Title - Nana's Orchard Author: Gould, Carol Publisher: Kaeden Books Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Bobby loves to play in Nana's Orchard, climbing trees throughout the year, picking apples in the fall, and skiing there in the winter! Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 100 1.3 140 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 15 Total # of Words 92 # of Different Words 40 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 33 35.9% # of Hi freq words 12 30% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 12 13% # of Low freq words 4 10% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Moderate support Vocabulary: Easy Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Features Present Tense Topics *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words nana's orchard picker skis