| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| High on energy and imagination, this ode to self-esteem encourages kids to appreciate everything about themselves—inside and out. Messy hair? Beaver breath? So what! |
Entertain |
Concept |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 199 |
1.9 |
440 |
Amazon
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| RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words |
Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels |
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| Sentences |
Total Words |
Different Words |
| Max Word/Sent |
27 |
Total # of Words |
258 |
# of Different Words |
126 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
9 |
Hi Freq occurs |
155 |
60.1% |
# of Hi freq words |
41 |
32.5% |
| % of Long Sentences |
19.2 |
Low Freq occurs |
6 |
2.3% |
# of Low freq words |
6 |
4.8% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Little support |
| Vocabulary: Easy |
| Language: Simple language |
| Sentences: Simple phrases |
| Text structure: Oral/Natural |
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| Topics |
| Self Esteem |
| *Feelings, Behaviors |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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cuckoo |
knobby |
polka |
protruding |
spine |
warts |
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