Title - I need a New Butt Author: McMillan, Dawn Publisher: Dover Editions Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A young boy suddenly notices a big problem — his butt has a huge crack! So he sets off to find a new one. Entertain Narrative RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 290 2.2 540 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 24 Total # of Words 323 # of Different Words 161 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 175 54.2% # of Hi freq words 50 31.1% % of Long Sentences 1.9 Low Freq occurs 20 6.2% # of Low freq words 20 12.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Features First Person Rhyming Topics Body Appearances *Human Body & Health Low Frequency Words accessories alien's arty banister chrome complement contagious farty flair knight's knowing lighter mural outrageous plated rated smoothly titanium underwear watercolors