Title - How the Ox Star Fell from Heaven
Author: Hong, Lily Toy
Publisher: Addison-Wesley

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
The author Hong retells a Chinese legend that explains how oxen first came to reside on earth. She describes how these creatures once lived a life of luxury at the palace of the Emperor of All Heavens. Entertain Myths
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604 3.0 660 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 33 Total # of Words 528 # of Different Words 238
Ave Word/.Sent 14 Hi Freq occurs 304 57.6% # of Hi freq words 86 36.1%
% of Long Sentences 16.2 Low Freq occurs 28 5.3% # of Low freq words 20 8.4%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues
Language: Few descriptive words
Sentences: Multiple phrases
Text structure: Story/Poem
Inferences: Some implications
Concept: Fanciful
Mature concepts: With common experiences or clear fantasy
Features
Complex Problem/Solution
Topics
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*Animals
Farms
Food
Animals: Farm
Low Frequency Words
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labored magnificent messenger messenger's princely reclined royal star's whirlwind yoke