Title - Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize Author: Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman Publisher: Yearling Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Nate the Great is about to enter his dog, Sludge, in the smartest pet contest. But when the prize disappears, it looks as if the contest will flop. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 545 2.8 650 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 44 Total # of Words 2619 # of Different Words 503 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 1879 71.7% # of Hi freq words 224 44.5% % of Long Sentences 3.3 Low Freq occurs 71 2.7% # of Low freq words 33 6.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Features Character traits Simple problem/solution Simple Plot First Person Topics Competition Mystery *Animals Problem Solving Low Frequency Words anastasia anastasia's borrowed bristles bulged bulgy congratulated deserved detective dirtiest disappearing dumbest esmeralda esmeralda's fangy grocery judge knowing neighborhood oinked outward purpose reasons sludge smudge smudged smudges speech stampede stumped supermarket tuna windowsill