Title - Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa
Author: Silverman, Erica
Publisher: Harcourt Brace

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
Hold on to your hats! Two new pals have arrived on the scene: Cowgirl Kate and her stubborn, but devoted cowhorse, Cocoa. Entertain Fantasy
RDQ
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280 2.1 530 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 24 Total # of Words 989 # of Different Words 292
Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 608 61.5% # of Hi freq words 116 39.7%
% of Long Sentences 0.6 Low Freq occurs 18 1.8% # of Low freq words 12 4.1%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Dialog: Two speakers
Dialog: Broken dialogue
Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues
Language: Many descriptive words
Sentences: Multiple phrases
Text structure: Blend of written/oral
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*Animals
Horses
Low Frequency Words
caramel cowhorse curried glared herd herds hooves lullaby munched pasture
saddlebag swallowed worrier