| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| This book discusses people who live in desert areas of the world and how it affects their lives. |
Inform |
Informational |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 279 |
2.1 |
530 |
Amazon
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| RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words |
Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels |
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| Sentences |
Total Words |
Different Words |
| Max Word/Sent |
17 |
Total # of Words |
310 |
# of Different Words |
150 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
10 |
Hi Freq occurs |
161 |
51.9% |
# of Hi freq words |
47 |
31.3% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0 |
Low Freq occurs |
15 |
4.8% |
# of Low freq words |
12 |
8% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Formal |
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| Index |
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| Topics |
| Deserts |
| Adaptability |
| *Life Styles |
| *Habitats/Environments |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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adobe |
arabian |
conditioning |
ditched |
faraway |
gobi |
hardens |
irrigation |
minerals |
northern |
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rainfall |
sahara |
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