic chant and Lois Ehlert's exuberant collage illustrations have made Chicka Chicka Boom Boom a read-aloud favorite for twenty years. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 254 2.1 510 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 281 # of Different Words 138 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 108 38.4% # of Hi freq words 39 28.3% % of Long Sentences 2.4 Low Freq occurs 16 5.7% # of Low freq words 13 9.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Concept: Fanciful Features Rhyming Topics Trees Alphabet Rhythm Low Frequency Words doot eyed knotted looped mamas papas patched pileup skat skinned skoodle stubbed tangled