Title - I Am Water
Author: Marzollo, Jean
Publisher: Scholastic

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
Simple text and colorful cut-paper illustrations combine in a celebration of the beauty and usefulness of water that depicts such objects as a rainy day, steam cooking, and ice cubes. Entertain Concept
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
Accelerated Reader Lexile
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69 1.1 110 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 8 Total # of Words 100 # of Different Words 35
Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 47 47% # of Hi freq words 7 20%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 1 1% # of Low freq words 1 2.9%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Several repetitions of phrases or refrains
Vocabulary: Easy
Language: Simple language
Sentences: Simple phrases
Text structure: Oral/Natural
Features
First Person
Topics
Water
Ecology
Nature
Low Frequency Words
sledding