Title - I Love Colors!
Author: Wilhelm, Hans
Publisher: Scholastic

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
Learn about primary and secondary colors with the help of a lovable dog that sets out to paint a picture, but ends up making a colorful mess. Entertain Concept
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87 1.2 120 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 11 Total # of Words 130 # of Different Words 74
Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 57 43.8% # of Hi freq words 27 36.5%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 0 0% # of Low freq words 0 0%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: High support
Some phrases/refrains repeated
Vocabulary: Easy
Language: Simple language
Sentences: Simple phrases
Text structure: Blend of written/oral
Features
First Person
Topics
Painting
Colors
*Arts & Crafts
Low Frequency Words