Title - Love Flute Author: Goble, Paul Publisher: Aladdin Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre In love with a beautiful girl, but too shy to tell her, a young man leaves his camp in frustration. One night he receives mystical visitors who offer him a special gift -- a love flute. A gift from the birds and animals, its tells the girl of his love where words have failed. Entertain Folk Tales RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 945 3.5 730 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 34 Total # of Words 987 # of Different Words 358 Ave Word/.Sent 12 Hi Freq occurs 658 66.7% # of Hi freq words 149 41.6% % of Long Sentences 15 Low Freq occurs 35 3.5% # of Low freq words 30 8.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Colorful, figurative Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concept: Fanciful Mature concepts: With common experiences or clear fantasy Features Simple problem/solution Personification Topics Traditions Love *Music Musical instruments Native Americans Low Frequency Words approached aspen carrier cedar cedars convention courage elks fetched gladness gradually harmony hooves imitating melodies mirrors pace ridges rustle sage scent surrounding tipi unseen warriors watchful weaving whisper whistled woodpecker