Title - Little Hawk's New Name Author: Bolognese, Don Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This easy-to-read, beautifully illustrated story describes the adventures leading up to a Plains Indian boy receiving a new name and new status. Inspired by the famous 1832 painting of the same name. Entertain Folk Tales RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 520 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 22 Total # of Words 1758 # of Different Words 479 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 1206 68.6% # of Hi freq words 208 43.4% % of Long Sentences 0.4 Low Freq occurs 24 1.4% # of Low freq words 19 4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Integral Setting - Historical Integral Setting - Cultural/Regional Topics Danger Helping Horses *Feelings, Behaviors Native Americans Low Frequency Words approached approaching disappointed fellows headdress heeyah herd hoofprints knives lances mounted necklace obey plains reins spruce squinted travois whinnied