Title - Moondance Author: Asch, Frank Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A charming and simple tale of innocent Bear's wish to dance with the moon offers a warm and quiet theme to young readers. Bear fulfills his dream of dancing with the moon when he discovers its reflection in a puddle. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 198 1.9 440 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 19 Total # of Words 486 # of Different Words 176 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 289 59.5% # of Hi freq words 83 47.2% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 5 1% # of Low freq words 5 2.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Features Topics *Weather Attitudes Clouds Dance/Dancing Self Esteem Moon Rain *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words gazed ordinary raindrops reflection silverware