Title - Leap! A Salmon's Story Author: Greene, Francis Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Readers will read about a salmon who has a very special, if not popular, talent. When she and her fellow salmon begin their long and tiring journey upstream to lay their eggs, the salmon's special ability helps save the fish from a hungry bear. As a result, the salmon are able to return home to spawn. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 231 2.0 490 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 18 Total # of Words 402 # of Different Words 169 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 232 57.7% # of Hi freq words 57 33.7% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 18 4.5% # of Low freq words 11 6.5% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Simple Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Table of Contents Glossary Headings Additional activities Features Topics Fish Nature *Animals Low Frequency Words current hatched leapers practiced predators salmon sideways spawn upstream waterfalls yolk