Title - Panda Author: Bonners, Susan Publisher: Dell Yearling Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Describes the life of a giant panda from her birth until, at six years old, she is fully grown and awaiting the birth of her first cub. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 567 2.9 650 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 25 Total # of Words 1047 # of Different Words 404 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 668 63.8% # of Hi freq words 159 39.4% % of Long Sentences 4.1 Low Freq occurs 57 5.4% # of Low freq words 44 10.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Formal Inferences: Some implications Features Topics Life Cycle Nature *Animals China/Chinese Bears Low Frequency Words approached birch crocuses delicate eventually exploring fully gland graceful grasp irises leopard linings maple mated meadows mountainside nuthatch ounces permanent pheasants roaming scent soothe southwestern splinters spruce stalk stalks steepest stomachs swallow takins thickets thrush titmouse tramped tufted twilight warmth weighed wiry woody wrist