Title - Interesting Facts for Curious Kids Author: Leon, David W Publisher: PB Media LLC Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This is one of the best books you’ll find that provides engaging activities and education to enjoy as a family, or to encourage your child to read on their own and share what they’ve learned at dinner time. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 3593 7+ 1110 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 52 Total # of Words 2923 # of Different Words 1123 Ave Word/.Sent 15 Hi Freq occurs 1709 58.5% # of Hi freq words 317 28.2% % of Long Sentences 30.2 Low Freq occurs 502 17.2% # of Low freq words 361 32.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Vocabulary: Many difficult words Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Formal Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Headings Prior Knowledge: Familiarity Features Words presented in isolation Topics Questions Low Frequency Words acceleration accessories according activities addition aires alongside alternating aluminum amongst annuals archaeologists argentina ascension assassinate assassination astronomical atoms aurora basilica biennials bilbies bilby bohr bonfires borealis buenos burial bury calcium campaign candelabra catholic caution cay cemeteries cemetery centripetal charged chemical chrismukkah circular civilization climbers combination commemorate commemorates commemorating commercialized communal communicate community component concentric conservation construction contributing convex coordinate costanza's cougar creatively crucial curious curves decorative dedicated defeating delani departed designed despite destination dickens doughy doyle dreidels druid easter effect efficiency egyptians elbrus electricity electromagnetic electron enchanted encounter entitled episode erected essential etats european everest everest's exhibited expeditions expiatory familia farone fawkes festivus figures finland flammable formation frequency funerals gaelic genus geological gherardini greeks greenland grievances guatemala guide gunpowder hallow’s halloween hamlet hanukkah harvest hashanah hermitage hindu holi holiest honduras honor hybrid ignite image impressive influences inhabitants initially insight instance interacting internet intricately invaded inverting iran istanbul janeiro judaism keratin khufu kjafre koala lachaise lanka latkes lear legend lens leonardo level lifeboats lighting lima lioness liquid litha locate loosely louvre lughnasadh mabon magdalene magnetic magnetron magnifying major manufacture maori mars's marsupial material materials mauritania mayflower memorial menace menkaure menorah meteor miami microwave microwaves mission model monk monoliths monuments mount multiple mummified murder museums nation national navy negative nepal nomadic northern norway notable numbat nurtured objects observations observed opposite originated oxygen panther paris parliament participants particles patronage peninsula pere perennial perennials performed pesach pharaohs phenomenon pheromone pheromones photonic physically pope popularity populated population portrait positively possibility potential principle procedure process producing prominent propelled proved provides puerto purim pyramid pyramids radar raisins rattling rd redeemer referred refloated refracting regurgitated remembrance remus represent required rescued resembles reserved responsible restless restored result richat rio rogue roman romulus rosh roughly royal rudimentary sacred sagrada sahara salle samhain santiago scandinavia scandinavian season sedimentary seinfeld shakespeare shakespeare's shale shortage sided smarts social source southampton sri static statue stratford structure substance sudan suitable summit sunbathing sunnyside supplemental survived sweden sweetbread sword symbolizes technique theater throughout tiber tibet titanic titanic's tomb tombs tourist tourists tradition traditional traditionally transferred transform translated tsoureki uluru unfortunate unknown unpolished ushered vacuum valuable viewed vikings vinci's voltage voyages wallaby warriors waverley weapons whit wonders writer