Title - In The Forest Author: Ets, Marie Hall Publisher: Puffin Unicorn Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre The animals join a young boy as he walks through the forest blowing his new horn. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 227 2.0 490 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 563 # of Different Words 216 Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 390 69.3% # of Hi freq words 94 43.5% % of Long Sentences 6.2 Low Freq occurs 8 1.4% # of Low freq words 8 3.7% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Concept: Fanciful Features Character traits Simple Plot Topics Trees Field Trips *Animals Friendship *Music Low Frequency Words comb combed handkerchief pouch spied suits sweater trumpeted