Title - Footprints in the Snow Author: Benjamin, Cynthia Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This book introduces young children to the tracks that different animals leave in the snow as they hurry to their homes. Children first see the tracks and then follow the footprints into the homes of animals such as a deer, an owl, and a bear as well as a little girl. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 45 0.9 80 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 4 Total # of Words 39 # of Different Words 16 Ave Word/.Sent 3 Hi Freq occurs 0 0% # of Hi freq words 0 0% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 2 5.1% # of Low freq words 2 12.5% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Moderate support Opening and closing text varies 1 pattern excl open/close 0 - 1 word changes in a pattern Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Features Topics Actions *Animals Habitat Low Frequency Words hurries scampers