Title - Endangered Animals Author: Forier, Elise Publisher: Treasure Books Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This book takes a close look at various animals from around the world that are in danger of becoming extinct. It discusses how the animals have become endangered by worldwide threats including pollution, deforestation and global warming. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1172 3.9 770 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 58 Total # of Words 1920 # of Different Words 607 Ave Word/.Sent 13 Hi Freq occurs 1283 66.8% # of Hi freq words 234 38.6% % of Long Sentences 11.7 Low Freq occurs 119 6.2% # of Low freq words 78 12.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Formal Inferences: Some implications Captions Chapters Headings Features Topics Environment *Animals Pollution Animals: Endangered Low Frequency Words abundance aquariums categories chemical climate condor conservancy conservation critically digest disposables duster educated effects endangered extinct extinction faraway fewer grizzly habitat habitats haunted hibernate humpback impact impacted javan likelihood manatee manatees marine nature nesting northern overfished overhunted pangolin pesticides poached poachers poaching poisoned pollute polluting pollution population predators prehistoric preserves reasons recently recycling related resembles reusables reuse sailors scamper siberian source sperm starvation stomachs supplies survive tamarins tangled technology threatened threats unable underwater uninhabitable unique utensils various vulnerable