Title - Lionel in the Summer
Author: Krensky, Stephen
Publisher: Puffin Unicorn

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
Summer is here, and Lionel has big plans. He makes a long list of things to do, from flying spaceships to building castles. But how will he find time for them all? In three other stories, Lionel stays awake for the Fourth of July fireworks, strikes it rich at his lemonade stand, and survives a family car trip. Entertain Fantasy
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
Accelerated Reader Lexile
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501 2.7 640 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 1359 # of Different Words 463
Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 920 67.7% # of Hi freq words 198 42.8%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 35 2.6% # of Low freq words 25 5.4%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Dialog: Multiple speakers
Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues
Language: Few descriptive words
Sentences: Simple phrases
Text structure: Blend of written/oral
Complexity: Several ideas - closely related
Concept: Fanciful
Chapters
Features
Topics
Vacations
Celebrations
Money
Buying/Selling
Family
*Economics
Imagination
*Entertainment & Fun
*Family & Friends
*Holidays, Events, Cele
Low Frequency Words
abandon buoy caramel carnival engines exploring ferris galaxy hammock haunted
impressed lemonade lionel moat paused peace prove samples sauce shrugged
unfolded vanilla whipped wildflowers yawned