Title - I Broke My Butt
Author: McMillan, Dawn
Publisher: Dover Editions

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
The inventive young hero has accidentally glued a serving tray to his behind — and he's tickled pink! See, it's great for sliding down hills, surfing big waves, and other booty-full fun and games. Entertain
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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 19 Total # of Words 517 # of Different Words 228
Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 320 61.9% # of Hi freq words 86 37.7%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 15 2.9% # of Low freq words 12 5.3%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues
Language: Many descriptive words
Sentences: Simple phrases
Text structure: Blend of written/oral
Features
First Person
Rhyming
Topics
Body
Innovation
Adaptability
*Human Body & Health
Low Frequency Words
calamity catastrophe destined dunes globs glued intact jacket's sliding solution
surfing wipeouts