Title - Outside Over There Author: Sendak, Maurice Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre With Papa off to sea and Mama despondent, Ggoblins steal Ida's baby sister to be a goblin bride while she is baby-sitting. Ida must rescue her sister so she climbs backwards out her window into outside over there. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 767 3.2 690 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 63 Total # of Words 354 # of Different Words 204 Ave Word/.Sent 16 Hi Freq occurs 177 50% # of Hi freq words 67 32.8% % of Long Sentences 22.7 Low Freq occurs 27 7.6% # of Low freq words 22 10.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Colorful, figurative Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Difficult Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concept: Fanciful Mature concepts: With common experiences or clear fantasy Features Complex character relationships Simple Plot Unusual use of vocabulary Topics Babysitters *Fictional Ideas/Charac *Family & Friends *Feelings, Behaviors Responsibility Low Frequency Words arbor captivating changeling charmed churned crooning curled frenzied goblins hollered honeymoon hornpipe hubbub knowing mamas meadow murmured ringed sailor sailors snatched whirling