Title - Monkeys
Author: Canizares, Susan
Publisher: Scholastic

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
Photographs and simple text explore the daily activities of monkeys in the Amazon rainforest. Entertain Concept
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
Accelerated Reader Lexile
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22 0.4 50 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 4 Total # of Words 27 # of Different Words 15
Ave Word/.Sent 2 Hi Freq occurs 3 11.1% # of Hi freq words 2 13.3%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 1 3.7% # of Low freq words 1 6.7%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: High support
Only 1-4 words per page
Vocabulary: Easy
Language: Simple language
Sentences: Simple phrases
Text structure: Oral/Natural
Features
Topics
Actions
Monkeys
*Animals
Low Frequency Words
screech