| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Explore the African savanna with giraffes in this exciting reader. Packed with beautiful and engaging photos, kids will learn all about these amazing animals. |
Inform |
Informational |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 288 |
2.2 |
530 |
Amazon
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| RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words |
Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels |
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| Sentences |
Total Words |
Different Words |
| Max Word/Sent |
24 |
Total # of Words |
767 |
# of Different Words |
272 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
7 |
Hi Freq occurs |
452 |
58.9% |
# of Hi freq words |
108 |
39.7% |
| % of Long Sentences |
1 |
Low Freq occurs |
29 |
3.8% |
# of Low freq words |
13 |
4.8% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Little support |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Simple phrases |
| Text structure: Oral/Natural |
| Captions |
| Inserts/Side bars |
| Glossary |
| Bold/Italicized Words |
| Headings |
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| Topics |
| Nature |
| *Animals |
| Habitat |
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acacia |
calves |
herd |
hooves |
luckily |
mealtime |
occasional |
plains |
predator |
predators |
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saliva |
sunburn |
views |
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