Title - How the Ox Star Fell from Heaven Author: Hong, Lily Toy Publisher: Addison-Wesley Print 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 RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 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 Work *Animals Farms Food Animals: Farm Low Frequency Words billowy burden decree emperor fortune gathering harvest hurled imperial issued labored magnificent messenger messenger's princely reclined royal star's whirlwind yoke