| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| From dreamy thoughts about color to fantastic notions on left and right, this surreal book encourages young children to let their imaginations run riot and think up all kinds of weird and wonderful things. |
Entertain |
Poetry |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 216 |
2.0 |
480 |
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| RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words |
Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels |
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| Sentences |
Total Words |
Different Words |
| Max Word/Sent |
21 |
Total # of Words |
369 |
# of Different Words |
130 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
6 |
Hi Freq occurs |
200 |
54.2% |
# of Hi freq words |
38 |
29.2% |
| % of Long Sentences |
1.9 |
Low Freq occurs |
7 |
1.9% |
# of Low freq words |
7 |
5.4% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Simple phrases |
| Text structure: Story/Poem |
| Concept: Fanciful |
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| Features |
| Difficult names |
| Rhyming |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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jibboo |
krauss |
o'sullivan |
postman |
rink |
thinker |
yank |
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