Title - Many Moons Author: Thurber, James Publisher: Harcourt Brace Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A wise tale of a little princess who wanted the moon and got it, and wears the moon like a necklace. Entertain Fairy Tales RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1473 4.3 820 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 71 Total # of Words 1642 # of Different Words 459 Ave Word/.Sent 13 Hi Freq occurs 1123 68.4% # of Hi freq words 168 36.6% % of Long Sentences 21 Low Freq occurs 102 6.2% # of Low freq words 74 16.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Colorful, figurative Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concept: Fanciful Features Character traits Simple problem/solution Figurative Language Words presented in isolation Topics Wishes Princes/Princesses Wizard Moon Problem Solving Health Kings/Queens *Fictional Ideas/Charac *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words ambergris asbestos compounded computed conjured cure demons dilemma divining emeralds frankincense furthermore future handkerchief heartbreak herewith imaginary invisible ivory jester kingdom league lute majesty mathematician mentioned midgets minstrels molten motley mournfully myrrh nearsighted nightshade nowhere opals orchids parchment peacocks performed philosopher's philters physician potions presently pulse raspberry royal rubies samarkand sandman scarabs scroll serpent sevens sixes skullcap spheres spool strummed summoned surfeit tambourines thread tongues troubadors turnips unguents unicorns wands ward wizardries wolfbane zanzibar