Title - Discovering Dinosaurs Author: Freed, Kira Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Readers will learn how scientists have found the fossilized remains of dinosaur bones, footprints, teeth, nests, and eggs. They will also learn how scientists dig up, wrap, transport, and study dinosaur remains to learn about these prehistoric creatures. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 197 1.9 430 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 13 Total # of Words 272 # of Different Words 122 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 114 41.9% # of Hi freq words 41 33.6% % of Long Sentences 3.4 Low Freq occurs 3 1.1% # of Low freq words 1 0.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Simple graphics supplementary to text comprehension Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Captions Table of Contents Glossary Index Headings Additional activities Features Topics Dinosaurs *Animals Low Frequency Words fossil