Title - In the City
Author: Pasternac, Susana
Publisher: Scholastic

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
A park in the city is a place to discover many wonderful things, such as a playground, a garden, and a nest in a tree. Inform Informational
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
Accelerated Reader Lexile
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31 0.6 70 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 12 Total # of Words 46 # of Different Words 16
Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 33 71.7% # of Hi freq words 8 50%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 0 0% # of Low freq words 0 0%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: High support
Only 1-4 words per page
Opening or Closing text varies
1 pattern excl open/close
2-3 Word changes in a pattern
Dialog: Simple
Vocabulary: Easy
Language: Simple language
Sentences: Simple phrases
Text structure: Story/Poem
Features
Topics
Parks
*Animals
Birds
Low Frequency Words