Title - George and Martha One Fine Day
Author: Marshall, James
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
Whether it’s helping each other brave tight ropes and amusement park rides, George and Martha discover that there’s nothing more important than building up a friend’s confidence. Entertain Fantasy
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
Accelerated Reader Lexile
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372 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 26 Total # of Words 560 # of Different Words 244
Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 310 55.4% # of Hi freq words 100 41%
% of Long Sentences 1.1 Low Freq occurs 35 6.3% # of Low freq words 22 9%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Dialog: Two speakers
Vocabulary: Easy
Language: Simple language
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Topics
Diaries
Tricking
Fears
*Family & Friends
Low Frequency Words
amusement cologne concentrate confidence consideration diary ferris hammock icky mercy
nevertheless objected peculiar permission queasy restored rustling scarcely slyly tightrope
uncomfortable wobble