Title - I Remember, Cried Grandma Pinky Author: Wahl, Jan Publisher: Troll Associates Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Lisa loves to hear Grandma Pinky tell stories about the old days, but she worries when Grandma becomes forgetful about more recent activities. This charming tale of a family of bears helps children understand the effects of the aging process. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 613 3.0 660 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 28 Total # of Words 997 # of Different Words 437 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 628 63% # of Hi freq words 170 38.9% % of Long Sentences 0.7 Low Freq occurs 27 2.7% # of Low freq words 23 5.3% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Features Character traits Simple Plot Topics Storytelling Remembering Age/Aging Grandparents *Human Body & Health *Family & Friends Low Frequency Words begonias cambric cinnamon daisies dunking easter everyplace hammock hobbled licorice mowed mower nasturtiums nutmeg raspberry shampooed sipping siren sleigh sleighs tying wrens yawned