Title - Fox and His Friends Author: Marshall, Edward Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Fox's plans to have fun with his friends are interrupted on three different occasions when he chooses to be faithful to his responsibilities, which include taking care of his little sister and being on duty for traffic patrol. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 233 2.0 490 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 14 Total # of Words 999 # of Different Words 287 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 641 64.2% # of Hi freq words 136 47.4% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 4 0.4% # of Low freq words 2 0.7% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Chapters Sequence of Events: Chronological Features Simple problem/solution Simple Plot Topics Dogs Foxes Swimming *Animals Friendship Beach *Family & Friends Low Frequency Words junior patrol