| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| This book briefly describes how such insects as a praying mantis, silk worm, and bumblebee grow from eggs and larvae to adults. |
Inform |
Informational |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 267 |
2.1 |
520 |
Amazon
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| RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words |
Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels |
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| Sentences |
Total Words |
Different Words |
| Max Word/Sent |
18 |
Total # of Words |
434 |
# of Different Words |
186 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
9 |
Hi Freq occurs |
215 |
49.5% |
# of Hi freq words |
60 |
32.3% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0 |
Low Freq occurs |
38 |
8.8% |
# of Low freq words |
20 |
10.8% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Formal |
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| Topics |
| Changes |
| *Animals |
| Insects |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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cocoon |
colony |
crawling |
dragonflies |
greatly |
hatches |
incomplete |
larva |
larvae |
metamorphosis |
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molt |
molting |
molts |
nectar |
nymph |
nymphs |
pollen |
pupa |
pupae |
stages |
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