Title - David's Little Indian Author: Brown, Margaret Wise Publisher: Dell Publishing Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre David finds a real pocket-sized Indian deep in the woods, and together they find something very special in each new day. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 566 2.9 650 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 34 Total # of Words 724 # of Different Words 248 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 508 70.2% # of Hi freq words 105 42.3% % of Long Sentences 6.8 Low Freq occurs 20 2.8% # of Low freq words 19 7.7% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Colorful, figurative Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concept: Fanciful Features Storybook Language Unusual use of vocabulary Topics Size Time Seasons Nature Forests Native Americans Low Frequency Words bower crocus daisies diem distances dreary drowsily grunted grunts language latin mingle pricked seize shrug solemn trillium unexpected whistling