Title - Landon's Pumpkins Author: Bakker, Vera Ogden Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Landon remembers what happened last Halloween when he really messed up his pumpkin while trying to carve a jack-o'-lantern. This Halloween, he works with his dad on a plan to plant, grow, and harvest his own pumpkins so he will have enough for himself and his younger brother to practice carving. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 485 2.7 630 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 26 Total # of Words 871 # of Different Words 358 Ave Word/.Sent 11 Hi Freq occurs 513 58.9% # of Hi freq words 136 38% % of Long Sentences 4 Low Freq occurs 48 5.5% # of Low freq words 31 8.7% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers 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 Table of Contents Glossary Headings Additional activities Features Character traits Simple problem/solution Simple Plot Topics Seeds *Plants Gardens/Gardening Halloween Recycling Low Frequency Words allowance allowances clippings compost drawn halloween harvest healthy ivy landfill landon lantern lanterns manage markers miniature mound mounds neighbors packet raking recycle recycling reduce reuse reusing sprawled stubborn sweat tilled watered