Title - Jungle Halloween
Author: Cocca-Leffler, Maryann
Publisher: Scholastic

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
This "Halloween -- jungle-style" story will capture the spirits and moods of young trick-or-treaters everywhere. Bouncy verses with repetitive lines, and colorful, comical illustrations propel jungle characters along as they parade their way to a party. Entertain Concept
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
Accelerated Reader Lexile
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262 2.1 520 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 19 Total # of Words 166 # of Different Words 92
Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 45 27.1% # of Hi freq words 17 18.5%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 9 5.4% # of Low freq words 8 8.7%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Vocabulary: Easy
Language: Few descriptive words
Sentences: Simple phrases
Text structure: Difficult
Concept: Fanciful
Features
Topics
Actions
*Animals
Animals: Jungle
*Holidays, Events, Cele
Halloween
Low Frequency Words
ache chorus goblin halloween swamp trudge wobbly yawn