Title - I'm a Seed
Author: Marzollo, Jean
Publisher: Scholastic

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
This book follows the life cycle of a seed as it grows into a plant throughout its changing seasons. Entertain Concept
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
Accelerated Reader Lexile
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148 1.6 190 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 10 Total # of Words 182 # of Different Words 91
Ave Word/.Sent 4 Hi Freq occurs 81 44.5% # of Hi freq words 26 28.6%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 4 2.2% # of Low freq words 4 4.4%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Vocabulary: Easy
Language: Few descriptive words
Sentences: Simple phrases
Text structure: Oral/Natural
Features
First Person
Topics
Seeds
Flowers
Life Cycle
Nature
Low Frequency Words
marigold marigolds perky sideways