Title - How Bear Lost his Tail Author: Bowman, Lucy Publisher: Usborne Books Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Based on a Native American folk legend, this wonderful book tells the story of how Bear lost his tail. Entertain Fables RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 168 1.7 210 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 12 Total # of Words 212 # of Different Words 124 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 105 49.5% # of Hi freq words 49 39.5% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 1 0.5% # of Low freq words 1 0.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Speech Bubbles Vocabulary: Easy Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Features Clear cause/effect Topics Foxes *Animals Bears Low Frequency Words delicious