Title - Into the Sea Author: Guiberson, Brenda Z. Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A beautiful, compelling book about the fragile life cycle of the endangered sea turtle. This book follows the life of a sea turtle from its hatching on a beach through its years in the sea, and its return to land where it lays its eggs. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1189 3.9 780 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 43 Total # of Words 1351 # of Different Words 478 Ave Word/.Sent 14 Hi Freq occurs 843 62.4% # of Hi freq words 149 31.2% % of Long Sentences 20 Low Freq occurs 69 5.1% # of Low freq words 57 11.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Inferences: Some implications Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Colorful, figurative Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Some implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concepts: Abstract/Complex Environmental Features Integral Setting Topics Turtles Undersea Life Life Cycle Amphibians Animals: Ocean *Animal Life Low Frequency Words barnacles barracuda booby burrow camouflage carries coral current discourages eyed familiar fertilizes fluke fully glistens gulp gulps hatchling humpback instinctively leathery ledge lighter marine minnows moonlight mussels nighttime nips nuzzles plankton protection reef remora ridges sargassum scritch seahorses shallow shimmering silvery splop starfish strider sunbathe swallows swiftly swirling tangled threadlike tropical underside underwater wavy whirling windup woven