Title - Owen Author: Henkes, Kevin Publisher: Troll Associates Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Owen the Mouse had a fuzzy yellow blanket. "Fuzzy goes where I go," said Owen. But Mrs. Tweezers disagreed. She thought Owen was too old for a blanket. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 390 2.4 600 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 26 Total # of Words 468 # of Different Words 202 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 231 49.4% # of Hi freq words 73 36.1% % of Long Sentences 1.3 Low Freq occurs 25 5.3% # of Low freq words 14 6.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Concept: Fanciful Features Simple problem/solution Topics Problem Solving *Feelings, Behaviors Neighbors Parents Low Frequency Words absolutely carries clippings essential fuzzy's handkerchiefs invisible plunger positively sewed snipped terrific tweezers vinegar