Title - In the Small, Small Pond Author: Fleming, Denise Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Illustrations and rhyming text describe the activities of animals living in and near a small pond as spring progresses to autumn. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 275 2.1 530 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 56 Total # of Words 64 # of Different Words 60 Ave Word/.Sent 32 Hi Freq occurs 2 3.1% # of Hi freq words 2 3.3% % of Long Sentences 50 Low Freq occurs 14 21.9% # of Low freq words 14 23.3% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Concept: Fanciful Features Rhyming Unconventional punctuation Words presented in isolation Topics Actions Frogs Insects Birds Ponds,pools Low Frequency Words herons hover lash lunge minnows muskrats plunge quiver splatter splitter swallows swirl whirligigs wriggle