Title - Hurricanes! Author: Hopping, Lorraine Jean Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This book introduces early readers to hurricanes by revealing how these powerful storms form, describing what happens during a hurricane, explaining how they are studied, and what can be done during one. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 870 3.4 710 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 24 Total # of Words 1776 # of Different Words 587 Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 1032 58.1% # of Hi freq words 216 36.8% % of Long Sentences 0.5 Low Freq occurs 88 5% # of Low freq words 51 8.7% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Simple Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Formal Inferences: Some implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Features Clear cause/effect Topics *Weather Wind Wealth Danger Nature Hurricanes Low Frequency Words circling deadliest degrees equator fahrenheit fuel hemisphere hugo hurricane hurricanes hydrogen instant instruments level location louisiana luckily masses measure measured mississippi national nighttime opposite otherwise parachute pinwheel pour progress property proved readings revealed route satellite satellites season service source sources stadium stadiums surge surges survived swept toll towards tropical warned worth