Title - Hill of Fire Author: Lewis, Thomas P. Publisher: HarperTrophy Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Every day is the same for Pablo's father. Then one afternoon the ground growls, hisses smoke, and swallows up his plow. A volcano is erupting in the middle of his cornfield! An easy-to-read account of the birth of Paricutin volcano in the field of a poor Mexican farmer. Entertain Folk Tales RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 357 2.3 580 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 1102 # of Different Words 330 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 726 65.9% # of Hi freq words 143 43.3% % of Long Sentences 2.1 Low Freq occurs 10 0.9% # of Low freq words 7 2.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Character development Topics Mexico/Mexican Attitudes Cultures Volcanoes Ecology Family Farms Foreign Country Gardens/Gardening Moving Neighbors Low Frequency Words amigo cinnamon coughing fiesta melons monstruo neighbors