Title - Mighty Glaciers Author: Jensen, Ned Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Reading A-Z: Mighty Glaciers introduces readers to the formation, movement, and effects of continental and valley glaciers. It shows how glaciers can carve off mountainsides and transform them into plains of fertile soil. Diagrams support comprehension. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 587 2.9 660 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 18 Total # of Words 690 # of Different Words 266 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 306 44.3% # of Hi freq words 70 26.3% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 53 7.7% # of Low freq words 32 12% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Simple graphics, not necessary to text Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Formal Inferences: Some implications Captions Maps/Key Table of Contents Glossary Headings Additional activities Features Topics Ice Movement/Motion *Earth Science Low Frequency Words affected antarctic antarctica boulders centimeters compressed compresses constantly continental continents crevasse dramatic eventually firn fjords glacier glaciers greenland kilometers moraines mountainsides movement objects prairies recede receded receding ridges seawater squash squashed tropics