Title - Just Grandpa and Me Author: Mayer, Mercer Publisher: Golden Books Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre When Little Critter and his grandpa go for an outing on their own to the department store, great times result. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 145 1.6 190 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 16 Total # of Words 207 # of Different Words 102 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 121 58.5% # of Hi freq words 39 38.2% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 4 1.9% # of Low freq words 4 3.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Topics Sharing Shopping Clothes Appearances Grandparents *Family & Friends Low Frequency Words escalator restaurant revolving suits