Title - Numbers
Author: Mayer, Mercer
Publisher: Scholastic

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
1 lion, 2 hippos, 3 dolphins . . . and an infinity of number fun! Little Critter has an adventure in counting at the zoo when he meets 4 toothy crocodiles, 5 playful seals, 6 brown bears, and other delightful animals-all the way up to 10 entertaining penguins. Entertain Concept
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
Accelerated Reader Lexile
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20 0.3 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 8 Total # of Words 26 # of Different Words 25
Ave Word/.Sent 2 Hi Freq occurs 1 3.8% # of Hi freq words 1 4%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 1 3.8% # of Low freq words 1 4%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Caption/Simple
Only 1-4 words per page
Vocabulary: Easy
Language: Simple language
Sentences: Captions/Simple
Text structure: Oral/Natural
Features
Topics
Counting
Animals: Zoo
*Math
Numbers
Low Frequency Words
penguins