Title - I Am Planet Earth
Author: Marzollo, Jean
Publisher: Scholastic

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
Earth is a beautiful place and contains many beautiful things. People and animals are just some of these things. In this book, planet Earth describes its location in the solar system, its atmosphere, geographic features, and treatment by the people who live on it. Inform Informational
RDQ
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108 1.3 150 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 14 Total # of Words 123 # of Different Words 62
Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 61 49.6% # of Hi freq words 14 22.6%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 2 1.6% # of Low freq words 2 3.2%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues
Language: Simple language
Sentences: Multiple phrases
Text structure: Blend of written/oral
Features
Topics
*Space
Deserts
Earth
Mountains
Rain Forests
Forests
*Geography
Ocean
Climate
World
*Earth Science
*Animal Life
*Global Issues
Low Frequency Words
jungles paddies