Title - Hey, Al Author: Yorinks, Arthur Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Al, a janitor, and his faithful dog, Eddie, are practically at each other's throats when a large and mysterious bird offers them a new life in paradise and they are transported to a gorgeous island in the sky. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1005 3.6 740 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 23 Total # of Words 507 # of Different Words 268 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 275 54.2% # of Hi freq words 102 38.1% % of Long Sentences 1.1 Low Freq occurs 28 5.5% # of Low freq words 28 10.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Required Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concept: Fanciful Prior Knowledge: Familiarity Features Topics Changes Work Homes Improvements *Feelings, Behaviors Pets Birds Low Frequency Words aloft cascaded conversation ecstasy exhausted ferried flitted fortunately frenzy furiously gorgeous heartbroken janitor lush memories nowhere paradise pigeons plumed plunged shaving shimmering sprouted sunbathed terrific unbelievable upward waterfalls