Title - Keb Needs a Home Author: Taupo, Simone Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Keb is chased by seagulls and teased by other hermit crabs because he looks naked without a home to live in. After trying out various homes, Keb finally finds a blue boot that has washed ashore. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 435 2.5 620 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 24 Total # of Words 753 # of Different Words 271 Ave Word/.Sent 11 Hi Freq occurs 469 62.3% # of Hi freq words 107 39.5% % of Long Sentences 9.2 Low Freq occurs 37 4.9% # of Low freq words 22 8.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Simple Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concept: Fanciful Additional activities Features Character traits Simple problem/solution Simple Plot Topics Size Teasing Searching/Hunting *Animals Predators/Prey Low Frequency Words advantages discarded enormity envious gulls handsome hoping keb keb's laughingstock naked nakedness ooooed peering proportions sideways spectacular starfish strutted surely surf views