Title - Dingoes at Dinnertime Author: Osborne, Mary Pope Publisher: Random House Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Wildfire! That's what Jack and Annie are up against when they are whisked away in the Magic Tree House to the land of Australia. And they're not alone! Jack and Annie must help a baby kangaroo and a koala escape from a fire-filled forest. Will they be able to rescue the animals in time? Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 760 3.2 690 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 37 Total # of Words 1661 # of Different Words 537 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 1074 64.7% # of Hi freq words 237 44.1% % of Long Sentences 4.1 Low Freq occurs 67 4% # of Low freq words 43 8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Concept: Fanciful Chapters Headings Features Integral Setting Simple Plot Topics Magic Danger *Animals Fire Marsupials *Habitats/Environments Low Frequency Words absolutely braying calmly carries curved drought emu emus enchanted furry gathering glaring harsh haughty koala koalas kookaburra lakota librarian librarians lotus magical marsupial moisture mysterious nestled peered pennsylvania pouch prairie prologue scrawny scrubby shallow skies sleepyhead threat titanic weird what'd whined wildfires wisp