Title - Chrysanthemum Author: Henkes, Kevin Publisher: Mulberry Books Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre She was a perfect baby, and she had a perfect name. Chrysanthemum. When she was old enough to appreciate it, Chrysanthemum loved her name. And then she started school. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 715 3.1 680 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 26 Total # of Words 1143 # of Different Words 334 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 688 60.2% # of Hi freq words 118 35.3% % of Long Sentences 2.4 Low Freq occurs 78 6.8% # of Low freq words 54 16.2% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Some implications Concept: Fanciful Features Character traits Simple problem/solution Difficult names Topics Changes Dreams Flowers Attitudes Overcoming Friendship *Feelings, Behaviors *Music Names Parents School Low Frequency Words absolutely appreciate assigned begrudging buttercream carnation chrysanthemum's dainty delphinium discontented dreadful envious epilogue eventually extremely fascinating happiest healthy humorous icing impression indescribable informed introduced jaundiced jealous jumper longingly macaroni marigold messenger miserably musicale nightmare overall parcheesi pish pleasant plucked pockets possessions precious prized route scarcely scrawny speechless spiffy sprouted sunniest throughout trifle wilted winsome