Title - Elbert's Bad Word Author: Wood, Audrey Publisher: Harcourt Brace Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre With humor and insight, Audrey Wood tells a tale certain to tickle anyone shocked to hear a child utter a bad word; and Elbert's cure from a helpful wizard provides an ingenious solution. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 648 3.0 670 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 21 Total # of Words 554 # of Different Words 282 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 290 52.3% # of Hi freq words 93 33% % of Long Sentences 5.7 Low Freq occurs 64 11.6% # of Low freq words 49 17.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Simple Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Some implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concept: Fanciful Features Character traits Simple problem/solution Clear cause/effect Personification Topics Manners Words Wizard Behaviors Parties *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words anew boa breathed bristly butler chives cobbled croquet cure delicious deviled drawer elegant feathered friatta friatta's gadzooks gardener gardener's gazebo hilary hilary's isabella lavatory madam madame mallet minor mousse necktie oboe opera patiently practicing raisins reflecting rousing scurry shriveled snatched snickering solo soprano sparkling sprang spritzer uglier wickedly wrist