| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Readers will read the story of a group of friends, all but one of whom is having a bad day and needs a hug. The unexpected conclusion ends the book on an uplifting note. |
Entertain |
Concept |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 109 |
1.3 |
150 |
Amazon
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| RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words |
Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels |
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| Sentences |
Total Words |
Different Words |
| Max Word/Sent |
7 |
Total # of Words |
121 |
# of Different Words |
60 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
5 |
Hi Freq occurs |
41 |
33.9% |
# of Hi freq words |
11 |
18.3% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0 |
Low Freq occurs |
1 |
0.8% |
# of Low freq words |
1 |
1.7% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Simple phrases |
| Text structure: Oral/Natural |
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| Topics |
| Feelings/Emotions |
| Caring/Hugs |
| *Feelings, Behaviors |
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