Title - Flat Stanley and the Missing Pumpkins Author: Brown, Jeff Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre There are so many fun ways for Flat Stanley to help on his uncle’s farm in the fall. Being flat comes in handy when picking corn and even acting like a scarecrow! But when pumpkins begin to disappear right before the county fair, will Flat Stanley be able to help? Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 371 2.4 590 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 19 Total # of Words 703 # of Different Words 319 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 382 54.3% # of Hi freq words 129 40.4% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 21 3% # of Low freq words 14 4.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Multiple speakers Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Features Simple problem/solution Topics Mystery Stealing Farms *Family & Friends Low Frequency Words bales disappearing fair's gotcha lambchops picker prizewinning scarecrow scarecrow's scaring shone snatched squashed thieves